Treasury stance against market withholding to prop up prices
Secretary Houston told agricultural delegates that the treasury would not withhold commodities to keep prices high. Delegates pressed to revive the war finance corporation to finance exports, but Houston said the treasury borrows for current expenses and the war finance group could only obtain funds from the treasury, implying higher borrowing and ongoing public funding.
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Washington
Houston
Treasury
Treaury
War France Corporation
Satten
Vie
War Finance Corporation
Itik
Joan
Textile Industry Adopts Short Time
WILLIMANTIC October 14 The Willimanti branch of the American Thread Co will close for a week starting October 15. From October 25 operations shift to a three day week and 3 4 hour days, affecting 2,709 employees. Finishing department to run two days at 3–4 hours. Similar scheduling noted in mills in Fall River Holyoke Westerly and Whitmantic. The Quidnick Windham mill plans a 40 hour schedule next week. Windham Silk Co with 135 workers moves to four day weeks seven hours daily starting Monday. Holland Silk Co currently on a 3 3 hour schedule.
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Willimanti
American ‘Thread Co
Fall River
Holyoke
Westerly
Whitmantic
Maine
Officials Ousted by Chicago Board of Election Officials
Chicago reporters say five election officials were removed after a hearing prompted by complaints from six women members of the Three Arts club who were denied registration. The discharged were two Democratic women judges, a Republican judge, a Republican woman clerk, and Democratic women clerks. The board will add the club women’s names to the registry as students of music, art, and drama.
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Chicago
Poara
Vtha
Suffield Celebration Ends With Big Parade
Suffield marked its 230th anniversary with a forenoon parade ending the celebration. The Putnam Phalanx, Tariffville drum corps, veterans, schoolchildren, and military companies joined two sections featuring Suffield, West Suffield, Thompsonville, and Norsemen units. Nearly two thousand participants and twenty floats highlighted town history.
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Suffield
Putnam Phalanx
Hartford
Tariffville
Suffield School
West Sumferd Fre
Thompsonville
Park City Construction Case Delayed By Postponement
Judge Maltbie in superior court postponed the trial of Park City Construction Co against Boone and others over a building dispute. The defendant asked for non-suit after a three year delay due to requested postponements for witness location in Guthornig. Plaintiff must be ready by November 9 or the court will entertain the non-suit motion.
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Malthia
Park City
Dichagi Boone
Cuthornig
Maltbie
Jews in Lithuania organize to defend independence effort
A Kaunas dispatch reports the Jewish National Council of Lithuania appoints a special defense committee to organize Jews across Lithuania to defend Lithuanian independence. The committee issues an appeal urging all Jews to join the army and contribute to the effort.
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London
Kovno
Jewish National Council of Lithuania
Lithuania
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