Packers Profiteering Disputed by Five Large Meat Packers
The five major meat packers Armour and Company Cudahy Packing Morris and Company Swift Wilson dispute the FTC war profits report. They argue profits were reasonable and that the FTC misstates figures and omits context. They claim profits are small margins, largely reinvested, and that the industry is competitive with many other processors.
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Federal Trade Commission
Armour and Company
Cudahy Packing Co
Morris & Company
Swift & Company
Wilson & Company
Helpful Hints From Food Production Committee Boost Camp Supplies
A wartime bulletin calls for fruit juices and fruit jars for camp hospitals. Housewives are urged to donate via the War Workers room, with specifics on canning half gallon jars and not less than quarts. Recipes for cake and filling are included, ending with credit to Mrs. Hamilton.
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War Workers Room
Wheatless quick breads corn and oats and rice barley mix
A historical recipe snippet lists Wheatless quick breads including Corn and Oats Bread and Rice Flour and Barley Bread. It provides ingredients such as milk fat syrup eggs baking powder salt corn flour oats and barley flour with optional nuts or raisins and guidance to mix and bake in a moderate oven for about an hour.
Card of Thanks and Bank Financial Report Items
Card of thanks from Mr and Mrs J B Adams expresses gratitude for sympathy flowers and assistance during bereavement. Also a financial report for Leavenworth State Bank shows assets liabilities and notes including loans, securities, cash items, and capital stock with attestations by cashier Robert B Field and notary Lewis J Nelson. Black sweet cherries offered for sale by G A Hauber and C W Mauk. Echo want ads note running July 12 19.
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Leavenworth
G. A. Hauber
C. W. Mauk
Peshastin
Notice of Change in Barber Shop Ownership Mull Bros
John F. Mull announces sole ownership of the Mull Bros barber shop and will settle all debts of the old firm. He requests continued patronage and payment of debts to him, noting the change took place by arrangements this week. Dated Jul 12.
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Mull Bros
Housing Division Plans $500,000 Seattle Shipbuilders Program
The housing division of the department of labor intends to spend $500,000 in Seattle this year to aid housing for shipbuilders. This amount adds to $60 million already granted under a prior bill on June 4.
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Department of Labor
Seattle
Wheat and Lumber Forecast for Washington State
Washington State expects about 88 million bushels of wheat with a 110 million dollar lumber turnover forecast. Reports indicate crop prospects and lumber industry activity are solid for the period.
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Commission
Jane Wm
Allison Barry
Guy Hamilton
Mrs. Hamilton
J. B. Adams
Leavenworth State. Bank
State of Washington
Tong Isi Isiii
Ittecs
Guaranty Fund Board
Eccessecsererenene Sosoisam
County of
Chelan
Ss. T. Rebt
B. Field
Robt
Lewis J. Nelson
John F. Mull
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