California News Briefs Highlights State Exposition And Road Plans
California's 1930 State Fair will host a Far Western States Exposition with broad West-wide representation. Engineers prepare a survey for relocating the Cloverdale to Hopland highway along the Russian River, signaling construction. Roseville gets a passing track approval. Long Beach harbor may host a large copper plant pending ICC rates. Fresno water properties valuation dispute ends with $2.33 million just compensation. Fort Ross restoration continues with stockade rebuilding. San Luis Obispo County trims taxes by correcting a double assessment. Del Norte harbor inspection completed. Moraga and area freight service faces county opposition awaiting Railroad Commission. Albany annexation supporters face higher taxes, city council opposes. Richmond schools exempt towels and supplies charges per state ruling. State statutes 1929 edition completed ahead of schedule. Fresno annexation push aimed at 100,000 population by 1930 census. Oakdale Stanislaus River bridge may be replaced. Tourist promotion groups form in Marysville. Siskiyou County eyed for Yreka Railroad extension. State spends 1.764 million on penal institutions and crime work in 1929. Stanislaus County charter drafting heads to vote. Wild pigeons bring a $100 fine for Bowen in Pajaro region.
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California
Charles W. Paine
State Agricultural Society
Paine
Sacramento
Redwood Highway
Redwood Empire Association
California Highway Commission
Long Beach Harbor
Interstate Commerce Commission
Edgar Smith
Arizona
Railroad Commission
California Water Service Company
Fresno City Water Properties
Fort Ross
Sonoma County
Oceano and Halcyon
San Luis Obispo County
Board of Supervisors
del Norte Harbor
P. M. Robbins
War Department
State Printing Office
Frank C. Jordan
C. C. Young
Senate
Assembly
A. R. Heron
Department of Finance
Fred B. Wood
Legislative Bureau
Secretary of State
Z. S. Leymel
Fresno
Loren Butts
Stanislaus River
Oakdale
J. F. Fowler
Marysville
Capital Highway Association of Sacramento
San Joaquin Valley Tourist and Travel Association
J. C. Forkner
San Joaquin Association
A. T. Hatch
Stockton
W. E. Metzger
Albert Bettens
Douglas Jacobs
Oroville
Siskiyou County
Yreka Railroad Company
Scott Valley
Etna
Fort Jones
Orofino
Scott Bar
Southern Pacific
Montague
Ray L. Riley
San Quentin Prison
Folsom Prison
Bureau of Criminal Identification
California Crime Commission
Advisory Pardon Board
Commission On Penal Institutions
Board of Freeholders
Stanislaus County
Stanislaus County Development Board
Farm Bureau
Mel G. Bowen
Monterey
Bowen
Jamesburg
Pajaro
Fred H. Post
Farm Board says current prices for cotton and wheat too low
The Federal Farm Board argues prices for cotton and wheat are unjustifiably low. It cites tighter cotton supplies, steady world consumption, and smaller stocks behind lower raw prices, urging orderly marketing. For wheat, rapid market movement is blamed, with advice to call county farm adviser. Deciduous trees and shrubs require pruning, with specifics on timing and method to promote healthy growth and prevent winter damage.
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Federal Farm Board
Pioneer citrus grower J. S. Edwards heads east trip
J S Edwards leader of the Gold Buckle Packing Association of East Highland traveled eastward to Muscle Shoals for an agricultural leaders meeting and planned visits to Washington and New York to study trade conditions as the association ships hundreds of cars of fruit annually.
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J. S. Edwards
Gold Buckle Packing Association
East Highland
East
Mr. Edwards
Muscle Shoals
Washington
New York
California Cotton Credit Corp Expands to Visalia Area
The California Cotton Credit Corporation plans to enter Visalia for the next cotton season and aims to have one or more gins operating by fall to handle the harvest. It seeks about 4000 acres nearby, with land leases and some self farming, though it prefers to buy cotton from independent growers.
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California Cotton Credit Corporation
Visalia
Cotton
Daffodil bulbs from Holland spark American planting revival
Four years after a wartime embargo on narcissus bulbs from Holland, American growers now cultivate thousands of acres. Dutch firms established plantations in Virginia North Carolina and Washington state and brought expertise. While pricier they offer good Emper or King Alfred varieties, especially single trumpet daffodils. Bulbs should be planted two inches deep, watered as rains reach their resting place, and will bloom for three or more years, often best in the second year.
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Bureau of Plant Industry
Washington
Quarantine Department
Holland
America
Virginia
North Carolina
Washington State
Seed Maize Shipping From McFarland Yields Modest Returns
Two cars of mile maize seed were shipped from McFarland. Growers received $35 a ton for their corn and about $33 a ton for seed. Although corn is not highly profitable at this price, the land’s second crop within the year improves overall returns. Planting followed late harvests of onions, barley, and wheat.
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McFarland
New Lamb Cuts Demonstrated In USDA Film
The USDA unveils a motion picture showing 13 new cuts from lamb beyond legs and chops. Made with the National Live Stock and Meat Board and the National Wool Growers Association, the film helps meat dealers move unsold portions and informs buyers there is more to a lamb than legs and chops.
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United States Department of Agriculture
National Live Stock and Meat Board
National Wool Growers Association
Butte County distributes orange crop to rural students
The county hospital grounds harvest orange crop is allocated yearly by the Board of Supervisors. Every student in the county receives a share of the fruit, with distribution under way recently to rural schools in Butte County.
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Butte County
Board of Supervisors
Call for united action from California farmers
Robert A. Condee, newly named president of the State Board of Agriculture by Governor Young, urged farmers to act aggressively and in unity. He warned that farming’s growing scope and diversity have made problems more complex and require strong, intelligent, collective effort to safeguard regulatory protections for the industry.
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California
Robert A. Condee
State Board of Agriculture
C. C. Young
Condee
United Agriculture
New Wheat Food Plant Planned in East Palo Alto
A 40000 square foot food plant will manufacture wheat products in East Palo Alto. The William E. Williams Industries Inc. will bring new industries to the Bay region. One process will produce a chicken feed with a balanced ration in a single kernel.
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East Palo Alto
William E. Williams Industries Inc
Bay Region
Natural enemies target ragwort with cinnabar moth
New Zealand experiments release cinnabar moths to combat ragwort. If the moth adapts to the climate, large numbers will be liberated in infested areas to stamp out the ragwort.
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New Zealand
Evening Conversation on Stocks and Money
A short dialogue features John and an unnamed speaker discussing buying stocks as they touch bottom. The exchange questions money availability and suggests purchasing without funds, with John muttering that bottom is nothing. It reads as a terse, ironic finance moment.
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John
The Connection Telemarketing Claim Sparks Skepticism
A terse exchange centers on a firm calling alleged connections to top families by telephone. The dialogue hints at dubious legitimacy and the insistence on prestige via phone contact. The snippet suggests caution about social climbing via telemarketing tactics.
Russ Ball Blue Delights the House Wife Ad
An old advertisement claims Russ Ball Blue makes clothes whiter than snow and urges readers to buy it at their grocer. The brief copy targets household laundry use with a simple endorsement by Adyv.
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Adyv
So Joe Took the Will for the Deed.
A witty exchange questions whether Joe confuses a will with a deed, implying legal doubt about his understanding of documents. The remark hints at a dispute or misinterpretation within a legal or real estate context.
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Joe
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