Tomato prices reach new high in Jonesboro area
Jonesboro Louisiana on June 16 tomato prices jumped to four and a half cents a pound as growers in Jonesboro Dubach and nearby areas shipped three carloads. Railroad agent J Carmon says continued price gains reflect railroad efforts to boost local shipping. Cannery at Hodge may start taking surplus tomatoes soon aiding farmers net profits around 200 dollars per acre.
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Jonesboro
J. Carmon
Dubach
Aline
Rock Island
Thomas
Hodge
Southern Advance Bag and Paper Mill
East Texas
Mississippi
Tomato shipments from Jonesboro attract National buyers
Thomas notes that tomatoes shipped from Jonesboro in the last ten days show quality drawing top produce buyers from across the nation to North Louisiana. He cites present prices as linked to this demand and quality.
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Jonesboro
Louisiana
Thomas
Brazil Seen Boosting Cotton Output Threatening U S Market
Washington June 17 Government trade specialists predict Brazil may export up to 1,000,000 bales of cotton annually as Sao Paulo production expands. They cite 1936 shipments above 800,000 bales and note shifts of global supply from U S to foreign producers, with concerns voiced by Texas and Oklahoma farmers over price support and export reliance.
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Washington
Brazil
United States
Department of Commerce
Sao Paulo
P. K. Noris
The
Foreign Agricultural Service
Smith
Senate Agriculture Committee
South Carolina
E. J. McDonald
Texas
Oklahoma
Salvation Army assigns young lieutenant to city unit
Lieutenant FE G Gallier 22 a 1937 Atlanta training school graduate is assigned as assistant to Adjutant G W Washburn at the Salvation Army unit here He will oversee many duties including boys club work and is noted as an accomplished athlete and former boxer from Beaumont Texas City court fined fifteen traffic violators $19 with varied penalties including a $7 50 drunk and disorderly and a $5 stop sign violation One defendant jailed in the course faced additional fines Near Sydney land crabs raid golf courses stealing balls.
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FE. G. Gallier
Salvation Army Training School
Atlanta
Salvation Army
G. W. Washburn
Army
Beaumont
Tex
W. M. Harper
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