The Croy Family’s Hard Times in Missouri Farm Life
Amos Croy, his wife, and son Homer live on a Missouri farm where church, chores, calf care, sausage making, and mole breaking fill Sundays. He wins a prize for a dream essay, yet the family faces escalating troubles that lead Mrs. Croy to suggest a visit to the poor farm. Seeing misery there makes them realize their own woes may be minor in comparison.
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Amos Croy
Missouri
Homer
Diemer
Newt
Croy
Renzo
First Motion Picture and an Auto Ride at the Circus
The narrator recalls an early day at a fair where moving pictures surprised them as a real circus parade proved to be a mere illusion. They ride a giant horseless carriage, feel the thrill of novelty, and return home to family notes on land, labor, and social status as Renzo the hired hand proves both useful and socially aspirational.
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Mar
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Women’s Land Army Aids War Food Effort In 1934
Women from towns cities and farms join a seasonal wartime force under state extension services to boost food production. In 1934 about 350000 women were placed on farms, plus many more recruited directly by farmers. They harvest fruits vegetables and crops while balancing home duties. Town women and teachers college students and homemakers prove capable, with camps in New York and Oregon illustrating the broad reach and patriotic motive behind the effort.
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Women's Land Army
Women’s Land Army
State Extension Service
State Agricultural
Tabor
Femgt Cee Re
Oregon
Washington
Jornia
New York State
WLA
Wadell
New York City
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France
Iowa
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
South Dakota
Colorado
Texas
Sewells
Dell
Bank
Joe Jackson
Renzo Davi
Mica
Walt
Enrly Advances
Women’ S Land
Amy
Air Corps
Iing Cherries
Germany
Virginia
Ally
Federal
Primal
Pacific Island
Connecticut
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