California Market News Roundup Reflects Farm Activity
California reports show California Breed ing Marketing association shipped milk goats to Illinois on November 9. Santa Maria valley bean harvest concludes with 75000 whites and 20000 pinks bags. Dinuba hosts the ninth annual fig institute January 18 14 and 15. Rice moves down the Sacramento Colusa river at three to four barge loads weekly. celery movement from Stockton to meet holiday demand. Walnut crop 1924 largely sold through Los Angeles based association. Wasco Kern county farmers plan 260 to 300 acres of potatoes next spring.
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Dinuba
Tulare County
Sacramento River
Colusa
Colusa County
Wasco
Kern County
Fresno Grapes Sent to Lodi for Dehydration
Fresno ships a daily carload of Muscat grapes to Lodi in San Joaquin County not for home consumption but to be dried in the dehydraters there. The practice of using barnyard manure on producing land rather than selling it to orchardists is reportedly growing in Tulare County.
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Fresno
Lodi
San Joaquin County
Tulare County
Winter pruning begins in Coloma district with Marchini
Andrew Marchini of Coloma in Eldorado County sets the season’s pruning pace, becoming the first in the district to start winter pruning this year as farmers follow the tradition.
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Andrew Marchini
Coloma
Eldorado County
Veal Calf Marketing Association Reestablished
The Veal Calf Marketing Association of Tulare County has been reestablished through the efforts of Allan Thompson, secretary manager of the county farm bureau.
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Tulare County
Allan Thompson
County Farm Bureau
Grape Firm Buys Kern County Section Near Delano
Section 29 two miles northwest of Delano in Kern County was sold to California Grape Products of Ukiah for a cash stipulation reported at 175000 dollars. The yield or further terms were not disclosed in available text.
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Delano
Kern County
California Grape Products Company of
Ukiah
Cherries Promote Profits in Beaumont Riverside District
Cherries are among the easiest and most profitable crops in the Beaumont district of Riverside County. Demand typically exceeds supply and fruit commands a good price for growers in the area.
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Beaumont
Riverside County
Merced Farm Bureau Names Committees for Year
Merced County Farm Bureau board of directors at Merced named committees for the coming year and outlined activities. In Visalia district Tulare county prune growers have just taken in their last prunes, an unusual situation hardly recognized as existing among growers.
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Merced County Farm Bureau
Merced
Visalia
Tulare
Napa Prune Plant Reads Full Capacity Processing
The Napa plant of the California Prune and Apricot association operates at full capacity, processing prunes arriving from Sonoma and Solano counties and other parts of Napa county.
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Napa
California Prune and Apricot Association
Sonoma
Solano
Napa County
California fruit and vegetable standardization act takes effect
Growers and packers of avocados walnuts oranges grapes tomatoes and lettuce focus on the new California fruit and vegetable standardization act which went into effect July 24. The measure aims to standardize quality and labeling across major produce sectors.
First Cotton Load From Ellison Ten Acres at Caruthers
The initial cotton from M. E. Ellison’s prize ten acres at Caruthers Fresno County has gone to Fresno. Ellison, new to cotton farming, expects about seventeen bales from the first load.
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M. E. Ellison
Caruthers
Fresno County
Fresno
Ellison
Dehydrator Operator Handles Thompson Grapes in Oakdale
Since finishing his peach and prune drying S Mondo of Oakdale Stanislaus county has been operating his dehydrator day and night to take care of the Thompson grapes that are being brought to him for drying.
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S. Mondo
Oakdale
Stanislaus County
Tulare County Fruit Growers Convene In Exeter Institute
Fifty deciduous fruit growers attended a one day institute in Exeter Tulare county under the Tulare County Farm Bureau deciduous department and extension service. Speakers shared technical cultivation details and sales methods, delivering a wealth of information.
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Exeter
Tulare County
Citrus crop forecast figure cited by district sources
Steward, general sales manager for Mutual Orange Distributors in Redlands San Bernardino County, estimates the state citrus crop will reach 55,000 cars based on information gathered from all districts.
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A. Steward
Mutual Orange Distributors
Redlands
San Bernardo County
Betty Crocker Talks Candy Cookery On December 7
Betty Crocker asserts candy making is central to holiday prep and will broadcast from Station KFI at 10 45 a m Monday December 7 offering recipes and candy types. She explains the key moment when candy reaches proper doneness and how to judge it during the talk.
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Betty Crocker
KFI
Miss Crocker
Community Spirit in Loyalty to a Town
A call to defend and support the town that residents live in. The text extols loyalty as evidence of commendable community spirit and importance of local effort to progress with the world.
Bank Ad Advertises in Printer Promises Global Escrow Service
The First National Bank of Victorville publicizes its modern, friendly approach and expands offerings with a fully equipped Escrow Department and a Foreign Exchange Service. It promotes reliable fund transfers by mail, telegraph, or cable worldwide, emphasizing service and customer trust.
