Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly A Slick Check Artist
New York June 14 reports on a smooth check artist known as Kelly or Kelley who targets the fruit and produce trade. Described as about 50, five foot eight, neatly dressed with gray hair, he uses forged checks and fictitious banks to extract money from victims. His method relies on local industry knowledge and charm, leaving many duped yet unwilling to believe they were deceived. Continued on Page 16.
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New York
Kelly
Kelley
City Council Panel Backs Philadelphia Itinerant Truckers Bill
Philadelphia June 16 The City Councils committee on city property and service approved the itinerant truckers measure submitted by the National League of Commission Merchants and the Philadelphia Perishable Carlot Receivers Association. The bill was approved but not passed due to absent members. another meeting is planned to push enactment before summer. Local receivers estimate 40 to 60 produce trucks would be shut out daily. the bill would impose a $200 annual tax per truck.
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Philadelphia
National League of Commission Merchants
Philadelphia Perishable Carlot Receivers Association
Good Demand for Mississippi Tomatoes
Crystal Springs Hazlehurst Mississippi June 16 Sixteen hundred ninety seven cars of tomatoes had moved from Mississippi up to Thursday morning. Demand continues active and the three day average to the end of the week is expected at about 125 cars daily. Foreseeable shipments may reach 80 cars daily next week with 20 to 30 cars daily into early July. Sizes currently run about 75 percent six by seven and smaller.
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Crystal Springs
Hazlehurst
Miss
Mississippi
Time Limit Expired on Packers Consent Decree
Washington June 16 The time limit set under the Packers Consent Decree by the United States Supreme Court for meat packing firms to exit unrelated lines of business expired late this week. Some believed new industrial and agricultural acts could nullify the decree, though others denied this.
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Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
Boston buying broker files bankruptcy petition
Dave Winkeller former Boston resident and buying broker operating in other states including Texas has filed a bankruptcy petition.
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Dave Winkeller
Boston
Texas
Michigan House to Concur on Chain Store Tax Bill
Lansing June 16 The Michigan House will concur in Senate amendments to the chain store tax bill to raise 3 million yearly. The measure passed the Senate 28 to 2. It forms one of three main revenue bills alongside the sales and beer taxes. The plan imposes a graduated levy from 10 dollars per store for chains of two or three to 250 dollars per store for chains with more than 25 locations.
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Lansing
Mich
House
Senate
Cold Storage Men to Study Federal Recovery Measures
A special committee of the Asspeculation of Refrigerated Warehouses was appointed in Chicago to study the Industrial Recovery Act and the Agricultural Adjustment Act and draft a fair trade code for the cold storage industry. The group will meet with Pres. W. J. Rushton at the Sherman hotel on June 21 to plan procedures and agenda for a broader industry meeting. Members listed include Frank A. Horne and W. B. Mason among others from New York, Providence, Elmira, St. Joseph, St. Louis, Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis.
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Chicago
Pres. W. J. Rushton
Sherman Hotel
Apd
Frank A. Horne
Merchants Refrigerating Company
New York City
W. B. Mason
Merchants Cold Storage & Warehouse Company
Providence
R. I
J. R. Shoemaker
Hygela Refrigerating Company
Elmira
N. Y
H. C. Herschman
Terminal Warehouse
St. Joseph, Inc
St. Joseph
R. H. Switzler
St. Louis
Georgia Watermelon Crop Favors Short Season
Georgia's watermelon harvest will be among the shortest on record due to drought. General showers helped some vines in central and southern regions, with mid Georgia lagging but set to benefit. Shipping began this week, with carloads moving to northern markets, and volume expected to rise until after July 4. Cantaloupe crop also expected to be extremely short.
