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Ep. 13 |
1951 |
Harvest of Trees! Harvesting and re-seeding trees. Weyerhouser Co. U.S. Chinaware into Lead! Manufacturing chinaware. Syracuse, NY. Highways of Rubber! Manufacturing asphalt and rubber for streets and highways. United Rubber Company. Freight Car of the Future! Unicell car for freight and refrigeration. Press Steel Co.. Sinker Science! Research and development. Mayflower Donut Company, Newark, NJ. Box1 |
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Ep. 14 |
1951 |
Rubber of Our Own! Manufacturing synthetic rubber. Goodyear Rubber Co., Akron, OH. Power for the West! Iron, steel, and coal industries. Power Light Co., Provo, UT. Handle With Care! Packages for export and shipping. Pohl, Brooklyn, NY. Boxes of Beauty! Manufacturing cedar chests. Alta Vista, VA. Dream School! New modern school. New Canaan, CT. (box 1) |
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Ep. 15 |
1951 January 16 |
Cable to Cuba! Lord Kelvin cable ship. Cable from Florida to Cuba. Communications. Bell Laboratory, AT&T. Treasure of the Deep! Mining ore in the Gulf of Mexico. Dow Chemicals, Freeport, TX. Beyond the Pipeline! Propane gas. Rulane Gas Co., Charlotte, NC. Carving a Career! Manufacturing ice sticks for winter fishing. Mora, MN. |
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Ep. 16 |
1951 |
The Great Metal Mystery! Mining gallium. Joplin, MO. The Tape with Muscles! Manufacturing filament tape. 3M Co., St. Paul, MN. The Beauty 'Round Your Neck! Manufacturing neckties; apparel industry. Doll House Deluxe! Doll house with heating and cooling system. Coleman Co., Wichita, KS. New Scenes on the Old River! Diesel river boat. Box 1 |
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Ep. 17 |
1951 January 30 |
The Eager Beaver! Manufacturing waterproof truck (U.S. Army Truck). Reo Manufacturing Co., Lansing, MI. New Life for Lebanon! Dressmaking; apparel industry. Lebanon, KY. Furniture for Today! Manufacturing furniture. Johnson Carper Furniture Co., Roanoke, VA. Teaching Tooth Care! Schools teach dental care to children. Walpole, MA. |
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Ep. 18 |
1951 |
Mrs. America Serves Again! Women in defense aircraft production. Republic Aircraft, Long Island, NY. King Cotton's Court! Cotton mills. Erwin Mills, Durham, NC. Tower of Glass! Johnson Wax's building. Johnson Wax, Racine, WI. Radiophone Keeps 'Em Rolling! Radioing between trains. Erie Railroad. Smithsonian Institution DAMS |
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Ep. 19 |
1951 February 13 |
Man-made Plasma! Manufacturing synthetic plasma; blood supply. General Aniline & Film Corp., Grasselli, NJ. Trailers on the Trail! Manufacturing trailers; transportation. Marvelous Mildred! Plastic coating to protect tools and instruments during shipping. Female inventor and businesswoman. Molding Men of Tomorrow! Orphaned children at work and school. Milton Hershey Industrial School, Hershey, PA. in Smithsonian Institiution DAMS |
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Ep. 20 |
1951 February 19 |
Industry's Island Frontier! Manufacturing clothes and candy; apparel and food industries. Ponce Manufacturing Company, PR. Push-Button Weather! Manufacturing thermostats. Honeywell Co., Minneapolis, MN. Taking the Tuna! Tuna fishing and canning; food industries in CA. Radio Gets a Factory Job! Radio production control in manufacturing. Weatherhead Co., Cleveland, OH. |
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Ep. 21 |
1951 February 27 |
Pacific Airlift! Air freight. Seaboard and Western Air Line. Fancy Fencing! Keystone fence manufacturing. Peter Sommer, Keystone Wire & Steel Co. High Fashion Furniture! Manufacturing furniture. Drexel, High Point, NC. Free Cash! Free money from Weimar Republic, Germany. Inflation dangers. Tarrytown, NY. |
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Ep. 22 |
