Maine First State to Advertise Nationally in 1925
The Maine Development Commission began as a state effort to promote Maine's natural beauty and recreational opportunities. By 1926 advertising targeted hunters and fishermen, helping Maine become a leading tourist hub with roughly 1.2 million visitors annually and over 100 million dollars spent within the state.
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Augusta
Maine
Maine Development Commissaion
Bar Harbor
Florida
United’ States
Canada
Haglemt
Virgin Foreata
Bummer
Idaho Fruit and Vegetable Campaign Widens Advertising Reach
Idaho officials report the Idaho Fruit and Vegetable Advertising Commission will ship over 1.5 million display and tie-up pieces for prunes apples onions and potatoes to grocers restaurants and wholesalers nationwide. Potato material leads demand with 160000 pieces already shipped and larger orders expected for National Potato Week and December campaigns.
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Boise
Idaho
Idaho Fruit and Vegetable Advertising Commission
United States
Guy Graham
Jonathan Apple
Commission
National Potato Week
Maine carrot buyers warned of fake inspection slips
Augusta November 25. Market Division Chief Charles M White of the Maine Department of Agriculture warns carrot buyers that federal state inspection slips and stickers are being faked by private individuals to mislead shipments. He notes private inspectors imitate official forms, while federal state certificates remain the trade standard and legally valid. He says official inspection protects buyers and boosts the merchandising program.
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Augusta
Charlea M. White
Maine Department of Agriculture
Maine
White
Detroit Market Bureau Aims to Improve Fruit Trade
The Detroit Produce Receivers Inc broadened its scope to act as a bureau for improving the fruit and vegetable market. Leaders named include L. H. McFaddin as president and Sam Vitale as vice president, with George Rock secretary and Abe Andrews treasurer. Directors were appointed and the group plans biweekly meetings to address trade problems and goodwill in the terminal trade.
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Detroit
Detroit Produce Receivers, Inc
Herman Franzblau
Detroit Union Produce
L. H. McFaddin
McFaddin Distributing’ Company
Sam Vitale
Detroit, Tomato &,Produce Company
George Rock
George H. Rock “& Co
Abe
Andrewa
Andrews Brothers
Detro
John Duncan
Mr. McFaddin
Herman ‘Franzblau, Inc
Harry, Becker
Harry Becker
Antonio di Giovanni
Shippers Service Company
Harold Ro
McFaddin
Move New York market to Jersey City plan presented
A joint New York metropolitan trade group and mayoral committee discussed relocating the Washington Market to Jersey City. The plan, backed by the local trade committee, seeks to compensate property owners for value loss and to improve perishable fruit and vegetable handling, with details to follow.
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N. Y. Market
Jersey City
Washington Market
New
New York
Maine Potato Edition Promotes Strong Consumer Demand
The Packer presents a Maine Potato Edition highlighting Maine potatoes and a wide distribution plan. The campaign stresses consumer demand fueled by advertising across media and urges distributors to align with the program to ensure stock in retail stores.
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Packer
Maine
Brooke, Smith, French & Dorrancee, Inc
Georgia grower seeks trucker who bought pecans
Americus, Ga November 25 Lee M. Hansford of Sunny Hill Fruit Farm says a Chicago man named S. Turkin bought a truckload of pecans on Thursday night November 10 for 607.27 paid by check that returned unpaid from Austin State Bank Chicago. Turkin's account is closed there and checks have bounced. The truck had an Illinois license tag and pecans tagged with Hansford's name.
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Americus
Lee M. Hansford
Sunny Hill
S. Turkin
Chicago
Austin State Bank of Chicago
Turkin
Fener
Hansford
Salt River Valley fall lettuce season opens with early shipments
Phoenix reports the Salt River valley fall lettuce season starting with five firms shipping cars Monday and seven more on Tuesday. Thanksgiving day loadings were light and Friday estimates predict 20 to 26 carloads. Through next Saturday about 250 carloads are expected. Prices open at 3.50 per crate on fives in carrots FOB Phoenix and a dollar lower for the bases. Frosty nights slow maturity and smaller sizes. A. M. McDowell, federal Market News reporter, will issue a weekly summary starting Monday.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Saltriver
Salt River Valley
Salinas
A. M. McDowell
Federal Market
Below Freezing Point Hits Lower Rio Grande Valley Crops
Temperature dropped slightly below freezing at valley points early Friday damaging tomatoes beans peppers and other tender vegetables. Citrus fruit was not damaged though Willacy county and other dryland areas faced a serious onion and vegetable outlook despite a light Thursday rainfall.
