75 Years Ago
Tomatoes Passing Expectations
September 1, 2022
Herald of Sept. 4, 1947
The tomatoes being shipped from the H.J. Heinz receiving station at Martinsburg are passing expectations, despite the battle against blight. Because of the extra large crop, the station was in operation on Saturday morning. Saturday operations were not necessary before according to Miles Whetstone, local Heinz manager.
Record breaking production at the Blue Mountain Cannery continues, and wheat shipments from Curryville helped place Blair County in the number two position in wheat marketing reports at the State Department of Agriculture. Lancaster County held the le...
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