Farm price control talks and defense labor shifts
National Grange president Waulvnewa D C Taber and farm leaders pressed for parity price safeguards in the price control bill while Roosevelt signaled limited acceptance. Inflation fears, selective control plans, and parity formulas aim to shield farmers. Defense labor dislocations rise with up to two million dismissals forecast, prompting retraining and plant reactivations as OPM coordinates subcontracting and new plant creation.
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Louis J. Taber
National Grange
Leon Henderson
Roosevelt
Henderson
Department of Agriculture
Taber
Defense
OPM
Floyd Odlum
Odlum
Civilian Defense effort and diplomatic visits highlighted
Mayor LaGuardia attended a United Women’s Organizations meeting in Washington and discussed civilian defense coordination with groups across the country. The diary notes meetings with Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt, regional social security directors, and responses to postcards about private matters. Also described are a radio program transcription by Freedom’s People with Dr. Studebaker and Dr. Caliver, and musical selections from Lord Mountbatten and Noel Coward, aimed at boosting national morale and defense readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaGuardia
Washington
United Women’s Organizations
District of Columbia
Kermit Roosevelt
Seattle
Wash
Office of
Civilian Defense
White House
American Women's Volunteer
Civilian Defense Office
American Women’s Volunteer Association
Social Security Board
John Studebaker
Ambrose Caliver
Freedom's People
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Lord
Lady Mountbatten
Lord Mountbatten
Noel Coward
London
Home Guard
Questions and answers on Roman rule and natural history
Answers address the year Christianity gained legal status under Emperor Constantine, whether forest fires affect fish via habitat loss and water chemistry, and the standard atmospheric pressure at sea level. Additional items define apotrophal stories, compare Black Sea to Lake Superior, identify the largest US city not on navigable water, name the author of a famous line about six honest serving-men, and name the Apostle of the Scots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Sea
Lake Superior
United States
Constantine the Great and the disputed authority
The list cites Constantine the Great as ruler with a doubtful authority status. It notes alkali ash washed into streams and rivers harming fish. It gives a pressure reference of 14.7 psi. It mentions Indianapolis and Rudyard Kipling and John Knox as items in the set.
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Constantine (the Great
Jakes
Black Sea
Indianapolis
Rudyard Kipling
John Knox
Two ears of corn quote from Swift on growth and politics
A quotable line from Swift on agricultural progress surpassing politicians. It imagines two ears of corn or two blades of grass growing where one did before, praising practical gains over political maneuvering.
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Swift
Wealth and greed blamed for moral failing by Tagore
A quotation attributed to Sir Rabindrinath Tagore asserts wealth itself is not evil but greedy human behavior drives vice. The line contrasts wealth with personal ethics and urges restraint.
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Sir Rabindrinath Tagore
Pattern No 8030 Apron Set For All Sizes
Saal Pattern No. 8030 offers an apron design in sizes 34 to 48 with fabric needs specified. The ad details trim quantities and ordering from Sewing Circle Pattern Dept, Chicago. Separate promotional copy highlights Washington’s character and urges gifting Camel cigarettes and Prince Albert tobacco to service members with festive packaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Uncle Sam
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Prince Albert
Is That Man Annoyed with You and The First Dollar Owed
A neighbor issues a passive remark about greetings and returns but the exchange focuses on a small daily grievance. A character notes the neighbor never returns anything while the narrator recalls the first dollar owed.
Soviet census lists 11 cities over 500000 population
The January 17 1939 census of the Soviet Union enumerates eleven cities with populations above half a million. Moscow leads at 4,137,018 followed by Leningrad 3,191,304 and Kiev 846,293. Other cities include Kharkov Baku Gorky Odessa Tashkent Tbilisi Rostov-on-Don and Dnieperpetrovsk with counts ranging from 833,432 to 500,662.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Moscow
Leningrad
Kiev
Kharkov
Baku
Gorky
Nizhni Novgorod
Odessa
Tashkent
Tbilisi
Tiflis
Rostov-on-Don
Dnieperpetrovsk
Also Mentioned on This Page
Waulvnewa D.C
Farmer Price Victory
Merry
American Association For Economic Freedom
Robert N. Wilkin Cleveland
Joe Laouis
Congress
North
South Atlantic
U.S.A
Denton Crown of Toledo
Jesse Jones
John Hertz
Maritime Commission
Eleanor Roosceel
United Women
Freedom
Moors
Saal
America
Daniel Webster
P.A. I
Caleta
Reynolds Tobacco
van Camp
Jon Ote
Columbia
Joanna Baillie
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