Can New Floods Be Prevented
The piece argues long range flood prevention is essential after 1930s to 1940s flood devastation. It notes vast rehabilitation needs in Ohio and Mississippi valley areas, millions displaced, and high cleanup costs. It traces flood control history from La Salle to 1927 and urges permanent reservoir networks and land management to curb future disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Soil Erosion Service
Mississippi
la Salle
America
New Orleans
France
Uncle Sam
Louisiana
Lower
Marshall
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
Congress
Edgar B. Jadwin
Army Engineers
Pie Baking Champ Heads to Washington to Meet FDR
Miss Rine won a $100 prize in a pie baking contest with entries from Iowa Illinois Michigan Ohio New York and Missouri. She will travel to Washington to meet President and Mrs Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
Ohio
New York
Missouri
Rine
Washington
Roosevelt
Windsor Finances and Witty Dissenting Notes
ANTA MONICA CALIF By latest reports the duke of Windsor must start life as a married man reduced to a Scotional estate of only about 000 plus guaranteed annual remittances amounting to but a beggarly $100,000 more. The piece jokes about Mrs Simpson and domestic life amid political rumor and NRA revival chatter. It also hints at Alaska glacier resistance and a New York murder trial with a lawyer’s plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anta Monica
Calif
Duke of Windsor
Mrs. Simpson
Irvin G. Cobb
Alaska
Revell
Kitten Twins Pattern Ad For Wall Hanging
A vintage ad offers a transfer pattern featuring two kittens, with instructions for single and outline stitches in silk, cotton or angora. It includes chart, material needs, stitch illustrations, and finishing directions. Send 15 cents and your name and address to the Household Arts Dept. in New York for pattern No. 14 by 18 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
My Favorite Recipaeum Recipe Brief
Beat the yolks of the eggs and sugar well. Add spices mixing well. Pour in boiling water and sift flour to finish.
Sleeping position linked to psychological meanings
Psychologists note that lying on the back with legs straight, arms and face uncovered is interpreted as a specific sleeping posture. The description suggests a particular stance associated with mental state or personality readings.
Silent Power of Books in Simple Truths
A reflective note on books and enduring truths, arguing greatness lies in simple truths and the strength of character rather than ornate prose. It emphasizes that the most profound ideas are often the plainest.
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Cutley
Salvation Army
The
Red Cross
Universal Newsree
International
Portsmouth
Lynn
Mass
General Headquarters Air Force Base
Langley Field
de Sutter Twins
Chicago
Marion
Mercede
David J. McDonald
Phillip Murray
van A. Bittner
Clinton
Golden
Lee Pressman
C. L O
Coronation
Windsor
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