Word: meats
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Premier Mussolini of Italy, a fact which he noted when defending himself against the specific charge of advancing $5,000 to a dealer who subsequently sold the city some second-hand trucks. One of the charges against onetime Director Succop was that he accepted "trick bids" from vendors of meat to city institutions. According to the prosecution, butchers manipulated such bids by offering fancy meats at 1? per lb., boiling meats at 30? to 50? per lb. The total bid would appear low, actually was high for the goods received since the city purchased no fancy meats...
...Soviet cities the State zagged by taking off the ration list Russia's beloved tea & cigarets, also milk, eggs, cheese, canned goods (except canned meat), candy, soap and knitted goods...
...Similarly Soviet cattle raisers may sell a portion of their stock for what it will bring. They rejoiced last week at Moscow's announcement that for the rest of this year the State will buy at its compulsory low price only 700,000 tons of meat instead of 1,400,000 tons...
Still rationed (purchasable only on presentation of a card) are bread, flour, meat, oil, gruel, sugar and Russia's beloved butter & herring. Men's clothing was not taken off the ration list, but the ration per man per year was increased...
...Music is the meat and drink of the people. I will lead street bands. I will give free concerts, when this Depression prevents folks from hearing music they must have...