NAA Kansas Plant - NEWT

[cutiger83]

The following is from the B-25 History website. I had never heard of the doll NEWT. The WWII pictures on the website are great.

 

http://b-25history.org/history/newt.htm

 

"NEWT's "birthday" was May 8, 1942. In a letter addressed to H. Schwalenberg (factory manager), Mr. B. Blackman of the Production Training Section in the Industrial Relations Department proposed a "Program for employee morale". In this proposal he noted: "Top management in National Defense plants throughout the country is vitally interested in keeping employee morale at a high pitch in order to meet the increased production demands of total war. This cannot be achieved without a well-organized, carefully planned approach to stimulate employee interest and bring home to him the vital part he is playing in this war."

 

Carved from a block of wood in the plant's wood shop, NEWT was given a lunchbox and an identification card.

 

[doyler]

That really a great home front factory story

[wildcat123]

Wow!!!