Tomato Harvester Debuts for Commercial Use This Season
FMC's Canning Machinery Division hosted California tomato growers at a San Jose forum to unveil the 1964 Tomato Harvester. The first production unit, now in final assembly, was shown with details on features, operation, and after sales service. Dr. H. L. Link traced the harvester’s development and compared it to the shift from hand picking to mechanized harvests in corn.
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FMC
California
San Jose
Chico
Huntington Beach
H. L. Link
Link
NEW Tomato Harvester
FMC Tomato Harvester Demonstrated At California Farm
Demonstrations of the FMC Tomato Harvester highlight its capability to replace bracero labor on California crops. The machine, first of its type offered, has operated at up to 15 tons per hour with live pick up and in-line sorting, reducing manual labor and delivering fruit directly to processing.
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Marvin Wiedenbach
California
FMC
Weekend Visit by Ventura Family to Local Relatives
Mr and Mrs Ray Jenkins and their children from Ventura spent the weekend visiting relatives in town. They stayed with Ray s parents Mr and Mrs Marvin Jenkins who had come back from Santa Maria for the weekend and with Donna s parents Mr and Mrs Robert Mix on
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Ray Jenkins
Ventura
Ray
Marvin Jenkins
Santa Maria
Donna
Robert Mixon
Kern County 4 H Club Exhibits at Fair
Kern County 4 H exhibitors include David Brown Janet Harris Bobnita Cave Steven Dean Albert Etcheverry Vince Paget Glennis Clayton Kathy Clifton Vickey Clifton Linda Grzykowksi Dave Moore Mike Moore Ralph Fieguth Steve Rask Meridian Gillis Panama Gail Freeborn Buttonwillow Maddux Casa Loma with adult leaders Mr and Mrs Joe Moore and others helping.
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David Brown
Janet Harris
Bobnita 4-H
Donald Cave
Steven Dean
Albert Etcheverry
Vince Paget
Caneio
Glennis Clayton
Magundea
Kathy Clifton
Vickey Clifton
Linda Grykowski
Dave Moore
Mike Moore
Westside
Kathy
Ralph
Walter Fieguth
Steve
Susan Rask
Meridian
Bob
John Gillis
Panama
Gail Freeborn
Buttonwillow
Maddux
Casa Loma
Kern County
R. W. Clifton
Joe W. Clayton
Mary Cave
Glen Rask
John Gilli
Bob Connick
Booklet Details Fakes and Swindles at County Office
The county office prepares a 20 page booklet on fakes and swindles in health care. It notes FDA and state health department involvement and lists various cancer treatments and diagnostic tests. Local Health Officer DeWitte T. Boyd, M D, oversees reporting of questionable practices.
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