From the March 8, 2017, MidWeek "Looking Back."
1942, 75 Years Ago.
"Employees of the Joseph Brody Garment Company, located in the Clark Building in DeKalb, worked all day Saturday for the Red Cross.
"Employees of the firm, members of Local 189 of the International Lady Garment Workers Union, produced garments that will be used directly for war relief."
I imagine they were donating their time.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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Monday, June 12, 2017
Friday, September 12, 2014
Wilmington, N.C., At War-- Part 2: All Together Now
MARCH 17, 1942: An editorial on page one of the Wilmington Star called for an absolute 40-hour work week during the duration of the war with around-the-clock production and no overtime.
Another story reported U.S. officials calling for a 6% cap on profits made on defense contracts and voiding all labor contracts during the war.
All for the war effort. And, Wilmington with all its war industries, especially the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company was one of the biggest industrial centers of that effort. Then, there were all the military personnel in and around the city.
--GreGen
Another story reported U.S. officials calling for a 6% cap on profits made on defense contracts and voiding all labor contracts during the war.
All for the war effort. And, Wilmington with all its war industries, especially the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company was one of the biggest industrial centers of that effort. Then, there were all the military personnel in and around the city.
--GreGen
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