1951 March 5 |
Six Thousand Partners! Automobile manufacturing and suppliers. Ford Motor Co. Klieglight on the Klothespin! Manufacturing clothes pins. Spencer Wood Products Co., Spencer, IN. Rugged Research! Research and development for better cars. Armour Research Foundation. You Name It We Got It! Doc Smith's General Store, Sebree, KY. |
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Ep. 23 |
1951 March 12 |
New Strides in Steel! Steel plant constructed to use iron ore from Venezuela. U.S. Steel Corp., Morrisville, PA. Amazing Trail Blazer! Bushwhacker machine clears land for power lines. Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., Ashtabula, OH. Paperboard Progress! Turning waste paper, rags, and pulp into cardboard boxes. Victory Mills. United Board and Carton Corp., Thomson, NY. Adaptable Omnibus! Making convertible buses for the military; Super-Freighter truck. Twin Coach Co., Kent, OH. Industry's Apple a Day! Industrial preventive medicine. Health facilities for factory workers. |
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Ep. 24 |
1951 |
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Ep. 25 |
1951 March 26 |
Record Refuge! Record keeping for national defense. U.S. National Bank, Portland, OR. Contour in Silver! Silverware. Towle Manufacturing Co., Newburyport, MA. Paris to Peoria! TWA airline from Paris to U.S. for fashion design. Making dresses for American women; apparel industry. Gracerte Dress Co. Stress on Security! Security for defense. Bell Aircraft Corp., Buffalo, NY. |
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Ep. 26 |
1951 April 2 |
Getting the Brakes! Manufacturing brakes. Bendix Aircraft Corp., South Bend, IN. Profits in the Bag! Recycling bags. S. and S. Bags and Burlap Co.
Hello America! Telephone system for U.S. ocean liner S.S. America. ||
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Ep. 27 |
1951 April 9 |
Living Up to a Name! Generating station off New Jersey coast. Cracker Craftsmen! Manufacturing crackers. NABISCO, Portland, OR. Doing the Daily Wash! Daily wash in industries. Detrex Corp. Heroes Haven! Disabled vets in industries. Jim Riover. Supreme Engineering Co., Los Angeles, CA. Living Up to a Name! Generating station off New Jersey coast. |
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Ep. 28 |
1951 |
Publishing Powerhouse! Crowell Collier Publishing, Springfield, Ohio. Publishing Collier's magazine. Bean Bin to Arsenal! Cadillac Motor Car Division, General Motors Corporation, Cleveland Tank Plant, Cleveland, Ohio. Making General Walker "Bulldog" T41 tanks. (name later changed to M41) The Flame that Cools! Servel Refrigerator, Evansville, Indiana. Manufacturing gas refrigerators. Old Dream, New Idea! Appleman Art Glass Works, Bergenfield, New Jersey. Leon Appleman making Electriglas, a radiant home heating system. m |
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Ep. 29 |
1951 April 24 |
Vest Pocket Auto Pilot! Manufacturing automatic pilots. Lear Aircraft Manufacturing, Grand Rapids, MI. Ice Cubes by the Millions! Manufacturing ice-making machine. H. Vogt Machine Co., Louisville, KY. Frocks to Parachutes! Dress manufacturer makes parachutes for the military; apparel industry. Fashion Frocks, Inc., Cincinnati, OH. A Town Reborn! Rejuvenation of Quoddy Village, suburb of Eastport, ME. |
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Ep. 30 |
1951 |
The War on Whiskers! Manufacturing razor blades. Gillette Co., Boston, MA. Communications Centennial! Western Union. Sawdust Saver! Using sawdust in building industries. Lumber company manufactures Wood-Crete, a new product. Eastern TX. Fly Rod Factory! Manufacturing fly rods; fishing. Cleveland, OH. This episode is followed by a U.S. Savings Bonds promotion |
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Ep. 31 |
1951 May 4 |
