Misouri Farm Family Hears Homer Croy’s Rising Path
Amos Croy and wife settled on a Missouri farm where Homer Croy, born locally, became the first Croy to attend high school and college. In New York he worked for a women’s magazine, wrote a novel and two plays, helped relatives, financed mortgages, and built a career in publishing and radio. He served with the M C A and wrote a radio version of Show Boat during World War I.
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Amos Croy
Misouri
Homer
Croy
New York
M.C.A
Chic Sale
Authors League
Nellie
Spide
Logans
Omaha
Wallaces
Midwest
Superman
Victor Hugo
Farm Memory Lane and a Hoover Farm Visit
A narrator recalls a vivid farm visit to Herbert Hoover’s Missouri land. Women in overalls harvest corn at a corn husking contest near Hoover’s farm while locals discuss farming, politics, and family memories. The trek includes a tour of Hoover’s deteriorating farm, reflections on rural life, and a look at local legacies and notable county natives.
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Mr. Hoover
Missouri
Spide
Lloyd
Rais
Postwar Marriage Advice for Returning Soldiers
Kathleen Norris urges couples to endure six to twelve months of doubt after a husband returns from overseas. A letter from Bill describes strain with his wife and mother, then advises staying, rebuilding at home, and pursuing studies to strengthen the marriage.
Hold On a Little While
A returning soldier finds his wife transformed by war. Once timid and grieving after their first child’s death, Dorothy now enjoys social life and works part time at a dry goods firm. They contemplate whether to stay married as both endure change and await time to heal.
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Popeyed
Rip van Winkle
Washington Heights
Nellie
Opal
Saces Wiiter
Wowot
Dorothy
William
Miss Norris
Sailors plunge into hurricane sea in a death drift
Sparks dives overboard near Sand Key as a hurricane pounds the Florida Straits. He battles towering waves and drowning fear, recalls debt to the International Correspondence Schools, and endures a brutal, siren sea before a rescue-like landing in a ship’s kitchen where he feasts on eggs and bacon seeking relief.
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Parks
Combers
International Correspondence Schools
Sparks
Florida Straits
Gulf of Mexico
Dad
Value of Victory Garden for home food and health
A good home garden provides fresh seasonal foods and surplus for canning. It supports health and family morale and offers work, recreation, and education for all family members. It builds teamwork and teaches youngsters to appreciate the land and its products.
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Covenor Care Gs
Herbert C. Hoover
Willkie
Elwood
Indiana
Hoover
St. Joseph
Frank J. Sprague
United States
Renzo Davis
Grandpa
Dave
George Robb Ellison
Missouri Supreme Court
Harvard
George
Merrill E. Otis
Kansas City
Pendergast
Dale Carnegie
Ed H. Moore
Our County
Oklahoma
Josh Lee
Forrest C. Donnell
Dawson City
British Columbia
Alaska
Kathleen Norris
By Kathleen Norris
Correc
William Martin
France
Dae
America
Bill
Legion of the Dead
By Mark Pine
Orstary
Y Music Co
Seldon N. Heaps
Magr
W. CO
Beeake City
Ulan. Ee
Omee Wee
Cas
Salt Lake Desk Exchange
West Broadway
Gan Lake City
Utah
Snelpaardelooszenderspoorwegpetrolistuig
Begoodrich
Lydia
Pinkham
WNU
Pilla
Tela
USA
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