Chicago Street Notes quiet week brings santé of visits and births
Rosenthal & Stockfish traffic manager W E Nelson celebrated the birth of a seven pound nine ounce son at Holy Cross hospital with cigars and congratulations. The article notes Mother and child doing well and plans for home by Christmas. Also mentioned are visits by M B Minkler and H R Robinson Company executives, educator Val Sherman’s Chicago stay, Carl Miller’s Cuba trip recap, Meyer Friedman’s New York vacation, and Porto Rico sweet potato shipments via Dezauche Inc. in Opelousas. The piece ends with thanks from The Packer office for calendars from Link Belt, Northern Pacific, and Pennsylvania Railroad.
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W. E. Nelson
Rosenthal & Stockfish, Inc
Chicago
Packer
Belt Company
Northern Pacific Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Raymond B Law elected director and president of Halsted Exchange Bank
Raymond B Law has been elected director and president of the Halsted Exchange National Bank, long known as the bank of the South Water Market. He previously served as vice president of the Stockyards National Bank in St Louis before moving to Chicago to assume the new role.
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Chicago
Raymond B. Law
Halsted Exchange National Bank
Bank of the
Basket South Water Market
Mother of Albert Hart Dies Soon After Husband
Chicago December 18 Last Friday Mrs Norwood F Hart of Peoria mother of Albert Hart of the Navy Hart Company died at her home in Peoria Mrs Hart was widow of Norwood F Hart who died seven months ago Mr Hart was a pioneer produce man in Peoria in business there many years both he and Mrs Hart had wide acquaintance with the trade Funeral services were held Monday at 1 30 m Albert Hart and the family have the sympathy of their many friends in the trade in the sad loss of both of their parents within the brie seven months
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Chicago
Norwood F. Hart
Peoria
Albert Hart
Navy-Hart Company
M. Albert Hart
South Water Market to Close For Holidays 1936 37
The Chicago South Water Market will close for holidays after Christmas and New Year. Markets will be shut December 25 26 27 1936 and January 1 2 3 1937.
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Chicago
South Water
Idaho Potato Trade Quiet as Growers Hold Back
Idaho potato market shows slow trading and reluctance to sell at current prices. Shipping in mid-December is light, with 62 cars reported from two main storage sections. Dealers cut grading crews, buyers cautious, and many growers sold out for the season or await better prices later. About 15,000 carloads moved to date. demand remains steady for U.S. No. 2 Russets while No. 1 contracts extend into next month.
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Paris
Idaho
Snake River Valley
Maine
Colorado
Oregon
Washington
Detroit Street Notes: Holidays Plans and Trade Updates
Glen H. Rogers and Mrs. Rogers plan year end holidays in St Paul returning in two weeks. Kirk F. Mitchell is re elected president of the Southwest Business Men's Association. Dezauche Inc of Opelousas La ships sweet potatoes to Detroit. First Florida escarpte car arrives via Peerless Fruit Co. Roy Pitzski visits trade. McFaddin Distributing handles Gold Buckle brand oranges from East Highlands with Navels and Thompson Improved variety praised for quality.
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Glen H. Rogers
C. H. Robinson Company
Mrs. Rogers
St. Paul, Minn
Kirk F. Mitchell
Detroit Union Produce Terminal
Southwest Business Men’s Association
Florida Escarpte
Detroit
Detroit Tomato and Produce Company
Peerless Fruit Company, Inc
Palmetto, Fla
Samuel L. Vitale
McFaddin Distributing Company
Gold Buckle Association
East Highlands
Calif
Chicago Manager Marry Bride From Prominent Chicago Family
Robert Steinberg Chicago manager for C. H. Robinson Company married Miss Mary Baradzel in a Roosevelt road ceremony officiated by Rabbi B. H. Birnbaum. A 200 guest reception followed with dancing and refreshments. The couple departed for a two to three week honeymoon visiting New Orleans, Cuba, and Florida.
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Chicago
Robert Steinberg
C. H. Robinson Company
Mary Baradzel
Swieg’s
Roosevelt Road
B. H. Birnbaum
New Orleans
Cuba
Florida
Bob Steinberg
Carlot Unloads in Chicago Report Shows 1936 Increase
Chicago December 18 carlot unloads of fruit and vegetables for November totaled 5,544 cars up 72 from 1935. Year to date January 1 through November 11 reached 64,986 cars vs 62,761 last year, a gain of 2,125 cars, per the U S Department of Agriculture report.
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Chicago
United States Department ‘Agriculture
New Size for Russet Potatoes in Futures Trading
Chicago news outlines a March Idaho Russet futures contract for U S No 1 size A delivery with substandard options due to Idaho frost damage. It notes two contracts, a new one and a September open, and details weight and size rules for Russet Burbank varieties under the government standards.
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Chicago
Idaho
U. S
Crop Reporting Board
Bureau of Agricultural Economica
Burbank
Detroit Unloads Fresh Produce In November Gain
Detroit Michigan reports 1749 cars of fresh fruits and vegetables unloaded in November, up from 1464 in the same month a year earlier and 1326 in 1934. The year to November shows a continued total unload figure, reflecting significant gains for this year.
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Detroit
Mich
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Washington, D. C
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Meyer Friedman
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J. F. Dezauche
Dezauche
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Opelousas, ‘la
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Standard Fruit
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