Farm War News Highlights Idaho Farm Payments and Ceilings
The AAA office announces quarter one milk payments in Franklin county at sixty cents per hundredweight for whole milk and ten cents per pound for butterfat statewide. Two month deadlines to apply, with in person or mail evidence. Wage hearings set in Twin Falls Caldwell and Idaho Falls to review wage ceilings for agricultural workers. flaxseed incentives include a five dollar per acre payment plus No. 1 flaxseed support at three dollars per bushel and No. 2 at five cents less. All hay under price ceilings May to October with gradual increases thereafter. Spring clean up week urged to salvage materials for the war effort and reduce hazards.
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Franklin County
AAA
Idaho
Wage Board
WFA
U. S
Portland
Minneapolis
Red
Wing
Milwaukee
Chicago
Northwest
OPA
Bermuda
U. S. No
Department of Agculture
Franklin County Men in the Service Report
Cpl Nathaniel Keller from Mink Creek serves in the 12th Training Regiment at Camp Fannin Texas guiding civilians into infantry replacement roles. Sgt Allan B Stephenson of Preston receives Purple Heart after shrapnel wounds near Bayonne France and holds multiple ribbons. Apprentice seamen Swainston Garrett Renoux of Preston enlist in Navy Reserve. two other Preston youths also join Navy. captions include a thank you note to Gleaner girls for Christmas cards and candy sent to GIs.
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Camp Fannin
Texas
Nathaniel Keller
Mink Creek
Tyler
East Texas
Cpl. Keller
Adam Keller
58Th Battalion
Allan B. Stephenson
Preston
Barnes General Hospital
Vancouver
Washington
Bayonne
France
Ft. Douglas
Utah
Stephenson
Ft. Riley
Kansas
Camp Miles Standish
Mass
England
Belgium
Armed Services
Preston High School
Navy
Boise
Conrad Hugh Garrett
William B. Garrett
North State St
John Benjamin Renoux, Jr
Hazel R. Rorabaugh
East Second South
Naw
Ella Walker
Mary Sears
Gleaner
G.I
Reid Howell
War time commendation from 9th Armored Division units
Corporal Verl O Neeley of the 174th Field Artillery group receives a commendation from Colonel Joseph W West for exemplary supporting fires from December 16 to 26, 1944. The letter lauds speed accuracy and cooperation, reflecting high service traditions and noting Neeley as son of Bishop and Mrs Orville Neeley of Riverdale.
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Emma Ann Neeley
Wac
Bishop
Orville Neeley
Riverdale
Wakeman General Hospital
Camp Atterbury
Indiana
Tilton General Hospital
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Joseph W. West
F. A
Verl O. Neeley
174Th Field Artillery Group
9Th Armored Division
Weston Marine Lieutenant Leads L D S Services on Pacific Isle
First Marine Division church services are led by Lieutenant Gordon H. Goodsell of Weston Idaho. The 2nd-year Marine, not a chaplain, conducts Mormon gatherings in a canvas chapel in a Pacific island base. Goodsell, an economist prewar, served 19 months overseas and fought on New Britain and Peleliu.
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First Marine Division
Gordon H. Goodsell
Weston
Idaho
Goodsell
Joseph Smith
United States
University of Idaho
Albert Goodsell
Marine Corps
Marine Division
New Britain
Peleliu
Check Seed Before Buying Farmers Warned
Idaho seed buyers warned by state seed commissioner B Kuhns to seek labeled stocks. Law requires seed name seller address purity year grown and weed content. Cited case: 500 pounds alfalfa seed sold unlabeled and untested violating state law and OPA rules. Test showed significant shrinkage per cent.
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B. Kuhns
Idaho
Kuhns
OPA
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General Mills
Lego Milk Products Co
Preston, Idaho
America
John Junior Swainston
John E. Swainston
Naval Reserve
Germany
LDS
Cpl
422 Field Artillery Group
Pacific
Marine Chapel
Nyssa
Aes
Firestone
Allens Texaco Service
Evn
Dati
Roddy Kilowatt
Utah Power
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