California News Review Highlights Local Projects And Debates
A survey for a San Pedro federal building site is planned with several energy and water matters in play. Visalia saves 1000 dollars annually from an Edison streetlight rate cut while Ceres considers gas franchise rights. A county planning commission, a flying cop in Sonoma, and anti billboard campaigns headline growth and infrastructure efforts across multiple counties.
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San Pedro
Southern California Edison Company
Visalia
Southern California Gas Company
Railroad Commission
Ceres
Stanislaus County
Ted Peoples
Santa Rosa
Sonoma County
California
Board of Supervisors
Vaughn D. Whitmore
Fairfield
John R. Thornton
Solano County
D. A. Weir
Webb
Marin County
Tiburon
San Francisco
Southern Pacific Golden Gate Ferries Ltd
Sausalito
State Department of Public Works
Charles Reindollar
San Rafael
California meat output valued at 125 million in 1929
The 1929 meat products from California packers totaled 125 million dollars. Shipment of the Telephone pea crop from 4000 acres near Calipatria has started. The Diablo Valley apricot festival plans its fifth annual event for late June in Brentwood after an East Contra Costa Chamber of Commerce meeting. W A Anderson J G Barnard and Karl Klinger of Brentwood will head preliminary arrangements.
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California Packers
Calipatria
Diablo Valley
Brentwood
East
Wilkinson Brothers Plan Pepper Planting near Calipatria
Wilkinson Brothers arrange with veteran pepper grower Fred Miller to plant fifteen acres of peppers on their land east of Calipatria. Miller, an experienced grower, will supervise the operation and oversee irrigation and cultivation practices on the parcel. The plan signals expansion in regional pepper production and leverages Miller’s season expertise.
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Wilkinson Brothers
Fred Miller
Calipatria
Balfour Guthrie Company Buys Norman Percheron Stallion
The Balfour-Guthrie Company has purchased a Norman Percheron stallion from Ruby & Bowers of Stockton weighing 1860 pounds to breed their work stock, believing heavier horses suit some tasks better than mules.
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Balfour-Guthrie Company
Ruby & Bowers
Stockton
Imperial Valley pea crop eyed to top prior Yields
The February survey of the California crop reporting service says the spring pea crop in Imperial Valley should exceed all past yields with an estimated 3800 acres planted. If favorable weather holds, production could reach 500 to 700 cars of peas.
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Imperial Valley
California Crop Reporting Service
California to fund half of state meat inspection costs
Director George H. Hecke of the department of agriculture proposes that California adopt a single state meat inspection system. The plan aims to protect public health and ease current commercial restrictions that hinder packing houses. Hecke notes interior cities lack local plans and face county rules restricting meat sales stamped by state or federal authorities.
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California
Young
George H. Hecke
Department of Agriculture
Hecke
China Basin cold storage terminal to open May 10
The Board of State Harbor Commissioners announced the new two story refrigerating plant in China Basin will be ready for occupancy by May 10 providing nearly 1.5 million cubic feet of storage for Western shippers. An extension across the Embarcadero to pier 46 would add loading space on the second floor and shelter the lower platform.
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China Basin
Board of State Harbor Commissioners
Embarcadero
Pier 46
Frank G. White
State Products
Feemster Leads California Growers to Seek Farm Board Aid
E I Feemster president of the California Peach and Fig Growers Association travels to Washington with a board backed request for federal aid. A loan of at least 250000 dollars is anticipated to finance the cooperative's 1930 program.
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E. I. Feemster
California Peach and Fig Growers Association
Washington
Federal Farm Board
Feemster
Forested areas offer lasting wildlife habitats in the West
The United States Department of Agriculture notes national forests and foothill regions hold some of the best remaining wildlife habitats. debido to their wild nature, many large animals traverse vast forested areas beyond livestock ranges.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Flickinger Canning to Sell Assets and Close in Santa Clara Valley
The Flickinger Canning Company, active 47 years in Santa Clara Valley fruit trade, will sell its assets and go out of business. R. G. Patton, general manager, says the firm owns 254 acres of orchard near Berryessa and a plant and machinery worth about $500,000. Competition and aging stockholders prompted the decision to sell.
