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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1920

Page

7

Wool industry debate and virgin wool stock figures

Alexander Walther, president of the National Sheep and Wool Bureau of America, cites 4.006 billion pounds of virgin wool in stock or soon to be and notes US mills used 118 million pounds less virgin wool last year than in 1910. The bureau backs a tariff bill to require labeling wool content to expose reworked cloth.

United States Alexander Walther National Sheep and Wool Bureau of America Whane East Jackson Boulevard Bereas National Sheep and Weel Bureau of America Interatate and Foreign Commerce Committee Beth Keenes Congress Publc Byron Wilson Wyoming Wo Growers’ Association Hest Mince Aipp Walker The Fleece Antwerp Germany Alexander Walker South Africa South Amer

Wool prospects loom in talk on U S wool supply

Weaker supply and foreign imports draw concern from Weel Committee chairmen and industry leaders as they warn that Virgin wool is scarce and shoddy substitutes dominate. They note high retail prices, with blankets and textiles sold far above virgin wool value, and urge producers and consumers to unite to save the sheep industry.

Weel American Farm Bureau Federation United States Chicago George W. Wilber Ohio Sheep and Wool Growers America

Governors Named As Committees Form For Copper Truth Unity

The article lists officials including Alexander Walker of Atrong Hewat & Co., F. S. King of the American Rambesinet Association, and Menard E. Greene as secretary. It notes two committees to unify organizational efforts for the French Copper Truth in Fabrice bill, with Dr. J. M. Wilson heading the western committee and J. F. Walker leading the eastern committee. both are governors of the Bureau.

Menard American Farm Bureau Federation Menard E. Greene 3. M. Wilson Wyoming Wool Growers’ Association Minnissippi J. F. Walker Mississippi Dr. Wilson Mr. Walker

Fragmentary dialogue from a Prohibition era incident

A garbled exchange shows a man resisting control while a second Prohibition official ridicules him. The rough dialogue hints at coercion and a rival’s mockery during a confrontation.

California Senatorial Primary Narrowed to Three Corner

San Francisco August 90 Public interest in California primaries centers on the three cornered race for the United States senator nomination. Democratic incumbent James D Phelan is unopposed for renomination. Republican contenders include William Kent, former congressman noted for his advocacy of.

California San Francisco Calif United States James D. Phelan William Kent Congress

Louisiana Railroad Fire Lines Expanded to 200 Feet

State conservation officials report 1.5 percent of Louisiana forest fires stem from locomotive sparks. New law extends fire lines to 200 feet on each side of railways, requires plowed outside strips and burning of debris, and relies on landowner consent for entry onto private property to protect uncultivated lands along rights of way.

New Orleans Louisiana Ihe M. L. Alexander State Department of Conservation Traffe State Cooperative Forest Urania Forestry Division Department of Conservation Henry Hardiner Urania Forest Alexander

Prohibition Debate Quip By Adolph Mellermen

Adolph Mellermen, a brewer, quips that arguing with a Red is like telling a Prohibitionist a joke, underscoring partisan tensions in the temperance era.

Adolph Mellermen

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