New Deal strategists push party primaries nationwide
The New Deal seeks to shape Democratic primaries against incumbents across states including Maryland, Colorado, Nevada, Iowa, and Oregon. Lewis challenges Tydings in Maryland while Clark, Lonergan, Adams, and McCarran face opposition or defense efforts. Hopkins cited as influence in Iowa amid Roosevelt disavowal of primary meddling.
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Washington
New Deal
Rowley
White House
Maryland
David J. Lewis
Millard Tydings
Lewis
Senator Tydings
Sen
Bennett Clark
Missouri
Senator Clark
Wheeler
Montana
Board of Strategy
Senator Adams
B. C Hilliard
Justice Hilliard
Senate
Nevada
Pat McCarran
Iowa
Harry Hopkins
Representative Wearin
Guy Gillette
Hopkins
Otho Wealtn
Gillette
Pennsylvania
Jimmy Roosevelt
Pepper
Florida
Roosevelt
McAdoo
California
Senator Barkley
Chandler
Kentucky
Ohio
George White
Political fights and relief funds in 1940 campaigns
The piece surveys Democratic primary battles led by New Dealers in the South and Indiana, naming figures such as Clark, Pope, Johnston, Cotton Ed Smith, Camp, Rivers, George, and Van Nuys. It notes debates over relief funds used for political ends and recalls Professor Warren’s controversial price control scheme and its failure, framing relief politics and economic policy in a national context.
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Clark
House of Representatives
Pope
House
White House
Johnston
South Carolina
Cotton Ed” Smith
Walter F. George
Lawrence Camp
United States
Atlanta
Roosevelt
George
Washington
Camp
Governor Rivers
Georgia
Senator George
Senate
Sen
Fred van Nuys
Indiana
Paul McNutt
McNutt
Brady Stewart
Chandler
Kentucky
Barkley
Pennsylvania
Guffey
WPA
Warren
George F. Warren
Professor Warren
Cornell
Wall Street
Bryan
Senator Thomas
Oklahoma
Thomas
Congress
Western Newspaper Union
Streamlined Farm Produce Stands Draw Business Matted by Design
Farm topics emphasize today’s shift from ramshackle stands to professional setups. Key points include visibility for hundreds of feet, level approaches, careful signing, attractive yet unobtrusive landscaping, ample level parking, proper drainage, and well lit facilities for evening operations.
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College
WNN
Frozen Egg Industry Centers in the Midwest
A Chicago Tribune analysis notes the frozen egg trade began in Kansas circa 1900, with over 200 plants nationally and about 80 percent of output in the Middle West. Annual production exceeds 200 million pounds, serving bakers, noodles, ice cream, and condiment makers. futures trading began on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 1987.
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Kansas
Chicago Tribune
United States
Middle West
China
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Lespedeza Tolerates Shade Better Than Bluegrass
Purdue University agronomy expert K E Beeson notes lespedeza can grow in wood lots with more shade than bluegrass. It tolerates thin acidic soil, but rich soil boosts growth. Do not expect strong stands in heavily shaded areas.
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K. E. Beeson
Agronomy Department
Purdue University
Secrets of Ancients Survive Attacks of Modern Science
A London Answers writer notes ancient secrets endure amid science advances. Greeks used leatherlike linings in armor and durable cement. Romans bored wells deeply. Egyptians refined stone dressing and embalming. Many tools found, their purposes lost with Alexandria’s library destruction.
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London
Egypt
Reading and Thinking Reading Furnishes the Mind
A concise summary of John Locke's assertion that reading alone furnishes knowledge, while thinking creates understanding by connecting ideas. It stresses that comprehension and mental ownership come from perceiving relationships among ideas, not from passive reading.
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Locke
Must Books Be Read The Collector’s Patient Library
The passage argues a book collection need not be fully read to have value. It cites Arnold Bennett noting many volumes remain unopened yet worth keeping for future access, advising patience and enjoyment rather than forcing reading all items immediately.
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Arnold Bennett
Best Thoughts On Care For Others And Empathy
A reflective exhortation to look beyond selfish desires and comfort. It urges caring for what is best in thought and action, and to view other lives and their troubles with compassion and consideration. George Eliot’s moral guidance encourages selflessness and shared humanity.
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George Eliot
How Much Pullets Eat and Feed Costs
A Missouri Farmer writer notes pullets eat more as they age. At six months a pullet has consumed about 25 pounds of feed, with appetite rising as she grows. Chicks eat little, but full grown pullets consume much more feed, impacting feed costs and budgeting.
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Missouri Farmer
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Utah
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King
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Wearth Clark
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Floyd Ee
Indianapolis
Tuy
Floyd Roberts
Firestone
Poe
Joim the Firestone
Syd
Symphony Orchestra
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