Dickinson Seeks Farm Relief Leadership in 1930s Policy
Congressman L J Dickinson Algona urged Western unity behind a strong farm relief program led by a capable leader ready to push legislative remedies. He warned against mass production policies and centralization, favored a flexible farm board to adapt to surpluses, and cited government agencies as models for stabilizing markets while arguing current income shares favor producers and call for decisive action.
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Winterset
Middlewest
L.J. Dickinson
Algona
Madison County Farm Bureau
Dickinson
Federal Reserve Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Farm Legislation Forefront Among Coming Year
The speech urged keeping farm legislation at the forefront and predicted that treating farm interests as equal to others would boost the country’s economic welfare. The speaker emphasized protecting agricultural sectors as essential to national prosperity.
US farm price forecast shows declines versus 1926
Washington aug 16 a ins average prices this year for five chief farm products will be lower than 1926 levels per the agriculture department 1927 estimate based on june 1 movements wheat 123.2 cents a bushel down from 142.1 corn 73 cents vs 67.1 oats 45.4 vs 39.5 eggs 19.8 cents vs 25.2 hay 13.20 a ton vs 13.12 beef veal dairy also mixed cotton 13.9 cents vs 16.0 wool 30.1 vs 32. corn and other items show small gains or losses others noted but overall lower averages for several staples.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Department of Agriculture
Department
State seeks disinterment of Babe for evidence
Ralph W. Travis and E. J. Wenner pressed a district court petition to disinter the baby of Mr and Mrs John Knavel found in a furnace at John Deere Tractor company last week The petition argues the infant was older than claimed and could be age determined by physicians Knavel is free on bond for unlawfully disposing of a dead body.
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Ralph W. Travis
E. J. Wenner
Wenner & Meiser
H. B. Boles
John Knavel
Mulberry Street
John Deere Tractor Company
Hileman & Gindt
Elmwood
Travis
Knavel
Youthful Collector First to Purchase Lindbergh Stamp
Edward Lincoln Corton Jr aged 12 of 709 Third Avenue West was the first to buy a Charles A. Lindbergh air mail stamp at the local post office this morning from Ray C. Egggett postmaster. The blue stamp shows Lindberghs ship Spirit of St Louis across a line from New York to Paris and is about an inch and a half long. Other collectors may visit the stamp window while supplies last.
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Edward Lincoln Corton, Jr
Third Avenue West
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ray C. Eggett
Tony
Lindbergh
Spirit of
Post Office Department
Graveling Project North of Dunkerton Begins
The gravel gang started work yesterday on the northern Dunkerton to Fairbank road. Several tracks with four-yard capacity were hauling material. The northeast county section lies on an east west route, with additional work on the north south road portion.
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Dunkerton
Fairbank
Marys Little Lamb roadwork update expected soon
Evaluation of the Marys Little Lamb project continues with grading underway. Officials anticipate completion of grading and readiness of the road for gravel in the near term.
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Famers
Madison ‘Co. Bureau
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Industrial Conference Board
Babe
Ory
Scholl
Rhea the
P & Gsoap
Santos
LA France
Johnson’s
Alaska
Rosedale
Swift
Morton
ATIC
Ali
Thomas A. Edison
Lewellyn Park
N. J
Mary
Ham
Rath
Rath Packing Company
Alcazar
Paul Davis Dry Goods Co
Our
White Sea
Raccoon
Lauerman's
Lauerman’s
New York
Palm Beach
Minneapolis
Plisse
Lauerman
Steven
Wearwell
Sauerman
Woodward’s Butter
Waterbury
Laverman
Lauverman's
L. Kolynos
Woodbury
Ipana
Wright
Wilton Rugs
Axminster
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