Farmers and Workers Align on Farm Policy in Letter
Seven signatories from two farm groups three labor organizations and two religious groups urge the President to defend Farm Security subsidies and grain below parity. The cross union effort hints at a new farm labor alliance linked to AFL and CIO, with John Lewis’s District 50 influence looming over future organizing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WNU
H Street
N. W
Washington
D. C
Farm Security Administration
AFL
CIO
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
Murray Lincoln
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation of Ohio
Farm Bureau Federation
O’neal
Lincoln
Ohio Farm Bureau
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Phillip Murray
J. G. Luhrsen
American Railway Labor Executives Association
L. G. Ligutti
National Catholic Rural Life Association
Benson Landis
Federal Council of Churches
Farmers Union
John Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
District 50
Labor
Patton
Green
Lewis
Heated underwear suits aid pilots high above cold front lines
The article notes electrically heated underwear suits worn by pilots at 30 000 to 40 000 feet, wired like heating pads to warm fliers once connected to a heating circuit. It also reports 5 000 000 000 pounds of farm products delivered to UN lend lease representatives as of May 1, with the Agricultural Marketing Administration accounting for 4 977 475 000 pounds bought since April 1941 and a total cost of 651 529 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
A. D. Black
Farm Credit Administration
South
Jonesboro
Ark
Memphis
St. Louis
Craighead
Quitman
Victory
Washington
United Nations
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Administration
Easy to Sew Button Upper Pattern No 8171
A simple two piece pattern with darts creates a flattering Button Upper with shoulder to side closures. Kimono sleeves keep it cool for hot days. Available sizes 14 20 40 42 44. Size 16 uses 314 yards of 39 inch fabric.
High Waist Dresses for Little Girls Delights Readers
The text promotes a high waisted children’s dress style featuring a cheerful dress, sun bonnet, and practical panties. It promises repeat use of the pattern for readers’ own daughters and highlights appealing, practical design.
Animal Oddities From A Far-Flung Menagerie
Capybaras are the largest living rodents with teeth strong enough to cut corrugated iron. The Steganopodes order includes pelicans, cormorants and gannets and they breathe through their mouths as they have no nostrils. Chow dogs and polar bears boast black tongues. Frogs and toads must close their eyes to swallow. Minks and weasels eject a malodorous fluid when angered, like skunks.
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Collier’s
Spice ration details and canning supplies announced
Lynn reports that a wide range of spices including cayenne red pepper oregano paprika and curry are available freely with caution advised for cinnamon mace nutmeg and ginger. Can canning supplies and five pounds of sugar per person are allotted. coffee tea cocoa may follow. Homemakers urged to conserve fats and oils and preserve fat for butcher use.
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Temperance Ag Innresture
Jack Spratt
Bankhage
Lynn
West Wacker Dr
Chicago
Morgeline
IOC
Italy
Sioux City
Cagetellar
Bishop's
Kelloggs
Harold Andrews
Gulf Stream
Florida
Kalloss Coss
K Lsw
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