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...following is from my son's last letter: "These Negro boys I have under me are really a swell lot, hardworking, good-natured, and thoroughly cooperative. I was worried at first as to how they might respond, but am sincerely satisfied that I am getting good results...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 23, 1942 | 11/23/1942 | See Source »

...high-salaried men the Treasury eased its $25,000 limit on net 1942 salaries for which employer and employe signed bona fide contracts before Oct. 4. This was a swell break for Hollywood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAGES: Pretty Damn Tough | 11/16/1942 | See Source »

...Harrington twins have four subcontracts, have given jobs to two brothers-in-law and five other employes, who keep the same hectic hours and share the profits. Says Rockford's local WPB director: "They're doing a swell job. I don't think they knew what they were getting into when they started, but they had the nerve to make a success...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pa, Ma & the Twins | 11/16/1942 | See Source »

This is no Henry Kaiser outfit. This is just a hell of a swell team and we're cany-ing the ball. That...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Cheese Makers & Cherry Pickers | 11/16/1942 | See Source »

...again and again if pepped up with a shot of light-hearted acting and novel lines. It is the perfect comedy for today; you can look at a uniform and still laugh, you can neglect the war and November hours, you can take your best girl and have one swell evening...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MOVIEGOER | 11/14/1942 | See Source »

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