tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912308714924865824.post1123115615326908435..comments2024-03-03T17:14:05.768-08:00Comments on Robert's Vasona Branch Blog: Bad Years in the ValleyRobert Bowdidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14155962656525181088noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912308714924865824.post-56946690819416107402012-12-22T12:01:43.973-08:002012-12-22T12:01:43.973-08:00The news also made it to the San Jose Evening News...The news also made it to the San Jose Evening News, for the July 9 1930 issue also says that Hyde will not pack apricots or peaches that year.<br />"Samuel Squibb, who is at present in charge of the company's Campbell office", will superintend the summer activities of the plant. Disposition of last year's hold-over and preparation for next season will be included in the company's summer program." The references to last summer imply they did pack in 1929.<br /><br />http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=aXI_bbQgCfgC&dat=19300709&printsec=frontpage&hl=enRobert Bowdidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155962656525181088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912308714924865824.post-56804809842907358232012-01-14T20:29:06.142-08:002012-01-14T20:29:06.142-08:00And, it turns out, things were even worse. This a...And, it turns out, things were even worse. This article from April 28, 1934, says that the Hyde cannery was to be sold to Campbell Packing Corporation "within days", and had been shut down since 1926. The Hyde company itself went bankrupt in 1928.<br /><br />http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1977&dat=19340428&id=OUoiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G6QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3452,2495151Robert Bowdidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155962656525181088noreply@blogger.com