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Summary
Article about the difficulty and hardship faced by Seattle produce markets because of a U.S. Treasury Dept. order prohibiting financial transactions with Japanese aliens in purchasing fruits and vegetables from them. Since 80 percent of the fresh vegetables in the Pacific Northwest are produced by Japanese farmers, many of them aliens ineligible for citizenship, Seattle produce distributors were meeting and seeking advice on how to handle the problem.
Title
Produce Market Here Hit by Treasury Ban
Author
Niendorff, Fred
Publisher
Seattle Post-Intelligencerr
Date
Object ID
1900.5091