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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1940
Page
8
A dense listing of produce and livestock terms shows prices and items traded. References include wheat, oats, springers, heifers, cows, and case lots with scattered figures and descriptors from a Chicago market page.
The national defense commission includes Edward R. Stetinius Jr of United States Steel to supervise raw materials, William S Knudsen of General Motors on manufacturing, Sidney Hillman of United Clothing Workers on labor, Chester C Davis of the Federal Reserve Board on farmers, Ralph Budd of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy on transport, and Harriet Elliott of consumer affairs. Senate Finance Committee members Harrison and others push for broader cooperation as tax plans meet mixed reception. Wheeler calls it a stop-gap and Byrd suggests cutting government spending by 10 percent except for defense.
Fragments of a financial item mention stocks and prices with references to yield, capacity, and year totals. The readable text includes vague phrases about prices, produce stock, and a note on figures such as 42.08 and 160 percent, but lacks complete names, dates, or places to establish a coherent event.
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