Government To Back Up Prices In Farm Aid Plan
Senate Agriculture Committee in Washington unanimously approved a Bankhead bill to use Government loans to raise prices for cotton wheat corn tobacco and rice. It aims to provide parity by placing a floor under prices with rigid planting and marketing rules for farmers. The plan would set wheat loans near 1.05 a bushel and corn loans around 71 cents versus current market levels.
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Washington
Bankhead
Dem
Ala
Edward A. O’neal
The
American Farm Bureau
S. H. Jones Store Ad Promises Bargains For All
A rambling sales pitch extols S. H. Jones' Store offerings with prices for 2 pounds of cakes 24 cents and 1 pound for 1 cent total 25 cents cigars 3 for 5 cents peanut brittle candy 10 cents a pound women's shoes 79 cents hats belts shirts coats and more all touted as cheap groceries and apparel temptations inviting customers to come in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
S. H. Jones
Bill
Mary
John D. Stetson
Taxpayers Group Attends Annapolis Hearing
A large Dorchester county attendance joined many businessmen farmers and real estate leaders in Annapolis to testify before the Ways and Means Committee on Senator Roe's bill to end the state real estate tax. Dorchester delegates named include William J. Thomas Robert Johnson Alex Peterson Fred Lewis A Austin E S Hubbert Roy S. Melvin and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorchester County
Annapolis
Ways and Means Committee
Senator Roe
Real Estate Board of
Baltimore City
William J. Thomas
Robert Johnson
Alex
Herring Run Declared Sure Sign of Spring
The 1941 sprint commercial fishing season opens as herring begins its first run. Fishermen report early catches signaling the season's start and economic activity in coastal ports.
First Herring Signals Spring On The Shore
Egbert L. Quinn City Councilman notes the first run of herring as a herald of spring amid wartime worry. He says Eastern Shore residents await the season with both habit and preference for the lowly fish, contrasting shad’s popularity with the coming of warmer days.
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Egbert L. Quinn
Quinn
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Cambridge, Maryland
Taxpayers’ Group
Beth
Flint
Mich
Brooks Brothers
BUICK
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the Easton Journal
Easton
Maryland
BOY Scouts of America
Dark Avenue
New York, N.Y
Edward L. Meridith
International Trucks
Gay Street
Old Fire House
Heart of
Baltimore
Leave
Dary
Sun
Pier 5
Light Street
Iiva
Baltimore & Eastern R. Ru
Delaware Pile, Inc
Apply Circle
St. Michaels Road
Easton, Md
Junk Cars
Jacob W. Cohen
Dover St
Phillips Hardware
Apex Vacuum Cleaners
Eureka Vacuum Cleaners
Hoover Vacuum Cleaners
Universal Electric Irons
Phillips Hardware CO
Wimpep
Cambridge
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