From the August 18, 1934, issue

THE IMPENDING DESERT

Gray-yellow dust, borne on a dry, scornful wind, fogged out the sun over Eastern seaboard cities for a day last spring. People looked and wondered. Housewives were annoyed: more cleaning to do. Airplanes had to stay grounded. Port navigation was doubtful.

Then, the sky cleared, and business went briskly forward again. But people remembered.