Titan of Metals! Open-pit mining of titanium and iron. National Lead Co., Adirondack, NY. Floor Show! Manufacturing linoleum. Congoleum-Nairn Co., Kearny, NJ. Artists in Overalls! Manufacturing pianos. Baldwin Pianos, Cincinnati, OH. Lawn Mowing Made Easy! Remote control lawnmower. Portland, OR. Reference video, Box 2 |
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Ep. 32 |
1951 |
Timber Skinners! Debarking logs using water under high pressure. Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp., Harrison, NJ. Sculptures in Glass! Glass making (crystal). Steuben glass. Corning Glass, Corning, NY. New Life for Old Metals! Recycling metal. Commercial Metal Co., Houston, TX. map#text:Rambling Check Cashers! Mobile check cashing. Thillens, Inc.. |
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Ep. 33 |
1951 May 21 |
Strength from the Soil! Manufacturing limestone for cement. Portland Cement Co., Alpena, MI. Craft Therapy! Manufacturing furniture. Brandt Cabinet Works, Hagerstown, MD. Housefly's Nemesis! Manufacturing insect screen cloth. National Plastic Products Co., Odenton, MD & Chicopee Manufacturing Corp., GA. World's Best Known Baby! Manufacturing Baby Ruth candy bar. Curtiss Candy Co.. |
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Ep. 34 |
1951 May 24 |
Opening New Horizons! Research and development for industries. DuPont Corp., Wilmington, DE. Industrial Preparedness! Manufacturing cans. American Can Co., Brooklyn, NY. Business Office Magician! Manufacturing cash registers and adding machines. Burroughs Adding Machine Co., Plymouth, MI. Fashion Caravan! Fashion show for employees. Women's clothing; apparel industry. Hess Dept. Store, Allentown, PA. Box 2 |
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Ep. 35 |
1951 May 29 |
The Quest for Cortisone! Manufacturing cortisone; pharmaceuticals. Upjohn Co., Kalamazoo, MI. Tireless Hauler! Manufacturing industrial conveyer belts. B.F. Goodrich, Akron, OH. Refractory Factory! Manufacturing fire bricks. General Refractories Co., Baltimore, MD. The National Dessert! Manufacturing ice cream. Dixie Corporation. |
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Ep. 36 |
1951 June 7 |
Building for the Ages! Carving scenes for churches and religious events. American Seating Co., Grand Rapids, MI. Pill Taking Made Easy! Manufacturing pills in capsules; pharmaceuticals. R.P. Scherer Corp., Detroit, MI. Suit-able for Summer! Dress clothes for summer; apparel industry. Goodall-Sanford Co., Sanford, ME. Vanishing Craft! Cutting railroad cross ties by hand. Kentucky Woodlands National Wildlife Preserve. |
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Ep. 37 |
1951 June 12 |
The Need for Nickel! Mining nickel. International Nickel Co., Sudbury Basin, Ontario. Pointers on Pencils! Manufacturing pencils. Eagle Pencil Co. Hoisting the Big Ones! Manufacturing hoisting and lifting machines. Industrial Brownhoist Corp., Bay City, MI. Golden Twilight! Four retired men. General Petroleum Co., Southern CA. |
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Ep. 38 |
1951 June 20 |
Horsepower for the Air Force! Manufacturing Allison aircraft engines. Indianapolis, IN. Putting the Spark in Sparklers! Diamond cutting. Harry Winston Jewelers Canned Water! Canned water for lifeboats and national defense. Multiple Breaker Co., Boston, MA. Creators of Communities! Bill Levitt, house builder; construction. Levittown, Long Island, NY. Box 2 -render:bolditalic |
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Ep. 39 |
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Stretching Rubber! Scientists develop synthetic rubber. General Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, OH. The Boss Gets Bossed! Annual stockholders meeting. Standard Oil Co., Linden, NJ. The Portable Bridge! Manufacturing portable bridges for the military. Steelcraft Manufacturing Co., Rossmoyne, OH. Tarzans of Industry! Tree removal services for telephone and electric companies. Asplundh Tree Expert Co., Jenkintown, PA. |
