Surplus Property for Veterans Faces Implementation Hurdles
Washington reports on the Surplus Property Act of 1944 and a reform plan by Surplus Property Administrator Symington. He cites two options to aid veterans: allow veteran dealers with preferred access to surplus goods or create nationwide veterans stores, each with cost and logistics challenges.
Reconstruction Finance Corp gains control of consumer disposals
In Bis marck North Carolina a man seeking to buy a truck might have to travel to Atlanta to view what he would purchase. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation now has 31 regional outlets and control over disposal of consumer goods. Yet Symington says the surplus property disposal agency still does not provide veterans with the service required by the congressional declaration of intent.
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Symington
Army
Navy
Department of Commerce
United States
Bismarck
N. C
Atlanta
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Bunting Urges Market Research to Fuel Postwar Sales
O Sullivan Rubber Company president candidate speaks at a Marketing Association parley. He argues production alone cannot sustain high employment or American life. focus shifts to informative advertising, salesmanship, market research, and controlled distribution to convert demand into profits.
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O’sullivan Rubber Company
O’sullivan
Bunting
America
Reason for the union between Norway and Sweden
Denmark joined Napoleon and, after his defeat, lost sovereignty over Norway. Norway ceded to Sweden by the Treaty of Kiel in 1814. Norwegians rejected the treaty but accepted Swedish union proposals following a Swedish invasion.
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Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Napoleon
Kiel
Must Stand Trial For Elopement
Eleanor Deveny, 24, of Long Beach faces trial for contributing to a minor's delinquency after eloping with 16 year old Ellsworth Wisecarver to Oroville. Judge A A Scott rejected a dismissal plea citing moral grounds. Wisecarver is already committed to the California youth authority. Deveny appeared with her husband Corp. John Deveny, stationed in Japan.
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Eleanor Deveny
Long Beach
Ellsworth
Sonny) Wisecarver
Oroville
Here
California Youth Authority
Mrs. Deveny
Sonny
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