Drought Relief Urgency Grows for Over Two Million Farm Families
Washington reports drought threatens more than 2,000,000 people on farms and rural communities with 500,000 families needing relief before winter. Dakota region sees the worst destitution with 120,000 farmers to be aided. WPA officials deny any fixed relief cap as winter nears. The Mississippi River flow drops and railroads report heavy losses, underscoring widespread distress.
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Mississippi
Geological Survey
St. Louis
Santa Fe Railroad
Chattanooga Building Workers Win Pay Boost
The wage strike ending in a wage increase for building trades in Chattanooga Tennessee, with Lee Worlick returning as contractor and union recognition secured. The current rate stays at zero until October and rises to 45 cents thereafter, via hiring through the local union business agent.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
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Lee Worlick
Building Laborers’ Union
Housing Shortage Demands 1.32 Million Homes Annually
The American Federation of Labor survey warns the U.S. must build about 1,320,000 new homes each year through 1995 to address a severe housing shortage. Private industry cannot meet the demand. a broad government plan to aid low-cost housing is urged. The analysis cites WPA employment data and contrasts past private output with the needed unprecedented scale.
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America
Roosevelt to Offer Government Crop Insurance to Farmers
Rumors solidify that the Roosevelt administration plans government crop insurance. Farmers would pay actuarial premiums, with durable crops insured and grains stored for scarcity. The plan aims to curb overproduction after past price crashes while states may take over elements of conservation.
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Federal Farm Board
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Supreme Court
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