Let Them Work and A Generous Disposition
An old farmer McTavish falls into a seven foot deep cold well. His wife calls for help as he asks the time and insists they wait for the boys to pull him up. Plodding Pete offers a favor while joking about borrowing money and panhandling.
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Pete
Secretary Wickard's Practical Farm Vision From Indiana Roots
In Washington Claude Wickard recalls his start at a Indiana schoolhouse meeting that launched his Farm Bureau work and rising to secretary of agriculture. He champions stabilizing pork prices by holding back sow breeding while recounting his mastery as a Master Farmer and his shift from farm to federal service.
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Carrol County
Des Moines
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Purdue University
Claude
State Farm Bureau
State Senate
Dés Moines
A. G. Black
Black
Triple A
Spain Faces Raw Cotton Shortage in 1940
Raw cotton imports to Spain during August to October 1940 totaled about 50 000 bales all from Argentina except 2 100 bales of American cotton. The volume covers little more than half of normal needs, signaling an ongoing acute shortage of raw materials.
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Spain
Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
Indoor plant boxes with kitten and fowl motifs
Patterns show clever box designs for indoor plants using plywood cutouts. Pattern 79207 15c combines kitten dog and hen rooster motifs with directions. Send order to the listed address.
Finland’s Postwar Debt to United States Slips But Grows
Finland borrowed 8,281,926.17 dollars from the United States for rehabilitation and relief after World War I. By now Finland has repaid 5,891,291.77 dollars, but accumulating interest leaves the country owing nearly as much as the original loan, about 8,126,622.86 dollars.
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Finland
United States
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