Land use planning boosts Caswell County welfare efforts
Farmers across Caswell County North Carolina join a national land use planning drive to improve soil, housing, and economic conditions. Local committees map erosion, schools, and services, guiding county and state programs with federal support to shift from tobacco reliance to diversified farming and tenant-purchase loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank George
Western Newspaper Union
Caswell County
North Carolina
Ross County
Ohio
Adair County
Iowa
Agricultural Colleges
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Caswell
Farm Security Administration
Ward County
North Dakota
Posthumous Award Given To Creston Scout for Song
John Rivenburg a Creston Iowa 17 year old Boy Scout Eagle rank died after an operation last December. He won first prize 200 in a national Girl Scout song contest with Scouts Are We a marching tune. Judges included Olin Downes Sigmund Spaeth and Hugh Ross. Mrs Arthur Choate honorary vice president sponsored the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rivenburg
Creston
Iowa
Young Rivenburg
L. D. Rivenburg
Olin Downes
The
New York Times
Sigmund Spaeth
Hugh Ross
Schola Cantorum of
New York
Arthur QO. Choate
Girl Scouts
Plans to Avert Shortage of manganese in the U S
A Chemical Industries article outlines a three point program to boost manganese production in the United States and the hemisphere. Langbourne M Williams Keyther notes the U S reliance on distant sources as shipments from Russia cease due to European conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chemical Industries
United States
Ov Pa Langbourne
M. Williams Keyther
Russia
Europe
Dover ladies govern town as four leave office
In Dover North Carolina four women end a two year term as leaders of the town while men resume command. Mayor Anna Dixon Wilson and tax collector Sarah Griffin highlight the era with a new gymnasium, school lunch room, drainage work, WPA employment, and a balanced budget funded by the state highway commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
N. C
Anna Dixon Wilson
State Highway Commission
Sarah Griffin
Anna Wilson
Mrs. Griffin
Treasury
Notes on Shirer Berlin Diary and wartime censorship echoes
The piece recalls William L. Shirer’s Berlin diary and a Nazi censorship episode involving a German mother told her son was alive. It notes how BBC reports confused families, the rule against listening to foreign broadcasts, and cites a humor piece about a mistaken bridge party. It also mentions two appeasement newspapers preparing patriotic editorial turns and a refugee deportation case. Immigration officials uncover Puerto Rican birth certificate fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Shirer
Berlin
Shirer
CBS
BBC
London
England
Germany
Europe
Sam
H. C
Like Father Like Son Lindbergh profiles in SEP piece
Walter Eli Quigley profiles Chas Lindbergh Sr in the SEP in a column titled Like Father Like Son. The piece links his 1917 anti invasion arguments to his son's 1941 advocacy, with literary asides and quotes from sources such as Jack Oakie and various remarks on cinema and theater figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Lindbergh Sr
Walter Eli Quigley
Lindbergh
Jack Oakie
Liberty
National
National Defense
Studio shifts stall Yearling production and Welles link
The Yearling project, long in production with around 500000 dollars spent, faces delay as studios hesitate to push it forward. Orson Welles projects boost actors’ fortunes with five in his Kane circle landing RKO deals. Anne Burr signs with RKO after prior radio and stock roles while Gary Cooper slated for two Goldwyn projects at RKO. Claire Trevor to join MetroGoldwynMayer for Honky Tonk with Lana Turner and Clark Gable co leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welles
RKO
Anne Burr
Samuel Goldwyn
Gary Cooper
Sergeant York
John Doe
Goldwyn
RKO Radio
The
Little Foxes
Bette Davis
Hudson
Claire Trevor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Lana Turner
Clark Gable
Harpo Marx plans national tour of army camps
Harpo Marx, fresh from The Big Store with his brothers, plans a nation wide tour of army camps to lift spirits for soldiers with limited diversions. Clark Gable discreetly helped Carole Lombard during a radio rehearsal as autograph seekers missed him hidden in a station wagon nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpo Marx
Carole Lombard
Clark Gable
Louisiana as backdrop fuels busy studio slate
Hollywood centers on Louisiana settings with Anna Naegle in Sunny and plans for Louisiana Purchase musical. Ellen Drew and Robert Preston reunite in Mardi Gras Murder while Mickey Rooney and Sidney Miller begin a project with songs. Fred Siday’s violin pieces gain attention, and a mix of film projects and stage performances shuffle through 1940s gossip and plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Anna Naegle
Paramount
Hollywood
Ellen Drew
Robert Preston
Rose Point quilt captures quaint charm and beauty
The Rose Point quilt piece celebrates the delicate allover pattern and rose motif. Its artistry highlights charm and beauty in a refined textile design suitable for display or collection.
Rastus Describes Neighborhood Fight Scene
The judge questions Rastus about a Tuesday night disturbance. Rastus recounts a quarrel with Lucy ending in him hitting her, her throwing a plate, him striking back with a chair, and a hot tea kettle being hurled. They continue fighting as tempers flare.
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Gavan
Havana
Madrid
Riviera
el Morocco
Rastus
Lucy
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A. Devere
Jean Richter
Oscar Wilde
Alvin C. York
Jay Russell
Mark Twain
Akron Beacon-Journal
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Shaw
Sybil Thorndike
Ste Screen Radio
Virginia Vale Daten
Metro
Spencer Tracy
Ballyhoo
Mickey Rooney
Sidney Miller
Fred Waring
Eric Siday
Siday
Ferne
Eleanor Roosevelt
Bess Johnson
Mary
Craig Wood
Pat
Kansas City
Horace
Ant
Benjamin Franklin
Petrarch
Thomas Browne
Iain i Ese
Oan
America
Edgar
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