Good News For Wool Growers In Defense Needs
Washington reports increased demand for wool due to defense needs with mid November prices at local markets averaging 31.5 cents per pound, the highest since 1929, while the agricultural price index nears the 1910-14 level. Grain, dairy, and fruit indexes show varied changes. New Mexico price list includes wool at 29 cents and other farm commodity values. Oakland and Washington items note isolationist Senator Hiram Johnson opposing US entry to war and Secretary Jones advocating easy money policies.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
National Defense Program
Agricultural Marketing Service
New Mexico
Oakland
Calif
U. S
Hiram Johnson
California
United States
Commerce
Jones
Must Report On Contributions To Political Parties
Maurice M. Milligan, special assistant to the attorney general, says individuals who donate $50 or more to campaigns but not directly to a party, and whose money is used to influence elections in two or more states, must file with the House. If the donation goes to a party or committee, the group files, not the individual.
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Washington
Maurice M. Milligan
House of Representatives
Milligan
District of Columbia
Communists Target Brooklyn College in NY Debate
Brooklyn College president Dr. Harry Gideonse charged that the Communist party uses the college as a sounding board for its activities. He cited a federal inquiry into campaign spending and said a small minority among faculty and students seeks to exploit the school for ulterior motives. Brooklyn College enrolls about 14,000.
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New York
Harry Gideonse
Brooklyn College
Communist Party
New York City
Joint Legislative Committee
American Student Union
Peace 'Continuation Committee
Roswell Auto Co Gift Ad Says Car Radios for Christmas
An item from Roswell Auto Co promotes car radios as a Christmas gift option. The short notice highlights a selection presumably available for holiday buyers and mentions the store as the source.
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Roswell Auto CO
Secrets of Baseball Owners Revealed by Lip Reader
Atlanta sportswriter Al Sharp hired a deaf mute to lip read at the minor league meeting hotel. He identified groups discussing baseball and named Giants manager John McGraw as the topic of a hot pitcher. The note describes Sharp’s plan to uncover confidential talks.
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Atlanta
al Sharp
Atlanta Constitution
Sharp
John McGraw
McGraw
Giants
Dies committee to issue four more papers before expiration
Chairman Dies announced that four additional papers dealing with subversive forces would be issued by the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities before its authority expires January 3. He described one as a crackerjack on the Italians and another on general propaganda by all agents, withholding details of the remaining two.
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Washington
Dec
Dies
D-Tex
Ces
House Committee of unAmerican
Propa
United States
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