Warns U.S. of crop shortage, Washington, D.C. Aug. 12. The country will be faced with the worst crop shortage in years during 1936, according to Joseph A. Becker, chairman of the crop reporting board of the Department of Agriculture. Shortage of corn will be the worst since 1881 and potatoes will al

Speculation in food, Washington, D.C. Sept. 29. When the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936 took effect last week, the responsibility for their enforcement was put in the hands of Dr. J.W.T. Duvel, who for eleven years has administered the preceding legislation, the Grain Futures Act.

Chairman of Crop Reporting board. Washington, D.C., Aug. 13. William F. Callander, Chairman of the Crop Reporting Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 8/13/37 *William Forest Callander

Seeks method to prevent defrauding of public by so-called commodity counselors. Washington, D.C., Aug. 1. Presiding at a meeting of representatives of six major commodity exchanges with Department of Agriculture officials today, Assistant Secretary Harry L. Brown laid before the group recommendation

Administrator of N.Y. Milk Marketing Agreement. Washington, D.C., Aug. 29. Erske M. Harmon, recently appointed administrator of the New York Milk Marketing agreement, has assumed his new duties as the U.S. Department of Agriculture here, 8/29/38

Collects RFC loans. Washington, D.C., Aug. 17. Responsibility for the collection of loans made by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation falls on the shoulders if Henry A. Mulligan, Treasurer of the agency. How well he has done his job is indicated by the record of the last few months that shows tha

Old Bureau ready to do work of proposed economics agency. Washington, D.C., May 6. Dr. Alexander V. Dye, Director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce, which has had its appropriation reduced to less than half what it was in 1932, today said his Bureau is ready and

Wallace endorses new AAA. Washington, D.C., May 28. Appearing before the House Agricultural Committee today, Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace flatly endorsed the proposed act "Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1937" which was recently drawn up. It has been estimated that the new program would

New Acting Chief of the NEC, Washington, D.C., September 10. A new and unpublished picture of Eugene Leggett, former Executive Assistant of the National Emergency Council, now Acting Executive Director of the NEC, aappointed on the first of this month. Mr. Leggett has been connected with the Council