California News Review Highlights Local Developments and Plans
A buoy replacing the old San Pedro entrance light is stalled at Los Angeles harbor. Westbound Gulf trade volumes rise for Luckenbach Line with increased eastbound traffic. San Jose hosts a cross country bicycle race June 1 for the 1930 Olympics, announced by J M Silvey. A bison tooth find north of Salinas suggests historic grazing. Northeastern Vallejo sewer work approved with $30 526.48 city share. Vendome Hotel in San Jose sold to a local syndicate for wrecking. A scenic San Jose Mount Hamilton to San Joaquin Valley boulevard proposal gains support. Mission era rubbish bricks reveal bones at San Vicente. Union Schoolhouse crossing to be modernized. river road widened. Sacramento Valley Land Show planned for mid September. Army private bets unsettled bring no recruits. State contracting licenses clarified. Tracy air show May 24 25 features gliders and prizes over $1600. Dunsmuir Swiss Alpine village proposal discussed. Northwestern Pacific Railway branch to close. Point Reyes loses rail service. Salt Water Barrier Association forms for San Francisco Bay salinity barrier. February fingerprint records reach record 6987 prints. Marin County adds three traffic officers. Arden Wood sanitarium to open mid May. California airport oversight tour planned by joint legislative aviation committee. San Mateo County proposes $35,000 road fund outlay for coast highway work with SF and Santa Clara contributions anticipated.
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San Pedro
Los Angeles Harbor
Lighthouse Service
Chamber of Commerce
Gulf
Luckenbach Steamship Line
Pacific Coast
New York
San Jose
J. M. Silvey
Salinas
R. A. Stiroth
Museum of Paleontology
University of California
Vallejo
Solano County
George Wiles
Fresno County Chamber of Commerce
California
Congress
Chamber
Will H. Henderson
Luther Burbank
Fresno County
Henderson
San Joseans
Leonard P. Edwards
W. H. Bentley
J. D. Chace
Paul Lion
M. J. Rankin
W. C. Losse
James A. Clayton
Mount Hamilton
Lick Observatory
San Joaquin Valley
Mission
George Hendry
Margaret Kelly
San Vicente Mission
Union Schoolhouse
J. A. Bumgarner
Pacific
Marysville
Sacramento Valley
Sutter
Yuba
Joe Nardinelli
Carl Edson
James F. Collins
State Department of Professional and Vocational Standards
Dunsmuir
Robert Hazel
Northwestern Pacific Railroad
Point Reyes
Monte Rio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Salt Water Barrier Association of California, Inc
San Francisco Bay
Capitol
State Bureau of Criminal Identification
James A. Johnston
Department of Penology
Young
Marin County
State Highway Patrol
al O’connor
I. A. Carbine
San Rafael
Ross
Thomas H. Wentworth
Corte Madera
Larkspur
Raymond E. Dwelly
O’connor
Sanitarium
Christian Science Benevolent Association
Arden Wood
Twin Peaks
San Francisco
Alameda
Robert B. Fry
Melvyn I. Cronin
San Mateo County
Board of Supervisors
James Power
Streets Committee
San Mateo
Santa Clara
Pedro Mountain
Thieves Steal Irrigation Valves in Pixley Area
D O Howard Pixley constable reports thieves are active near Pixley. Sierra Vista ranch south of Pixley reports seventy three three inch irrigation valves taken. W M Giffen predicts eighty five percent of California grape growers will join the federal farm board grape plan by June 1 with an educational campaign underway statewide.
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D. O. Howard
Pixley
Sierra Vista Ranch
California
Federal Farm Board
W. M. Giffen
Modesto vineyardists resign from state association
George L. Bare of Modesto and Curtis Lindley Jr., prominent Stanislaus County vineyardists, resigned as directors of the California Vineyardists' Association, effective at once. They represented the ninth district, embracing all of Stanislaus County and parts of Merced and San Joaquin counties. Bare said the action was taken so the Federal Farm Board would not be retarded.
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George L. Bare
Modesto
Curtis Lindley Jr
Stanislaus County
California Vineyardists
Assocaton
Merced
San Joaquin
Bare
Federal Farm Board
Kern County Lead in 1929 Lint Production Figures
Farm analysts reported Kern County led the nation with over 600 pounds of lint per acre across 51,000 acres in 1929, well above the national average of 155 pounds per acre. A five year county average exceeds 510 pounds per acre.
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United States
Kern County
Weller Brothers Plant Peaches and Diversify Crops West of McFarland
Twenty acres of cling peaches are being planted on the Weller Brothers ranch west of McFarland this spring. Varieties include Sims Palora and Phillips Cling. Quince acreage is being added where trees need replacing. Five acres of alfalfa and five acres of Muscats have been removed. The ranch also grows grapes almonds peaches quinces melons alfalfa and berries as part of its diversification.
