Tugwell and RA remembered in defiant farewell piece
A memoir reflection by 1A Franklin Washington on the Resettlement Administration, its collapse under political pressure, and the people who built its information network. The piece salutes photographers, filmmakers, and organizers like Roy Stryker, Dorothea Lange, Pare Lorentz, and Dean Jennings, who labored for years to expose rural poverty and promote reform.
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Franklin Washington
Resettlement Administration
Henry Wallace
Agriulture
Rex Tugwell
Huey Long
Delta
Deep South
Huey
Bourbona
Roosevelt
Tugwell
Wim
Will Hays
Inv
Florida
Julius Stone
PERA
Ickes
Harry Hopkins
George Creel
Mississippi
Dean Jennings
San Francisco
Jennings
Midwest
America
Wallace
Harry Hopkins Ballyhoo
Roy Stryker
Ed Locke
Dorothea Lange
United States
Pare Lorentz
Virgil Thompson
Tom Chalmers
Alex Smal-lens
New York Philharmonic
JoWer Gost
Hopkins
WEA
Hollywood
Paul Jordan
George Getcke
Lorentz
Mercey
Europe
Epg
Polio warning and defense measures urged for public health
An editorial warns of infantile paralysis risks from delayed treatment and contaminated food and water. It stresses seek medical care at first symptoms, emphasizes prevention, and notes polio may spread via ingestion rather than contact, urging washing raw fruit and careful water use. It also includes a broader Europe defense commentary citing military experts on deterrence and the potential for future conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walji Tie
Europe
Paul Mallon
Ariel Fatima
Cnr
Clean mouths and dental care preached to children
A minister’s message warns that mouth cleanliness reduces bacteria linked to decay and disease. He cites estimates that a clean mouth harbors far fewer germs than a decayed one, urging careful brushing to prevent infections like chickenpox, scarlet fever, and measles.
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Sim
Braigie Waving
Hollywood Film Shop Fumbles For Patents by Celebrities
Grady Johnson reports on Hollywood writers and actors courting patent profits from gadgetry for film stars. Milland, MacMurray, Burns and March figure in schemes ranging from medical aids to car bumpers with electric alarms, while others pursue multipurpose pencils and tools amid a flood of inventor pitches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Johnson
United Press
Holly Woon
Hollywood
Summers
Seaton
Ray Milland
Paramount
Ric C Goldbers
Daventay
Nebrask
Fred MacMurray
Massachusetts
Brat Jack Binny
Bob Burns
Tve
Frederic March
Hut
Stewart Writes About Jap and Chinese Characteristics
Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart recalls his Far East stint, noting sympathy for China yet admiration for many Japanese traits. He describes mutual respect and peril in encounters with authorities, praising cordial Japanese hosts and contrasting harsh treatment toward foreigners when trust erodes. The piece blends cultural observations with wartime context and personal experience.
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Charles P. Stewar
Central Press
Washington, D. C
China
Shanghai
Hongkong
Noma
Feely
Tapan i
Twenty Years Ago Newspaper Journal File Snippet
A 1917 retrospective notes a Union station send off for Company A amid cheers and tears as Dewey Long of Youngsville suffers a critical back injury at Camp Hancock Georgia. Charles Klinger from Park Street is severely hurt after a 15 foot fall. Georgia Garey hosts a small informal gathering on Congress Street. Mrs Ferguson and Eb Morrow family return from Alberta after six weeks visiting relatives.
Jefferson and the Bill of Rights in the constitutional era
The dialogue discusses who attended the constitutional convention and notes several delegates were absent or refused to attend. It credits Thomas Jefferson with influencing the later adoption of the Bill of Rights by urging constitutional governance while not being present at the convention.
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Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Tofferson
U.S
France
Hallanveat 110 Dublin celebrates 210th birthday
Bridget Downey of Miullinahone County Tipperary is claimed by locals to have reached her 210th birthday. Villagers report she remains hale and active both mentally and physically despite her age.
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Halevat
Dublin
Clalinig
Irglandia
Bridget Downey
Miullinahone
County Tipperary
Ote
One-Minute Test Answers and Trivia Pastiche
A fragmented prompt asks for the capital of Norway Oslo, notes the spelling of noyes as a misspelling, and answers include Oslo formerly Christiania, the number 40, and pectin the substance in fruits that solidifies jams.
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Norway
Oslo
Christiania
Papuan Islands and Australian Rule Noted in Wash Brief
A Washington letter describes Papua as a territory under Australian governance, noting its size, location near New Guinea, and colonial status. It mentions crude stereotypes of Papuans, their attire, use of leaf umbrellas, tattoos for killings, long houses with skeletal relics, and pigs as pets.
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Papua
Australia
Utah
New Guinea
Australis
Resettlement Era Framing Democracy in Rural America
A reflective piece champions democracy for Iuter America led by county agents and regional directors. It names Benny Bald Brooks Hays Dr K Gray economist Bob Montgomery and Jack Lawsill as exemplars, praising resettlement's early goals of rural electrification through DOC and the TVA as a turning point in social and economic policy.
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Iuter America
Forest Service
Benny Baldwin
Brooks Hays
K. ©. Gray
Bob Montgomery
Jack Lawsill
Lke D. J. Ward
DOC
TVA
America
Register and Tribune Syndicate
Paris styles feature contrasting jacket fronts and backs
Paris designers unveil winter jackets with bold color contrasts. Jeanne Lanvin showcases red-back jackets paired with black wool fronts. Other houses, including Schiaparelli, Chanel, Molyneux, Rochas, and Lelong, mix vivid panels, beaver revers, and Persian lamb accents.
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Paris
Jeanne Lanvin
Lanvin
Schiaparelli
Mareel Rochas
Lucien Lelong
Okapids Featured in Bronix 200 Specimen
JA. specimen of the "rarest of rare animals', the okapids now in the Bronix 200, M.
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Hollywood Film Shop
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Vooka
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Yelida
Saka
Mitsui Bank
Company A
Gems
Ofc
Union Station
Tf V'Uiuwe Abs
FA Go
UNECE
Tm Campy Hancock
Dewey Long
Youngsville
Wlin
Compay
A. Wes al Corry Hospital
Charles Klinger
Park Strevk
Georgia Garey
Congress Street
Purguson
Eb, Morrow
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Can
Uae
Shakespeare
Tatiay
Soday
National Bank
National Bayly
Federal Reserve System
Podetta Verita
Bach Depayitiee
Wantington
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