Things New Yorkers Know About New York Facts and Fables
A collage of trivia and anecdotes about New York City history and culture. Notable items include gold rumored in the East River, the Statue of Liberty holding a law book, Grant’s Tomb coffins, the Staten Island ferry since 1718, and the city’s unique buildings and politics.
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New York
East River
Bronx
Grant
Broad
City Hall Park
Staten Island
New York Harbor
Hudson
New York City
City Hall
Fiorello
Battle over 40 hour week splits House leaders in Washington
The fight to suspend the 40 hour workweek in war plants triggered a rift between House leaders Rep. John McCormack and critic Rep. Gene Cox. Cox denounced McCormack during debate, and the bill later failed 226 to 62 under McCormack's leadership. Labor pressure and farm bloc concerns shaped the vote.
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Washington, D. C
House
John McCormack
Massachusetts
McCormack
Gene Cox
Georgia
Cox
A. F. of L
C.I.C
U S Gardeners Rally For Victory Garden Drive
Wartime food needs revive family gardens as millions plant seed beds across farms towns and cities. Officials from the agriculture department coordinate with garden clubs Scouts and 4 H clubs to create 5 760 000 vegetable gardens and promote community school and family plots to back the war effort.
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Union
Uncle Sam
Pearl Harbor
U.S Department of Agriculture
United States
Victory Garden Movement Boosts Farm and City Plots
The article urges widespread Victory Gardens to feed families and aid national defense. It notes the shift from wartime troop food to balanced home diets, urges roughly 5.76 million garden goals, and highlights guidance from experts on plot size, crop choices, soil feeding, and canning friendly vegetables. It stresses morale benefits and community roles through garden clubs and Civilian Defense programs.
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Britain
Russia
Wickard
Washington
France
Uncle Sam
Victory Garden Club
Civilian Defense Organization
Horse and Buggy Echoes and War Era Conservatism
The column reflects on returning to horse and buggy days amid World War II shortages, urging conservation of cars and rubber, and prioritizing essential uses. It argues for free union rights, criticizes the closed shop, and notes inflation concerns tied to currency in circulation as of 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Back Yard Garden
Yesteryear
United States
America
Epworth League
United States Army
Army
National Defense
Armed Services
American Farmers Plan Wartime Produc tion Drive
L G Elliott of LaSalle Extension speaks on wartime farming aims to meet rising military and ally demand. He notes increasing production and record high average prices, with costs rising but at a slower pace, reaching parity and government support to keep income near average levels.
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McGill University
Morgan
L. G. Elliott
LaSalle Extension University
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Clare Boothe
India
Nehru
Howard Hughes
Air Training Cadets of America
Gov't Okay
Anne Shirley
Roger Pryor
Ann Sothern
Christopher Morley
H W Beecher
Henry Youngman
Lester
James Cannon
Vina Delmar
Faith Baldwin
Charles Barnet
Dorsey
General MacArthur
Stromberg-Carlson
Broadway
Dorothy Thompson
St. Moritz
Stillman
Harry Hopkins
Aubrey Williams
National Youth Administration
Harry
Williams
Naval Hospital
National Youth
Hopkins
Andy Rivers
Mayo’s
Rochester
Dr. Rivers
Rivers
G.co.p
Joe Martin
Little Bay
Mid West
GOP
Martin
Tare
Vichy
Martinique
Guadeloupe
Caribbean
U. S
Ers
Wright A. Eee Een
Western Newspaper Union
Faemer's Son and Draft Boards
Raleigh
Raleigh Cigarettes
Europe
St. Peter
Martial
Dean’s
Doans
WNU
HOTEL
Ben Lomond
Ogden, Utah
Rotary
Kiwanis—Executives Exchange—Optimista
Chamber of Cammerce
Ad Cicb
Ben Lomond Ogden
Utah
Tebert E. Visick
Mar
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