Eliminate Doubt Now Urges Quick Aid for Europe
ENATOR VANDENBERG urges Congress to approve a minimum $500 million emergency Europe aid immediately to counter Soviet influence, reassure Western Europe, and expedite aid without waiting for all policy details. The piece also criticizes Iowa’s neglectful maintenance practices, advocating timely repairs over the "ignore em" approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enator Vandenberg
Congress
Western
Europe
Eastern
Russia
Western Europe
United States
Ignore Em Method cleaning in Washington last week
A fragment notes a cleaning method dubbed Ignore Em used in Washington last week. Details are sparse but the item points to a cleanup approach or routine discussed in local coverage. Further context and outcomes are not legible in the available text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
David Lynn
Iowa
State Capitol
Capitol
Des Moines
Washington
Public Dumb Says Hopkins Asks If People Understand
In 1935 Hopkins bluntly said the people are too dumb to understand while Roosevelt touted relief spending. The piece contrasts F D R and Hopkins views on deficits and government wisdom, noting Hopkins mocked press questions and defended vast relief outlays amid 1930s policy battles.
Tools and the man in Roosevelt’s hidden politics
The piece argues F D R aimed to help the people but mocked lawmakers and opposed doubt of his judgment. It recalls Perkins describing his early dislike of people and notes a White House editors meeting on April 28 1933 when he bragged about rushing bills in one syllable words to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.D.R
Hopkins
Frances Perkins
House
Senate
Roosevelt
White House
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Congress
Four Detroit Turkeys Break From Crates In Grocery Rampage
A wild scene in a Detroit supermarket ends with four turkeys dead after breaking from crates and gobbling up groceries before being corralled. The incident prompts reflections on Thanksgiving turkey misfortune and lingering sympathy for underdogs in American ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Wade's Wit and World News Laggards in Style
The column notes Wade mocks Hollywood overquality seeking a Capone saga and jokes Gide wins a Nobel while dubbing patriot a traitor in translation. It mentions a New Jersey police chief meeting twelve drunks and laments weather signs for a bleak season. Moss thick on housing program for the second winter in a row.
Why Are We Tolerating Illegal Slowdown in Building Trades
A national survey across about 60 cities shows workers in building trades producing far less than before war times while wages rose sharply. Bricklayers now lay 540 bricks daily at 18.96, down from 1000 bricks for 13.68. Output per man drops ~38 percent overall, with higher hourly wages, fueling inflation concerns and prompting calls for public awareness and action.
New Cars Drive Refinery Upgrades and Fuel Shifts
The rise of high compression engines prompts redesign of gasoline plants. Cars will need higher octane fuel, shifting the industry from older thermal cracking to catalytic cracking. The shift aims to improve both fuel quality and supply. In Casper, Wyoming, the Standard Oil refinery visit reflects broader industry changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Casper
Wyoming
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Elk Basin
West Texas
John Cullen
Standard Oil
Iowa Farmers Lead 100 Carloads of Grain Gift to Europe
Marquis Childs describes Iowa farmers organizing 100 carloads of grain for Europe citing humanitarian motive and American character. He warns self discipline and rationing may be needed as postwar prosperity raises meat demand, prices, and inflation risks, while drought and crop uncertainty threaten future supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ES Moines
Iowa
Europe
France
Iowa Farm Bureau
Alcohol as a depressant not a stimulant in all uses
A medical summary explains that alcohol depresses control, willpower, and coordination even in small amounts. It cites authorities that alcohol does not stimulate thought or energy, may cause flushing and warmth with impaired internal function, and increases cold risk by reducing bodily efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bernard
Gum chewing harm or health questions answered
A reader asks if chewing twelve sticks of gum a day will affect nerves appetite teeth or health. Experts say sugarless gum is safe, sugar sweetened gum can feed cavity bacteria. breathing and plants question confirms plants take in carbon dioxide and emit oxygen, improving air quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A
Generosity of Americans in the Friendship Train to Europe
Drew Pearson chronicles the spontaneous nationwide drive to send food to Europe via the Friendship Train. Farmers, towns, schools, clubs, and newspapers across the United States contributed carloads of wheat and flour, raising funds and goods without government help. The piece highlights cross‑sectional American benevolence, railways aiding transport, and community leaders coordinating rice, meat, and paper donations, signaling a broad wish for peace through aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Southwest
Washington
Amon Carter
Texas
Ft. Worth
Secaucus
N. J
John J. Kane
Friendship Train
David C. White
Dodge City
Kansas
Dick Long
Wichita Eagle
Radio politics and the limits of speech
A columnist argues that radio amplifies a candidate’s reach but not competence. The piece contrasts presidents’ spoken content with delivery, noting radio speeds production and may blur distinctions between valid ideas and mere sound bites. It cautions against judging by voice quality.
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Malcolm Bingay
Sidekick Hopkins
Diehard
Iry Hopkins
Opkins
Eleanor Roosevelt
God Grant
Bingay
Hoover
RFC
Harry Hopkins
Harold Laski
John Maynard Keynes
Henry Morgenthau
Man
Carlyle
Harry V. Wade
Wade
Hollywood
Capone
Andre Gide
New Jersey
George Clark
U. S
By David Lawrence
Lawrence
Truman
Congress of the
Department of Justice
America
By Merryle S. Rukeyser
Marquis Childs
Childs
Anderson
Middle West
Wm. Brady
Personal Health
Champer
J. B
Drew Pearson
Sedgwick County
Philadelphia
John Bartram High School
Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association
Tall Corn Network
Lions Club
Long View
Odessa
Austin
Amarillo
Plainview
Lubbock
Sherman
Beaumont
Rock Island Railroad
Missouri Pacific
Santa Fe
Wichita
Pennsylvania
Reading Railroad
Penn RR
Corpus Christi
Rio Grande Valley
Garden City
Emporia
William Allen White
Pueblo
Colo
Stanton
Kansas City
Topeka
Peoria
Ill
Hill City
la Crosse
Sterling
Hays
Navarre
Bird City
Syracuse
Winfield
Pearson
Bugs” Baer
Lincoln
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!