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Labor and Management News (Washington D.C.), Vol. 4, No. 5, Ed. 1, December 16, 1944
Bi-weekly newspaper published by United States War Production Board. The headlining story is titled "Somervell Cities Imperative Need for Upsurge of War Production." The newspaper is composed of stories discussing the need for domestic war production; a letter from a soldier on the front lines; stories encouraging Americans to keep war jobs; challenges to management and labor; government propaganda; and photographs from war scenes. This issue includes a feature about a visit from soldiers sent by General Eisenhower to tour ammunition manufacturers.
Date:
December 16, 1944
Creator:
United States. War Production Board.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Buser to Harry Gaby - December 8, 1944]
Letter from Reliance Foundry Co. president William Buser to Pfc. Harry Gaby discussing a transcript from a radio broadcast and meeting Gaby the week before.
Date:
December 8, 1944
Creator:
Buser, William
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Staff Sergeant Alexis Speaking to Kingsbury Audience]
Photograph of a uniformed soldier, tentatively identified as S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, standing at the left side of the image and addressing a large audience of employees standing in a group at the Kingsbury plant. They appear to be in factory area and various equipment is visible behind and among the audience members.
Date:
1944-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers Speaking to Employees at Kingsbury Plant]
Photograph of several uniformed soldiers standing on a slightly-raised platform amid a large crowd of audience members during a visit to the Kingsbury plant. One of the soldiers, possibly S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, is speaking at a microphone and the other soldiers are standing in a line to the left, tentatively identified as T/5th Lars Larson (right, directly behind Alexis), a soldier who is bending down and has his back turned, Pfc. Harry Gaby (center), and Capt. Gordon Sympson (far left). Additional audience members are watching from an open doorway in the background, below an American flag.
Date:
1944-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers Standing in Front of Equipment]
Photograph of six uniformed soldiers standing in front of equipment at the Kingsbury plant, taken from behind audience members who are standing in a group and facing them. One of the soldiers near the right of the image appears to be speaking and one of the men at the left of the image is turned toward his right and covering his face. The two soldiers in the center are tentatively identified as S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis (left) and Pfc. Leo Crivello (right); the soldier at the far right of the image is tentatively identified as Capt. Gordon Sympson.
Date:
1944-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dancers in Gymnasium]
Photograph of a group of people dancing on the wooden floor of a gymnasium, including several men in military uniforms, taken from one side of the room. Musicians are visible on a raised stage area at right, including a grand piano and a guitar. On the opposite end of the room, other people are sitting in stadium seating and a large doorway is visible in a brick wall below a decorative design, to the left of the stage.
Date:
1944-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People Dancing in Gymnasium]
Photograph of a large group of people dancing on the wooden floor of a gymnasium while a band plays on stage in the background. Stadium seating is visible on either side of the floor and there is a large American flag on a closed curtain across the back of the stage.
Date:
1944-12~
Creator:
Todd & Brown, Inc.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers Speaking at Kingsbury Plant]
Photograph of eight uniformed soldiers seated at the front of a stage area during a visit to the Kingsbury Plant while another soldier in uniformit is standing behind on a raised stage next to a covered canvas on an easel, speaking at a microphone. The wall behind him has dark panels and a door is partially visible at left, with speakers above. The photo was taken from the audience, where people are visible in seated rose, facing the man who is speaking. The seated soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Cpl. Myles Gates, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Pfc. Leo Crivello, unknown, and Capt. Gordon Sympson.
Date:
1944-12~
Creator:
Todd & Brown, Inc.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sympson Speaking on Stage During Kingsbury Visit]
Photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers seated in a line on stage during a visit to Kingsbury Ordnance Plant while one soldier (possibly Capt. Gordon Sympson) is speaking at a microphone on the left side of the stage. They are seated in front of a decorative curtain and an extremely large flag is partially visible above them. The seated soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as: Cpl. Myles Gates, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Leo Crivello, and Sgt. Jack Allen. A ninth soldier is seated separately, next to a man wearing a suit, on the right side of the image.
Date:
1944-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers Listening to Speaker on Stage]
Photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers seated in a line on stage during a visit to Kingsbury Ordnance Plant while a man wearing a suit is speaking at a microphone on the left side of the stage. They are seated in front of a decorative curtain and an extremely large flag is partially visible above them. The seated soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as: Cpl. Myles Gates, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Capt. Gordon Sympson, T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Leo Crivello, and Sgt. Jack Allen. A ninth soldier is standing behind Crivello and Allen.
Date:
1944-12~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers Standing on Stage During Kingsbury Visit]
Photograph of eight uniformed soldiers standing in a line on stage during a visit to Kingsbury Ordnance Plant while another soldier is standing at a microphone on the left side of the stage, but turning to face them. Two men wearing suits are seated on the right side of the image and behind all of the men, there is a decorative curtain and an extremely large flag that is partially visible above them. The line of soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as: unknown (at microphone), Cpl. Myles Gates, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Capt. Gordon Sympson, T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Leo Crivello, and Sgt. Jack Allen.
Date:
1944-12~
Creator:
Todd & Brown, Inc.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Speech at Kingsbury Plant]
Photograph of nine uniformed soldiers seated at the front of a stage area during a visit to the Kingsbury Plant while a man wearing a suit is standing behind them with his hands in his pockets, speaking at a microphone. The wall behind him has dark panels and a door is partially visible at left, with speakers above. The photo was taken from the audience, where people are visible in seated rose, facing the man who is speaking. The first six soldiers are tentatively identified (left-to-right) as T/5th Lars Larson, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Cpl. Myles Gates, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, and Pfc. Leo Crivello; the soldier at the far right of the line with his head down may be Capt. Gordon Sympson.
