The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-22
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that a million man-hours will be
lost BY workmen because of sick
ness this year Price-fixing as
IL. and pending. removes excuse for
consumer of industrial boarding
Mexican freight movements
held up because railroads are over
burdened Food trade inactive
pending new OPA price control
measures oil burner output
will halt May 81 WPB will
not take your small wooden boat
since shipyards are capable OF
handling all needs. How about
steel boats privately owned
WPB has frozen all supplies OF
cooperative screening OPA
allows gasoline dealers In eastern
areas to fix price three cents a
gallon above wholesale plus tax
cost -.
More than so per cent current
steel shipments go to A-3 or better
priority ratings. output may ease
because OF furnace repairs i.
Steel scrap coming nicely, but still
not amply -. Hard-surface cover
ing stores ceiling holds; oPA re-
fused 10 allow increases Mems
clothing stores report ample sup
ply of pre-vietory model make: In
fact. stocks abnormally high i.
II In official that WPB will not
allow rubber-thread for civilian
use =. sportsmen need not worry
about ban on golf clubs; wholesale
and retail supply more than ample
for 1912 season Retail trade
reports on easing in consumer
buying; assurance of equitable
rationing is reason.
BONDS-Your investment list Is
not complete If you do not own
war savings bonds Housing
Authority issues will be tax
exempt regardless of Secretary
Morgenthau's ideas, 1887 act of
congress makes II so Shell
Union oil Deb 2Ia's OF 1854 rated
amply priced on industry's earn
ings prospects Manongahela
Railway LIST mtge. 81 of 1866
taken for investment. guaranteed
by Pennsylvania r. r. Public
Service of Oklahoma LIST mtge.
3.'s of 1871 retained for income.
but amply priced.
COMMODITIES Continued an
xiety over President Roosevelt :
pending anti-inflationary measures
prompts trading caution -. United
States will require about 1866, s75
short tons OF sugar this year for
normal consumption Depart
ment OF agriculture to start drive
10 popularize potato eating
Because OF wartime shortages -
labor and refrigerator cars this is
the last big strawberry season for
the duration Honduras has
started campaign to tap wild
rubber trees In the Atlantida,
blanche and Comayagua sectors.
National Association of Insur-
ance Agents asks all insurance
companies to allow statesmen TO
sell war savings bonds Wick
wire Spencer Steel now ordering
next winters coal needs: private
people best follow moves of in
formed corporate officials .
Ford's new tire. using minimum of
rubber. will not be ready for com
LIBERALIZATION for some time.
Recent attacks on Nazi U-bosts
show Germany perfected new steel
sheeting invulnerable to light can
non fire Bureau OF mines de-
veloped new process to produce
chromium in such quantities that
imports will not be necessary from
Africa, Australia and Philippines
=. Machine-tool industry employ
ing women so that work can hold
on seven-day weeks. round-the-
clock basis Cuba boarding
American dollars mostly in $40
notes.
National Biscuit officially adopt
ed 'Nabisco" as its one trademark
for all ifens Chryaler COrp
now lists itself as manufacturer
of war materials and says moth
ing about items for civilian use &.
Cigar Institute says more than six
billion cigars will he consumed for
the year ending June 80 and that
more than 10000. 900 men are
regular or occasional cigar
smokers.