Alphabet soup of 46 government agencies survives war and New Deal
Washington lists 46 major agencies still operating with many new wartime bodies. The roll includes AAA AMA BEW CAA CAB CCC DPC DLC DSC FBI FDIC FHA FCA FCC FPC FSA FWA HOLC ICC NHA NLRB NPS and others.
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Washington
AAA — Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Ama—Agricultural Marketing Administration
Bew—Board of Economic Warfare
Caa—Civil Aeronautics Administration
Cab—Civil Aeronautics Board
Cccc
Icc—Interstate Commerce Commission
Nha—National Housing Agency
NLRB
National Labor Relations Board
NPS
National Park Service
Agencies Named In War Administration Acronyms
A list of wartime federal agencies including NYA OPA OWI WPA WSA REA TVA RFC SEC and USES defined for civilian and defense roles during the national emergency period. The glossary explains each acronym and its governing office or commission in the wartime administration.
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Pwe—Public Works Administration
REA — Rural Electrification Administration
Rfc—Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Sec—Security and Exchange Commission
Ssb—Social Security Board
Swwpc
War Plants Corporation
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
USES
United States Employment Service
Wlb—War Labor Board
Wpa—Works Projects Administra
Costs of War Weapons and Bombs Listed for Bonds
The article itemizes prices for war materiel funded by bonds and stamps including M 1 Garand rifles at 80 dollars and heavy equipment ranging up to 335000 dollars for heavy bombers. It notes bonds as a means to fund weapons to win. It also mentions a historical note about French vineyards being invaded by insects in 1870.
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Sam
New Wage Stabilization Order Freezes Incomes Under 5000
The War Labor Board issued a nationwide wage and salary stabilization order affecting non agricultural wages under 5000 a year. Raises are allowed only in exceptional cases to correct maldistributions or to aid wartime goals. The board may apply the Little Steel principle of a 15 percent boost for cost of living, but only to groups, not individuals.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Roosevelt
WLB
William H. Davis
Agriculture Department
Treasury
Facts and Inventions Drive Wartime Industry Advances
A flight recorder logs aircraft data for safer testing. A new synthetic filament weighs one eighth of silk with a diameter tiny fraction of an inch. Milk can be reconstituted as fresh milk weeks after production. 171 shipyard workers offer sixty days unpaid wartime labor. A million volt X ray machine inspects boilers and vessels, penetrating eight inches of steel.
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Uncle Sam
Hitler
Confusing Juxtaposition in a Self-Made Man Joke
A witty exchange unfolds about bragging and apologizing as a self-made man. A barber banter notes a fashion-changing trickster. A golf instructor jokes about driving without the ball, prompting the colonel to admit his aim is to master that move.
Neighbor's Outrage Turns to Save-The-Memories Brick Prank
A neighbor stormed to Mrs. Jones about her son's brick thrown through a window. Mrs. Jones mocks the incident and asks for the brick as a keepsake of the youthful pranks, imagining its future charm.
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Mrs. Jones
Law of supply and request in a witty exchange
A husband begins with a stock market style line about supply and demand but his wife retorts that in shopping no one demands anything. She quips that a woman's face is her fortune as long as it continues to draw interest.
H Gordon Selfridge Pioneer of Department Store Methods
H Gordon Selfridge, American born merchant who introduced department store methods in England, once opened his first Chicago store and faced a rival across the street who reacted with a bold move. The tale highlights the early rivalry that shaped modern retail.
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H. Gordon Selfridge
England
Chicago
Sign duel over shop history from Milwaukee Journal
A Small business sign debate captured by the Milwaukee Journal shows a shop displaying Established 50 Years while another sign reads Established Yesterday No Old Stock, highlighting competing narratives of longevity and freshness.
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Selfridge
Wilwaukee Journal
Signor Ballancio the Tightrope Walker Revealed
A mysterious figure named Signor Ballancio, billed as a Tightrope Walker, is handed an ecard by a silent companion, following a query about traveling the straight and narrow path.
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Signor Ballancio
Two Young Diners Bare Grimy Hands in Charity Dinner
Two small boys sit at a charity dinner table and compare the dirt on their hands. One boasts that his is dirtier while the other retorts that he is two years older, sparking a brief, humorous moment.
The String Test and Quick Witted Recruits
A collection of humorous vignettes about hiring tests and recruit attitudes. A string-saving test by Andrew Carnegie is contrasted with a lazy solider choosing any branch except the Women’s Auxiliary Corps. An opera star jokes about long Met tenure and a caterpillar reference.
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Great Britain
George Thomas
Malta
Nya—National Youth Administration
OEM
Office For Emergency Management
Ocd
Office of Civilian Defense
ODT
Office of Defense Transportation
OPA
Office of Price Administra
Tion
OPC
Office of Petroleum Coordi
Nator
OWI
Office of War Information
PBA — Public Buildings Administration
WSA
wWar Shipping Administration
Whitewright Lumber Co
Charlie
Lodge
Tim
Conference of Alcoholic Beverage Industries, Inc
N.Y. C
Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Jenkins
Jones
Women’s Auxiliary Corps
Metropolitan
Madame Butterfly
Stephens & Bryant Insurance — Real Estate
L. LaRoe & Co
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