War Ends Open House Plan. Warrington House Narrative
New Orleans feature profiles Wilki Warrington, founder of Warrington House in the French Quarter since 1870. The open house offers meals and beds to destitute men with two simple rules sobriety and work. It operates on a lean budget with no salaries, relying on a family endowment and small grants.
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Mortimer Kreger
New Orleans
Wilki Jennings Warrington
Warrington House
Warrington
France
England
Anenths
Georgia
Expert Wardrobe Rules for Late Summer Travel
MAIWAN YOUNG NEA notes from Sally Dickason fashion authority on travel clothes. She urges planning, not impulse buys, favoring interchangeable outfits and wrinkle‑proof fabrics. Pack lightweight, versatile pieces like shirtwaist dresses, slacks, jackets, and scarves, with practical accessories for vacation activities and motoring comfort.
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Maiwan
NEA
New York
Sally Dickason
Dickason
Haiy
Ani
Tieker
Cotton Plan Said to Help Merchants
Federal experiment moves surplus cotton into homes via clothing and household goods for needy families in Memphis. The program doubles the purchasing power of relief dollars, improving living conditions with items like curtains, sheets, and clothing, while merchants report added sales.
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Jerry T. Baulch
AP Penture Service
Memphis
Tenn
Ernest Nalle
Inen
PSCC
Mother
New Stamp Plan Lets Families Double Their Cotton Goods
A family uses a yearly stamp budget of 24 dollars to obtain 48 dollars worth of cotton goods. The program gives quarterly stamp allowances paid at face value and an equal number of free stamps, effectively doubling a family’s purchasing power for cotton merchandise. Initiatives started in Springfield Mass and rolled out to St Paul Minneapolis Milwaukee San Francisco Philadelphia and Dallas.
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Springfield
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
St Francisco
Philadelphia
Dallas
Union Electric scandal eyed by SEC hearings
Washington notes fireworks ahead as Union Electric faces a long running probe into alleged slush funds to sway lawmakers and public officials. Key issues include a Boehm perjury conviction, possible DOJ action, and the link to parent North American holding company.
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Washington
Union Electric Utility
Union Electric
Missouri
Securities and Exchange Commission
Hix Béon
SES
Edward C. Johnson
SEC
St. Louis
Frank J. Boehm
Boehm
Department of Justice
Holding Company Act
Union Elevetrie
North American
Clean
TI Sec
Wendell Willkie
Negro Teachers Meet on July 29 in Arkansas session
A five day session opened July 29 in MtKamle Arkansas Friendship Community hosted by R D Johnson and HK Reynolds. The southeastern Arkansas group outlined vocational agriculture aims for Negro communities while noting political fund use and holding company themes influencing public officials and potential utility debates amid national figures.
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Arkansas
MtKamle
Shakedown rhetoric in state race sparks accusations
A reader accuses a governor candidate and political machine of orchestrating a large scale “shakedown” with extensive public spending, ads, and literature. The letter cites an $180,000 extortion claim on state payrolls, a $137 million debt, and alleged corruption tied to a future U.S. Senate bid, demanding accountability and disclosure of Wall Street ties.
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Carl Bailey
Faces and figures flash through wartime era chatter
The snippet lists prominent names like Jim Farley Jack Dempsey and Halle Selassie in a parade of playful yet chaotic references. It mentions fears of fifth column activity in a South American nation and a note on shorter dress styles tied to wartime decrees. A mother and daughter enroll for CAA pilot training amid family uproar.
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Jim Farley
Jack Dempsey
Halle Felassie
Atview
South America
Hitler
CAA
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