ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 7, 1936

• Dust Bowl - agriculture drought - heat wave
• President Franklin D. Roosevelt relief on the way ?

The top of the front page has a one column heading "ROOSEVELT PROMISES DROUGH AREA CASH RELIEF" with subheads and related photo. (see images) 
Complete with 30 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

Background: On July 7, 1936, news reports across North America documented a catastrophic turning point in the Dust Bowl era as the devastating 1936 Heat Wave surged out of the drought-strangled Great Plains and swept across the Midwest and East Coast, recording suffocating temperatures up to 106°F in New York City and 112°F in the Corn Belt. Dispatches highlighted a total agricultural collapse, as bone-dry topsoil devoid of native prairie vegetation acted like a giant thermal furnace, amplifying land temperatures, killing crops, and fueling massive dust plumes across millions of depleted acres. Coupled with the economic devastation of the Great Depression, these reports signaled a profound public health and infrastructure crisis—capturing widespread casualties from heat stroke, thousands forced to sleep in public parks to survive unventilated homes, and the harsh ecological reality that forced the U.S. government to enact sweeping federal soil conservation reforms.