Charles A Kerr of Chicago Dies After Long Illness
Chicago produce pioneer Charles A Kerr, 64, founder of C G A Kerr & Co., died Monday at Highland Park Hospital from esophageal hemorrhage after extended illness. He helped organize the Western Fruit Jobbers Association and served on the boards of the American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers Association, directing the Chicago Produce Club, Boosters Club, and charity minstrel efforts while shaping the local trade for over four decades. Funeral at Graceland Chapel with interment at Graceland Cemetery. survived by widow Lucy Reed Gardner Kerr and children John Mary Charles Jr and Lowell.
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Chicago
C. A. Kerr
Highland Park Hospital
Kerr
Walker Brothers
Dubuque
Hirv
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ Assoiciation
Ker
Boosters’ Club
South Water Street
Chicago Produce Club
Oklahoma
Charles Allen Kerr
Keokuk
Graceland Chapel
Graceland Cemetery
E. O. Schueger
William Garfitt
A. G. Zulfer
James Trankina
O. B. West
Des Moines
Ed T. Scott
Lincoln
Neb
Mr. Kerr
Lucy Reed Gardner Kerr
John and
Mary
Charles, Jr
Lowell
Charles Kerr, Jr
B. QC. Schweger
Schweger
C. A. Kerr & Co., Inc
It Pays to Advertise in 1926 Big Brand Spends Revealed
A chart by Freling Foster lists the ten largest advertisers in 1926. Chevrolet spent 4.095 million. Reynolds Tobacco 4.034 million. Postum and Grape-Nuts 3.527 million. Listerine 3.484 million. American Tobacco 8.323 million. Proctor & Gamble 3.051 million on Ivory Soap and Crisco. Dodge 3.038 million. Fatima, Chesterfield, Velvet 2.717 million. Lever Brothers 2.614 million. Overland 2.604 million. The report argues high profits prove advertising pays.
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McClure
New York
United States
Chevrolet Motor Company
Reynolds Tobacco Company
Camel Cigarettes
Prince Albert Tobacco
Postum Cereal Company
Postum
Lambert Pharmacal Company
American Tobacco Company
Lucky Strike
Proctor & Gamble
Ivory Soap
Crisco
Dodge Motor Company
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
Velvet Tobacco
Lever Brothers
Lux
Rinso
Willys-Overland Company
Chevrolet
Overland
Freling Foster
Brooklyn Fruit Jobbers Closed as Checks Fail
The firm Weber, Tannebaum & Blumenthal in Wall About Market Brooklyn closed its doors on Monday and its checks were returned the same day. Creditors plan a full investigation as funds have been drawn from the bank leaving no money to cover issued checks under the new bad check law effective July 1.
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New York
Weber, Tannebaum & Blumenthal
Wallabout Market
Brooklyn
Blumenthal
Weber and
Tannebaum
D. Weber
Weber
Mother of Arthur Rule Dies at 88 in Kentucky
Mary Woolfolk Rule 88 longtime nurse in the Civil War era and music teacher from Goshen Kentucky died at her Upper River Road home. Born 1829 she taught singing served prisons and hospitals in Louisville Plymouth and Boston. Survived by four sons including Arthur Rule and Rev Lucien V Rule. Funeral at Goshen Presbyterian Church. Burial Brownsboro Cemetery.
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Arthur Rule
Kentucky
Louisville
Louisville Courier- Journal
Mary Woolfolk Rule
States
Upper River Road
Goshen
Rule
Thomas J. Woolfolk
Adaline C. Caldwell
Presbyterian
Presbyterian College
Jennie Cassedy
Martha Eubank
Presbyterian Orphanage
Goshen Academy
Masonic Home
Peach movement nears close across Arkansas Oklahoma shipments
Fort Smith and Southwest Arkansas shipped hundreds of peach cars as the season nears end with about 700 cars expected over Missouri Pacific. Northwest Arkansas Frisco shipments begin, with 100 cars from the northwest and 25 from Hulbert Oklahoma. Cantaloupes, grapes, tomatoes and apples also move, while rains aid crops and prices range around 1.25 to 1.75 per bushel for peaches.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Fort Smith Territory
Southwest Arkansas
Missouri Pacific
Frisco
Arkansas
Rudy
Hulbert
Oklo
Highland
Nashville
Little Rock
Horatio-DéQueen
Kansas City
Hackett
Cameron
Idabel
Fayetteville
Altus
Express
Elbertas
Clarksville
Lamar
DeQueen
Alma
Branch
DeQueen-Horatio
Horatio
Ashdown
Cove
Heavener
Crawford County
Cavitaloupes
Horatia
Gans
Gillham
Arkansas Valley
Kansas City Southern
Missouri
Watts
Okla
Westville
Aderson
Decatur
Goodman
Neosho
Noel
Sulphur Springs
Prairie Grove
Hrisco
Here
Kansas
Idaho rurals start from Caldwell district about Aug 1
Caldwell Idaho July 22 Around 16 ears of Cobblers the bulk of this Idaho potato deal have been shipped out to date. It is believed there are over ears left and will be cleaned up by week end. Rurals main portion of the early deal will start to move in volume about August first and likely end by August end. Production expected around 500 cars of rurals and total early deal about 600 cars. Demand strong and most stock sold or contracted before digging. Quality high, a factor in active higher prices.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Kinghill
Nampa
Parma
Weiser
Boston & Maine Opens New Auction Terminal in Boston
Boston & Maine Railroad announces a luncheon to the trade on August 6 to commemorate the modern fruit and vegetable auction terminal on Rutherford avenue. The $5,000,000 terminal program promises faster train schedules and improved service for the Boston market, already the third largest for fruits and vegetables in the country. Invitations go to trade groups, officials, and Dwight P. Robinson & Co. Inc, builders of the terminal.
