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Newspaper
Chicago Packer
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1936
Page
2
Milwaukee, January 17. The city will send a notable delegation to the Western Fruit Jobbers Association convention in Kansas City from January 21 to 24. Attending are Charles Godfrey of E. R. Godfrey & Co and other representatives.
Sons Company and a cadre of brokers including H. Rubenstein and iSam Silverman of H. Rubenstein and Co. I Gagliano of I Gagliano Inc Morris Goldman of Goldman Inc Harry Kenny of Max Hurwitz and Co Paul D Amore of the D Amore Brokerage J O Franklin of J O Franklin and Sons and J A McEvilly appear in a detailed professional roster.
I Brown, an orchardist from Parma Michigan, was badly injured and his wife killed when their car was struck by a passenger train near Hebron Indiana. They were en route to California to spend the winter, and the accident happened on their 22nd wedding anniversary. Brown died later at a Valparaiso hospital.
In Cincinnati on January 17 trading in fresh fruits and vegetables was moderate with supplies ample and most prices steady. Florida potatoes and Imperial Valley lettuce appeared, while beans, peppers, and citrus showed mixed firmness. ranges covered multiple states including California Florida Texas and Ohio with various crates and bushels pricing through the week.
Tom Palella of Palella Brothers plans a trip to California next week. J L Rapalski of Standard Fruit & Steamship Company, Cedar Rapids, relieves F C Bowlus due to illness. J J Savoca of Weinberger Banana Company, New Orleans, was in the city on a periodical trip. C F Karkalits of Karkalits Brown Brokerage, St Paul, attended pre convention visits. Illinois Central Railroad reps from California include William J Rangod, Maurice Sherman, Clyde L Corcoran, Robert D Hughes, A L Zastrow. R A Tunney of Keeshin Motor Express called on the South Water Market trade. Perry Stern of Fruit Auction Sales Company left on vacation for the tropics.
Chicago January 17 The South Water Market Socialites opened their year with a Monday dinner at Goodman’s followed by a business session to adopt the constitution and by laws The program for the year includes adventures in business Hull House Chicago Recreation Commission and a theater party among other events The group announced its second annual May 28 dance and noted a book review of Edna His Wife. John Hafell of Detroit died at 77 in Rochester Minnesota after a long illness He introduced winter rhubarb to Michigan around 1900 and his son John Hafell Jr is VP of the Michigan Vegetable Growers Association.
The C H Robinson Company will be well represented at the Western Fruit Jobbers Association convention in Kansas City January 21 to 24. Attending are Gordon Smith M M Minkler Walter Schmitt and Robert Steinberg from Minneapolis. Read The Packer two dollars per year.
Chicago lists show over 100 reservations for the President's Special to the Western Fruit Jobbers Association convention in Kansas City. Delegations from Chicago and other cities travel via St Louis, with many named attendees from firms such as Chandler-Allen, Bernet, Barnett, Exposition lines and railways, including Meyer Brooks, Missouri Pacific, Pennsylvania Railway, and Wabash.
A series of parties including Charles Irrgang and Martin Roth of M Roth Sons along with Royal Urick Company and The Chas Abbate Company are named in connection with arrangements described in the National Fruit Vegetable Exchange and related firms American Fruit Growers Inc and Merke Brothers Company.
Minneapolis January 17 1936 the Minneapolis Fruit Association held its annual meeting January 9 electing W N Naas as president Robert Gamble vice president W M Corbelle r treasurer and W M Howell secretary Directors named include F A McGillis and Robert Lingren The year just closed was a...
The report notes a prevailing sentiment that the year 1936 would bring noticeable progress, with observers asserting improvements in various sectors amid cautious optimism. No specific events or figures are cited in the fragment.
William A. Dyer, a well known Newark New York carrot onion market sales rep for 30 years, died Thursday at Presbyterian Hospital after an appendectomy. He was 46 or 47, survived by his widow and one daughter.
A Chicago couple named their newborn Medford after discovering a Medford Oregon pears wrapper on a fruit purchase last month. The child was christened Medford in Chicago, reflecting the origin of the chosen moniker.
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