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Macon
Georgia
Cold Storage Stocks of Apples and Pears Reported
Washington June 16 There were 64 000 barrels 945 000 boxes and 634 000 baskets of apples in cold storage on June 1 per the Bureau of Agricultural Economics report. May 1 holdings totalled 182 000 barrels 2 463 000 boxes and 1 691 000 baskets. Pears stood at 24 000 boxes and 4 000 baskets with May 1 totals and June 1 averages noted.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Committees Named for International Apple Convention
G Phillips secretary of the International Apple Association in Chicago outlines plans for the annual convention at the Palmer House August 8 to 11. W Morf is general chairman of all committees with a strong program expected and heavy attendance likely aided by the nearby World's Fair. Various chairmen are named for entertainment, hotel reservations, registration, reception and publicity, with rail and Pullman fare reductions and several special trains planned to encourage delegates and visitors to attend.
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G. Phillips
International Apple Association
Chicago
Palmer House
W. Morf
New York
New England
F. W. Mort
C. H. Weaver & Co
C. R. Godding
Fox & Godding
A. W.barnett
A. W. Barnett & Co., Inc
A. G. Zulfer, Jr
A. G. _Zulfer
Grocery Manufacturers Discuss Group Action Under Recovery Measure
New York June 16 The Associat ed Grocery Manufacturers held a Waldorf Astoria meeting to plan cooperation with the government under the Industrial Recovery Act. More than 100 delegates from across the country attended. A five member committee will be appointed by Paul B Willis to work with the national grocery trade groups in drafting a code of fair trade practices, with dates of further meetings to be announced.
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New York
Associated Grocery Manufacturers
Waldorf Astoria
National Association
Paul
Willis
The Produce Packer and Free Sample Offer
The Produce Packer section explains a separate weekly paper The Produce Packer with market and trade news for shippers and distributors of eggs poultry butter hides wool fur etc. A free sample copy will be mailed gladly upon request.
Eastern Shore Virginia Potato Crop Is Light
Onley Virginia June 16 Estimates of the potato crop in the eastern shore district have been cut to about 8000 cars for the season down 1000 from earlier expectations. Dry weather and reduced acreage driven the short crop. Previously 12000 to 18000 cars were shipped yearly. So far a few potatoes have been dug with yields of 16 to 30 barrels per acre from the lower district where yields are typically largest.
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Onley
Eastern Shore
New York Business League Pushes Chain Store Tax
The New York Business Independence League plans to push the Hart Chain Store Tax Bill from the General Welfare Committee to the Board of Aldermen floor for a vote. The measure could raise about 4 million dollars, with debate over its impact on independents and alignment with the National Industrial Recovery Act.
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Board of Aldermen
New York
Business Independence League
Committee of General Welfare
Bres
California Produce Dealer Act Amended
Sacramento Calif June 16 One of the most far reaching pieces of agricultural legislation became a state law when Governor Rolph signed Senate Bill 81 introduced by Senator Mixter Tulare county The act now requires all handlers of perishable farm products to secure licenses from the state and to be subject to department orders in grower dealer disputes as part of an emergency amended Produce Dealers Act.
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Sacramento
Calif
Rolph
Senate
Mixter
Tulare County
C. J. Carey
Kansas City Golf Tournament Moves to Hillcrest Course
The Kansas City fruit and produce trade golf event scheduled for June 20 will be held at Hillcrest Country Club due to Wood Hill conflicts. The city match play tournament runs all week, with the first four foursomes teeing off at 1 30 p m. Green fees are 1 50 for adults and 1 for juniors.
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Kansas City
Trade and Allied Lines
Illinois Senate Amends Farm Produce Commission Act
A bill introduced in the Illinois Senate seeks to amend Sections 1 and 3 of the 1915 act regulating consignment and sale on commission of farm produce. The amendment would limit the act to products handled and sold within Illinois, applying only to Illinois produced produce sold inside the state.
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Senate
Chicago
Illinois Senate
Illinois
National auction group forms American Fruit and Produce Auction Association
Chicago hosted the humid June reveal of a new national body formed by fruit and produce auction firms. The American Fruit and Produce Auction Association aims to educate the industry from growers to receivers and will deploy representatives across producing regions with motion pictures to illustrate auction operations. Henry D. Greene is named special representative in publicity and outreach, bringing decades of industry experience.