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Boston
Massa
Boston & Maine Railroad
Rutherford Avenue
Philadelphia
Chicago
Houston
New York
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Washington
New Orleans
Boston & Maine
George Hannover
New England
Dwight P. Robinson & Co., Inc
Severe hail damages Monte Vista lettuce belt in Colorado
A severe hail storm in the San Luis Valley's Iceberg lettuce area near Monte Vista caused heavy crop losses. Reported damage ranges from 25 to 50 percent, with peas also badly hit, marking one of the worst storms in the district.
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Monte Vista
Colo
San Luis Valley
South Fork
Sapiro Ford Libel Suit Withdrawn After Ford Apology
Detroit July 22. Aaron Sapiro withdraws his million dollar libel suit against Henry Ford after Ford apologizes for an unwarranted attack on the Jewish race and retracts any claims against Sapiro's integrity. Ward endorsement of cooperative marketing accompanies the statement. no settlement disclosed. Sapiro says no payment was made and the outcome pleases him.
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Sapiro-Ford
Henry Ford
Detroit
Aaron Sapiro
Dearborn Independent
Ford
Sapiro
Ward
Mountain grown Colorado vegetables in strong demand
Denver reports strong inquiry for mountain grown lettuce and vegetables with shippers unable to fill orders. Lettuce started slowly due to smaller acreage and hail damage in the San Luis Valley, while peas acreage has surged nearly threefold. Cauliflower acreage is small, cabbage damaged by hail in Greeley, and potato and string bean crops also hurt, lifting prices and limiting supply.
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Greeley
Denver
Colo
Colorado Mountain
San Luis Valley
Moffat
Colorado
Brighton
Rains Boost Potato Crops in Louisville District
In Louisville Kentucky on July 23, rains and good weather improved digging for first crop potatoes and planting second crop. Seed potatoes remain scarce and fetch high prices. Without rain, planting would have been difficult as ground was hard and dry. some fields needed rolling to loosen soil before plowing. Prior to the rains, conditions were tougher for farmers.
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Louisville
The Produce Packer weekly newspaper overview
The Produce Packer edition details a weekly paper focused on market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool and furs with free sample copies offered on request by mail to frequent readers.
Report on Fruit Crops From Canadian Agriculture Dept
The Dominion of Canada Department of Agriculture reports July 1 fruit prospects across provinces. Weather improved in late June, crops show good growth, apples show possible rise over five year average, other fruits fair to good, with detailed provincial figures for British Columbia Ontario Quebec New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and notes on irrigation and regional varieties.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion of Canada
Department of Agriculture
Dominion
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebecc.s
New Brunswick
Kelowna-Vernon-Armstrong
McIntosh
Jonathan
Rome
Van T Stillwell Succeeds Wm Zimmerman in Packer Org
William Zimmerman leaves The Packer organization and is replaced by Van T Stillwell in the Cincinnati territory. Stillwell, known as Van, has served over 20 years and pledges utmost service to the trade, growers, shippers, and the Trust and produce industry. He travels widely in the Middle West and Rocky Mountain regions and signals readiness to assist clients and colleagues.
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Kansas City
William Zimmerman
Packer
van T.stillwell
Cincinnati
Zimmerman
Emq
Mr. Stilwell
Janeung Ina
Van
Packer Organization
Mers
Middle West
Rocky Mountain Country
Stillwell
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Charles A. Kerr
Western Fruit Jobbers’ Association
American Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ Association
National League of Commission
Arkansas and
Northwest Arkansas
Arkansas Valley — Railroad
Idaho Rurals
Hannouer
Wik
Sean
Nes
Tasure
van T. Stillwell
Wm. Zimmerman
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