Report: Farmers Dissatisfied With Postwar Price Policies
Reporter Ovid A. Martin reviews House food shortage investigating committee hearings in the Midwest and Far West showing farmer discontent with government price ceilings and fear of postwar demand collapse hindering meat production. He cites feeder doubts, program changes, and calls for equal protection as war markets shift.
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Ovid A. Martin
Anderson
Washington
House
Midwest
Far West
Rep. Anderson
D-N. M
Paul S. Kruger
Fort Calhoun
Neb
Charles J. Kaup
Dodge County
Five-Power Food Meet Set for London This Fall
London will host a five power food conference this fall with Great Britain the United States New Zealand Australia and Canada sending delegates. National Farmers' Union president James Twiver announced the plan at a farmers' club meeting.
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London
National Farmers’ Union
James Twiver
Great Britain
United States
New Zealand
Australia
Canada
Twiver
Farmers’ Club
Army to Release 30 000 Trucks to Farm Buyers
Secretary Stimson said the War Department will release about 10 000 light and 20 000 medium trucks by August 1 to aid farming transport. A survey is under way to see how many more trucks can be freed beyond the 30,000. Most units were built for military use in 1940 41 and 42.
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Washington
INS
War Stimson
War Department
Stimson
War Food
Marvin Jones
Underground Cold Storage Plant Opens in Kansas
The War Food administration finished a twelve acre underground ice box beneath Atchison, Kansas, with three giant compressors cooling the 9,000,000 cubic foot limestone mine. Stockpiling food is planned in about 30 days, though manager Phil Eckles did not specify a date. Senator Hugh Mitchell questioned the project, citing prior concerns about its effectiveness.
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Atchison
Ceiling prices for apples rise during 1945 period
Washington AP reports the 1945 apple ceiling will be boosted by 60 cents a bushel f o b shipping points from Monday through July 20. The fruit crate and load price climbs to 3.45 a bushel. Retail ceiling increases about 1.375 cents per pound, but remains slightly below the June level.
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Washington
CPA
OPA Sets Potato Prices For Midseason Crops
The OPA announced on Monday that prices for this year's intermediate and late crop white potatoes will follow those in the July 15 31 1944 period. The agency said the move provides sellers and buyers with ample notice.
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Washington
OPA
DeHaven, Former Feed Association Head, Dies
John DeHaven, 63, president and chairman of Allied Mills since 1941 and former chairman of the American Feed Manufacturers' Association, died Monday in Highland Park, Illinois. A Philadelphia native, he was a prominent figure in the feed and soybean industry for 40 years. Survived by his widow and son John Jr. Services in Evanston, Illinois, Thursday.
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Highland Park, Ir
John DeHaven
Allied Mills, Inc
American Feed Manufacturers’ Association
DeHaven
Philadelphia
John
Evanston
Secret Grain Deals Under Fire in CCC Probe
Washington insiders say a possible Senate inquiry could probe secret grain purchases by the Commodity Credit Corporation and their impact on wheat and cotton prices. Senator Thomas predicts action after testimony on a discontinued CCC policy that bought grain covertly, keeping prices below parity and prompting firings and calls for accountability.
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Washington
INS
Commodity Credit Corporation
Sen
Thomas
D-Okla
Senate Food Subcommittee
CCC
Agriculture Committee
Center Junction Co op Purchases Hotel Building
Center Junction The Farmers Mutual Cooperative Creamery association purchased a hotel building from Frank Preston of Cedar Rapids. The first floor will house the office and egg department, with potential second floor conversion into two apartments as a postwar project. The vacated hotel will be used for the association’s feed business. newly elected officers include H J Dirks president and Herbert Cox manager.
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Center Junction
Farmers Mutual Cooperative Creamery Association
Frank Preston
Cedar Rapids
Herbert Cox
H. J. Dirks
George Slater
Arthur Wilcox
Dean McDonald
Orla Dawes
Allison Fishwile
John Rickels
Home Economics Assistants Named in Iowa Counties
Three senior home economics students at Iowa State college began temporary summer war emergency assistant posts in eastern Iowa counties. Betty Praeger of Belmond, Donna Westlie of Dunkerton, and Norma Jean Dudley of Panora were named by Miss Louise Rosenfeld of Ames. They trained at Ames last week to assist county extension home economists and gain extension-work experience before graduation.
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Iowa State College
Iowa
Louise Rosenfeld
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Betty Praeger
Belmond
Linn County
Donna Westlie
Dunkerton
Benton County
Norma Jean Dudley
Panora
Scott County
Miss Rosenfeld
Sai
Anderson Plans Meat Distribution Expansion
Representative Anderson of New Mexico outlined a Patman amendment to the price control act authorizing the agriculture secretary to license small slaughtering plants with approved sanitary facilities. The plan could permit processing surplus cattle in states like Texas, shipping meat to shortages in metropolitan areas such as New York, and involve government purchase and redistribution to combat black market activity and ensure legitimate disposal.
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Washington
Rep
Anderson
D-N.m
Secretary of Agriculture
Patman
House
Texas
Senate
New York
Marengo Quarters Sell for 187.50 An Acre
Walter Bladen bought a 160 acre farm five miles southwest of Marengo in a partition action for 187.50 per acre. In Troy Mills, Harry Parson purchased a 66 acre farm from William Andrews for 9,000 with possession immediate. Joseph Popossa sold a 64 acre farm one mile northeast to a Cedar Rapids buyer with immediate possession and will move to Center Point.
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Marengo
Walter Bladen
Here
Troy Mills
Harry Parson
Coggon
William Andrews
Joseph Popossa
Cedar Rapids
Popossa
Center Point
Zone System Adopted for Poultry Pricing Across Regions
Washington AP reports the Office of Price Administration installed a new zone based pricing scheme for poultry. The move follows a 1.26 cent per pound rise in young chicken prices and sets regional ceilings effective July 1. Ducks are excluded from the new ceilings and two price tables cover turkeys and other poultry with zones varying by geography.
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Washington
OPA
South Dakota pig crop set to rise in 1945
Sioux Falls report estimates 1945 South Dakota pig crop will be 15 percent above 1944 but 28 percent below the record 1943. Spring pig crop placed at 2,059,000 head, with fall production lifting the total to about 2,500,000.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota
State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
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Dept
Farm Bureau
Sixth Farm Bureau District
Raymond Sayre
Ackworth
State Farm Bureau
Vernon Heerner
Toddville
Wayne Tyler
Loren Airy
Merle E. Garmoe
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DIAL
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WMT
WFA
Kansas
Carload
E. Cohn & Sons
Center Junction Co-op
Betty Proeger
Chicson Times, Inc
Lichty
DRUC
Second Street
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LYONS
VICK
Vaporub
May
Zemo
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Thorston & Minor
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