Overhauling UNRRA and Hoover Famine Plans
Washington debates UNRRA leadership as Hoover’s world famine relief survey is questioned. Lehman offers resignation while Truman and Hoover propose voluntary rationing and broader aid, warning against totalitarian methods. Amid critiques, UNRRA funding remains debated and officials discuss a democratic, public-supported relief approach.
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Hooven
Washington, D. C
Senate
Hoover
Herbert Lehman
UNRRA
World Council of Unrra
Atlantic City
Triguan
Messrs. Truman
Truman
Honger
War talk in Washington and Truman era policy debates
Washington corridors echo with war talk toward Russia as Eisenhower warns against hasty escalation while opposing goals. The piece also covers a powerful anti veterans housing lobby, Van Horn road name controversy, Wallace Ickes dynamics, Truman cabinet balance, and CIO plans for a southern organizing drive.
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Congress
St. Paul-Minneapolis
Northwestern Flooring and Lumber Company
W.H Alberts
Veterans
Lumber Company
Wallage
Ickes
Henry Wallace
Harold Ickes
Cat and Dog
Forest Service
Soil Conservation Service
Truman
Wallace
Roosevelt
Bob Hannegan
Crocheted Linen Borders Inspire Fresh Home Style
A description of a linen crochet border with natural colored embroidery and a pineapple edge. Mentions crochet directions and pattern numbers, noting higher demand and longer lead times for Fulling orders.
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Pellera
Lowest Birth Rate Among Women of Most Schooling
The 1940 census statistics show education lowers birth rates among 2,639,000 married white women aged 45 to 49. Women with 1–4 years of grade school averaged 4.39 children, those with 8 years averaged 2.78, and college graduates averaged 1.23 children.
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Tiew
Collier’s
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