My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Monday, May 14, 2018
Hemp For the War Effort in DeKalb County
From the April 25, 2018, MidWeek "Looking Back."
1943, 75 Years Ago.
"Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones announced that the Defense Plant Corporation had authorized eight contracts with the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide eight hemp processing plants, two of which will be built in DeKalb County.
"The two plants which will be built in this county will be located in Kirkland and Shabbona."
Hemp for the War Effort. --GreGen
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