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Henry D. Greene
Chicago
United States
New York City
American Fruit and Produce Auction Association
Palmer House
International Apple Association
Greene
Simon J. Lubin
Bureau of Commerce
Federal-State Inspection Service
Fruit Sales to Take Over Jim Hill Output in Wenatchee
Wenatchee June 16 Jack V Rogers president of Fruit Sales Inc announces most tonnage formerly handled through Wenatchee District Cooperative Association for Jim Hill Growers will be marketed by his company this season. Most units continue to function but ship fruit through Fruit Sales. The Jim Hill brand will be used as the trade in national markets. Fruit Sales handled 898 cars in first season and expects about 1500 cars in 1983.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Jack V. Rogers
Fruit Sales, Inc
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation
Duthie & Co
Portland
Wenatchee District Co-operative Association
J. L. Robertson
Wenatchee Fruit Distributors
Gwin, White & Prince
Killing Frost Reported in Allegheny Mountains
A Oakland Maryland report notes a killing frost across the Allegheny mountains on Thursday. Potatoes tomatoes corn beans and other garden crops were heavily damaged as the government station thermometer fell to 28 degrees.
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New York
Oakland
Government Station
Allegheny Mountains
Maryland
Food trades preparing for adjustment under new deal
Kansas City June 16 reports on National Association of Retail Grocers and National Wholesale Grocers Association meetings at Atlantic City June 26 to 29. The new deal prompts debate on industry codes of ethics versus government regulation, with talks on labor, fair trade, and licensing as Congress grants presidents discretionary power to enforce a code if industry fails to act. Major topics include public welfare, industry recovery acts, and the impact on retail groceries, with remarks by government officials and a push for industry cooperation.
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Kansas City
Atlantic City
National Association of Retail Grocers
National Wholesale Grocers Association
Washington
Congress
Hector Lazo
Merchants Service Division
Department of Commerce of
United States
Department of Commerce
John Dickinson
Imperial Valley cantaloupes move into second production stage
Brawley Calif June 16 The Imperial Valley cantaloupe deal enters its second production stage as harvesting of melons from late uncovered fields begins. Loadings from late patches will rise toward the end of this week or early next, with a second peak expected June 23 to 27. The late crop is in better condition than the early crop, with few pests and minimal mildew. Weather has been favorable for quality, and sizes will be mostly jumbos, though yields will be light. Most growers expect harvesting to yield little overall.
Tennessee Tomato Deal Sets Stage for Strong Season
Humboldt Tennessee reports the tomato deal open next week with 1200 to 1500 cars expected, a short crop and rain needed. Early shipments began at Miland by T C Sawyer Co and D H Dungan of Gibson, with movement likely light until late in the week and total state shipments not exceeding 60 to 75 cars next week.
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Humboldt
Tenn
Tennessee
Miland
T. C. Sawyer & Co
D. H. Dungan
Gibson
Kaw Valley potato crop damaged by heat in June Topeka
Dry hot weather over ten days hurt Kaw Valley potatoes with some fields showing up to fifty percent damage while others estimate around a quarter. Rain is needed and continued extreme heat could worsen losses. State statistician F K Reed pegs 1933 crop at 1 164 000 bushels, far below last year’s 2 280 000 and 1 950 000 in 1931. Acreage is 18 percent below last year and digging not expected before July 1.
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Kaw Valley
Topeka
Kan
F. K. Reed
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Council
Michigan
Association of Refrigerated Warehouses
F. W. Morf, Jr
J. W. Fox, Jr
Nathan Lapidus
M. Lapidus & Sons
Owen T.hill
Mark Owen & Co
E. J. Riley
Riley-McFarland Co
J. W. Fox
W. B. Clore
American Fruit Growers Inc
George Smith
Thos. S. Smith & Co
W.R. Gray
A. G. Zulfer & Co
Louis Wax
Driss & Wex
Thos. Gadsden
G. H. Hammond & Co
G. D. Allman
United States Cold Storage & Ice Company
H. T. Benell
Ashland Cold Storage & Warehouse Company
BE. 0. Erickson
Central Cold Storage Company
N. A. Em
Virginia
NEW York Business League
California
American Fruit and Produce Aucion Association
Jim Hill
Imperial Valley
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