Midtown Society Scribbles and War-Era Gossip Column
A collage of New York socialite vignettes and light-hearted curiosities from a Seymour bar to Madison Avenue gossip. Notes on Ida Lupino sunburn, Babe Ruth hair growth, a Panama hat sale, and a Brooklyn navy yard shift, with snips about Postmaster politics and street-scene observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hersey
Hiroshima
Yale
Seymour
James Doolittle
G.ls
Sheraton
Ida Lupino
Sunny
California
N. Y
Jersey
Babe Ruth
Dobbs
Park Avenue
Broadway
Milton Reynolds
North Pole
Russia
Japan
South Pole
New York
Fije
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Picatinny Arsenal
42Nd
Main Street
Peggy Mann
Morse Defends Independence in Taft-Hartley Vote
Oregon Republican Sen Wayne Morse urges voting for legislation on merits, not polls or pressure. He cites his longtime independence, saying he will represent public interest even if constituents disagree, a stance he links to his legal career at the University of Oregon and War Labor Board chairmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Senate
Morse
Oregonian
United States
Senate of
University of Oregon
War Labor Board
Protect Old Buddies at Combat Service Bill Proposal
Three combat veterans a soldier a sailor and a marine are drafting legislation to prevent any enlisted man who served in combat as a commissioned officer from losing his commission later provided his conduct remains satisfactory. The lawmakers are Congressmen Ed Mitchell Indiana Dayton Phillips Tennessee and Donald Jackson California all Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Mitchell
Indiana
Dayton Phillips
Tennessee
Donald Jackson
California
Senators Hold Quiet Interfaith Prayer Meeting
A weekly Wednesday gathering at the capitol brings 5 to 15 senators from both parties for a 15 minute Bible based talk and open discussion. Guests include Ray Bellamy the senate doorman and columnist David Lawrence. No pastor, rotating chair, diverse denominations represented among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Dome
Senate
Ray Bellamy
David Lawrence
H. Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Clyde Hoey
North Carolina
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Owen Brewster
Maine
Ray Baldwin
Connecticut
Homer Capehart
Indiana
Wallace Tour Draws Pleas For Anti Truman Policy
Henry Wallace is praised on his Anti Truman doctrine tours but Pullman porters who know him doubt his generosity and personal generosity. One porter says Wallace is a big spender while favoring the colored race but not individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Economical Wallace
Henry Wallace
Pullman
Wallace
Pye
Luncheon Menu Woes for a Host
A friend laments the difficulty of planning company luncheon menus. She seeks reliable main dishes and desserts that please guests, noting she often ends up with options that do not resonate with the group.
Lynn Chambers Leftover Luncheon Menu Ideas and Recipes
A parade of practical luncheon ideas from Lynn Chambers includes Tuna a la King in Potato Nests and Chicken Loaf with Mushroom Sauce. Recipes cover mushroom sauce, rhubarb pie, baked stuffed tomatoes, banana cream tarts, and varied uses for leftovers to tempt diners.
CIO Leaders Tip their Hand in Own Magazine
Washington readers get a CIO News expose claiming union members press lawmakers to back labor reform. It notes delegations from Missouri Ohio Indiana and others pressing Hartley bill details and accuses CIO editors of biased reporting while attacking the free press and industry wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO
Washington
CIO News
Luther Slinkhard
Uaw-Cio
St. Louis
Missouri
House
Senate
Taft
Cannon
Karlsten
Ohio
Senate Gop
Lavelle
Ohio Group
Indiana
Maryland
Kentucky
West Virginia
Labor
Congress
Twohey
Daily
Free Public Press
Baseball Keeps Its Hold on Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson struggles between love and baseball as a wife urges him to quit to join her father in business. After a dramatic home run and fan adulation, he realizes the game is his true calling despite Mary’s objections and a looming choice between marriage and sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt
Mary
Red
Ary
Matt Johnson
Soil Health Tied to Human Health Says Dr. Albrecht
Dr. William A. Albrecht from the University of Missouri argues that soil fertility directly affects human health. He says soils rich in minerals produce crops with body building values, while depleted soils produce only energy and poorer health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Albrecht
University of Missouri
Insoluble grit assists chicken digestion in hens
Grit such as granite or river gravel aids the gizzard in grinding grains and coarse seeds to prevent impaction. Fine ground feed can pass digestion without grit. Oyster shell or limestone grit degrades quickly, increasing calcium. Grit is usually kept available, though some feed on a 10 to 14 day interval.
Worm control and hatchery tips from farm notebook
Instructions cover phenothiazine use to control stomach and roundworms in sheep with prior individual treatment. Advice includes keeping a phenothiazine salt mix in a covered trough before turnout, and dipping sheep after healing from shearing. Also suggests a corrugated paper fence around a chick brooder and a DIY pig castration rack to save time.
Erosion Hazard Seen In Nearly Every Month
Erosion danger is present year round with soil losses of 10 tons per acre in a month not uncommon. Mississippi records show a single month loss of 62,376 pounds per acre. The remedy lies in terracing ground cover and conservation practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sheridan Square
Gloucester On West
Ay Scrapers
Sutton Place
Intelligentsia
Neal O'Hara
London Times
The
Thunderer
E. Shoumatoff
Arthur Murray
Fulton J. Sheen
Henry Luce
Foto
Mathews
Boston Globe
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Lamger
Walter Kane
Kane
Dillinger
St. Louis Browns
Fifth Avenue
Madison Avende
Lynn Chambers
Lynn
Western Newspaper Union
Paul Mallon
Grover Heiman
WIN Features
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!