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Food Czar Davis and Tojo On The World Stage
A profile traces Chester C. Davis from Iowa roots to head of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and later the Federal Reserve in St. Louis. It also surveys Hideki Tojo as Japan's stern war leader, the Mussolini era in Italy, and Crown Prince Humbert of Italy, noting traits, careers, and public perceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
Robert L. Coughton
North Carolina
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Chester C. Davis
White House
Davis
Claude R. Wickard
York
Iowa
Little Grinnell
Clemson
South Carolina
South Dakota
Montana
Illinois
Grain Marketing Association
Cornstalks Processing
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Federal Reserve System
Reserve Bank
St. Louis
Assolini
Humbert
Italy
Marie Jose
Belgium