Farm Census Goes Forward With School Involvement
Elizabeth Sutherland announces a nationwide farm census for February 10 to 15 to assess farm labor needs and agricultural resources. Rural teachers and pupils will collect farm data, with county and state offices tabulating figures for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Elizabeth Sutherland
Ech
Perrson
United States Department of Agriculture
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State College
State Farm
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Lima Children Endorse Thrift Campaign With Wartime Letters
Lima school children write about supporting the war effort through thrift stamps and saving money. One letter details buying thrift stamps instead of Youth's Companion and saving sugar, while another outlines earning money from chores and saving for victory.
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Lima
Sam
Papa
Marion Merrell
Valentines Day gift ideas from Tribune Book Store
The article promotes a large Valentine assortment at Tribune Book Store for February 14. It highlights Cupid, heart and artistic designs for all ages and urges readers to observe St. Valentine’s Day in proper spirit.
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Dan Cupid
Valentine
County officials launch campaign in Chouteau county
Mr. H. P. Miller county director and Miss Milliken county superintendent begin a strong campaign in Chouteau county. Miller operates headquarters with two stenographers and the superintendent assists. The text notes 16 cantonments for training soldiers cost 1,384,000,000 dollars with 2.98 percent net profit to contractors.
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Chouteau County
Women for Farm Work in Montana
Bozeman federal agent E L Currier says wartime need may push thousands of women into regular farm labor. He cites Britain's Land Army and examples from Vassar College and Mt Kisco New York showing women performing plowing, planting, milking and other tasks at pay parity with men as farmers struggle to hire. He argues farms must organize available labor including women and retirees to boost production and win the war.
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E. L. Currier
Bozeman
Montana
England
Canada
Women's Land Army
Great Britain
Vassar College
Mt. Kisco
N. Y
Corn Will Win Democracy's War Mainstay in Crisis
U S officials say a 3 000 000 000 bushel corn crop will save the world food situation as surplus wheat is shipped to Europe. Corn meal and corn products gain prominence with housewives mixing corn meal in bread and corn oil appearing for frying, while corn's role as national staple grows during war.
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America
United States Food Administration
Valley Forge
Europe
Made in Germany Lies Circulated in Canada
Canada reports widespread false stories damning food control measures. The Canadian food controller says such tales undermine public trust and threaten food conservation efforts, urging citizens to avoid spreading unfounded rumors about seizures of home canned goods and related scares.
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Germany
Canada
United States Food Administration
United States
Canadian Food Controller
Food Administration Calls for Voluntary Kitchen Savings
The United States Food Administration emphasizes no royal road to food conservation. It urges voluntary action by all citizens, distributing the burden across 20 million kitchens 20.9 million dinner tables and 2 million commerce establishments through minute savings and substitutions.
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James E. Burt
Valentines
Tribune Book Store
North Idaho
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