New Opening Hour For South Water Market Stores In Chicago
Chicago January 3 It was announced by the Market Service Association that from January 1 and through January and February stores on South Water Market will not open before 7 a m and Chicago railroads will not deliver perishables before 6 a m. J S Schatz of Gridley Maxon Co Inc with Mrs Schatz are driving to Baltimore for the National League of Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Distrib utory convention then plan to drive to Florida to visit connections there.
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National League
Baltimore
South Water Market
Chandler-Allen CO
South Water
Chicago
Chandler & Son
Chandler &Son
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Paul Chandler
The
Market Service Association
Gridley, Maxon & Co.,Inc
New Citrus Juice Plant Nears Completion in Weslaco
Weslaco Texas January 3 The Rio Grande Valley Citrus Exchange reports its new juice plant nearing completion and ready to run smoothly by midweek General manager J N Hager says the modern facility will process fruit unsuitable for commercial shipment and market juice under the Texsun brand already used for fresh fruit
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Weslaco
Tex
Rio Grande Valley Citrus Exchange
J. N. Hager
Exchange
Texsun
Pueblo Itinerant Peddler Ordinance Upheld in Court
Pueblo Colorado January 3 The district court of Pueblo county upheld Ordinance No 1330 regulating the handling and selling of fruits and vegetables finding it constitutional in the case Lee Hirsch plaintiff versus Pueblo a municipal corporation defendant Handed down December 5 the judgment awards costs to Pueblo and denies a rehearing motion
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Pueblo
Colo
Pueblo County
T.L. Chenault
Pueblo Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Association
Lee Hirsch
William B. Stewart
Marle E. Horne
E. F. Nichols
District Court
Fort Worth Street Notes Honor Longtime Fruit Exchange Leader
Members of the Fort Worth fruit and vegetable fraternity honored Clifton Humphreys, retiring district manager of the California Fruit Growers Exchange, with a luncheon at the Elks Club. Max Bergman presented a suitcase on behalf of the group. Humphreys, 61, began in 1964 as an inspector and rose to district sales manager in 1929, overseeing north Texas and surrounding areas. he estimated hauling 15,000 to 20,000 carloads of oranges and lemons over his career. Also noted: Ben E. Keith Company remodeled storage facilities at Longview and welcomed new local dealer Tom Atkins to the Fort Worth Market.
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Fruit and Vegetable Fraternity
Clifton Humphreys
California Fruit Growers Exchange
The
Elks Club
Max Bergman
Humphreys
Frank Taylor
EH. J. Blalock
Ed Austin
William. Esch
Sam’ Lipshits
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
L Gillarde Reports Arizona Iceberg Lettuce Shipments
Chicago reports December 27 iceberg lettuce carloads from Phoenix and Yuma total 141 cars. L Gillarde Company sold 40 cars, about 28.4 percent, distributed across a wide U.S. region amid Chicago's 8 degree below zero weather. The firm specializes in iceberg lettuce and distributes for major western shippers.
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Chicago
Pat) Gillarde
Phoenix
Yuma
L. Gillarde Company
Gillarde
Jettuce
Caruso Distributors tapped as Chicago reps for Rio Grande Valley
Chicago notes report Caruso Fruit Distributors Inc selected as representatives in the Chicago district for the Rio Grande Valley Fruit Company of Brownsville Texas. The firm moved to larger quarters and sees increased business as industry moves. Also noted are personnel moves at Earbest Fruit Company and California Fruit Growers Exchange in Chicago, with managers changing posts and trips to Florida and Boston.
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Caruso Fruit Distributors,Inc
Chicago
Rio Grande Valley Fruit Company
Brownsville
Tex
Caruso Fruit Distributors, Inc
Witte Co Plans New Packing Plants In Valley Towns
Louis S Witte Company based in San Benito will open its vegetable packing plants in valley towns next Monday for the winter and spring season. The firm will handle packing and shipping of a full line of seasonable vegetables in straight and mixed cars. Louis S Witte, president and GM, has long been associated with the Alexander Marketing Company and is well known in trade circles.
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San Benito
Tex
Louis S.witte
Louis
Witte
Alexander Marketing Company
Chicago members set for National League convention
Chicago will be represented at the National League of Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Distributors convention in Baltimore January 7 to 10. Attending from Chicago are A. W. Barnett of A. W. Barnett & Co., F. William Morf Jr., and A. T. Johnson Jr. of C. H. Weaver & Co., S. J. Schatz of Gridley, Maxon & Co., Inc. The note highlights local business participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National League ‘of Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable
Baltimore
A. W. Barnett
A. W. Barnett & Co., Inc
F. William Morf, Jr
A. T. Johnson, Jr
C. H. Weaver & Co
J. Schatz
Gridley, Maxon & Co., Inc
National Apple Campaign Launched Under Pulsievich
Watsonville California January 8 The International Apple Club opened a national campaign to boost apple consumption under director William Pulsievich of Los Angeles president of the club The effort includes co operation with the National Apple Institute and New England Apple Institute A dealer advertising push is planned plus use of smaller 5 pound boxes and a new two dozen apple container to widen distribution in the coming year
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Watsonville
Calif
International Apple Club
William Pulsievich
Los Angeles
Pulsievich
New England
Apple Institute
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Harry Allen
Everett Chandler
Michigan
Idaho
Wisconsin
Red River Valley
F. E. Baldwin, Inc
Hicago
Distributn
Cseed
Iceberg
Imp
California
Fred E. Mnos Lorie N
Fort Worth Street
Ben E. Keith
Longview
Ben Keith
C. P. Buckner
L. Gillarde
Arizona
Street Notes
L. R.hagopian
Earbest Fruit Company
Fresno
Abe. Schwartz Company
Berliner-Genseke Company, Inc
Charles Abbate
Chas. Abbate Company
Florida
Joseph Scanlan
California Fruit Growers’ Exchange
H.E. Pitts
Scanlan
Leon Hewitt
Boston
Louis S. ‘Witte Co
Jess
S.& H. Levy CO
Cannal
the Packer, Produce Reporter Company
Halsted Exchange
National Bank
Sonnel
Martors Distributing CO
North Dakot
S.friedman & Sons
South Water Market Commission
U. S
MR. S. J. Schatz
Lord Baltimore
American Fat
VEG
Shippers Alsn
Palmer House
Packers
Tradin
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