Idahoan Named Chief of WFA Farm Machinery Branch
Leon B. Taylor, former Idaho AAA official and farmer, appointed head of the Farm Machinery and Supplies Branch at WFA to prepare claims for the War Production Board and oversee farm equipment distribution. The article notes his prior WW2 wartime duties and shifts within WFA and AAA.
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Leon B. Taylor
Idaho State Aaa
Farm Machinery and Supplies
WFA
Office of Materials and Facilities
David Meeker
Taylor
War Production Board
Idaho
AAA
Washington
Western Division
E. Dodd
Oregon
Agricultural Income Advances To A New High
The Office of War Information reports farm income rose from 49 to 70 billion dollars over four years, driven by higher real estate values. Farm real estate up 36 percent, farm inventories doubling, cash income up 119 percent, and farm equities rising by about 3.0 billion.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Department of Agriculture
Idaho Creamery produces record cheese and butter in September
Boise Idaho milk plants processed 1 918 000 pounds of cheese and 2 860 000 pounds of butter in September. Cheese included 1 495 000 pounds American 240 000 Swiss and about 152 000 pounds other types. Butter production ranked fourth highest on record while September burnings rose above the monthly average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise—Idaho
Pheasant Season Closing Dates Issued for Idaho Counties
Idaho Fish and Game outlines pheasant and quail seasons with bag limits and holiday shooting days across multiple counties. Specific short seasons run October 29 to November 12 in Twin Falls Cassia Minidoka Butte and part of Custer while longer seasons extend to November 27 in Gooding Jerome Blaine Lemhi and others.
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Idaho
Fish and Game Department
Twin Falls
Cassia
Minidoka
Butte
Custer County
Big Lost River
Fremont
Franklin
Onéida
Bannock
Power
Bingham
Bonneville
Madison and
Jefferson
Gooding
Jerome
Blaine, Lemhi
Lincoln Counties
Salmon River
Idaho Capital Display Center Sets Winter Boise Visit
December 2 to 5 will bring more than 40 national ladies apparel manufacturers to Boise as they showcase 1945 spring styles at the Owyhee Hotel. C Fred Mann says the event targets northwest dealers and shoppers during the four day display period.
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Owyhee Hotel
Preston
Idaho
Oregon
Boise
Fred Mann
C Fred Mann
Owyhee
Capitol City
Northwest
Ricks College pledges end in tie for Alpha Theta and Purple Key
Two weeks of social activity among Ricks College Coeds at Rexbury ended Monday with Alpha Theta and Purple Key pledges tied at twenty three each. Miss Edna Dalley of Dayton and Miss Elaine Nelson of Weston were pledged by Alpha Theta.
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Ricks College
Rexbury
Alpha Theta
Purple Key
Edna Dalley
Dayton
Elaine Nelson
Weston
Alpha Theta Elutt
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Utah
WEA
West
California
Commodity Credit Corporation
U. S
Claude R. Wieckard
Rural Electrification Administration
Everett.s Radio Service
South State
Persiana
Ed Carey
Turkey
Bert Childers
Bert
Industry Foundation
Petterborg Chevrolet Co
Idaho Creamery
Citizen
Ezras Lunch
Ashton
Mann
Idaho Capital Display Center For Fine Clothes
Bottuc
Eich
Eno Saci
Rela
Americas Upl Ag
Bestia
Stoker
Preston Bike & Sport Shop
Utah Power & Light CO
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