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20031589

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J. M. Davis adjusting machinery at Fort Worth National Bank Building. A man in a matching shirt and work pants outfit standing in front of a large tank with gauges and handles. This room is filled with machinery.Clipping: (One clipping for three photos – added to each for context.)"One Job Not Enough; He Has Two, Oversees FarmBy Rosalyn Graves.J.M. Davis, double-barreled working man, has eight whole hours a week of leisure—provided his wife can't think of something for him to do 'around the house.'On the job as assistant engineer at the Fort Worth National Bank engine room, he spends 51 hours a week adjusting heating apparatus, air-and water cooling systems and keeping the mechanics of the building running smoothly.After finishing off a day's work there, instead of settling down for an evening by the hearthside with a pipe and a good book, he dashes to Swift & Co., where he puts in 25 hours a week at the beef-cutting department.Moreover, as if this weren't enough, the enterprising young man has leased a stock farm just outside of Glen Rose. Classifying this as merely a 'sideline,' he spends many of his work-free Sunday afternoons driving down to look it over.His working schedule, if long, is never monotonous: Monday, 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday 8 a. m. to 9:30 p.m.; Wednesday 6 a. m. to 9:30 p.m.; Thursday 9 a.m. to 6:30 p. m., Friday, 9 a. m. to midnight; Saturday 8 a. m. to 5:30 p.m; and Sunday 6 a. m. to noon.Mathematical calculations reveal that time left for eating, sleeping and transportation are 13, 56, and 15 hours a week respectively—time-consuming necessities which have him not a little perturbed.Davis is a quiet, earnest man who doesn't smoke cigarettes or indulge in the nervous mannerisms supposedly connected with a 'dynamo of energy.' Other than punching time-clocks for exercise, he finds time for a little hunting and walking his bird-dog, 'Mickie.'All this activity can be traced to Davis' desire to help out the manpower shortage. His earnings for the 'extra' job are directed for the most part toward war bonds. In this way; he's hoping to aid his brother, Pfc. Marvin Davis who is service with the Medical Corps in England, and the millions like him.His wife, not to be outdone, has been working as a mechanic at Convair for eight months. And their six-year-old daughter, Marjorie Louise, is diligently carrying on her school work in the first grade at D. McRae Elementary School."

Archival Date

1943-11-19

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-297

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Fort Worth National Bank; Davis, J.M.; Wartime Employment; Machinery

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Subjects

Fort Worth National Bank; Davis, J.M.; Wartime Employment; Machinery

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