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Something for the Boys (book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields; music & lyrics by Cole Porter; produced by Michael Todd) gives Broadway the musicomedy it has been thirsting for since September. It reveals Songblitzer Ethel Merman at her absolute peak and Songwriter Cole Porter well above the timberline. Its book has more laughs, if no more logic, than most. It has the bright Broadway look that, despite the show's light wartime motifs, suggests the gaudier years of peace...
...shipbuilders can thank a terrific last-month production drive, plus plenty of ingenuity and management-labor cooperation throughout the year. In December alone U.S. shipyards shattered all world records by delivering 1,999,300 tons of sturdy ships, almost double production in all 1941 and 36% of the peak year in World...
...corporations to land war contracts, U.S. Pipe three years ago was selling millions of dollars worth of cast-iron water mains for Army camps, defense houses. Then Pipemaker Russell took on orders for shells, gun mounts, howitzer barrels, etc. Result: sales in 1941 jumped to a 15-year peak of $23,000,000; sales last year were still higher...
Chief reason for the move was that new supply and procurement groups are expected to be added to the units of the Army and Navy already studying at the School. The Faculty is now working at peak load, and it was felt impractical to organize and carry through an entire curriculum for the small class expected in February and there-after because of the lowered draft age and the new Manpower-College plan...
...Peak month of radio use was February -40% above the July bottom...