Congress adjourns with unfinished reconversion plans
WNU Washington reports that the 79th Congress returned home for summer recess amid concerns over unaddressed reconversion needs. Lawmakers left gaps on full employment, social security expansion, minimum wage, and presidential succession, risking domestic economic instability after the war.
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79Th Congress
Congress
Alaska
Europe
Pacific
Truman
Murray - Wagner
Mead War Investigating Committee
Office of War Mobilization
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Warlord Dialog Outline and Satirical Classifieds
A fragmentary, satirical wartime piece opens with mock council of “Japanese warlords” debating surrender terms and air force action, then shifts to spoof classifieds and a grim joke about a tax cut headline. It ends with a pointed restaurant joke about customer service and a moment on two criminals jailed for wartime Pullman reservations.
Homer Croy life story on Missouri farm and New York career
Amos Croy and his wife settle in Missouri where Homer is born and grows. He attends church and fairs, visits the Omaha Exposition, finishes school, then works in New York. After his mother dies he returns home to care for the family farm as his father dies.
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Amos Croy
Missouri
Homer
Croys
New York City
New York
Boone Stop
Mr. Croy
Standish Road
Will Rogers
Irving Trust Company
Owen Davis
Hollywood
Salvation Army
Billy Sunday
The Farm, a Bank, and a Film Deal in Hoarsely Hopeful Times
The narrator recalls losing a farm to debt and then salvaging it with a new tenant and a painted barn. He fights despair as bank pressures mount, braces for sale, and finally finds a spark of opportunity in Hollywood through an advertising agency and a possible training film for Standard Oil.
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Spide Logan
Spide
Spider
Nellie Logan
Joseph Jackson
McCann-Erickson
New York
Hollywood
Madison Avenue
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Roots of Braves' Pennant Run and Pitching Philosophy
The piece argues the 1914 Boston Braves' success came from a three-man pitching rotation Rudolph Tyler James and emphasizes working pitchers every third day to build control and durability. It praises historical arms like Cy Young and Walter Johnson, contrasts with modern underworked staffs, and urges 300 innings seasons for strength and confidence.
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Boston Braves
Connie Mack
Athletics
Braves
George Stallings
Rudolph
Tyler
James
Tyler James
Rudolph Tyler
Mackmen
Dick Rudolph
Pll
Ed Walsh
Cy Young
Walter Johnson
Christy Mathewson
Grover Alexander
Carl Hubbell
Bob Feller
Alexander
Mathewson
Hal Newhouser
Dizzy Trout
Bill Voiselle
Giants
John Siddall
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Washington
Walter Shead
WNU
Washington Bureau
Union Trust Building
Senate
Houses
Mead Committee
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Philips
Ony
Japan
Halsey
Yankee Air Force
Help
Pullman
Nellie
Homer Cray Farm
J. Theodore Logan
Grantland Rice
Billings
Montana
Farm Machinery & Equip
Gustafson
BEN Gustafson Seed Grain Machinery CO
Fargo
North Dakota
Leggat Hotel
Eoneo District
Broadway
Ees Fargo
N. Dak
W & W Pontiac CO
Sheridan, Wyo
W. A. Mitchell
Maio Street
Miles City
Mont
E.W. Reale
3Rd St. St
Great Falls
Kohler
Kohler Electric
Farm Light & Service
Montana Avenue
P.O
Tropics
Yodora
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Bridgeport
Conn
St. Joseph
Ealee
Lydia
Pinkham
Doans
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