California News Review Highlights in 1929 Civic Affairs
California reports 327 homicide total for the year and notes ten year total of 3,629 as aviation plans surface including a tri motor air ambulance tested in Sacramento. Red Bluff National Guard unit formed, Calexico trade values rise, Death Valley road completion, Fresno gas rates hearing, and a new Diesel cargo air express lines system planned with Pacific terminals.
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Aptos
California
Air Corps
Sacramento
Calif
War Department
Red Bluff
184Th Infantry
California National Guard
Irwin E. Farington
Marysville
Elmer L. Stump
Donald M. Smith
Paul R. Hobson
Calexico
U. S. Customs Office
Death Valley
Stove Pipe Wells
Mesquite Wells
Death Valley Scotty
H. W. Eichbaum
Stove Pipe Wells Hotel
Cottonwood Range
Bureau
California State Automobile Association
Scotty’s
Fresno
State Railroad Commission
Fresno Commercial Club
Z. S. Leymel
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Aircraft Finance Corporation of America
United States Aerial Express Lines
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
New York
Boston
Florida
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
The
Railroad Commission
Sheridan Street
Cota Street
Corona
Riverside County
San Jose
San Jose Business District
California Olive Growers to get first deferred payment
Acting Secretary L. C. Sears said members of the California Olive Growers' Exchange will receive the first deferred payment for their crops about April 1. Directors set the current exchange levy at 2.30 per ton, down from 2.50 and 5 in the past two years. The exchange handled 1,350 tons of olives for members in six local association groups.
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California Olive Growers’ Exchange
L. C. Sears
Sears
California lettuce crop shows excellent prospects for shipments
The spring lettuce crop across California was reported excellent by the cooperative crop reporting service. Season acreage is estimated at 31,200 acres, up from 26,150 last year, with increases in the central coast district at 28,000. Northern district 1,750. San Joaquin valley 250. southern state 1,200. Cutting in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties expected to begin early April and run evenly through May and June.
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California Co-Operative Crop Reporting Service
Central Coast
San Joaquin Valley
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
Santo Barbara
California alien land law limits fruit purchase to processing
Attorney General A S Webb ruled that Japanese residents in California may buy fruit for processing and resale but not fruit on the trees. The law treats fruit on trees as real property aliens may not hold. picked fruit becomes personal property. The Old River Farm Tract of 3,800 acres on Union Island in the San Joaquin delta was bought by California Packing Corporation for $500,000 and will be planted to asparagus.
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California
A. S. Webb
Webb
Old River
Union Island
San Joaquin River
California Packing Corporation
A.S. Webb
Delta
Statewide fruit fly survey authorized by county officials
County Agricultural Commissioner Ryan says an intensive fruit fly survey will be conducted statewide this year as a precaution, though no fruit fly was found in the state last year. About 107 workers will operate from the offices of county agricultural heads.
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Ryan
Lettuce shipments surge from Imperial Valley, SP reports
William G. Fitch, manager of the Southern Pacific perishable freight department, notes a sharp rise in lettuce shipments from the Imperial Valley in California. Current throughput runs at 250 carloads daily and has surpassed last year’s totals by 1039 carloads to date.
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William G. Fitch
Southern Pacific Lines
Imperial Valley
California
Spinach Packing Season Opens as Canneries Rally
Four thousand workers in Santa Clara prepare for a three week spinach pack as mines of canneries swing into action. Crop expected at about 45 percent of last year with a large carryover. Planting acreage about half of last year. Weather described as perfect for ripening vegetables.
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Santa Clara
Local apricot crop in Stanislaus eyed small yields
Investigations by A A Jungerman and University of California extension official Warren D Tufts indicate 1930 apricot returns in Stanislaus County and statewide will be small. Cause unclear but climate is blamed. no fungus or bacteria problems found.
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Stanislaus County
A. A. Jungerman
Warren D. Tufts
Agricultural Extension Service
University of California
Bermuda Onion Acreage Dips in State This Season
The California cooperative crop reporting service estimates Bermuda onion acreage at 2,050 this season, down from 2,490 acres last year. Despite the reduced area, the crop indicates average yields overall.
