New Field Supervision and Price Section Open in Texas
Administrator Peden ordered a new Field Supervision department led by Chas. L. Desel with a team of inspectors. A Price Section under John Hagan operates across Texas with 150 Price Interpreting Committees employing 1,000 people, issuing weekly Fair Price Lists in local papers to guide retailer pricing and consumer buying.
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Peden
Washington
Chas. L. Desel
F. T. Shepard
John DeLeicnerter
Charles O. Oliver
8. B. McDaniel
Henry Joost
North
Texas
John Hagan
Educaion
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Connecticut
Maryland
Vermont
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Chicago
Paris
Atlantic
Maine
North Carolina
Food Administration penalises multiple Texas firms
Francisco Garcia of Laredo closes store ten days October 27 to November 6 after selling lard wholesale without a license. Crus De Santiago barred from sugar flour and lard trades October 30 to November 14. W A Morgan & Brothers of Plum close two days October 22 and 23 for sugar profiteering. Juan Bouis of Brownsville fined with 20 day store closure October 20 to November 9 for wholesale lard without license. Prospect Hill Bakery of San Antonio closed October 20 to 27 for baking rule violations. Alamo Bakery of San Antonio fined four days starting October 13 for baking rule breaches. Dc H Boyd of Fort Worth donates $25 to Red Cross for sugar conservation violation. case kept on file with potential reopening for future noncompliance.
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Francisco Garcia
Laredo
Texas
Crus de Santiago
Herbert Hoover
U. S
W. A. Morgan & Brothers
Plum
Juan Bouis
Brownsville
United States Food Administration
Prospect Hill Bakery
San Antonio
Alamo Bakery
The
Food Administration
Dc. H. Boyd
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Fort Worth
Red Cross
Boyd
New Rules Limit Profits on Feeding Stuffs Under U S F A
Federal Food Administration issues amended rules capping profits for manufacturers retailers at six percent and four percent for jobbers. Margins fixed for cotton seed products rice polish rice bran dried beet pulp with cost and margin statements required between wholesale dealers. Retail schedules cover wheat mill feeds rice bran and dried beet pulp with state variations for cotton seed meal.
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The
Food Administration
War Camp Hosts Singing Organ Visitors
A gray car brings two workmen with a long box to a wary war camp. An organ arrives and entertainment unfolds as soldiers, fed up with war, sing Broadway songs and a familiar tune, sparked by the performers and a quick chorus. The men respond with surprising energy once playful requests shape a memorable performance.
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Broadway
Funds Will Be Needed After the War
John D. Rockefeller Jr urges continued support for the United War Work Campaign, arguing that the need for funds remains vital even if peace comes soon. He compares soldiers to college athletes, noting long postwar readjustment and the lasting value of the organizations providing friendship, occupation, and morale. He appeals to all readers to give generously to sustain these efforts for returning servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
United War Work Campaign
War Department
Official Financial Statement of Buckholts State Bank 1918
The Buckholts State Bank in Buckholts Texas filed its November 1 1918 financial statement with Cameron Herald. It lists resources including loans 46789.22 real estate 800.00 overdrafts 8766.60 bonds and stocks 1983.83 and more totaling 160518.75 with deposits and liabilities. The report sworn by President T F Hardy and Cashier T F Criswell on November 9 1918 before notary B J Matocha.
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Buckholts State Bank
Buckholts
State of Texas
Cameron Herald
Cameron
Real Eatate
Sester Avensierie
Real Esteate
Milam
T. F. Hardy
T. F. Criswell
A. D
B. J. Matocha
Milam County
Texas
Geo. T. Graves
Jos, Mondrik
J. H. Simons
LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN Offered Free Sample Bottle
A 0 cent bottle of LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN is advertised as a liquid digestive laxative by Paris Medicine Co. The product is promoted as pleasant to take and is linked to the company that makes Laxative Bromo Quinine and Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic.
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Paris Medicine Co
Grove
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Anych
United War Work
Ecea
Citizens National Bank of Cameron
Aria
Wrigleys
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