Mamie Whisnant Explains Better Homes Week
Mamie Whisnant outlines the Better Homes in America program begun in 1822 by William Brown Meloney to promote home and community improvements nationwide. The drive emphasizes voluntary work, education through many clubs and groups, and practical indoor and outdoor upgrades, with wartime limits on new housing and equipment.
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America
Better Homes In
William Brown Meloney
New Yore
United States
Better Homes
Farm Security
Administration
Soil Conservation Service
Farm Bureau
The Wounded Dont Cry War Bond Appeal
An editor’s note accompanies a wartime feature about wounded veterans from Guadalcanal. Marines and sailors describe injuries and survivals as they recount escapes, medical care, and mud drenched days on Pacific fronts. The piece closes urging readers to buy War Bonds to support ongoing efforts and equipment costs.
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Andy Sam
After War Housing Push Emphasizes Better Homes
The article outlines civilian actions to repair and improve homes and equipment, focusing on foundations, roofs, fences, yards, and outbuildings. It ties home modernization to national recovery, urging improvements for white family living and community beautification to support postwar stability.
Henry Wallace mystic ideas on farm policy debated
A column discusses Henry Wallace and his so called ever normal granary concept, critiquing past schemes from the drought era to the AAA, noting Wallace's influence on farm income and policy. It cites historical surpluses, carryovers, and wartime shifts, ending with a Hollywood note on Bob Hope's Army gig.
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Edson
Ethan Pach
Washington
A. Wallace
Henry
United States
Macied
Henry Wallace
Heary Wallace
Gota
Ibe Agricultural Adjustment Administration
B. Vwalace
Supreme Court
AAA
Hollywood
Bob Hope
Kingman
Anz
Untitled note on workhouse guard and inmates
A fragmentary report from Trent on a workhouse incident mentions guards, a detainee named Tendatt, and a person referred to as Garrison Gramm. The text is garbled but indicates disciplinary or housing actions within the institution.
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Chicago
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Triangle
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Dean B. Kinzer
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Los Angels
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Route 3
Dothan
Houston
Geneva County
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Waller Trainor
Route & Dothan
Doc Thompson
Malyirn Road
Ashford
R. V. Johnson
Alsbams
Poland-China
Cameron's
Mil
Cottonwood Highway
Royce Ward
Columbia
Alabama
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Greenwood Products Company
Graceville
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Pace Reha
the Amazing Mystic
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Agriculus
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Trenton
Big Geers Unifor
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