Glamour Adds To Spuds And Onions Through History
A historical overview from California Retail Grocers' Advocate highlights potatoes and onions as ancient crops with global reach. It traces onions to Egypt, notes Roman farming, and describes health, aroma, and breeding advances while linking potatoes to Irish emigration and modern hydroponic gains.
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California
Shafter
North
South America
New World
Egypt
Alexandria
Rome
Walter Raleigh
Europe
Ireland
America
United States
Chaneys to Lead Evening Eval at Local Church
The Rev H A Chaney and his wife will begin an evening evaluation at 7 45 o clock each night. Church pastor Rev F L Doyle says the Chaneys are forcible and logical speakers and come highly recommended from the general office.
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F. L. Doyle
Rio Bravo Club and School Board Hold Meetings
The Rio Bravo Home Department met April 17 at the J. E. Haag home to discuss home cookery. A 4-H club girls meeting April 11 featured an egg hunt and grooming talk by Miss Wilkinson with 18 attendees. Various guests visited area homes, including the Duck and Winchester families in Fresno and Hollywood visitors. The Rio Bravo School board met last Monday to discuss use of the school building for religious purposes and other matters, with Winnie and Fay Martin as weekend guests in Hanford and Lincoln Goddard of Buttonwillow as a weekend visitor at T. M. Martin’s home.
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Rio Bravo Home Department
J. E. Haag
Wilkinson County
Leonard Duck
Rio Bravo School Board
Winnie Martin
Fay Martin
Ed Richards
Hanford
Marion Powell
Taft
T. M. Martin
Lincoln Goddard
Buttonwillow
Beans in a Boston Ballot Box Sparks Fine in 1647
WPA records show that in 1647 Michael Smyth was fined for placing three beans in a ballot box rather than one while voting for a Boston magistrate. The quirky note highlights early election folklore and petty ballot stuffing.
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WPA
Michael Smyth
Boston
Stores Barred From Food Stamp Plan in San Joaquin Valley
Two San Joaquin Valley grocery stores, one in Modesto and one in Sanger, were barred from further participation in the Food Stamp plan after an investigation into violations of stamp regulations. Area Representative J C Hobart said stores accepted blue stamps for non surplus items, defrauding the Treasury and harming farmers, with ongoing investigations possibly impacting more retailers. The program aims to move surplus farm crops to relief households, aiding about 60,000 eligible participants monthly with $2,100,000 in stamps moved since September.
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San Joaquin Valley
Surplus Marketing Administration
United States Department of Agriculture
Modesto
Sanger
J. C. Hobart
Hobart
United Ites
San Joaquin
Didly
The Housewife S Own The Nation Proverb Echo
An old Bavarian proverb proclaims the life of the nation rests in the hands of the housewife, highlighting domestic roles as central to national well being.
Scout Jamboree Dates Shift To April 27 and 28
North District Scout Jamboree moved from April 19 20 to April 27 28. District Commissioner Bob Hiett says no program or location changes and all North district troops will attend Saturday afternoon at Gum Grove. Shafter boys will participate and committees finalize plans for the two day event inviting public to visit.
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Bob Hiett
North District
Gum Grove
Shafter Boys
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