Old line hired man vanishing in American farming
Berkeley report notes the traditional hired man who lived with the farm family and earned 15 to 50 dollars monthly is fading. Machinery and transient workers replace him, prompting calls to dignify farm labor again. The piece traces his rise from 19th century beginnings to today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
Paul S. Taylor
Taylor
University of California
Department of Agriculture
The Decline and Legacy of the Hired Man in Farming
The article traces the hired man from frontier expansion to retirement and tenancy, notes how machines reduced demand for labor, and describes shifts in farm labor practices through the 1920s to later eras. It cites Dr Taylor noting persistent needs in the Pacific Coast and Old South where traditional hired help never dominated.
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Taylor
Pacific Coast
Old South
Ford Plans Giant Postwar Planes at Willow Run
Dearborn Michigan Henry Ford announced plans to build giant multi engine cargo passenger planes after the war at Willow Run to create jobs. He said the planes could revolutionize long distance transport and noted Ford has first option on Willow Run, the $60 million plant near Ypsilanti now producing B 24 bombers for the Army Air Forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dearborn
Mich
Henry Ford
Willow Run
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Ypsilanti
Army Air Forces
Jokes and Anecdotes From Wartime Salons and Ranks
A mixed batch of light wartime jests and quips. A general and private exchange digs at status while a Salvation Army joke plays on age and piety. A Signal Corps group frets over chemists and danger. A boy recalls his parents near marriage while alcohol and sobriety color the tale.
Quick Change Bride Delights At Church Wedding
A young bride drew amused whispers as she walked down the aisle with one escort and returned with another. The fashionable ceremony sparked chatter among guests while the couple prepared for a joined future.
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Betty
Rural Exchange Sparks Corny Cow Joke
A city boy teases farmer Mr Jones about cows in a tobacco field saying they were under a tree chewing. The farmer replies with curiosity, prompting a playful exchange between rural life and urban perception.
Official in OPA Sends Proposed Order to Legal Dept
An OPA official in Washington sent a proposed order to the legal department to check compliance with the law. After a lengthy review the order came back with no legality comments but a remark about sentences ending in prepositions. The official retorted that such remarks are among the things he does not intend to tolerate.
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OPA
Washington
Legal Department
Quip about Parents Grandparents and Prejudice
A witty remark contrasts parents stepping in after grandparents' indulgence with prejudice as a lazy substitute for thinking. The line reflects a humorous take on family roles and biased thinking.
Word Definitions From Washington Via The Wall Street Journal
Efficiency Expert is described as a man without his own office to wreck. Lias on Man is a term for a hireable intermediary.
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Washington
Wall Street Journal
Divorce Divorce suit for Ruth G. Shelton versus Jack B. Shelton
Court citation orders Jack B. Shelton to appear and answer the petition by 10 a.m. on Monday after 42 days from December 13 1943 in Grayson County District Court Sherman Texas. Ruth G. Shelton is plaintiff and Jack B. Shelton defendant. Ground alleged cruel treatment. File no. 52373 A. Issued October 28 1943 by Clerk S V Earnest with deputy Nancy Drake. 4T-N.25
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF Texas
Jack B. Shelton
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
The Working Styles of Executive and Conference
Executive is a decisive leader who acts swiftly and is occasionally correct. Conference is a group that cannot act alone and often fails to reach a conclusion.
Who Am I In The World Of Pestiferous Ploys
A quip on boastful pranksters notes a Taft incident where a stranger rushed him with a misnamed greeting. Taft coolly replied you win and moved on. The tale shifts to a boxing scene where a battered fighter’s corner adviser suggests retaliation after a sly jab. The passage then shifts to Hanley Stafford, known as Daddy to Baby Snooks on radio.
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William Howard Taft
Washington
Mr. Taft
Taft
Slugger
Hanley Stafford
Snooks
Army Son in England Hears Weekly Broadcasts
A man in Stafford sent a cable to his son serving in England asking if he heard the weekly broadcasts. The son replied yes, prompting the father to ask what was heard. The son answered Yes, sir, in a sharp, humorous callback that left the father puzzled yet relieved.
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England
Stafford
Arta joke on rationing and old gas days
A witty quip compares wartime rationing to a poker game with "One Draw" Dan quitting at 4 am. The dialogue touches on gas shortages and judgmental remarks about women using gasoline in 80 unrationed days, highlighting dated attitudes.
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Dan
Joe
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Stephens & Bryant Insurance — Real Estate
Whitewright
Whitesboro
Whitewright Lumber Co
James H. Doolittle
Tokyo
Mediterranean
Food Fights For Freedom
Chart
Mrs. Doolittle
Salvation Army
Signal Corps
Paw
Maw
Arta
Xerxes
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
L. LaRoe & Co
RN Bell Telephone CO
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