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Ep. 40 |
1951 July 3 |
Preparing a Nation's Breakfast! Manufacturing breakfast cereal. C.W. Post, Battle Creek, MI. The Coal With Class! Mining coal for the steel industry. Floyd County, KY. Sylacauga Saga! Weaving cotton; textiles. Avondale Mills, Sylacauga, AL. Miniatures with a Mission! Manufacturing miniatures for defense. New York, NY. Box 2 -render:bolditalic |
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Ep. 41 |
1951 July 11 |
The Age of Precision! Manufacturing machine tool parts. Cincinnati Milling & Manufacturing Co., Cincinnati, OH. Progress in Pottery! Manufacturing chinaware. Lenox Manufacturing Co., Trenton, NJ. California We're Here! Opening of soap manufacturing. Lever Brothers Manufacturing Co., Los Angeles, CA. Torrent of Toys! Manufacturing toys. Renwal Manufacturing Co., Mineola, NY. Box 2 |
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Ep. 42 |
1951 July 18 |
Moving a City to the Sea! A port city; shipping. Houston, TX. Agriculture Mobilizes! Clover and alfalfa harvesters. New Idea Farm Equip. Co., Coldwater, OH. Building Boots! Manufacturing rubber boots. U.S. Rubber Co., Naugatuck, CT. Fences from the Forest! Cutting cedar posts for fences. Thunder Bay, MI. New Job for the Copter! Transportation by helicopter. New England Helicopter Co., Hillsgrove, RI. |
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Ep. 43 |
1951 July 27 |
Airpower Starts Here! Manufacturing aircraft engines. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Corp., East Hartford, CT. Tailor for the Toilers! Manufacturing overalls and work clothes for industry and the military; apparel industry. H.D. Lee Co., Kansas City, MO. Steel Store! Steel for industry. Brown-Wales Co., Cambridge, MA. The All Time Best Sellers! Manufacturing Bibles. The American Bible Society. Translife World Publication Co., Cleveland, OH. |
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Ep. 44 |
1951 August 13 |
Open House! Open house for stockholders and customers. Maxwell House Coffee, General Foods, San Leandro, CA. Fares Please! Johnson Fare Box Manufacturing Co.. Mop Up! Manufacturing. Stanley Home Products Co., Westfield, MA. The Car of Tomorrow! The LeSabre, experimental automobile. General Motors |
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Ep. 45 |
1951 August 10 |
Music Making Miniatures! Manufacturing plastic harmonicas, bagpipes, concertinas, electric organs. Magnus Harmonica Corp., Newark, NJ. Furniture from the Forest! Manufacturing white pine furniture. MI. Strength from a Cocoon! Manufacturing liquid plastic to surround and protect military equipment for storage. R. M. Hollingshead Corp., Camden, NJ. At Home on the Deep! Living on a houseboat used as a floating filling station; marina services. William Green family, NY Harbor. Box 2 |
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Ep. 45A |
1951 August 17 |
Special release about July 1951 Missouri Valley Flood The Spirit of a City! Kansas City's damage and responses. July--1951! Footage of flood. Kansas City Comeback! Successful industrial rejuvenation. |
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Ep. 46 |
1951 August 22 |
Friend of the Firefighter! Manufacturing fire equipment and fire extinguishers. American-La France Foamite Corp., Elmira, NY. Synthetic Soap! Manufacturing Surf Soap. Lever Brothers, Los Angeles, CA. Shower Stylists! Manufacturing hand-painted shower curtains. Styletone, Inc. Bottling Southern Sunshine! Dairying in the Southern states. Foremost Dairies, Jacksonville, FL and Shadow Lawn Dairy Farm, Duval County, FL. |
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Ep. 47 |
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Food for America's Future! Manufacturing baby food. Gerber, Fremont, MI. Concrete with the Bends! Testing concrete beams. Austin Co., Cleveland, OH. Public Transit Centennial! Transportation planning. San Antonio Transit Co., San Antonio, TX. Air Power in Miniature! Manufacturing miniature engine models for experimental work. Herkimer Tool & Model Works, Herkimer, NY. Box 2 |
