Food From Home program aims to feed schools and farms
The Rural Electrification Administration proposes linking kilowatts and nutrition by equipping one room schools with food prep and preservation gear. The plan, launched at a Grand Island dinner, envisions kitchens in schools to provide hot lunches, nutrition education, and community storage and canning facilities.
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WNU Service
H Street
N. W
Washington
D. C
Grand Island
Neb
Rural Electrification Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude Wickard
Federal Security
Paul McNutt
Education
John Studebaker
REA
Harry Slattery
Wallace
Disquieting WPA to Private Industry Letter
A reader recalls applying for private work after six years on WPA and FERA. despite excellent performance and strong training, employers in New York and elsewhere refuse to hire because of WPA history. He notes eight and a half million Americans briefly employed by WPA in six years and urges employers to recognize that misfortune affects capable individuals.
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FERA
WPA
Works Progress Administration
Columbia
New York City
First gossip column traces early newspaper roots
The piece recalls Pasquino the statue in Rome inspiring satirical notes, the first war correspondent George Wilkins Kendall, and early press curiosities from cheese to rubber sheets. It notes German headlines dropping question marks and Turkish report bans, then shifts to Marshall Field’s public service, Rural Youth Guidance, and Japanese press practices.
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Pasquino
Rome
George Wilkins Kendall
New Orleans Picayune
Pony Express
War Department
Romios
Athens
Essen
Germany
Hindenburg
Hitler
Julius Caesar
Acta Publica
Italy
Goebbels
Tanks and arms talk split over lend lease mission
Lord Beaverbrook aims to secure U S tank output for Britain as army chiefs clash with policy. Strategists argue tanks abroad curb Nazis more than training, urging most new tanks be sent to Britain. British need 32 ton medium tanks. Greece and Libya expose limits of light 12 ton tanks. In steel talks, Admiral Land scolds industry, pressures expansion to end shortages.
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Lord Beaverbrook
U.S
U. S
Greece
Libya
Hitler
Spain
Portugal
Strait of Gibraltar
Atlantic
French West Africa
Dakar
Morale and defense bonds amid youth groups
Representative Cannon of Missouri notes that Florida and New Mexico Future Farmers of America chapters bought $1,000 defense bonds and Mississippi youths purchased a $3,000 bond. He argues production is solved, but distribution requires national legislation to address farmers receiving only 50 cents on excess production.
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Association of Future Farmers of America
Florida
New Mexico
Mississippi
Cannon
Missouri
Bath salts joke stirs shopper and druggist inquiry
A druggist asks a shopper how she found the bath salts. The shopper replies they taste nice but doubt their effect compared to a real bath. The exchange humorously highlights confusion between novelty items and their supposed use.
NOT ELASTIC Chairman of the Dance Committee
A light exchange echoes a ballroom dilemma as the orchestra chief protests a longer program insisting the band cannot stretch beyond a routine set. The committee leader counters with a plea for a couple more dances in the night.
Surprised Him Speed Fiend After the Run
A brief exchange captures a surprised reaction and a timid passenger expressing astonishment and relief at surviving a run. The dialogue highlights fear, relief, and the thrill of speed as a tense moment unfolds.
Lodger Seeks a Bedroom Not Holes
A light exchange shows a landlady presenting a best bedroom to a prospective lodger who replies that the space is acceptable “as holes go” but emphasizes he wanted a bedroom. The comment highlights a humorous mismatch in expectations between landlord and tenant.
Wasn't Asking for Trouble That Early in the Morning
Two travelers share a tale of returning home late to find a stranger kissing the wife. The talkative man claims he kept rushing downstairs at 1 a.m. and 1 15 while the other questions why he didn’t simply walk in, fearing discovery.
Beginner Two Corps Cavalry Joke
Two recruits chat about riding. One recalls a circus rider jumping onto a horse and finishing on its neck. The other quips that he did all that in his first riding lesson, highlighting naive bravado.
First Kiss Quip Sparks Remarkable Skill Inheritance
A playful exchange hints at a shared affection and a joking claim of skill. The dialogue presents a light moment, with one partner asking if the other is their first kiss and the reply attributing any skill to inherited traits.
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Darling
Duty Is Sweet There is nothing so sweet as duty
Quotations from Jean Ingelow on duty and pleasure, noting that fulfilling duties yields life’s best rewards. The saying emphasizes discipline, obligation, and the satisfaction found in responsible action.
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Jean Ingelow
Byron
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INR
Electrification Administration
Pennsylvania Avenue
Treasury Building
Red Cross
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Army
Navy
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Potomac
Treasury
State Department
National Resources Planning Board
Frederic Delano
Charles Edward Merriam
Eleanor Roosevelt
Walter Winchell
U. S. Navy
Ripley
Gouda
Holland
Paris
Brussels
Belgium
la Presse Prophetique
England
Winston Churchill
May
House of Representatives
Senator Connally
Elliott
Franklin Jr
Marshall Field
Greenwich House
Lagrangeville
N. Y
Myr. Field
United States Committee For Refugee Children
Rural Youth Guidance
Institute of Rural Youth Guidance
Japan
America
Nain
Labrador
Ostia
B. C
Land of
Cumo
Mithridates
Washington, D. C
OPM
Eugene Grace
Bethlehem Steel
Tom Girdler
Republic
Ernest Weir
Weirton
Irving Olds
U.S. Steel
Ed Stettinius
Leon Henderson
Knudsen
Lindbergh
Land
Maritime Commission
Bethlehem
Grace
White House
Steve Early
London
Roosevelt
Bankhage
Jane
Spurlock-Neal Co
Nashville
Tenn
Agesilaus
Plutarch
Coun
Europe
Edward
King Edward World
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Wintersmith
Wintersmith Chemical Co
Hill St
Louisville
Kobe
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