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The Janes Who Made the Planes
If enough fighters and torpedo bombers are to reach our boys in the Pacific and European fronts, their wives and mothers, sisters and sweethearts, are going to have to help build them -- Port Jefferson Times, May 28, 1943
With the U.S. entry into World War II late in 1941, millions of men joined the United States armed forces, manufacturers were faced with major labor shortages just as output needed to be greatly increased. To avoid shortages, manufacturers hired women to work in aircraft plants and other much needed war production fields. The character of Alice Darling on the Fibber McGee and Molly program is one of these aircraft plant workers.
Manufactured output, at the level needed to ensure victory, would not have been possible without the contributions of these civilian women workers of the home front who were immortalized in popular songs of the era including "We're the Janes Who Make the Planes," "The Lady from Lockheed," and "Rosie the Riveter." By the end of 1945, peace arrived and signaled the end of the "glory days" of the woman aircraft workers. After the war, women were expected to return to their homes leaving the jobs for returning veterans.
World War II uprooted some 15 million Americans to work in defense plants; this created a major housing shortage that the federal government was unequipped to deal with. A campaign was initiated for the general population to "Take in War Workers". People, like the McGees, rented out spare rooms, basements, back porches and even garages. People doubled up in apartments and single rooms, hotels took in some while converted warehouses took in others. Aunts and uncles shoehorned relatives into their homes.
The Fibber McGee and Molly episode introducing Alice Darling has been posted on our audio download page at www.rememberingradio.org/download.html
In this episode we see some of the familiar characters such as Harlow Wilcox, Teeny and Dr. Gamble (who had only been with the show for about six months prior to this broadcast). We also see a guest appearance of "Mr" LaTrivia, who is back in Wistful Vista on leave from the Coast Guard. The character of LaTrivia was played by Gale Gordon who served as a Coast Guard skipper during World War II. After the war, Gale Gordon returned to the show allowing for some hilarity by having LaTrivia and Doc Gamble vie for the affections of Fifi Tremain.
The character of Alice Darling was played by Shirley Mitchell who also played Gildersleeve's neighbor and love interest, Leila Ransom.
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