Amos Croy and Homer Croy The Missouri Farm Story
Amos Croy and his wife settled on a Missouri farm where Homer Croy was born. Homer became the first Croy to finish high school and college, worked in New York on a magazine and wrote a novel and a play, and published an authors magazine sold for profit. Visits after his parents’ death showed how much things were changing as farm life faced modernity. His farm manager Evon owned a horseless carriage, yet Homer would not stay, believing his wife and daughter preferred city life, though he vowed to keep the farm as promised.
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Amos Croy
Missouri
Homer
Croy
New York
Gealer
Evon
Epide
Newt Kennedy Remembered and Lessons for Life
The narrator recalls Newt Kennedy and a lifelong set of personal lessons. He discusses humility, empathy, and not judging others, plus embracing praise honestly, overcoming fear with Emerson’s advice, and focusing on present happiness. Carol's visit to the prairie farm closes the memoir segment with family memories.
The Other Woman's Child and Postwar Family Struggles
Margaret Jones from Canada writes about a blended family after war. A husband returns from England with a son from a previous marriage and a new baby, creating friction with a stepmother who seeks harmony. The adviser urges the father to take full responsibility for David, while the mother stays supportive and patient.
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England
Margaret Jones
Canada
David
Contro
Austin
Mitte Navid
Deirdre
Elsie
Noth
A Stepmother's Woes and the Soldier's Return
The article discusses the delicate position of stepmothers when a veteran husband returns from war with a child from a previous marriage. It suggests the father take full charge temporarily to reveal the challenges of raising a willful boy and to help the couple regain perspective.
Europe Needs Our Old Clothes for War Torn Areas
Millions in war devastated regions need clothing, not just food. Citizens are urged to donate surplus garments, especially infants knitwear, blankets, and quilts. Include matching cloth, thread, and usable remnants when possible.
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Europe
Realistic film notes and star updates from Hollywood
Western Newspaper Union previews note the realist drama The South erner directed by Jen Renoir with Zachary Scott and Betty Field. Lola Lane returns in Deadline at Dawn for RKO, while Wonder Man's Goldwyn Girls tour military hospitals in Texas and Arkansas.
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Jen Renoir
Zachary Scott
Betty Field
Lola Lane
RKO
Bill Williams
Susan Hayans- Lukas
Lola
Hollywood
Goldwyn
Danny Faye
Eighth Service Command
Texas
Arkansas
Bishop Learns Swearing And Pumping Has Meaning
A ship crossing to America prompts the bishop to learn that crew swearing at the pumps signals life. The captain explains that as long as the men pump and swear, the leak is controlled. if they stop pumping and start praying, disaster is near.
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Bishop
America
W. J. Brown
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