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...last week a pair of grand juries had succeeded in thoroughly besmirching the pretty picture of tall corn, prize hogs, rollicking State fairs and honest farmers which Iowa presents to the world. The juries' findings pointed to such corruption in high offices as to put the Democratic Administration of Governor Clyde LaVerne Herring in definite political danger in a State normally topheavy with Republicans...
...GREEN CORN REBELLION?William Cunningham?Vanguard ($2). Grim and unusual novel based on a tragically futile uprising of Oklahoma farmers in 1917. written in a manner reminiscent of the work of Erskine Caldwell...
With this record to shoot at, agronomists, farm journalists and Fair officials unanimously predicted that this year's Fair business would knock the spots off last year's. The Corn Belt Farm Dailies glowed with rays of "business sunshine." thanked God for good weather, the Government for good prices. These two factors were responsible for a grain crop up 80% over drought-stricken 1934, for cattle which, fattened on sweet lush grass, were selling $2 per cwt. higher in Chicago than a year ago. In Editor & Publisher, which issued a special supplement full of good farm news. Secretary of Agriculture...
Back from a 9,000 mile automobile trip taken to show his grandson the country, old (77), shaggy-bearded Leonor Fresnel Loree, canny president of Delaware & Hudson, reported Iowa corn and wheat "beautiful," U. S. businessmen "anti-Administration," U. S. railroads burdened with 90,000 miles of track which ought to be torn up. Said Railroader Loree, who thinks all passenger traffic a nuisance: "I do not feel discouraged about the railroad business. . . . The short-haul business has never paid us. Why should we fuss about...
Other deviations from wartime conditions: the menus for three meals a day for the duration of the maneuvers were printed by the Quartermaster Corps in a 41-page booklet. These included such items as oranges, milk, fresh eggs, cucumber salad, sliced peaches, corn on the cob, Rice Krispies, fish, ice cream, roast pork, potato salad, etc. Wherever possible farmers were hired to haul away garbage. Where soldiers had to bathe in creeks more than 5 ft. deep (two baths a week required) life guards were provided. Also 150 Army officer umpires were on hand to wave little red and white...