Ten Most Outstanding Young Men of 1940 Display Leadership
The 1940 group spotlights seven leaders under 40 across business research and politics. Robert Boyer of Ford Laboratory and Edwin Land of Polaroid showcase innovations in plastics and light control. Mark Matthews heads the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, while Henry Heald leads Illinois Tech and Irving Perica forecasts weather methods. Robert Nathan maps defense needs. William Saroyan and Lyle Spencer drive cultural and occupational education.
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U. S
Leo M. Cherne
Research Institute of America
Cherne
Henry T. Heald
Illinois Institute of Technology
Beheads
Armour Institute
Lewis Institute
Irving Perica
California Institute of Technology
Krick Industrial Weather Service
U. S. Army Air Corps
Royal Air Force
Erick
Edwin H. Land
Polaroid Corporation
Polaroid
Cal
Land
Harvard
Mark Matthews
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
America
New York City
New York
Robert R. Nathan
Department of Commerce
United States
Great Britain
National Defense Council
Bly
Oren Root JR
Wendell Walkie
Willkie
Root
Dewey
Taft
Vandenberg
William Saroyan
Drama Critics’ Circle
Lyle M. Spencer
Science Research Associates
Robert Burns
Western Newspaper Union
Future Magazine
Robert A. Boyer
Lea M. Cherne
Henry T. Heall
Irving P. Krick
William Sar
Marketing of Live Stock Shows Increase in 1940
Marketings of livestock rose in 1940 with the American meat packing industry paying about 100 million dollars more for live stock than in 1939. George A. Schmidt, chair of the American Meat Institute, stated in the annual meat trade report that the three months were the greatest on record for that period. Despite large meat production, livestock and meat prices were somewhat higher than a year earlier due to improved consumer interest and buying power. Wholesale prices of some cuts rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Schmidt
American Meat Institute
Economists Predict Farm Income Rise in 1941
Economists forecast higher farm income in 1941 as war boosts defense spending and domestic demand for health foods. Government data show about 5 billion dollars extra defense outlays, with roughly half adding purchasing power for farmers. Surplus marketing efforts and producer-consumer campaigns aided consumption, while export markets may shrink further.
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Europe
America
U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Surplus Marketing Administration
Department of Agriculture
Secretary Wickard Remains A Practical Indiana Farmer Secretary Wickard’s rise from county farmer to U S secretary of agriculture is highlighted by his farm background and early organizing effort
In a candid profile, Claude Wickard, Indiana farmer and longtime farm reform organizer, recalls his first Farm Bureau meeting in a schoolhouse, his rise to master farmer, and his push to stabilize farm prices by encouraging sow retention. He discusses the pork market and his goal to smooth price peaks and valleys while serving as secretary in Washington.
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Western
Union
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude Wickard
Indiana
Farm Bureau
Wickard
Maine
California
Capital
Triple-A
Department of Agriculture
Wallace
Carrol County
Des Moines
Iowa
Purdue University
Claude
State Farm Bureau
State Senate
A. G. Black
Black
Triple A
Spain Faces Cotton Shortage With Argentine Supply
Raw cotton receipts in Spain for August to October 1940 totaled about 50 000 bales, all Argentine with 2100 bales from the United States. The volume covered little more than half of normal three month needs, highlighting an acute raw material shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
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Baukhage
National Farm
Home Hour
Wiltshire
Anthony Hurd
United Kingdom
Germany
Daniel F. O’brien
Massachusetts Avenue
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Cambridge
Edward J. Donahue
Massachusetts Ave
Ola
Theron Gate
Carver St
Boston
Bagisten
DEV
Mr. Business
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Consult
Joseph F. Higgins Co., Inc
Mass, Ave
Mambor
Thorbiridgs Ui
Chas. H. Fisher & CO
Brookline Street
J. Frank Facey
Prospect Street
Clark & Reid CO
Green St
Tel Tre
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A. Anastasi Master Barber
River ST
Central ST
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