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Watermelon Day Shows Local Advertising Payoff
Nebraska growers and independents attribute strong gains to roadside marketing through local newspaper ads. Hugh Nash reports crowds and 6000 melons sold for 500 dollars, with potatoes squash and eggs bought at the gate. E. A. Ikenberry expands fruit and multi produce sales via roadside market and persistent advertising. Bartons market gains echo ad pull, while Houghton touts eggs and surplus sales.
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Hugh Nash
Redfield, &. D
Mr. Nash
E. A. Ikenberry
Independence
Bartons
Barton Brothers
W. A. Houghton
Maine
F. C. Crocker
Nebraska
H. P. Gaston
Michigan State College
Weshere Newspaper Union