Serious unrest among farmers threatens food supply
The Post Office Department received 40 000 replies from 200 000 farmers nationwide warning that farm labor shortages and rising costs may force reduced acreage or farm abandonment. Respondents urge direct farmer consumer deals, labor wage reductions, and cutting middlemen to lower living costs and stabilize food production.
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Post Office Department
Washington
Texas School Delegates Meet to Coordinate State Education
Austin delegates from diverse Texas school interests gather at Governor Hobby’s call to discuss a comprehensive program for coordinating the states schools. The group decides against urging a special legislative session, planning to wait for the regular session next January to form recommendations for relief from teacher shortages and salaries.
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Austin
Texas
Hobby
Head of German Delegation at Paris Resigns
Paris February four The Council of Ambassadors issued a statement after tonight s meeting saying that the allies decision on Germans whose emigration is demanded for wartime would be sent directly to Berlin The list of war criminals was sent to Baron von Leisner and he submitted his resignation and left Paris The allies decision will be communicated directly to the German government in Berlin
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Paris
Council of Ambassadors
Berlin
Baron von Leisner
England Halts Cotton Imports Amid Pound Crisis
London reports indicate cotton imports were stopped due to a sharp pound decline. Some shipments were already turned back as nerves ran high in financial circles. Officials say Lancashire could be supplied from Liverpool stock until June 1, but workers fear job losses.
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London
Liverpool
Lancashire
Americans Murdered in Syria
Three American relief workers died while part of a convoy delivering relief supplies near Ismali north of Aleppo when attacked by brigands on February 1. The killings were reported to the State Department on February 4.
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Washington, D. C
Syria
State Department
Mali
Aleppo
American Committee For the Relief of the
Near East
Gen. Gouraud
Beirut
Me. Cutcheon
Rioting in Limerick Leaves Fatalities and Injuries
London reports a serious riot in Limerick last night. British soldiers fired on the demonstrators, killing Richard Dwyer a publican, and wounding a woman believed mortally. Several others were injured in the unrest.
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London
Limerick
The
Star
Richard Dwyer
Pound Sterling Dives to 3 19 in New York Market
New York reports the worst foreign exchange crisis with demand loans at 25 percent rate and government deposits withdrawn. The pound fell to 3 19, down 14 cents from the prior low and 31 cents from last week. Adjusted to dollars the drop exceeds 33 percent from the prewar level of 4.865. French Belgian and Italian remittances slipped to 15.50 14.82 and 19.10 with large discounts. Woodmen meeting notice appears, urging Columbus Camp W O W members to attend Wednesday night to discuss new insurance rates.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Columbus Camp
Farm Loan Banks暂停对新申请 放缓政策因宪法问题
农业贷款委员会宣布在最高法院就农业贷款法的合宪性作出裁决前,未来对联邦农贷银行的贷款申请全部暂停审核 但已在审中的申请照现行规章完成 该政策旨不挫败个体借款人计划 若法案被认定为违宪 将不可再考虑申请
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