High Wages and Crop Loans Stir Cost of Living Fears
The author argues rising wages and higher crop loan rates threaten inflation and higher living costs. He cites Leon Henderson and government price controls, warns of new ceilings on goods, and critiques wartime economic policy as defense demands push up prices while farmers gain, possibly widening the gap between wages and consumer goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Leon Henderson
Price Czar
Congress
Easy Entertaining Ideas For Summer Weekends
Summer years bring warm days and casual gatherings. The author suggests hosting friends at home with simple, delicious, economical recipes and themed parties. The piece promises ace-high ideas for easy entertaining that readers will want to try.
Dessert Bridge Menu And Related Recipes
A column presents a dessert bridge menu with Tropical Gingerbread and vanilla mousse desserts. It includes recipe steps for cream sponge cake and an orange chiffon cake, plus a two-quart vanilla mousse and peanut brittle variation. It references economic commentary by Secretary Hull and a past Peace proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Newspaper Union
Sow testing improves swine profitability and boar selection
H G Zavoral explains sow testing as a practical method for hog raisers. Record sows, mark pigs by litter, weigh litters at 56 days, and compare weights for culling and for choosing future breeding stock. Tested boars command premiums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Farm
St. Paul
Journalists in Washington Sparring Over Diplomacy
The piece notes verbal exchanges between Joseph Chiang and Mitsui Kato in Washington. It recalls Kato's remark that Chinese talk of peace is aided by American humor training. It adds that the largest telegraph office is in the agriculture department and cites a million dollars in year business from two major telegraph firms. It also mentions Kindly Draft, a young man registered for selective service in Aiken County South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph Chiang
Mitsui Kato
Kato
Chiang
Department of Agriculture
Aiken County
South Carolina
Lynn Slices of Motherly Party Food Tips
A compact reminiscence shares practical kitchen hints. The notes advise loosening pecans by boiling shells, using chopped unsweetened chocolate melted in cake batter, and substituting rhubarb juice as a base for iced fruit drinks.
Careful Wool Preparation Aids Higher Market Prices
University of Nevada extension expert C R Townsend urges proper wool handling to boost value. Dry fleeces, clean boards, and separate tagging prevent contamination. Separate carcasses include burrs and colored wool, and bagging by wool type improves attractivness and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Townsend
University of Nevada Agricultural Extension Service
Townsend
Food odors transfer in locker conflicts and dairy notes
Fragments cover farm life and animal care. Odors transfer between foods if temperatures rise. Youths on farms, egg uniformity among hens, cow fat production efficiency, bitter weed effects on milk, and Norway feeding woodpulp with fish meal are mentioned. A tip suggests pinching a cow or calf’s nostrils to make it rise.
Skua, One of the Airs Legends of the Atlantic
A dead great skua, a powerful long flying bird, has been presented to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. It was shot down in the Atlantic and the bird preys on penguin eggs and chicks. A famous British aircraft is named after the skua.
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Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Atlantic
Pattern No 8933 Designed for Various Eye Sizes
Pattern No 8933 is designed in eye sizes 14 to 42. Size 16 requires 644 yards of material. To obtain this attractive pattern, send your order to the listed address or supplier.
Household tips for maintenance and cooking mixed in text
Advice covers washing clothes to prevent smudges and periodic washings for clothes-lines. It suggests insulating basement walls to reduce dampness and preparing wood for putty with linseed oil. Bacon should be broiled on a wire rack, medium heat, then drained on paper. A cider sauce for pancakes combines sugar and cider boiled briefly for serving.
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National Farm
Home Hour
WNU
H Street
Washington, D. C
White House
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Europe
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Mr. Hull
Britain
Germany
France
Italy
Woodrow Wilson
Paris
Hubby
H. G. Zavoral
Lynn
Norway
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Te Ae Sre
Beaumarchais
Lemierre
Colton
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Cs Wep
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