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Weller Brothers
McFarland
Sims
Phillip
Weller
California firm tests rubber from guayule plant
American Rubber Producers, Inc. near Salinas cultivates over forty acres of guayule, a desert plant needing little moisture. The site uses the Skinner overhead irrigation system, highlighting advanced experimental rubber production in the United States.
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United States
Shafter Ranchers Install Concrete Irrigation Pipes
Shafter farmers rush to ready the irrigation season by laying new concrete pipe lines. Listed are ranchers and pipe lengths: Simon Peters 1000 feet, L J Kirchenamn 2500, W A Livers 2000, Abe Rueb 2000, George Isaac 5000, Oscar Rice 1200, C P Morgan 500, Mrs A Cullen 2300. The Cullen ranch is run by C P Morgan who is in dairy and alfalfa. Eckman brothers, famous for the 1929 State Fair cotton prize, also add pipe on their two ranches.
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Shafter
Simon Peters
L. J. Kirchenamn
W. A. Livers
Abe Rueb
George Isaac
Oscar Rice
C. P. Morgan
A. Cullen
Cullen
Eckman Brothers
McConkey expands Redlands orange grove holdings
W Noeman McConkey, a Redlands businessman, bought a twenty acre orange grove near Redlands, raising his total to forty five acres from twenty five. The grove, formerly owned by Dr W R Heacock and sold by Clark Collins of Riverside, alters local property holdings. Mrs M C Kincaid sold her nineteen acre Redlands Heights grove to Walter Holland for 25000 dollars, with an eight room dwelling on the property.
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W. Noeman McConkey
Redlands
California Avocado Show Cancelled at Whittier this Year
The Progress Club sponsors of the annual spring event for six years decided at a recent meeting there will be no California Avocado Show in Whittier this year due to coming crop shortage lack of suitable site and generally unfavorable conditions. They plan to resume in a more impressive manner in 1931.
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Whittier
Progress Club
Abandoned Orosi Vineyards Replaced by Alfalfa and Cotton
Owners and lessees in the Orosi district are pulling up abandoned vineyards. Preparations are underway to plant other crops with alfalfa and cotton expected to replace most nonproduction acreage.
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Orosi
Orange Growers Face Weather Thwarts and Tiny Crop Partials
The orange season saw a lighter crop, at about 60 percent of last year, offset by larger fruit size that packed more boxes. Delayed shipments, rains, and hot weather helped absorb excess fruit, though north winds caused some damage. Overall, growers call it a fairly good season despite troubles.
California Almond Growers propose marketing honey via almond group
William Atchley of Upland and San Bernardino County Bee Inspector supports a plan by the California Almond Growers Association to channel the state's honey through the association's sales and advertising machine. T. C. Tucker of San Francisco outlines that markets for almonds also buy honey and the almond group could handle sales with little effort.
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Bee Men
California
California Almond Growers’ Association
Almond Association
William Atchley
San Bernardino County
T. C. Tucker
San Francisco
The
California to count vast agricultural activity in 1930 census
The 1930 federal census will include a comprehensive farm survey for California with a special fruit and nut schedule. Some 60,000 sample forms go to members via cooperatives and groups. Farmers answer about 300 questions referencing crops sold in 1929 and prior years. Field representatives assist farmers on how to respond accurately.
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California
Forest Fire Prevention Must Cost Estate State $800000 Yearly
The state board of forestry estimates that building an effective forest fire prevention organization will require $800,000 annually from the estate government, not counting federal or other funds. Director Fred G. Stevenot told Governor Young's council the board seeks at least $100,000 more per year until the base is reached, following a meeting of diverse groups urging greater state funding for firefighting efforts.
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State Board of Forestry
Fred G. Stevenot
Natural Resources
Young
Forestry Board
Sonoma growers receive 2750 in crop loss adjustments
About twenty five Sonoma County Jerusalem artichoke growers unable to market their 1929 crop received 2750 in loss adjustments. Checks were distributed at a growers meeting in the Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce after a compromise with Pabst Dietary Products Company.
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Sonoma County
Jerusalem
Central California Honey Producers plan statewide pool vote
Members of the Central California Honey Producers Association voted in favor of a plan to organize a statewide pool to market their products through the California Almond Growers Exchange.
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Central California
Honey Producers’ Association
California
Almond Growers’ Exchange
Woman's shape seen as matter of form in debate
A discussion centers on whether a woman's figure reflects form or function. Proponents argue aesthetics define trends while critics claim social norms shape perception. The piece weighs beauty standards against cultural expectations in contemporary discourse.
Many a man lends a hand only when it is empty
A terse aphorism notes that people often offer help or effort only after their own tasks are cleared, implying misaligned priorities and a social pattern where aid follows self interest rather than proactive generosity.
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