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Barstow
G. A. Marsh
First National Bank of
Victorville
United States
Tidal Wave Ravages Southern Italy and Port Cities
A terrible storm triggered a tidal wave that devastated Bagnara and Monteleone di Calabria, with ports along Messina and Sicily badly damaged. Many killed or injured as homes collapsed, communications failed, and shipping disrupted from France to Portugal amid widespread flooding and wrecks.
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Naples
Bagnara
Calabria
Strait of Messina
Monteleone di Calabria
Monteleone
Sicily
Messina
Trapani Catania
Milazzo
France
Portugal
Lisbon
Senator Wheeler Montana to fight indictment in DC
Washington. Arguments on the indictment against Senator Wheeler of Montana began before Justice Bailey in the District of Columbia Supreme Court. Wheeler’s counsel Senator Walsh argued the conspiracy charge relies on the same facts as his Montana acquittal for improperly representing Gordon Campbell before the Interior Department. The government contends the federal case rests on different transactions and the indictment stands.
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Washington
Wheeler
Montana
Bailey
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Walsh
Gordon Campbell
Interior Department
District of Columbia
Arsenic Found in Apples Reported in London
London attache reports American apples fined for arsenic in small amounts. US fruit experts say arsenic per apple is under a third of a medicinal dose. No fatalities or serious illness reported at home, while continued education on arsenical sprays for growers persists.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
London
Evolution Law Fight Nashville Revolution Resolution
The Tennessee Academy of Science unanimously adopted a resolution urging the legislature at the next session to repeal the evolution law, arguing it marks a backward step in educational progress.
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Nashville
Tennessee Academy of Science
Acquitania Loaded With Nobilities
The Acquitania recently carried a notable European party including a prince a princess two counts one countess two barons two baronesses and a knight of the British empire arriving in New York.
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Acquitania
New York
Europe
Civil War Hero Foote Dies at 81 in Gresley Colorado
George G Foote, a Civil War veteran cited by Congress and decorated by President Lincoln for bravery during the capture of a Confederate flag, died here at age 81.
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Gresley
Colo
George G. Foote
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Alta Loma Citrus Growers See Higher Returns This Year
Grower members of the Alta Loma Heights Citrus association in Ontario San Bernardino County shipped about the same quantity of oranges as last year but received more than twice as much for their fruit according to the association’s report.
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Alta Loma Heights
Barstow Hosts Visiting Harguses From San Francisco
W. G. Hargus a former Barstow merchant and his wife Mrs. Hargus visited Barstow today. They have lived in San Francisco but plan to remain in Barstow for a time. They praised the new town and noted Barstow Mercantile, owned by Mrs. Hargus, as the first store on the new site.
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W. G. Hargus
Barstow
Animals Crossing Viaduct At Arends Store
A brief note asks if animals were seen crossing the Viaduct near Arends store. The message mentions a festive Hue for the Christmas trade, suggesting store stock and seasonal preparation.
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Arends Store
Piano bargain near Barstow and varied ads
Classified listing notes a cheap piano sale cash or easy terms at KR Grubbs Menlo Hotel Oakland California 11 124. Includes economy milk separator capacity 500 per hour at Bests Paint Store Victorville. Also used furniture for sale Jersey cow for sale A Speth Hinkley California rent furnished houses Mrs Tioney. Mares and foals for sale W W Warren Hinkley. Lost tennis racket near tracks initial B P notify Box 217 Barstow.
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Barstow
KR. Grubbs
Menlya
Oakland
Calif
Best
Victorville
FELSPAR WANTED FOR LARGE BODY BY INQUIRY
A miners’ note from Rarstown asks for contact from anyone who can supply a large body of felspar. The inquiry seeks interested parties to respond to the printer in Rarstow.
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Rarstow
Barstow residents rent Eureka vacuums at phone office
Barstow locals paid 50c to rent vacuum cleaners at the telephone office and soon committed to a home Eureka purchase. After initial rentals they made a $5.00 first payment and replaced rentals with a permanent Eureka, deciding they could not be without one.
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Barstow
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California Breeding Marketing Association
Illinois
Santa Maria Valley
Delhi
Merced County
Stockton
Los Angeles
Victor Electric Shop
J. Force Edwards
Victorville, Calif
K. E. Richardson
John C. Turner
S. B. Richards
G. A. March
Horace M. Allen
Verne A. Burdick
Phil B. Marsh
C. S. Crain
C. H. Godshall
Reb
J. A. Drais
Federal Reserve
Special Mail Service Department
First National Bank
Italy
French Atlantic Seaboard
Evolution Law Fight
Jersey
A. Speth
Hinkley
Cal
Studebaker
W. W. Warren Hinkley Buss
Viola Ave
San Bernardino
van Dyke Ranch
Daggett, Cal
Daggett
Hinkley School House
A. A. Sproule
Buescher
Felspar
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