Defense Squeeze Shifts Production Toward Military Needs
Defense mobilization begins to trim civilian output as automakers cut 1951 production 20 to 30 percent below 1950. The National Production Authority limits nonessential copper use and steps up military orders while expanding factories to speed defense buildup and preserve civilian supply for later.
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Washington
Senate
Russia
Charles E. Wilson
All Mobilization
NPA
NPR
Defense
Stephenson Social Notes and Military Draft Quiz
Community mentions include Janney Allamong and Russell Anderson attending the Pennsylvania State Fair with families in Martinsburg and Hagerstown. Visits to Mrs. Prince and Mrs. Ashwood are noted alongside health updates for Kitty Prince. A draft classification question cites IV-F eligibility, and a 1950 India Japan trade agreement outlines totals for imports and exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Travers
Hagerstown
Kitty Prince
Prince
Gordon Armel
Dorothy Anderson
Bertha Ashwood
Maud Prince
Gertrude Hepfer
India
Japan
February Date Set For Variety Show Benefit
The James Wood High School Athletic Association hosts a charity variety show in the school auditorium at 8 p.m. on February 8 and 9. Led by Mary Ann McKwee and Curtis Bly, the program blends four seasonal segments with songs tap dancing jokes and skits featuring local talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wood Hish School Athletic Association
Mary Ann MeKwee
Curtis Bly
Fumes Overcome Cannery Workers in Dade City
More than 100 Pasco Packing Plant workers were overcome by fumes from a disinfectant at the citrus cannery sectioning department in Dade City. Many revived after oxygen. others treated by physicians. Cause unclear. fumes confined to the section where fruit is cut for canning. Dade City lies about 50 miles northeast of Tampa.
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Dade City
Fla
Pasco
Canning
Tampa
Periods of life defined by a physiologist
The five natural divisions are infancy to age seven, childhood to fourteen, youth to twenty one, adult life until fifty, and old age. Middle age is generally 40 to 60.
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Lexington
Mass
W. A
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