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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1937
Page
2
Red River Valley Potato Improvement Association Forms in Ada
Ada Minnesota April 9 officers and directors from 12 Minnesota counties draft a constitution and launch a membership drive to promote seed potatoes. The group plans tours shows and markets with dues of 1 for growers and 10 for dealers and will hire a representative to lead seed campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Minn
Red River Valley
Lake Park
Minnesota
Northwest School of Agriculture
Crookston
University Farm Extension Service
Minnesota Potato Improvement Association
Tony Oddo Opens Own Fruit and Vegetable Firm in Chicago
Tony Oddo of Chicago announces the launch of his own company in the Produce Exchange Building at 1426 South Racine Avenue. With 12 years in the trade and a background with LaMantia Bros. Arrigo, Oddo will run as carrot receiver and distributor for western vegetables and melons, securing exclusive distribution for multiple California and Washington shippers and arranging Chicago distribution cars for several firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tony Oddo
Oddo
Produce Exchange
South Racine Avenue
Trade &S
LaMantia Bros.Arrigo
Ivanhoe Vegetable Exchange, Inc
Ivanhoe
Calif
Shippers
Delano Growers Exchange
Delano
White River Packing Company
Kent, Wash
Ship
Potatoes and vegetables hold steady on Chicago market
Chicago April 9 potatoes ruled generally steady this week with ample arrivals and fair demand for good quality stock. Prices varied by origin from Idaho Russell No 1s at 2.35 to 2.85 per bag and New potatoes Florida Triumphs around 2.25, while cabbage and onions showed firm or steady tones across several regional crates and hampers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Idaho Russell
Wisconsin
Colorado McClures
Florida
Texas
South Carolina
Alabama
Arizona
Louisiana
Georgia
Cuban Pineapple Deal Nears Start With April 19 Service
Chicago April 9 Cuban pineapple deal moves toward launch as 75 percent of crop enters via Florida gateway. Daily shipments begin April 19 with carferry to Port Everglades and Sea Train to New Orleans. Arthur Serra & Co says imports may reach 650000 crates this season with higher prices and year round movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bob) Cumming
Arthur Serra & Co
Cumming
Florida East Coast
Carferry
Havana
Port Everglades
Fla
New Orleans
Hoboken
New York
Cuba
Seatrain
Chicago Street Notes on tomato deals and market movers
Stanley Baldwin of F E Baldwin & Co. runs tomato deals in Texas then Louisiana and Alabama. H A Spitman of the USDA visits Chicago while J W Kearney returns to work after a hospital stay. Many traders and firms from Chicago to Florida and Texas update on shipments, cantaloupes, onions, and new ventures at South Water Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Baldwin
F. E. Baldwin & Co
Texas
San ‘Benito
Louisiana
Alabama
J. W. Kearney
Wabash Railway Company
South Water
Kearney
Decatur
LaMantia Joins S. H. Levy Company Chicago Western Vegetables
James V. LaMantia joins S. H. Levy Company in Chicago to manage the western vegetable department and carrot trading for Chicago distribution. He spent ten years at South Water Market and previously ran his own western vegetables business and worked with LaMantia Bros Arrigo Company and Shapiro Brothers Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James V. LaMantia
S. & H. Levy Company
Chicago
8S. & H. Levy Company
LaMantia
South Water
LaMantia Bros.Arrigo Company
Shapiro Brothers, Inc
Sol Levy Becomes Grandfather in Chicago
Sol Levy of the 5 and H Levy Company welcomed his first grandchild. His son Richard Levy is the father of a baby girl born Tuesday at 1 p m weighing six pounds. The daughter will be named Patricia Ann Levy. Mother and daughter are reported well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol Levy
Chicago
5. & H. Levy Company
Richard
Dick Levy
Patricia Ann Levy
Daugh
Family Recovers as Father and Grandfather Improve
A brief update reports the father and grandfather are recuperating while the rest of the family remains in good condition. The tone notes continued care and steady recovery without detailing causes or locations.
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U.S
Cerlot‘and
Carlot
South Water Market
Rosenthal & Stockfish, Inc
Novy-Hart CO
Coppersmith & Con
Gordon Tyrrell Co
Ceeicago Commission
Smith-Cordes CO
Aiato
Jack F. Battistini Company
216 South Water Market
Potato Improvement Assn
Bob' Cumming
Deal
H. ‘A.’ Spitman
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Robert B. Coppersmith
P. W. Coppersmith & Co
Frank Biggio
M. J. Ardito & Co
Goldblatt Brothers
Abe Schwartz
Abé Schwartz, & Co
H. Rotheiser
Paul Smith
Russel Produce Company
Dewey C. Divine
Brower
Marshall
Mich
Divine
Dick Piowaty
Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills
Carl Leigh
The
Leigh Banana Case Company
Lino-Meyer-Polk Company, Inc
Taxco
Rothman
Rothman & Solomon
Newark, N. J
C. R. Godding
Fox & Godding Company
Lyons Township
Robert W. Peterson
City
Peterson
Jerome A. Larocco
N. A. McKay
G. E. Bursley & Co
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. G. James
Fresh Foods, Inc
Milwaukee
Frank C
Crispo
Phoenix
Yuma
California
Applebaum-Missner CO
Fred Higgins
Mobile
Ala
Big H
New Shipping
Best Brands
Fry Distributing Co
Bell Teletype
S.& H. Levy CO
Canal
South
the Packer, Produce Reporters Company
Halsted
Exchange National. Bank
ABLES
Indianapo
Indiana
the Packer
Geo. Hitz& Co
Indianapolis, Ind
Ter
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