Government buys 300 carloads of onions for $63750
The federal government bought 300 carloads of onions from North Texas growers for about $63,750 and will ration them to charity clients as surplus. The deal was approved by phone from Washington with a price of 42% per 50 pound sack. Receipts start Monday with shipments nationwide from Garland as the chief shipping point. County commitments include Collin 150 cars, Dallas 72, Ellis 24 and others.
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North Texas
Washington
United States
Garland
Dallas
Collin County
Dallas County
Ellis
Over 8 Billions Owed by Farmers
Washington reports American farmers owe about 8.255 billion dollars in total debt. Mortgages on farm real estate total around 7 billion, with short term obligations at 1.255 billion. Short-term debt rose about 28 percent in late 1938, driven by Commodity Credit Corporation loans on cotton, wheat, corn and other commodities. Real estate debt has fallen more than 3.5 billion since the 1929 peak.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
Peach Crop 1939 Expected To Exceed 1938
Washington reports the crop reporting board estimates the 1939 peach harvest will reach 61,863,000 bushels based on June 1 conditions, up from 51,945,000 in 1938. The ten year average from 1928 to 1937 was 54,151,000 bushels.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
1940 U S Wheat Setup Discussion in Brownwood
AAA officials and county agents from four extension districts met in Brownwood for the 1940 wheat program talk. Over 150 attended with 30 counties from San Antonio to Amarillo represented and 28 counties sending agents. The 1940 wheat allotment rises from 55 million to 62 million acres, Texas gaining 1 million acres. Howard Kingsberry and R H Nelson led the session.
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AAA
San Antonio
Amarillo
Texas
Howard Kingsberry
Bryan
R. H. Nelson
College Station
District 7 Aaa
Southern cities cheaper for employed families wage study finds
A Labor Department study shows five small Southern cities have 3.1 percent lower living costs for an employed wage earner than five Northern cities. Lower rents and fuel costs in the South offset higher clothing and furnishings prices. The typical Southern family spent 1075 versus 1136 in the North, with Southern rents 7.6 percent lower and fuel costs 34.2 percent lower.
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Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Elmer Andrews
Chillicothe
Ohio
Dover
N. H
Hanover
Helland
Mich
Little Falls
N. Y
Hattiesburg
Miss
Sherman
Texas
Statesville
N. C
Sunter
S. C
Thomasville
Officials from Amarillo to College Station in wheat roles
Officials taking part included E. R. Duke of Amarillo state wheat insurance supervisor P. C. Colgin of College Station wheat allotment statistician Gary Barnes of College Station in charge of the statistical department of the state AAA office and Shirley Taylor field assistant for AAA for district four. Sun Want Ads get quick results.
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E. R. Duke
Amarillo
P. C. Colgin
College Station
Gary Barnes
Statistical Department
State Aaa
Shirley Taylor
AAA
Elks Launch National Campaign On Aliens Citizenship
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks begins a nationwide drive involving 1,500 lodges to survey aliens and promote Americanism. Plans include citizenship instruction and a push for community-wide naturalization efforts guided by local Elks committees led by Dr Edward J McCormick.
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Union
United States
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Elks
The
Ells
Edward J. McCormick
Meat Roast Today vs Yesterday Methods and Tips
A guide to modern roasting compares yesterday and today explaining juicier tastier meat, reduced flour use, and gravy choices. It covers searing, oven temperatures, pan designs, bast ing, thermometers, and timing. It notes a 1938 Farm Show policy awarding counties $125 at the 1939 State Fair, with expected 100 county exhibits.
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Texas
Migratory Workers Face Squalor in North Texas Onion Region
Migrant laborers living in mud on two Princeton lots scramble between onion fields for work. Affected by low pay, disease risk, and displacement, they fear relief stigma. Farm Security Administration notes 150,000 such families in Texas. camps funded to ease conditions and aid tenancy transitions.
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Princeton
Texas
John Steinbeck
John H. Caufield
Farm Security Administration
C. A. Nelson
FSA
Raymondville
North Texas
Winter Wheat Crop Estimate Shows Decrease
The agriculture department forecast a winter crop of 523 431 000 bushels based on June 1 conditions and a spring crop of 145 000 000 to 170 000 000 bushels from March plantings. Last month winter wheat was forecast higher at 543 928 000 bushels. last year's crop was 686 637 000 and the 10 year average is 660 000 000. Spring wheat outlook relies on 19 500 000 acres planted, vs 244 164 000 bushels last year and 206 494 000 average for 1927 36.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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