Three State Flood Loss Is Half Billion
Milwaukee based report puts Mississippi basin flood losses at 500 million across Iowa Illinois and Missouri. Soil Conservation Service data breakouts show 188.6 million crop losses 283 million soil losses 17.4 million urban damage and 9.49 million highway rail losses. Musser notes conservative methods and possible higher figures in future.
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Milwaukee
Mississippi River
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
R. H. Musser
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Mississippi
Musser
Einck Farm Near Ossian Sold for 135 Per Acre
Clem Einck sold his 105 acre farm northeast of Ossian to Palmer Johnson for 135 dollars per acre with possession set for March 1. The Eincks will retire after buying the Hanneman home in Ossian for about 5000 dollars. The Bepners plan to build a new house in the area.
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Ossian
Clem Einck
Palmer Johnson
Officials threaten famine if Europe fails to rebuild farms
Secretary Anderson will deliver a formal ultimatum to European nations at the international cereal conference opening in Paris. The United States warns it will aid postwar recovery but demand immediate action by each country to restore prewar food production levels amid high prices and ongoing relief exports.
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Anderson
Paris
U. S
Europe
United States
Dean Marston
Iowa State
Curtiss Hall
Ag Hall
Bierston
Iowa
Wool Snaps Out Of Doldrums in Boston Market
The Boston wool market showed strong activity this week as the Production and Marketing Administration reported heavy trading of government and private wools. Demand was brisk for well grown fine staple wools, with most action in worsted varieties and large graded lines from Montana Wyoming Utah Oregon and Egypt.
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Boston
Montana
Wyoming
Utah
Oregon
Papen
Boson
Bedell Shetlands Win at Des Moines Show
A black pony named Patton L owned by Heys Pony Farm Washington Il won grand champion Shetland stallion at the Des Moines national horse show. Reserve champion went to Gallant American owned by Frank and Bennett Bedell Cedar Rapids. Bedell entries also earned third in Shetland futurity and mare with foal, and second in filly foal.
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Des Moines
Patton L
Heys Pony Farm
Washington, Il
Halleck questions U S wool tariff policy at Geneva talks
House Republican Leader Charles A Halleck asked Secretary of State George Marshall whether the United States plans to push for lower world wool tariffs at the Geneva international trade conference He warned any reduction would greatly raise the cost of the wool price support program and noted Truman vetoed a bill on import fees.
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House
Charles A. Halleck
Congress
Indiana
George C. Marshall
United States
Geneva
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Halleck
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