Back Yard Gardens Spur Relief Effort Across Nation
The campaign to plant back yard and vacant lot gardens expands from Amarillo to nationwide scale. Fred C. Croxton reports a large rise in vegetable gardens this spring as workers use them to feed themselves. Local Lions Club support provides free sites and seed aid, with city water sometimes waived for needy families. Railroads and relief committees back garden cultivation to ease unemployment, though not a full substitute for relief distribution.
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Amarillo
Fred C. Croxton
President's Emergency Committee For Employment
United States
Lions Club
Conserving Ideas by Glenn Frank
The article argues ideas are wasted when confined to office work and notes the value of reverie. It cites storing casual thoughts in accessible places like a scratch pad or old chests, and praises H.G. Wells for keeping ideas close at hand to sustain long-term thinking.
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Glenn Frank
H. G. Wells
The villa of Florence foreshadows a tangled fate
Nora, daughter of the reckless Julian Lake, grows attached to Nicholas Thayer as she helps him recover in Villa Rosa Florence. Amid debts and scheming, Nora questions poverty and hope while Nicholas wrestles with bitterness and a looming decision that may seal their futures.
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Nora
Nicholas Thayer
Jonathon
Nicholas
Mrs. Nevers
Florence
Villa Rosa
Duomo
Hudson
Albany
Julian
Jessie Douglas Fox
How It Began 2e 227 William of Orange Quote
A historical feature recalls William of Orange’s assertion that he would die in the last ditch to avoid ruin, linking the phrase to the practice of hanging a bag of oats by a horse’s head. The piece invites reader ideas for future installments and lists contact details for Russ Murphy at The Globe.
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William OF Orange
Netherlands
Metropalies
Russ Murphy
Noted inventor Chas. E. Vawter dies in lab blast
Charles E. Vawter, famed inventor, fatal burns from an explosion in his Philadelphia laboratory. He taught physics at Blacksburg Virginia Polytechnic Institute. The blast occurred while testing a high tension ignition device for airplanes. he had invented or perfected over 200 radio and electrical devices including electric testing instruments and circuit breakers.
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Philadelphia
Charles E. Vawter
Blacksburg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Vawter
Germantown
Train Kills Two Boys Lying on Track Near Singleton
In Houston on May 21 George Watts 15 and Jesse Lee Wilson 18 of Humble were killed as a passenger train struck them while asleep on the tracks near Singleton. Howard Huffman 15 was injured. the engineer could not stop. Watts and Wilson died instantly. Huffman died later.
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Houston
George Watts
Jesse Lee Wilson
Humble
Howard Huffman
Singleton
Young Huffman
Vice exposes vice raids and a shifting New York mood
New York May 21. Vice exposures reveal framing of innocent women by police and public distrust grows. Women allege coercion and shovelouts while bosses and high officials allegedly profit, reshaping street life toward hotels and houses of call.
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New York
Radio Clock Highlights May 21 Broadcast Schedule
Dennis King heads a five day a week series on WABC starting June 15 at 6 15 P M with a 20 piece orchestra. A Tulsa high school band concert directed by John Phillip Sousa is set for NBC western network on Saturday. Grace Hayes begins a bi weekly series on WJZ May 30. Sir Hubert Wilkins discusses the north pole submarine expedition on WEAF Sunday. WABC aims to broadcast the nightingale song from England Friday at 3 30 P M with London dance music. Interviews Thursdays at 3 45 P M begin May 28 with Morton Downey.
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C.e.butterfield
Associated Press
New York
Dennis King
King
WABC
NBC
Tulsa
Okla
John Phillip Sousa
Grace Hayes
WJZ
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Explorer
North Pole
WEAF
England
London
Morton Downey
Crossword puzzle list of clues and grid labels
A compact crossword puzzle item listing across and down clues with numbered hints covering topics from geography to vocabulary. Includes entries like former president and canal between lakes questions, plus various definitions such as peaceful, intelligent, and other common crossword terms.
The Desert Fox Reveals Its Tiny World
Farmer Brown's Boy explores the Dry Desert and meets a fox kit that makes delicate footprints in the sand. He learns from Cousin Tom how desert folk and animals survive with little or no water. The encounter hints at a hidden, water-scarce ecosystem and the fox’s elusive life.
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Farmer Brown
Cousin Tom
Farmer Browns Boy
Black Pussy the Cat
Fox
Kit
T. W. Buggess
Night in New York’s Robed Luncheon Laughter and Larceny
A 1931 sketch recalls the Dutch Treat and other high society gatherings where famed writers and artists mingle, the yearly cap prompt night, and a private year book roast. It notes a gray haired shoplifting arrest and sly dread of jewelers, all in a vivid metropolis vignette.
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New York
Charles Dana Gibson
J. M. Flagg
Ring Lardner
Rex Beach
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