Four-foot-tall "Little Johnny" is shown with 250-pound Charles Chester Stine during a visit to York Corporation during World War II. York Corporation played role in Manhattan Project and All Johnson Controls/York Corporation posts from the start and York County sacrificed on homefront and war front to aid Allies in World War II.
Hedy Lamarr made a well-publicized visit to York Safe & Lock to promote war bond sales in 1942.
A lot of people remember that visit.
York Corporation, another giant defense contractor, also brought in a celebrity to raise morale and investment in war bonds.
That was "Little Johnny" of Philip Morris cigarette fame... .
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