House approves farm aid cuts amid parity pledge
The March 13 roll call trimmed about 60 million from the agriculture appropriation bill over nondefense items. Major reductions hit administration and travel funds with farm security cuts and limited tenancy loans. Congress backed parity guarantees for wheat cotton corn rice and tobacco and debated wage controls amid broader war-time policy shifts.
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House
Department of Agriculture
Florida
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Farm Security Administration
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
Agriculture
Tarver
Senate
Snow Shoes in Xenophon Anabasis Referenced
The article notes Xenophon’s Anabasis as the first to mention snow transportation using enlarged shoes on horses, describing Armenian travelers crossing mountain passes with this gear.
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Xenophon
Relief Society party noted in Bennington
Bennington report notes the Relief Society annual party on March 17. Local visitors include Dick Kunz from Wardboro and Ellis Straw from Montpelier visiting last week.
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The
Relief Society
Dick Kunz
Wardboro
Ellis Straw
Montpelier
Milk Bottle's Life Average Trips Reach 35
A historical note outlines that the typical milk bottle lasts about 35 trips before replacement. It highlights the bottle's reuse cycle and the era's emphasis on durable packaging.
Registration Notices for Bear Lake Idaho Precincts
Registration begins in March for the 1942 primary on August 11 with closing hours on the last Saturdays before the elections. Registrars for Montpelier and West Montpelier precincts and Fish Haven precinct listed along with precinct boundaries and registrar names.
Precinct Boundaries Mapped for Bear Lake Area Elections
The document lists precincts including Sharon Bloomington Paris Lanark Noonan Dingle Liberty Bennington Geneva and others with detailed compass routes and township references in Bear Lake County Idaho. Registrars named include Mrs Edgar Poulsen Mrs Mary Hymas Mrs Eva Crossley Mrs Agnes Nelson Mrs Hyrum Esterholdt and several others.
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Charles
Range
Boise Meridian
Bear Lake
Utah-Idaho
Boise
Mudlake
Utah Power & Light Canal
Bear Lake County
Eva Crossley Bloomington
Section
Township 14
Agnes Nelson
John F Barry Seeks Pardon From Idaho Board of Pardons
John F Barry gives notice he will apply for pardon or commutation at the Idaho State Board of Pardons meeting. The case concerns a 1940 robbery conviction in Bear Lake County. The hearing is set for the first Wednesday in April 1942 at the State House in Boise.
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John Barry
Idaho State Board of Pardons
State House
Boise
Idaho
Fifth Judicial District
State of
Bear Lake
John F. Barry
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