California News Briefs Highlights Railroad, Oil and Transit Moves
California stories cover Southern Pacific seeking to discontinue a non agency station at North Vallejo, Gulf Oil drilling near Panache Pass, Western Pacific approval to build a graded branch line near Harte Station, Vallejo leasing tide land to Air Ferries, and security steps after school fires in Sacramento Valley. Also notes on deer in Mt Tamalpais refuge, Marin Chamber push, and public works bids in San Bernardino County.
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Gulf Oil Company
Panache Pass
San Joaquin
Railroad Commission
Western Pacific Railroad Company
Harte Station
San Joaquin County
Vallejo
Virginia Street
Air Ferries Ltd
Cyril Chappellet
Air Reserve Corps
Los Angeles
Air Corps
California National Guard
R. E. Mittelstaedt
Boeing
Chicago-Oakland
San Francisco
Mountain
Butte County
N. T. Enloe
Chico
Paradise
Mt. Tamalpais
Walter B. Sellmer
Marin County
California
Sacramento Valley
Hammonton
Yuba County
Biggs Grammar School
Fairfield High School
Fort Bragg
Little River
Albion
Greenwood
Manchester
Point Arena
Paul S. Taylor
University of California Department of Economics
Taylor
Coalinga
County Board of Supervisors
Fresno
Fresno County
W. C. Wallace
Fred E. Butler
J. Zwang
Army Air Base
Marin Meadows
Harry G. Ridgway
State Highway Patrol
Gene W. Biscailuz
Pittsburg
Iron and Steel Industry
Iron and Steel Group
State Chamber of Commerce
del Monte
East Bay
George C. Pardee
Pardee
Southern Pacific Company
Whittier Tank
Lakeview
Shasta
Modoc County
Ramers
Old Blue Willow Platter Sparks Romance and Change
Norma Underwood, jobless yet hopeful, saves for a blue willow platter. Brice Atterbury, dejected at work, meets Norma after both lose their positions. A live run of fate leads them to repair loss with a purchased set and a future together, as Atterbury & Co. survives with Norma as Mrs. Atterbury.
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Orma
Norma
Norma Underwood
Broadway
Brice Atterbury
Brice
Atterbury & Co
Mr. Atterbury
Brooklyn
Erasmus
Libby
Just a Beginner Train Engine Confuses Passengers
A locomotive misbehaves by not moving true, alternating forward and back with puffing while passengers complain. The guard explains the driver may be teaching his wife to drive, a humorous mishap reported in London Answers.
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London
I Love Him For His Charming Manors
In a light chat at a cafe a very modern girl contemplates marriage to Gumleigh noting his wealth and country residences. She deflects gossip by declaring she loves him for his charming manors rather than money.
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Gumleigh
Oil Tree Not American
The tung oil tree did not originate in the United States. Those that we have in this country were brought here from China. The soil and climate in the southern United States has been found suitable for the cultivation of this tree. The nuts are crushed and the oil extracted commercially at this time in a recently erected factory near Gainesville, Florida. The Florida agricultural extension station has done considerable work with this tree.
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United States
China
Gainesville
Fla
Florida Agricultural Extension Station
Color Needs Light From Reflected Light Theory
The article explains the modern color theory that color arises from reflected light. An object appears green because it reflects green rays and absorbs the others, with color defined by what is not absorbed.
Futile Flight Marriage Shows Escape Is Impossible
A man who has circled the world eight times has just married, illustrating the Regina Leader’s remark that escape from life’s patterns remains futile, a sentiment echoed by the Toronto Globe.
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Regina
Toronto Globe
Bridge grafting saves girdled orchard trees says Cornell professor
Prof. G W Peck of Cornell explains bridge grafting with cion wood from hardy varieties like McIntosh and Northern Spy. One-year sprouts are best, though water sprouts work. even thirty year old trees can be saved. Use many cions spaced 1.5 to 2 inches apart and graft in spring. If girdling is severe or uncertain, replace with new trees.
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G. W. Peck
Cornell University
McIntosh
Peck
Pruning Apple Orchard Advice Stresses Cautious Cutting
Guidance on pruning an old apple orchard warns against cutting large branches and creating wounds that invite decay. Focus on removing dead wood and thinning smaller limbs to allow sun and air to reach all parts, avoid over thinning, and never leave stubs.
Mulching Strawberries Must Wait Until Ground Freezes
Do not mulch strawberry beds until the ground has frozen at least two inches deep. Mulching early traps warmth in the subsoil, encourages root growth, and when snow falls warms the soil, worsening winter damage.
Horticultural advice on trees crops and storage
Instructions urge protecting small trees from jack rabbits and removing poor trees early to replace them with better ones. Advice also covers keeping poor apples off markets to protect prices, proper spray equipment cleaning and storage, and marking weak trees for nitrogen fertilization next spring.
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Railroad Commission
North Vallejo
Humboldt County
John W. Runner
Runner
Pacific Grove
Monterey
Redwood Line
Hope McFall
American Legion
Manteca
W. M. Mikesell
Memorial Hall
Stockton
Sacramento
San Jose
Smith & Johnson
Oakland
New York
Chicago
D. J. Walsh
Orchard Gleanings
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