Fort Pierce Growers' Association

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Title

Fort Pierce Growers' Association

Alternative Title

Fort Pierce Growers' Association

Subject

Fort Pierce (Fla.)
Florida Citrus Exchange
Citrus--Florida

Description

A newspaper article published by The Central Florida Press on June 20, 1930. According to the article, the Fort Pierce Growers' Association, which was a local unit of the Florida Citrus Exchange (FCE), was considering a proposal to build a packing, pre-cooling, coloring, cold storage, and canning plant in Fort Pierce. The plan would have required a loan from the Federal Farm Board.

The Fort Pierce Growers' Association was incorporated on December 10, 1917. Located at 18 Fisherman's Wharf in Fort Pierce, Florida, Philip C. Gates, Sr. served as the president and director of the business; Norman W. Platts as its vice president and director; and James A. Kerce the' secretary, treasurer, and agent at the time that it became in active in 1983.

Source

Original newspaper article: "Fort Pierce Growers' Association." The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 2: Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.

Publisher

The Central Florida Press

Date Created

ca. 1930-06-20

Date Copyrighted

1930-06-20

Date Issued

1930-06-20

Is Format Of

Digital reproduction of Original newspaper article: "Fort Pierce Growers' Association." The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1, No. 9, June 20, 1930, page 2.

Is Part Of

"The Central Florida Press, Vol. 1. No. 9, June 20, 1930." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/5674.
Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.
Fort Pierce Collection, St. Lucie County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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177 KB

Medium

1 newspaper article

Language

eng

Type

Text

Coverage

Fort Pierce Growers' Association, Fort Pierce, Florida

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History teachers
Economics Teacher

Provenance

Originally published by The Central Florida Press.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by The Central Florida Press and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Contributing Project

Curator

Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

Source Repository

External Reference

"FORT PIERCE GROWERS ASSOCIATION." intercreditreport.com. http://florida.intercreditreport.com/company/fort-pierce-growers-association-008498.

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1 newspaper article

Citation

“Fort Pierce Growers' Association,” RICHES, accessed December 2, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5621.

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