Editorial Farms Saved From Floods Victims Rebuild Leota Bottoms Dike
Volunteers from many communities responded to a Sunday call to reinforce a two mile dike at Leota Bottoms on Green River above Ovray. Sheriff Herbert Buyder organized crews while Uintah and Roosevelt Stake Welfare groups secured volunteers to aid stricken farmers. Reinforcements strengthened the dike, and officials expected the flood crest to pass within a week, ending the danger.
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Leota
Green River
Ovray
Greenver
Herbert Buyder
DS Church
Uintah
Roosevelt
Abis
California Rivers War Echoes in Colorado Letter
The Moab Times-Independent relays a Colorado friend’s private note to the California editor of The Times-Independent. The letter discusses California’s water needs, Hoover Dam treaty, and potential political maneuvers involving Warren, Taft, and Eisenhower, urging careful voter consideration in the Upper Colorado River Basin.
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Times-Independent
Colorado
Colorado River
California
Warren
Taft
Eisenhower
Milliken
Watkins
Colorado River Basin
Moab ‘Times-Independent
Farm price supports urged as farmers face crisis
Farmers confront a financial squeeze despite predicted record crops. Debts have doubled since 1950 while net income is set to fall 3 to 5 percent, even as prices rise for feed, fertilizer, and taxes. Reform groups like Farm Bureau and National Grange face critique for representing business crops over individual farmers. Congress debates agricultural cuts, OPS struggles to curb price hikes, and grocers raise prices on shelf items amid broader agricultural strain.
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American Farmer
Washington
Congress
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
Department of Agriculture
Senate Agrculture Committee
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
National Farmers Union
Ione
Farm Bureau
National
Grange
Office of Price Administration
Price Controls Debate Springs From Capehart Amendment
The article argues there is little hope for price support law improvements as the Capehart Amendment blocks price controls. Consumer credit groups and appliance manufacturers, citing 3.5 million refrigerators and other inventories, push for retaining or reimposing controls to curb prices if needed, despite current suspensions and selling restrictions.
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Federal Reserve Board
Ufting
Consumer Credits
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