Story of Homer Croy’s American Journey and Tragic Europe Visit
Amos Croy and his wife settle in Missouri where Homer is born. Homer finishes school then moves to New York to work for a women’s magazine, marries, and has two children. His first novel Boone Stop. After losing both parents the family visits Europe, Paris and France do not entice him. Homer Jr. falls gravely ill and dies with Americans aiding the family, highlighting the country tie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Croy
Missouri
Homer
Croy
New York
Homer Jr
America
Europe
Chicago
Stevens
Wisconsin
Hollywood
Eastern Insurance Company
Middle West
Owen Davis
East 76Th Street
Hotel Astor
Richard J. Madden
Owen
Madden
New York Times
Vinton Freedley
Cray
Mamma
Herbert E. Swett
Ethel Barrymore
Maine
Boston Papers
Boston
Chance
Variety
Portland
Broadway
Freedley
Howard Lindsay
Dorothy Stickney
Dorothy
Clarence Day
From a Publisher to Broadway Dreamer in a Honeymoon Plot
The narrator recounts leaving pecking at a typewriter for Broadway after selling a novel and shaping a stage version with Owen Davis. He tours with a training film, pays off a debt, and sees his ideas bloom into a play staged in Skowhegan Maine before a Broadway run, facing mixed reviews and industry drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton Freedley
Owen
Skowhegan
Maine
Father
Postwar economy hinges on farm and labor balance
The piece urges farmers and labor to back full employment and wage stability to sustain six million farm families. It highlights Senator Aiken La Follette Pepper and Murray bills, farm credit reform, and the need to reorganize the Agriculture Department for peacetime. It notes Farm Bureau’s pending program and wartime wage concerns versus peacetime prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton P. Anderson
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Farmers Union
Aiken
LaFollette
Wis
Elmer Thomas
Okla
Agricultural Committee
Murray
Montana
Vermont
la Follette
Wisconsin
Pepper
Fla
Patman
Texas
American Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Congress
The
Farm Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Anderson
War Food Agencies
Farm Credit
Selecting Desserts With Season and Flavor Balance
A guide to dessert selection linked to seasons, proposing light options after rich meals and substantial ones after light menus. Includes recipes for Lemon Cream, Ginger Ale Sherbet, Orange Honeys, and Marguerites, with measurements, mixing steps, and baking times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dasher
Lynn Says Make New Things From Old
Old oil tablecloths become place mats when cut into squares with pinking shears. faded towels can be dyed to match the bathroom. Shower curtains trimmed to fit become pantry or bathroom or kitchen curtains. Discolored shades can be covered with cotton cretonne or chintz. Worn pajama legs pad the ironing board. Discarded curtains become pot holder filler or six layered dishcloths sewn together.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Countrie Homer, Curee Gero Roy
Max Gordon
Alfred de Liagre
Owen Davis Jr
RKO
Melville Burke
Washington
Walter Shead
WNU
Washington Bureau
Union Trust Building
Lynn Chambers
Western Newspaper Union
Lynn
Great Falls Meat Co
Great Falls
Billings
Jess
Central Avenue
West
Formpiete
Fargo
N. Dak
Pontiac Co
Sheridan, Wyo
W. A. Mitchell
Main Street
Mites City
Most
Neon Sign and Lighting Company
Northwest
Glassblowers
Electrical Products Consolidated
Seattle
Tacoma
Spokane
Yakima
Denver
Salt Lake City
Boise
Doan
Doans
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!