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...President Roosevelt declared that a prime New Deal objective was to raise commodity prices to the level of the ''normal'' year 1926. Last spring, when the commodity price level (Bureau of Labor Statistics) was still only 88% of the 1926 norm. President Roosevelt announced that commodity prices in general and steel and copper prices in particular were too high. His remarks precipitated a worldwide slump in commodity prices, which have fallen almost steadily since, were last week back to 80% of the 1926 norm.* Last week Franklin Roosevelt once more delivered himself on commodity prices...
Campaigns have also been made for turkeys, walnuts, dried fruit, apples, avocados, eggs. In many of them independent stores have also played a part. This year campaigns have already been planned for eggs, rice, potatoes. Because the 1937 bean crop is 23% greater than the 1928-32 norm, chain-store house organs last week sloganed: "Make America bean appreciative." Said Printers' Ink: "These campaigns have demonstrated that farm relief can be practical. . . . Here is a partnership of producers and distributors that has brought producers and consumers closer together, with a taste of prosperity for the farmer, but, unlike taxes...
...epicurean was whether the University would continue the present policy throughout the year in an attempt to defy rising prices of meat and similar commodities. At present the cost of the college's food bill has risen fifteen percent. Unless this upward turn ceases and backs down to the norm, the college may find it necessary to increase the rates and also lower the quality. The latter possibility is almost as intolerable as sand...
Judging from the holes that graduation made in the team, a lot of spirit and hard work will be necessary. Milt Green was consistently good for three first places. Norm Cahners won a lot of points. Dick Johnson was as good a javelin thrower as there was in the east. Then there was John Dorman in the middle distance runs. Gorry Downer, Bob Hall, Mal Millard, and even Bob Playfair once in a while...
...tear well nigh unfillable holes in the Varsity forces. Among those who will run their last races in the I.C.A.A.A.A. Meet and in the Olympic sectional trials--not many will go beyond them--are Milt Green, who has been good for three wins in any meet, Gerry Downer, Norm Cahners, Bob Hall, and Mal Millard...