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Title: Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine
Identifier: cranberriesnatio5153port (find matches)
Year: 1936 (1930s)
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Subjects: Cranberries
Publisher: Portland, CT (etc. ) : Taylor Pub. Co. (etc. )
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Queen Dixie of Wisconsin and her court of honor, takin^j part in the "Cranboree" parade at Wisconsin Rapids. (Photo Courtesy Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune). Estimated 40,000 Rapids in Second The largest crowd in the histoi-y of Wisconsin Ranids and probably in all Central Wisconsin, an esti- mated 40,000 witnessed a gigantic parade which climaxed the three- day "Cranboree" cranberry harvest festival of Sept. 27, 28, 29. The parade kept the orderly mob clap- ping, laughing and shouting for more than an hour. The parade literally had "everything." There were more than 100 units in the line. Fifteen thousand pieces of cran- berry pie, made up of 1200 pounds of flour, 1600 pounds of sugar, 53 pounds of sali^, 43,(t00 cups of cranberries plus water and a few other ingredients, distributed free didn't go far among the throng. The previous evening two lovely queens had been chosen, Dixie Sarchet and Marilyn "Peewee" Malicke, as honorary queen. Miss Sarchet was crowned by Mrs. Arnold Haessly, the former Donna Schelvan, who was last year's se- lection. Ceremony was at the Lin- coln fieldhouse, with Miss Sarchet dressed in a blue formal. Just be- See Mammoth Parade at Wisconsin Annual Cranboree Celebration fore the ceremony, lights were struck and a luir.'inous "Cranboree" emblem was turned on. Special gifts were presented to Mrs. Van Holliday, originator of the name "Cranboree," and to Cleve Akey, composer of the official theme song, "The Cranboree Waltz." On Friday night there was a "Bananoree" parade, a mock cele- bration to poke fun at its more sedate big brother the "Cran- boree." Grand avenue, the main street of the Rapids became named "Cranboree" avenue. There were clowns, "horribles" and other spectacles. The night was a gay one. A special feature was an "Old- Timers' Cranboree luncheon and reunion," which was attended by more than 200. Theme of the "Cranboree" pa- rade was "Mother Goose in Cran- berry Land," and it was well lived up to. Music for the "Cranboree Ball," was provided by "WoodV" Herman and his famous 16-piece orchestra. In general the huge affair, put on under the auspices of the Jun- ior Chamber of Comrr.'erce was called one of the greatest success- es of any affair in Central Wiscon- sin— and already there is anticipa- tion toward next year's event. OREGON CANNERY IN OPERATION Harvest was under way and the Coquille plant of NCA started operations October 1. According to Ed Hughes, plant manager, there will probably be about 3,000,000 lb. cans from the '51 production here. First two weeks will be devoted to canning 600,000 one-pound cans, and the 15th it was switched over to a new size, the No. 221 or buffet size can, and about 4,800,000 cans of this will be turned out. Operations are ex- pected to continue to January 1. Last season about 1,900,000 pounds were processed. To make water walk, rather than run down a hill, is the object of most soil conservation practices. (University of Massacuhsetts) Ten

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