First Meeting of War Labor Board
First meeting of the new National War Labor board. Among the members attending (seated, left to right):
vice chairman, George W. Taylor; Chairman William H, Davis, chairman of national defense mediation
board, and Frank P. Graham. Standing, left to right: E. J. McMillam; Matthew Woll; Walter C. Teagle; A.
W. Hawkes; Roger D. Lapham; George Meany; Thomas Kennedy and R. J. Thomas.
Eyes of Navy Look Down on a ‘Ward’
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The tanker far below (shown in picture at left) can feel somewhat safer now. It is under the watchful eye
of the navy blimp squadron, an important adjunct of the U. S. navy which patrols the Atlantic from dawn to dusk.
Right: the interior of Uncle Sam’s blimp roost on the Atlantic seaboard, with patrol blimps seemingly lording
it over the smaller training ships. The blimp squadron carries bombs and some machine guns.
Both Have Hearts in Right Place
Maj. Bernie Bierman of the U. S. marines (left) who has generated
(I several Minnesota teams to football titles, is shown here ready to join
the Leathernecks at Quantico, Va. Right: Because the navy already
has a Thomas Hart, and also because this Thomas Hart of Reading, Pa.,
is only 10, he will have to wait until Admiral Hart retires.
Largest Mobile Gun Starts East
The giant 240-millimeter portable howitzer built in a Milwaukee fac
tory is shown as it was being prepared for its trip east to the ordnance
proving grounds at Aberdeen, Md. The howitzer is the largest fully
. mobile gun ever built.
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Brings Cheer
Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt makes
her annual visit to Children's hos
pital in Washington, «cheering up the
tiny victims of infantile paralysis.
Photo shows Florence Speis, seven
year-old victim, showing Mrs.
Roosevelt her toys while being treat
ed in a whirlpool tank.
His Biggest Bout
Private Joe Louis puts on his
army brogans at Camp Upton, L. I.,
as he begins army life routine. The
champ entered the army day after
he pinned back ears of Buddy Baer.
Resolve to Punish Axis Criminals
View of the scene in the conference chamber in London when repre
sentatives of nine Allied nations whose territories have been occupied by
the Axis met to adopt and sign a resolution calling for punishment of
Axis criminals after the war. Left to right, at the far side of the table,
are China’s Wang King; Anthony Biddle, U. S. ambassador to govern
ments-in-exile; and British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden. There Is
no identification for the other conferees.
Meet for Hemisphere Solidarity
Foreign minister Oswaldo Aranha, of Brazil, president of the hem
isphere conference at Rio de Janeiro, sits at the head of the table, right,
during preliminary session at the foreign office of Brazil. In gray suit is
Sumner Welles, head of the U. S. delegation. Next to Welles, holding his
glasses, is Roriguez-Alves, secretary of the conference.
They Felt ‘Rattlesnake’s* Sting
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Crew members of the U. S. tanker Malay, shelled and torpedoed off
North Carolina coast by a U-boat, stand around a hole In the deck caused
by the only torpedo loosed by the attacker. Photo was made after the
Malay limped into Norfolk, Va. Second Cook Adams Hay suffered fatal
burns. Four others of crew of 33 were lost.
Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind
With the new winter combat clothing Issued by the quartermaster
corps, these boys of the fourth armored division are ready for really
cold weather. Their new duds include wool-lined combat helmet, alpaca
lined parka, olive drab all-wool mufflers and gloves, and wool-lined jacket
and trousers. The boys here are riding a “jeep.”
Rubber—Goodspeed
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From the alkaline deserts of the
West, America can harvest half a
billion pounds of natural rubber to
offset the Jap grab at Indies, claims
I)r. T. Harper Goodspeed, Univer
sity of California scientist. He is
shown here with "rabbit bush,” the
new rubber plant, which may reach
life-saving status in this war.
Goes to Bat for U. S.
William L. Bait, chairman of the
new requirements committee creat
ed by Donald Nelson, war produc
tion czar, to allocate raw materials
for war and civilian defense.
Talks for Indies
Lieut. Gov. Gen. Hubertus Van
Mook of Netherlands East Indies,
shown at Netherlands club, New
York. He described the Netherlands
East Indies as a barrier to Axis
r.spirations in the Pacific, and called
them a bridge for the Allied forces
between Australia and India. He
said their loss would lessen the Unit
ed Nations’ chances of winning the
war.
‘Chip Off Old Block’
Joe DiMaggio, star outfielder of
the New York Yankees, initiates bis
son into the mysteries of hitting
technique. With a tutor like dad
Joe Jr. can’t help but be colossal.
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