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Harlingen
Tex
Willacy County
Late Potato States Have Crop Under 1937 Also Below Average
Washington D C November 25 government crop report on potatoes notes the 18 late surplus states including Nevada Utah Wyoming show about 4 000 000 bushels while Maine New York and Pennsylvania lead with 89 598 000 bushels versus last year 102 093 000 and ten year average 97 933 000. Western states Nebraska Montana Idaho Wyoming Colorado Utah Nevada Washington Oregon California total harvest cited as lower yet.
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Washington
D. C
Central States
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Maine
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Montana
Idaho
Colorado
Oregon
California
Peach Promotion Meeting in Macon Georgia Nov 29
Georgia fruit growers from the state and delegations from North and South Carolina will attend a peach promotion meeting in Macon on Tuesday November 29. Speakers include Warren H Oliver Cyrus Benson Denman Earl R French and Dr Robert Franklin Poole who is renowned for bacteriosis expertise.
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Macon
Georgia
Emmett Snellgrove
Georgia Association of Peach Growers
North
South Carolina
Warren H. Oliver
State Junior Chamber of Commerce
Peach Promotion Project
Cyrus Benson Denman
Washington, D. C
Federal Farm Board
National Association of Food Chains
Earl R. French
New York
Atlantic Commission Company
Robert Franklin Poole
Raleigh
N. C
Maine Potato Shipments Hold For Better Prices In 1938 Market
Maine plans a cautious 1938 market move after a 1937-38 success. Shippers wait for higher prices while growers finance shipments, with Maine table stock moving to Detroit Cleveland Pittsburgh and other terminal markets as New York waits for full Long Island harvest to ease. Volume is expected to rise by mid December with New England taking a heavy share.
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New York
Maine
Maine Development Commission
Ing
Ureas
Philadelphia
New York State
Detroit
Gievellera
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Indiana
Hudson River
Baltimore
Washington
Long Island
New England
Maine potato growers bitter over trade pact
Presque Isle Maine November 25 The Maine potato industry vows opposition to a U S Canada trade pact set to take effect January 1 1939 Executive secretary G C Stone of the Maine Potato Growers and Shippers Committee recounts a Washington hearing where officials argued against further concessions on potatoes to Canada He cites Canadian subsidies lower production costs and railroad subsidies as factors giving Canadian shippers price advantages over American growers
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Presque Isle
United States
Canada
Maine
G. C. Stone
Maine Potato Growers'‘and Shippers Committee
Mr. Stone
E. W. Russ
Caribou
M. White
Augusta
Committee For Reciprocity Information
Washington,d. C
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Washington
North Dakota
Appar
January 1 Potato Stocks Report May Be Issued
An official note indicates the January 1 Crops on Hand report may be published as in prior years. G C Stone of the Maine Potato Growers and Shippers Committee reports a letter from the Crop Reporting Board promising a special effort to compile and release the report despite funding issues.
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Presque Isle
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
G. C. Stone
Maine Potato Growers and Shippers Committee, Inc
Crop Reporting Board
Washington
Mr. Stone
W.F. Callander
Division of Crop and Livestock Estimates
Grapefruit situation in Texas Rio Grande valley unsettled
In Harlingen Texas the grapefruit market remains unsettled as plans vary. Secretary Wallace approves volume proration for interstate shipments while the Growers Industry Committee set 350 cars for November 20 to 27.
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Harlingen
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Wallace
Growers Industry Committee
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
McDonald
Valley
C. Ey McCormick
U.S. No. 2
Marsh
Commissioner of Agriculture
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Nation of Maine
Bureau
Ondetroit
Detroit’ .Produce Receivers, Inc
Ines
Wis
Peach
Macon, Ga
G. C. Stme
Maine Potato Growers and Shippers Committee
U. S
Texas
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