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California Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Imperial Mill Leases 1600 Acres Near Salton Sea
The Imperial Mill and Ginning Company leases about 1600 acres of raw land from the Southern Pacific Land Company located between Calipatria and the Salton Sea. The land will be leveled before cropping begins.
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Imperial Mill and Ginning Company
Southern Pacific Land Company
Calipatria
Salton Sea
Fresno Dairymen Move to Bar Milk Imports
Fresno county dairymen seek restrictions on milk product imports from Tuolare and Madera counties claiming local producers can meet Fresno's needs. The effort targets shipments into Fresno while stressing adequate local supply.
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Fresno County
San Joaquin Valley
Fresno
Tulare
Madera
New Felice and Perrelli Cannery Nears Opening on Richmond Harbor
Fred D. Parr announced through the Richmond Chamber of Commerce that the Felice and Perrelli cannery on Richmond inner harbor will begin operations around May 1. The plant, under construction at 250000 dollars, will hire about 800 workers during the canning season.
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Felice & Perrelli
Richmond Inner Harbor
Fred D. Parr
Richmond
California grape growers back plan for 85 percent signup
A Federal Farm Board rehabilitation plan wins unanimous support from grape and raisin producers. A 50 member committee will sign up about 25,000 growers to form a $20 million cooperative to buy surplus crops, with funds partly raised by $1.50 per ton charges. Plant contracts span ten years with withdrawal after three, not creating land liens, and require growers to market through affiliated cooperatives.
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California
Federal Farm Board
C. C. Teague
Farm Board
California spinach canning acreage down from 1929 total
The California cooperative service estimates this season will yield 6,480 fewer acres than 1929. Last year 15,784 acres were harvested. the 1930 harvest is estimated at 9,304 acres. Largest acreages come from Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda, Sacramento, Yolo, Stanislaus, Merced, and San Joaquin counties.
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California
California Cooperative Service
Santa Clara County
San Mateo
Alameda
Sacramento
Yolo
Stanislaus
Merced
San Joaquin
Sun Maid Raisin Growers Associa tion 1929 balance sheet shows rise in assets
Sun Maid Raisin Growers Association reports total assets of 14 531 219 for 1929 up from 9 107 673 in 1928. Inventories rise to 7 177 250 from 1 670 040 as the organization financed 1929 crop raisins delivered by San Marud Raisin Group of California and other growers, per president Henry M Creech.
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Sun Maid Raisin Growers’ Association
Henry M. Creech
San Marud Raisin Gronth
California
Predatory Animal Control Totals In Tuolumne County
A report to the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors shows that 150 coyotes and 30 bobcats were killed in the year ended January 31. Government and state funds spent on predatory animal control totaled 923.17, with 750 of that amount paid as salaries to hunters.
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Tuolumne
County Board of Supervisors
California cattle and sheep condition improves in February
A monthly survey by E. E. Kaufman and George A. Scott shows pasture and range conditions at 77, below last year and the eight-year average. Despite below normal rainfall, soil moisture supported feed growth at lower elevations. New feed appeared in lower valleys for cattle and calves, while high mountains reported cattle in good condition. Sheep and lambs also improved due to favorable weather and new feed.
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California
E. E. Kaufman
George A. Scott
Land option granted in Cordua district near Marysville
Alfred Johnson of San Francisco acquired an option on 860 acres in the Cordua irrigation district northeast of Marysville. The district’s board granted the option on land that had been acquired due to delinquent assessments.
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Alfred Johnson
San Francisco
Cordua
Marysville
Historic Old River Farm Tract on Union Island Highlighted
Attorney General A S announces historic land act concerning the 3,300 acre Old River Farm Tract located on Union Island. The measure aims to formalize ownership and unlock management for conservation and development. No further details provided in the fragment.
Have Kidneys Examined By Your Doctor
Flush your kidneys by drinking a quart of water each day and take salts occasionally. A noted authority says rich food forms acids that paralyze kidneys, causing dull pain in the kidney region, back, headaches, dizziness, sour stomach, coated tongue, rheumatic twinges. Jad Salts is an inexpensive, safe remedy made from grape and lemon acids with lithia to flush sluggish kidneys.
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Federal Farm Loan Board
Hanford
U. S
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co
Charles H. Phillips
Phillips
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