W, as in War

Queried the august New York Times: "Why the unnecessary W in so many of the Offices and the Boards? The W is for war. . . . They are all war agencies. . . . We could save one whole capital letter by speaking of OM, the new Mobilization Office ... and PB, the Production Board."

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