Date:
1944-12~
Creator:
Todd & Brown, Inc.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gordon Sympson and Unidentified Men]
Photograph of a man wearing a dark-colored military uniform, tentatively identified as Capt. Gordon Sympson standing with his hands in his pockets between two unidentified men wearing dark-colored suits. They are standing near equipment, visible at left, and are all looking toward the left side of the image. Another man in a military uniform is partially visible behind Sympson, looking toward the flor.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sergeant Allen Speaking with Men]
Photograph of three men standing close together and conversing, in front of large, metallic equipment in the Yoder Company plant. One man (right) is wearing light-colored business clothes and is speaking with his right hand raised; a man in the center is wearing a dark-colored military uniform that appears to have a Marine logo on the cap; at left is a man in an Army uniform, tentatively identified as Sgt. Jack Allen. A worker is partially visible at the far right of the image.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Louis Cocozza Holding a Microphone]
Photograph of S/Sgt. Louis Cocozza, viewed from his left side, standing in front of a piece of equipment during a visit to the Yoder Company plant, holding up a microphone. Cocozza is wearing a military uniform and another uniformed man is partially visible on the right side of the image; a number of workers are visible in the background, watching the speech.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Factory Workers Watching Speech]
Photograph of factory workers and visiting soldiers at the Yoder Company plant during a speech by a uniformed soldier, visible from the neck down at the right side of the image, holding a microphone. Four uniformed soldiers are grouped nearby, tentatively identified as Leo Crivello (seated, at left, looking at his hands), Harry Gaby (center) and Louis Cocozza (right) who are standing, and a fourth man who is seated in front of them, facing away. Factory workers are standing behind them, looking toward the camera or watching the man who is speaking, including several who are wearing suits and others wearing work aprons.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group of Visiting Soldiers at Yoder Plant]
Group portrait of uniformed soldiers during a visit to the Yoder Company plant, posing together in several lines. They are tentative identified as: Capt. Gordon Sympson (left), Pfc. Harry Gaby (back left), Pfc. Leo Crivello (back center), and left-to-right, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Sgt. Jack Allen, Cpl. Myles Gates, Pfc. Louis Cocozza, and T/5th Lars Larson. A man wearing a suit is partially visible at the far right of the image.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gordon Sympson Shaking Hands with Yoder Administrator]
Photograph of a group of uniformed soldiers standing in two lines during a visit to the Yoder Company plant. In the center of the image, Capt. Gordon Sympson (left) is standing in front of the group with his left arm around Sgt. Jack Allen while he shakes hands with an unidentified man wearing a dark-colored suit (right). The other soldiers are tentatively identified (left to right) as: back row, S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, Pfc. Leo Crivello, T/5th Lars Larson; front row, Pfc. Harry Gaby, Cpl. Myles Gates, and Pfc. Louis Cocozza.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gordon Sympson Holding a Microphone]
Photograph of Captain Gordon Sympson, viewed from his left side, standing in front of a piece of equipment during a visit to the Yoder Company plant, holding up a microphone. Alexis is wearing a military uniform and several other uniformed men are seated on the left side of the image, in front of several workers who appear to be watching the speech. Part of the factory structure and catwalks are visible in the background.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clarence Alexis Holding a Microphone]
Photograph of S/Sgt. Clarence Alexis, viewed from his left side, standing in front of a piece of equipment during a visit to the Yoder Company plant, holding up a microphone. Alexis is wearing a military uniform and several other uniformed men are visible on the left side of the image, in front of several workers who appear to be watching the speech. A woman's face is partially visible on the right edge of the image.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldiers Eating at Yoder Company]
Photograph of a group of roughly thirteen men seated around a long table eating a meal during a visit at the Yoder Company plant. The visiting soldiers are wearing military uniforms and the men at the foreground end of the table are wearing dark-colored suits, including a man seated at the head of the table, facing the opposite direction. Various dishes, cutlery, and pitchers are visible on the table, which is covered with light-colored cloth or paper. A map and several posters are visible on the wall in the background and other men appear to be at a table out of view on the right. An unidentified man wearing a lab coat is standing between the tables, facing the back of the room.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Leo Crivello and Worker Looking at Shells]
Photograph of Pfc. Leo Crivello standing next to an unidentified female worker at the Yoder Company plant; both of them are looking down at a series of large metal shells on a table and the worker is holding hose suspended from the ceiling in her right hand. A man wearing work gloves is standing directly behind Crivello, laughing and looking toward the left side of the image; another worker is visible on the right side of the image, looking at mechanical equipment, which is visible in the background.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Soldier Signing Photograph]
Photograph of several men looking at an extremely large, framed, photographic print on a table during a visit at the Yoder Manufacturing Plant. Two uniformed soldiers are in the center of the photo including Louis Cocozza seated at left, who appears to be writing on the photo and Leo Crivello at center, who has his arm around Crivello. A man wearing a dark-colored suit is standing at right, looking down at the image and other men are partially visible in the background, as well as large, metallic machinery or equipment.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Beiser to Harry Gaby - December 22, 1944]
Letter from William Beiser to Harry Gaby praising him for his trip to the foundry and the impression he made on their people. Beiser goes on to wish a Gaby well on his tour and victory in WWII so he could be reunited with his friends and family.
Date:
December 22, 1944
Creator:
Beiser, William
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History