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Ep. 48 |
1951 September 7 |
Babes in the Woods! 4-H summer camp; children. Simpson Logging Co., Panhandle Lake, WA. Striving for Safety! National Safety Council recognition. Heating and plumbing equipment. The Vital Junior Partner! Manufacturing tubes for air conditioners and refrigeration systems for defense. Swan Engineering Co., Bloomfield, NJ. |
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Ep. 49 |
1951 September 17 |
Caution on the Concrete! Transportation safety. Low cost housing for workers. McLean Trucking Co., Winston-Salem, NC. Carpet Capital! Mohawk Carpet and Rug Company, Mohawk Carpet Mill, Amsterdam, NY. Scraping for Scrap! Scrap metal collecting and pressing. A. Shaw Company, Cleveland, OH. Sleek, Trim and Sturdy! Manufacturing boats and engines. Chris Craft Corp., Algonac, MI. Box 3 |
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Ep. 51 |
1951 |
Masters of Time! Manufacturing watches. Elgin National Watch Co., Elgin, IL. Faster Plaster! Building with plaster; spraying technique. Cleveland, OH. Candy Craft! Manufacturing sweets. W. S. Schrafft and Sons, Boston, MA. Glamour Tour! Businesswomen tour New York City. Members of Sigma Alpha Sigma, sorority of "white collar girls." New York, NY. mapemph:map#text:Digital reference copy in Smithsonian Institutions DAMS |
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Ep. 52 |
1951 October 5 |
Integrity United! Furniture manufacturers exhibit wares. Grand Rapids, MI. Watchband Wizardry! Manufacturing watchbands. Speidel Corp., Providence, RI. New Broom! Manufacturing corn brooms. Century Broom, Mattoon, IL. Foundation of Freedom! Constitution Day festivities. Celebrities joining festivities. Elmira, NY. Box 3 |
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Ep. 53 |
1951 October 12 |
Serving Up Safety! Manufacturing safety equipment. Mine Safety Appliances Co., Pittsburgh, PA. Papermen's Paper! Publication of "The Log" by workers for workers of Champion Paper and Fiber Co., Hamilton, OH. History Under Glass! Heat-treated glass for preserving historic documents. Libby-Owens-Ford Glass Co., Toledo, OH. Ink, Inc.! Manufacturing ink. One of the largest producers of ink in the United States. Sun Chemical Corp., Clearing, IL. They Tan as They Toil! Overhead lighting provides sunshine for employees. Westinghouse Electric Corp.. |
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Ep. 54 |
1951 October 18 |
Career in Chemicals! Manufacturing and testing drug chemicals and fire extinguishers. Ansul Chemical Co., Marinette, WI. Rope Yarn! Making hemp rope. Columbia Rope Co., Auburn, NY. Adventures in Aluminum! Manufacturing aluminum. Kaiser Chemical and Aluminum Plant, Spokane, WA. Back to School - At Fifty! Continuing education. Wittenberg College, Springfield, OH. |
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Ep. 55 |
1951 October 26 |
Careers in Business! Recruiting and training for career in linoleum sales. Armstrong Cork Co., Lancaster, PA. Wonder Wax! Manufacturing wax for industry. Big Bend, TX. Campaign Cleanliness! Manufacturing soap and toilet articles. Miss Veep! Manufacturing fire controls. Woman executive. Box 3 |
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Ep. 56 |
1951 November 2 |
Oilmen for a Day! Houston students visit Hughes plant. Hughes Tool Co., Houston, TX. Cleaning with Class! Developing the vacuum cleaner. Hoover Co., North Canton, OH. Seminar For Executives! Annual seminar. National Association of Manufacturers, Lake Placid, NY. Hoisters of Oysters! Harvesting oysters. Long Island, NY. |
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Ep. 57 |
1951 November 9 |
