Farmers' Group Leader Rebukes Magazine Article
The Illinois farmer and United Farmers of America president rebukes a magazine piece on farm greed, defending producers against war profiteer labels, noting labor costs, farm prices, and OPA policy. He cites Jefferson, wartime actions, and calls for cost of production to guide farm pricing amid 1940s policy debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur H. Booth
Illnois
United Farmers of America, Inc
Iowa
Illinois
University of Iolinois
OPA
Elmer Thomas
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Senate
Washington
Polk Clean Up Drive Revives Speakeasy Days
Polk Clean Up Drive revives speakeasy memories as veterans and observers discuss liquor by the drink in Iowa. The piece notes past enforcement, possible legislative action, and political maneuvers around gubernatorial candidates Olmsted and Blue, with state liquor demand tied to beer shortages and code proofreading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk
Paul BK. Bumbarger
Iowa Daily Press
DES Moines
IDPA
Cedar Rapids
American Veterans Committee
Olmsted
Robert D. Blue
Blue
State Liquor Commission
Dick Lane
Butter Cache Found in Richford Field Smuggled from Canada
In Richford Vermont a cache of 2,500 pats of butter was found in a field. U S customs officials say the butter was smuggled in from Canada and not for sale locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richford
U. S
Canada
Inflation Hits Bowery Bums
New York story follows Joe Campbell a Bowery panhandler who returns to work as inflation raises weekly costs. He laments 30 cents and a few nickels barely cover a night in a flophouse while OPA money and rising prices strip away his easy living and battered pride. He notes fewer handouts as folks have more money but spend more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Richards
New York
Joe Campbell
Joe
OPA
Bowery
Panhandlers
Bowery Resident Describes Hunger Costs For Life In Bowery
A man complains that the current weekly cost of living in the Bowery is about $18, making it hard to relax. He notes people are enjoying themselves yet mock the idea of hunger, reflecting hardship and strain in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Bowery
Jail Shoes Rule Enforced at Greenfield County Jail
Prisoners in Greenfield, Massachusetts, must remove their shoes under a new jail rule after a prisoner used a shoe to smash a bright electric light bulb. The change follows previous disarming steps that already required belts suspenders and neckties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield, Mass
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Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Gerald Landis
Indiana
New Bedford
Mass
Rosa Rodgers
Antoine
John É —— ‘Deere
MIEHE
John Deere
Mous
Minnesota
Doren
Padie
King & Preston Lbr. Co
Iewa
Daily Register
Overturfe
Idaho
Oregon
Iowa Development Commission
George Olmsted
Charles D. van Werden
Winterset
Republican State Central Committee
Alice E. Figg
Conditioned
Oelwein
Paul Stewart
Pete
Shoe Service
Fes
Harry Beekher
Stazleton
Ee Anil Roe
Iowa Motor Company Oelwein
Ford
Ank
Uelwein
Zuber's
ZUBER
Towa
Oclwe
Gabardine, Lamta Cloth and Wills
Jainard
Dallas
Gabardine
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