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Flickinger Canning Company
Santa Clara Valley
R. G. Patton
Berryessa
Paiton
Reward Offered For Orange Thief Nabbed In Lindsay
Chief of Police William English of Lindsay received a $100 reward from the Central California Citrus League for the capture of a Mexican thief several weeks ago who was stealing oranges from the T. E. Anderson grove. The league says rewards discourage thefts and aid enforcement.
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William English
Lindsay
Central California Citrus League
T. E. Anderson Grove
Insects Among Earth's Oldest Living Animals
The United States Department of Agriculture notes insects are among the oldest animals with living representatives. Fossil remains are found in rocks from the Carboniferous period, dated to about 300,000,000 years ago by current time calculations.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Hawaiian 4 H Club Reaches 700 Members Across Islands
Four of Hawaii’s eight principal islands now host 700 4 H club boys and girls from diverse races including Hawaiian Japanese Chinese Samoan Filipino Portuguese and whites. Members share English language and American customs as cooperative extension work proceeds under the U S Department of Agriculture and the University of Hawaii.
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Hawaiian Islands
United States Department of Agriculture
University of Hawaii
California Hen Lays Record Egg Sizes Outshine Iowa Claim
George M. Clark shows a Monterey White Leghorn egg measuring six and a half inches long and eight inches around. He refers to a Iowa report of six by seven and five eighths inches, declaring his California egg bigger and better.
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Monterey
George M. Clark
Iowa
Clark
California
Earthquake Irrigation Floods Cantaloupes in Imperial Valley
In Imperial Valley a natural quake irrigation event spouted five inch water jets across a 160 acre cantaloupe field on the S A Gerrard Company ranch. The underground disturbance irrigated the field and flooded neighboring plots while sand piles similar to ant hills marked nearby ranches. The beets already planted in the flooded field were buried under sand.
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Imperial Valley
S. A. Gerrard Company
Olive consumption rising says Lindsay olive leader
Earle Houghton, president of the Lindsay Ripe Olive Association, reports that olive consumption has shown a steady year to year increase after surveying markets across the East and Middle West. He says the trend should quickly place olives on a stable basis as demand moves in line with other fruits and produce, which slowed slightly since year’s start.
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Earle Houghton
Lindsay Ripe Olive Association
East
Middle West
Houghton
Cauliflower Leads Santa Maria Valley Spring Acreage
A Santa Maria survey by agricultural inspector W B McNutt shows nearly 9000 acres for spring vegetables in the Santa Maria Valley and Oso Flaco district. Cauliflower totals 3519 acres, carrots about 1913, lettuce 937, with other crops listed, bringing Northern Santa Barbara County acreage to 10 513.
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Santa Maria
Oso Flaco
San Luis Obispo
W. B. McNutt
Santa Barbara County
Lompoc
Timber bamboo shoots reach 60 feet in weeks says USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture notes that timber bamboos, once well established in moist fertile soil, frequently produce shoots that can grow to 60 feet or more within three to four weeks.
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Moise
United States Department of Agriculture
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Ad Campaign Endorsed
A vintage advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a perfect anti acid for sour stomachs. It claims medical endorsement and widespread trust, noting the Phillips name as the genuine product and the Milk of Magnesia trademark since 1875 by Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co.
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Phillips
U. S
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co
Charles H. Phillips
Rendered Unconscious Stray Stories quip
In a Stray Stories item a speaker is described as NOT electrifying his audience, with a witty punchline that he merely gasped their attention during a brief, humorous takeaway.
Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Adverts
Mrs. A H Pemberton of Modesto California credits Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery with curing malarial weakness and bronchial trouble after seven bottles. She reports renewed strength and endurance and urges readers to consult the Dr Pierce Clinic in Buffalo New York for free medical advice.
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A. H. Pemberton
Spruce St
Human Zeros Blinks Aimed at Prominence on Ruin Road
A cryptic editorial line questions whether a group named Human Zeros is prominent. The comment uses a metaphor about traffic lights on the road to ruin to imply minimal attention or influence.
Kidney cleansing remedy from Jad Salts and salts drink
A chronic promotional piece extols flushing kidneys with water and Jad Salts or similar lithia salts. It claims daily four ounces of Salts in water before breakfast cleanses the kidneys, neutralizes system acids, relieves bladder weakness, and reduces backache with continued water intake.
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