Maryland Merry-Go-Round and the 1940 Maryland races
Washington insiders weigh shifts for governor to Senate in Maryland. Harry Nice might switch races with Roosevelt backing, Sumner Welles faces White House friction, and factions clash over Prince George’s County. Davey Lewis eyes rewards and high offices while Tydings faces GOP opposition and local political maneuvering surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry Nice
Senate
Annapolis
O’conor-Jackson
Roosevelt
Harry Niece
Nice
Tydings
Welles
Sumner Welles
White House
Maryland
Lewis
Oxon Hill
Prince George’s County
George Radcliffe
Europe
Jim Farley
Jim
Sumner
Switzerland
Lansdale Sasscer
Sasscer
Prince George’s
WPA
Montgomery County
Brooke Lee
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Sunset of Roosevelt influence hinted in South Carolina primary
The piece analyzes Cotton Ed Smith’s SC primary win as GOP encouragement amid a broader view of political tides. It notes Edgar Brown’s withdrawal shaping results, discusses Governor Johnston, Pepper, Barkley, Gillette, Pope, and California’s pension plan impact, concluding no major shift in Congress leadership is evident yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
Edgar Brown
Brown
Smith
Florida
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Gillette
Iowa
Pope
Idaho
California
McAdoo
California Chamber of Commerce
Giv
Party prospects and primary dynamics in 1938 campaign
The piece notes Democrats largely secure renomination, Republicans offer limited gains, and figures like Snell signal GOP doubts about future Speaker prospects. It highlights Republican strategic behavior of entering Democratic primaries to influence outcomes and frames the 1938 contest as a despondent, balancing act within national politics. Charles Michelson remarks at length on party tactics and prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Representatives
Pettengill
Indiana
Snell
New York
House of Representatives
Jimmy
Charles Michelson
Democratic National Committee
Divine Guidance Across Life’s Whole Path
The piece argues that God directs not only key moments but daily steps and all life aspects. It recalls a testimony of a young woman who learned to surrender her life to Christ, moving from scattered notes to a heavenly refrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Farm income growth from 1932 to 1987 described
Rural merchants sold 100 dollars of goods to farmers in 1932 and 202 dollars in 1937. Farm income in 1987 was about twice as large as in 1932, indicating long term growth in agricultural earnings.
Prayeth Best Who Loveth Well Poem Excerpt
Poem excerpt cites Coleridge line about loving both man and bird and beast. Reflects pastoral, moral view without additional context or attribution beyond the quoted verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleridge
Also Mentioned on This Page
Drew Pearson
Toulson
Millard Tydings
Millard
Maude Toulson
Salibury
J. Ham Lewis
Illinois
Ruth Hanna McCormick
J. Ham
Jerry O’connor
Ways and Means Committee
Bituminous Coal Commission
Davey
Perkins
CIO
A. F. of L
Charley Delmar
Czechoslovakia
Britain
France
Germany
State Department
Delmar
Tamer
Schoch
Oo Ae Cfe
D. Ralph Horsey
Denton, Maryland
The
Farmers Supply
Ager
the Farmers Supply Company
Jack Frost
Pepper
Denton
L. M. Royer
Cordova, MD
Hillsboro
Primrose Grill Tea Room
Miss Marshall
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Baugh & Sons Company
WM. G. Wooters
Mer. Denton
C. M. Griffeth
Deal's Island, Md
Eastern Shore Public Service
Housands
Stova
Cooper Furniture Company
Blue Coal
Farmers Supply CO
WBAL
WFIL
Wilmington
Easton
Easton Ly
Ridgely
Marydelly
Clayton
Philadelphia
Peanc
Pecca
Wilming
Marydel
Oxford
Gaston
Belimore
Pam
FORDS
Preston Motor Co
Lane & Braughle Preston, Md
Hussy
Amuel Hopkins Adams
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Pwspape
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!