Damage to fruit crops across the country sparks varied outlooks
The 1936 report from the Department of Agriculture notes winter freezes and spring frosts inflicted damage in the north Central states and parts of the Northwest while most regions show prospects near or above 1935 levels. Apple, peach, pear and grape production face regional losses and fluctuating bloom, with California raisin crops hit by late frosts and Michigan and Pennsylvania showing mixed results.
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Department of Agriculture
Pacific Northwest
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Ozarks-Missouri Valley
New England
New York State
New Jersey
Lake Erie
Allegany County
Kansas
Delaware
Maryland
Washington
Northcentral
Virginia
North Valley
North Piedmont
Rockingham County
Crozet
Roanoke
West Virginia
Shenandoah Valley
Panhandle
Jonathan
Northwest
Oregon
Petley-Cather Firm Exits Export Apple Business
Petley and Cather, Inc. announced it is winding up its affairs after starting September 1, 1931 to operate in the export apple trade. The firm served Britain, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Belgium, and France but losses in Danish and German markets and higher duties forced closure. Roy A. Cather will stay in apples at Winchester. George E. Petley leaves the fruit trade.
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Petley and Cather, Inc
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
Germany
Holland
Belgium
France
Roy A Cather
George E. Petley
Cather
Winchester
Petley
Shenandoah-Cumberland
Great Britain
Virginia Teachers Plan 23 Day NEA Convention Tour
Plans are set for a 23 day all experience tour carrying Virginia teachers to the National Education Association convention in Portland Oregon June 28 to July 3. The trip includes visits to the Canadian Rockies Pacific Northwest California and Yellowstone Park led by C J Heatwole executive secretary. North Carolina teachers will join the Virginia group at Lynchburg.
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Virginia
National Education Association
Portland
Oregon
Virginia Education Association
Canadian Rockies
Pacific Northwest
California
Yellowstone Park
C. J. Heatwole
North Carolina
Lynchburg
Few Veterans Likely to Attend Confederate Reunion
Few World War era veterans are able to travel to the Confederate veterans reunion set for Shreveport next month. General Homer Atkinson plans to attend with perhaps five other Virginia survivors, citing age and distance as barriers. Pension rolls across 12 southern states show about 3,608 veterans. Virginia lists 528 in 1935 and 395 currently, with other states showing slight declines. General Harry Rene Lee expects about 750 attendees for the June 8 to 12 gathering.
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Shreveport
Homer Atkinson
Petersburg
Army of Northern Virginia
Virginia
Harry Rene Lee
Nashville
Tenn
Tourists Flee Mexico as Railway Strike Looms
Mexico City report says hundreds of American tourists crowded northbound trains as 48,000 Great Mexican National Railways workers prepared to strike for wage increases. The exodus followed a weekend build up with fears the strike would be deemed illegal and workers might be ordered back within 24 hours.
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Mexico City
Mexican National Railways
Marksmanships Always A Forte Of Americans
Frederic J. Haskin argues Americans have long valued marksmanship due to frontier defense needs and hunting culture. He cites Coolidge on firearms as an honorable badge, notes many skilled shooters beyond hunters, and recalls American marksmen stunning European forces in World War I.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington
Italy
Japan
Mussolini
Iler
Rhind
Kemal Pasha
Dardanelles
France
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Holland
Livy
Rome
Wilson
Coolidge
New England
Frech
Wheatfield
Chicago
Locusts Set for Virginia Valley Invasion
Hordes of 17 year cicadas will emerge in Virginia this month after 17 years underground. They will feed on roots and lay eggs on tree limbs. noise may exceed crop damage. The surge will be greatest in the northern Virginia Valley, says state entomologist G. T. French and USDA entomologist Lee Strong.
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Richmond
Virginia
Lee Strong
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of
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