Smith Lever plan shaped the county agent system
Wright A Patterson recalls Jim Hill and Howard Gross drafting the Smith Lever bill in 1909 to place agricultural experts in every county. The effort, backed by industry and finance leaders, faced opposition from the agriculture department and politics, shaping a farm advisory system tied to universities rather than a party machine. The narrative also covers wartime rationing and reflections on atrocity and war brutality.
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James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Jim Hill
Howard Gross
Chicago
Gross
United States
School of Agriculture
Congress
Department of Agriculture
State University Schools of Agriculture
Agricultural Department
Rural medical supplies to be released for public health use
A Surplus Property Board plan reallocates Army and Navy medical gear to rural and small-town hospitals and clinics. The program prioritizes areas with no facilities, and will be overseen by a board led by Dr. Thomas Parran. Allocation rests with state boards, with federal oversight to ensure Negro facilities receive aid, and no new building program is planned.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Surplus Property Board
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Fishbein
U. S
Thomas Parran
Parran
Federal Security
Paul McNutt
Broadway Producer Fumes Over Gallery of Snafus
Tales recount a producer named John Wildberg fuming at a dull usher at a Broadway shop, a radio announcer Ken Roberts narrates a controversial remark about Adolf Hitler, Goering is debated for punishment, and a refugee notes Goering kept promises to Jews. A hotel executive and wife share a birthday rose joke with a clerks mix up.
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John
Wildberg
Lauren Bacall
Red Kann
Ken Roberts
Adolf Hitler
Roberts
Universal Meat Packing Co
Goering
Germans in 1921: hopeful labor, wary on Allies says viewer
Mr Georges Jomnier reports from Germany two weeks after WWI cessation. He notes Berlin dulling warmth, but asserts industry and well-fed crowds. He cites German disbelief in Allied victory and bankers blaming Allies to hinder France's reparations. He warns Germany remains a menace and fears a new war.
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Georges Jomnier
Germany
Berlin
France
le Courrier du Pacifique
Come Out Come Out Song Lures Soldiers From Fox Holes
Lew Parker recalls how a Sinatra record played over the PA drew Marines from fox holes on a newly won island after a Japanese raid. Officers used the track to urge men out as sirens and brief volleys faded, a morale moment amid combat.
Nightlife night owls visit Central Park zoo
The piece notes late night visitors to the Central Park zoo and mocks early morning entertainment. It contrasts penny ante booking agents and sidewalk business with show business, calling it tragic for its pursuit of making others happy.
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Central Park Zoo
Returning Servicemen Enter Civilian Life on Army Assembly Line Plan
S/Sgt. Arthur Freund, 25, a overseas veteran, is among thousands to be discharged under the point plan. He would prefer to stay in service, but family duties force his return home. Freund’s wife Bertha, of Brooklyn, is an invalid after an auto crash, making his home duties essential. Fort Dix, N J, hosts a separation center aiding 343,000 Yanks slated for discharge in 30 days, with Freund chosen as nearest to his home.
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Arthur Freund
Freund
Bertha
Brooklyn
N. Y
Arthur
Final Discharge Ceremony for Sergeant Freund at Center
The article describes Sergeant Freund receiving his final papers including discharge certificate and separation qualification record. He also gets his discharge button service and honors medals and ribbons. His mustering out pay totals $300 plus the initial $100 payment. Lower, the Honorable Discharge is presented with congratulations on his service record.
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Freund
Center
Army
Separation Center
Final Army Duty Signing and Postwar Records
The final Army duty is to sign papers and place thumb prints on honorable discharges while inspecting issued clothing. The government must file and preserve records for over 10 million veterans, the basis for future claims, with discharges continuing for months after V J Day. Navy discharge plans resemble the Army process.
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By Wright A. Patterson
Western Newspaper Union
Union League Club
National Soil Fertility League
Taft
Poland
Hitler
Washington, D. C
Churchill
Joe Davies
London
Moscow
Stalin
St. Davies
Russia
Kremlin
Joe
Davies
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
White House
U.S
Bonnet
Bidault
Truman
Eben Ayres
Bennet
New York
Gus Bennett
President Truman
Bennett
Pappy O'Daniel
Texas
Ed Pauley
Bob Hannegan
O’daniel
T. E. Brown
Groton
Brown
Tales of the Town
Frankfort
Lew Parker
Hermann Goering
G.I. Joe
Marines
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