Extension subsidy coverage urged for cotton farmers
Clarence Poe of the Progressive Farmer appealed to President Roosevelt for a two cent per pound federal subsidy on the 1938 cotton crop. He argues for parity price around 16.4 cents and suggests lifting cotton prices toward parity even with a processing tax, noting tariffs subsidize industry.
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Clarence Poe
Progressive Farmer
Roosevelt
Poe
John C. Calhoun
Calhoun
Bill of Costs for Escapes Highlights Prison Reform Debate
A discussion notes that keeping 9,000 inmates in prison, even in so called maximum security, is nearly impossible. It argues that Alcatraz, long viewed as escape-proof, also fails to be foolproof. Many prisoners are held more by self-restraint than by confinement, illustrating weaknesses in the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcatraz
Prison classification and minimal guards reduce risk in North Carolina
The text argues that most inmates can be trusted with unarmed supervision and that a small fraction, though dangerous, drive escapes and losses. It notes the Payne and Turner escape caused two deaths and about $50,000 in damage, suggesting better government-regulated controls are needed while preserving capitalism's profit motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Payne
Turner
Steel Prices and Arms Race Loom in war talk
Economists warn that the armament drive could push steel demand and prices higher as President Roosevelt plans a navy expansion. The piece questions national priorities, monopoly power in steel, and whether the public will bear high costs to strengthen defenses amid a wartime mindset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
Du Pont asserts inflation fears tied to changing rules
Du Pont testifies before the Senate unemployment investigation committee. He argues business faces inflationary pressures and that fear of changing and multiplying legal rules retards investment. He notes capital is raised from national reserves and expansion becomes difficult amid regulatory uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Pont
Senate
Busy minds and the art of staying productive
The article contrasts Arthur Brisbane and Lowell Thomas with Dale Carnegie, highlighting Brisbane's two decades of influential editorials and his habit of dictating letters from a taxicab. It notes Thomas as a leading radio commentator who writes and revises two nights a week, sometimes working all night to ensure polished broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Brisbane
Lincoln
Brisbane
Lowell Thomas
London
Australia
FDR Remembers Nurse Leila From Atlanta Visit
Franklin D Roosevelt visited Cam Dorsey in Atlanta and remembered Leila the nurse who entertained him when guests were in bed. Six years later he asked after Dorsey’s family, showing his knack for recalling names amid his duties as president. The anecdote ends with advice to remember names to win friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cam Dorsey
Atlanta
Georgia
Roosevelt
Leila
Franklin Roosevelt
Mr. Dorsey
F.D.R
White House
Welcome to Parkersburg telegram from Frances Inslee and the Blue Triangle Girls
A telegram delivered in Clarksburg greets the speaker en route to Parkersburg with a cordial message signed by Frances Inslee and the Blue Triangle Girls. The note reflects mid-century charm and local color from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Frances Inslee
Blue Triangle Girls
McNaught Syndicate
Federal check writers rife with writer's cramp says Holt
Senator Rush D Holt notes widespread fatigue among federal check writers amid increased duties and rising caseloads. He urges process reforms to ease workloads and prevent mistakes in disbursing benefits and payroll. The issue underscores strain on agencies and the need for efficiency improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush D. Holt
Diary notes from New York day by day in January
The diary entry recalls breakfast with Tennessee ham a Nashville muralist, Gilda Gray praising Colorado ranch life, a sharp limerick from Burt MacBride, a tea at the Stork Club with a cigaret girl, a dinner party hosted by Fok W Hawkins and three sons, and a Colony gathering with Ellen Berlin in a powder blue gown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tennessee
Dean Cornwell
Nashville
Gilda Gray
Colorado
Burt MacBride
Harry Burton
Stork Club
Sherry's
Fok W. Hawkins
Colony
Ellen Berlin
Paging Father Time Yankees Pitcher Visits High Point
Local news item notes New York Yankees pitcher Rob Shawkey visiting High Point. Officials and employees of the Southern Railway System will be guests of honor at a Chamber of Commerce banquet at the Sheraton tonight. An invitation arrives from a line of motion picture folklore and a British scout exchange program is urged by a prompt senior Scouting leader. Howard Blair and Dick Marshall depart for Lexington Virginia to resume studies at VMI. Mrs M P Vail recovers at Emerywood from a fall. Friends of Mrs Cassie Dann learn she is to be admitted to Guilford General Hospital.