Caterers to Combat Men! C-rations for military; food industry. Flotill Products Co., Stockton, CA. Surface for Service! Manufacturing Textolite (plastic). General Electric Plant, Coshocton, OH. Machine Age Underground! Manufacturing rock shovels. Eimco Manufacturing Co., Salt Lake City, UT. Top Speed Turnaround! The "Queen of Bermuda" in port. Fast turnaround of cruise ship passengers and cargo. New York, NY. Box 3 |
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Ep. 59 |
1951 November 23 |
Priority Production! Processing uranium for shipment to Atomic Energy Commission in Oak Ridge, TN. Vitro Chemical Co., Salt Lake City, UT. Efficiency Minus Exertion! Manufacturing hoists and lift trucks. Precision at Play! Manufacturing erector sets; toys. A.C. Gilbert Co., New Haven, CT. Mr. Tozzi and His 4 Cent Ring. Manufacturing small aluminum ring for R.C.A. Tozzi Manufacturing Co., Bayonne, NJ. Box 3 |
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Ep. 60 |
1951 November 30 |
Treasure Hunt! Searching for scrap metal to recycle. Manufacturing steel. Underground City! Mining rock salt under the streets of Detroit. Salt used in chemical processing, meat packing, and snow removal. International Salt Co. Medicine Man! Industrialist reopens textile mills after receiving bank loan; installation of new textile manufacturing equipment. Amoskeag Cotton & Woolen Mills, Manchester, NH. Signs of the Times! Making and maintaining signs with flashing lights called "spectaculars" on Broadway's Great White Way. Molding neon glass tubes. RKO Palace sign showing Judy Garland's stage show. Artkraft-Strauss Sign Co. |
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Ep. 61 |
1951 December 10 |
Understanding Through Trade! Port activities at International House of Trade, World Trade Development, New Orleans, LA. A Perfect Match! Manufacturing matches. Diamond Match Co., Oshkosh, WI. Decreasing Danger! Safety work program. Stockham Valves and Fittings Co., Birmingham, AL. Mother's Helper! Women workers using day-care center; children. Sylvania Electric Co., Brookville, PA. Box 3 |
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Ep. 62 |
1951 December 12 |
Aluminum-American Style! Manufacturing aluminum for industry. Harvey Machine Co., Torrance, CA. Squeeze Play! Manufacturing plastic bottles. Plax Corp., West Hartford, CT. New Life for the Land! Putting farmland back into production. Missouri Valley. The Picture Age! Manufacturing photographic film and cameras. Ansco Manufacturing Co., Binghamton, NY. Box 3 |
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Ep. 63 |
1951 December 18 |
Texas's Pet Cat! Catalytic cracking plant. Petroleum. Gulf Oil Co., Port Arthur, TX. Making the Shoe Fit! Manufacturing shoes. The Brown Shoe Company, St. Louis, MO. Package of Progress! Manufacturing packaging for food. Milprint, Inc., Milwaukee, WI. The Knight of the Roof! Armory exhibiting artistry of steel craftsmen. Worcester Pressed Steel Co., Worcester, MA. |
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Ep. 64 |
1951 December 20 |
That They May Fly! Manufacturing propeller blades. United Aircraft Plant, Hartford, CT. Forest Footnote! Lumber industry. Crosby Forest Products Co., Picayune, MS. Serving Uncle Sam! Manufacturing ironing tables and gasoline cans for the military. Geuder, Paeschke & Frey Co., Milwaukee, WI. Full Time Pastime! Manufacturing bubble gum. Fleer's Gum, Philadelphia, PA. |
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Ep. 65 |
1951 |
Friend in Need! Glassmaking company has policy to replace any window broken while playing ball. Sports, children. F.C. Russell Co., Cleveland, OH. Bettering the Brew! Making coffee in an automatic coffeemaker, the Coffeematic; food industry. Landers, Frary & Clark Co., New Britain, CT. Outgoing Cargo! American shipping industry on NY waterfront. New York, NY. Food By Fast Freight! Restaurant serves food on toy train running between kitchen and the counter. St. Louis, MO. |
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