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“Writer pays tribute to the real and ‘adopted’ mothers in his family” from the May 10, 1979 Door County Advocate
I have always felt that Mom and Dad were so close to each other that one could not survive without the other. They seldom went visiting and were not…
“Still Picking in Cherry Orchards” from the August 26, 1932 Door County Advocate
People are still coming to Sturgeon Bay to pick cherries. The Martin orchard has a num­ber of people in its orchard each day, and yesterday was the 52nd…
“Cherry Growers, Canners Find Negroes Satisfactory Workers” from the August 10, 1948 Door County Advocate
A survey made by The Advocate this week reveals that most cherry orchard and cannery officials are satisfied with their Negro labor and have no serious…
“Summer had different delights when Grace was a youngster” from the July 12, 1977 Door County Advocate
Somewhere around the Fourth, in days before the first World War, the cherries were ripe, or at least ripe enough to pick on the stem, as most were sent…
"75 Pickers Quit, Escorted Out of County by Police" from the July 20, 1948 Door County Advocate
75 Pickers Quit, Escorted Out of County by Police
"Reynolds dream ends in plane crash that takes three lives" from the December 7, 1978 Door County Advocate, with a response printed in the…
By JOHN ENIGL
"Karl Reynolds liked to move fast, whether by car or by plane" from the December 5, 1978 Door County Advocate
By JOHN ENIGL
“Dec. 4 marks 30th anniversary of Door county’s only air tragedy” from the November 30, 1978 Door County Advocate
To get the background for this story about Karl Reynolds, I contacted the only surviving Reynolds brother, Fred “Fritz” Reynolds.
"Roadside stands and chemical warehouse also family tied" from the August 15, 1978 Door County Advocate
By JOHN ENIGL
"Family enterprise system also found in cherry processing" from the August 8, 1978 Door County Advocate
Ed Poehler and Dale Sinkler are a father and son-in-law team that operate the former Goldman processing plant just north of town, near Apple Valley…
"Door county cherry growing primarily a family enterprise" from the August 3, 1978 Door County Advocate
By JOHN ENIGL
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