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Rob Shawkey
New York Yankees
High Point
Southern Railway System
Sheraton Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Howard Blair
Dick Marshall
Lexington
M. P. Vail
Emerywood
Cassie Dann
Guilford General Hospital
Strictly speaking no sob sister in modern New York journalism
The piece notes New York has shed the sob sister stereotype once favored by bylines like Zoe Beck ley Nicola Greeley Smith and Jane Dixon from the Evelyn Thaw era. It cites writers such as Adela Rogers St Johns and Helen Korden Wor den writing from a feminine angle rather than seeking tears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Zoe Beckley
Nicola Greeley-Smith
Jane Dixon
Evelyn Thaw
Adela Rogers St. Johns
Helen Worden
Birthday tribute for Jamestown woman marks 104th year
Mrs Catherine Fenton of Jamestown New Jersey celebrated her 104th birthday with a bobbed hairstyle. Marines trailed ten deserters from the Nicaraguan national guard. Ruth Snyder, facing execution, told her mother she would die in her black silk gown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Fenton
Jamestown
N. J
Nicaraguan National Guard
Ruth Snyder
Drunk Patron Collapses Outside Old Fulton Street Eatery
At Whytes on Fulton Street a young man, seen drinking at the bar, grew intoxicated and telephoned from a phone booth after a bartender refused a further refill. He wandered, fumbled for coins, and finally collapsed in a doorway, hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whyte'’s
Fulton Street
Whyte
Notable Parlor Talk on Arts and Personalities
Bagatelles note Louis Bromfield writes two hours daily from 9 30 to 11 30 on novels. Ex President Hoover remains seasick after many ocean crossings. Winnie Sheehan attends opera with Jeritza. Sophie Tucker and Victor Moore are seen as financially secure vaudevillians. Grace Moore faces Bronx cheer from Broadway columnists over alleged remarks at El Morocco. she denies the report.
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Bagatelles
Louis Bromfield
Hoover
Winnie Sheehan
Jeritza
Sophie Tucker
Victor Moore
Grace Moore
Bronx
el Morocco
Bright Young Man Farrisa Serves as Senate Page
Twenty years ago J. J. Farrisa Jr of this city, appointed by Senator Overman as a Senate page, is praised as the brightest on the floor by Col. B. B. Halsey, superintendent of pages. In 1917 High Point recorded 459 births and 34 men in High Point township face potential induction after failing to notify the local draft board of address changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Farrisa, Jr
Overman
U.S. Senate
Senate
B. B. Halsey
High Point
High Point Township
Greensboro Visit Highlights by Lyon Redding and Wishart Potter
James Lyon and Lyman Redding visited Greensboro last evening. Mrs. A. T. Wishart and Mrs. J. P. Potter spent a short while in Greensboro yesterday shopping.
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James Lyon
Lyman Redding
Greensboro
A. T. Wishart
J. P. Potter
Bar on 4th Avenue Echoes of a Wandering Linguist
The piece recalls a crowded 1920s bar on 4th Avenue where cultured patrons mingle with a British Englishman resembling Lawrence D’Orsay. Once a Paddington shunter, he became a sub-editor at the London Times and later joined an American encyclopedia project. He claims fluency in 20 languages and holds conversations with a Greek ship boy, a German waiter, and a French bartender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4Th Avenue
Lawrence D'Orsay
Paddington
London Times
Mae West on Radio and Screen Sparks Controversy
A critic questions Mae West's radio and screen appearances labeling them sacrilegious guttery innuendo unfit for family programs and argues such material pressures legitimate theater and undermines charm and profits in entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae West
Miss West
Lightnin
Roosevelt to appoint new Supreme Court justice from the West
Washington observers anticipate a Western pick to replace Justice Sutherland on the Supreme Court. possible nominees include Reed Murphy Richberg and Garrison, with Minton and Bratton also discussed. Senate confirmation likely while Roosevelt studies regional balance and liberal majority trends.
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Washington
Middle West
Sutherland
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Hugo Black
Ninth
Tenth
Kansas
Oklahoma
White House
van Devanter
Pennsylvanies
Mississippi River
Stanley Reed
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Donald Richberg
Chicago
Lloyd K. Garrison
University of Wisconsin Law School
Reed
Black
Murphy
Richberg
Toach Weys
Garrison
la Follettes
Chief Justice Hughes Hints at Retirement Question
At age 75 Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes faces renewed speculation about retirement. Health, New Dealers, and his leadership of a potential new majority are cited as factors in whether he will remain on the bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Evane Hughes
NEA Service
Tax Revision Won’t Help Mr Average Man on March Fifteenth
The speaker argues income tax revision discussions will not affect the typical worker. He dismisses federal changes as having little practical impact on Mr. Average Man as March 15 approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
European Statesmen Predict Quick U.S. Recession Recovery
European statesmen say they are confident the American recession will be brief and that they will resist pressuring the United States over war debts. They warn against expecting a long downturn and pledge to cooperate without delaying payments.
Fashionable hats this year shift to lower yet fuller shapes
Fashion writers predict women’s hats will be less tall and broader in the new season. Experts describe the trend as a move from dramatic millinery to simpler, fuller silhouettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eay
Court records show Vanderbilt upkeep cost in 1937
Court records indicate Gloria Vanderbilt, a 14 year old New York heiress, required $1000 weekly maintenance in 1937. The remark about hair ribbons underlines the era's fashion costs and social scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Vanderbilt
New York
Senators complain they can’t understand new farm bill
Some lawmakers say the farm bill language is opaque and confusing. Farmers echo the sentiment, fearing implementation glitches and unclear help, raising questions about who benefits and how the new provisions will be applied.
Pigeon Wing Muscles Weigh 60 Percent of Whole Back
A study notes that the muscles raising and lowering a pigeon's wings account for 60 percent of the bird's total body weight. The finding highlights the dominant role of pectoral and associated muscles in flight.
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KATZ
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New York City
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Japan
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William R. Parmelo
Toledo
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R. W. Sockman
Jimmy Sullivan
Brooklyn
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Stone
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