Mid-19th Century Food Spending and 20th Century Consumption Trends
The record outlines shifts in American food spending and consumption from the mid-19th to mid-20th century. It notes that typical city families spent about half income on food, farm incomes allocated similarly, and per capita meat consumption around 180–185 pounds in the 1850s. It highlights low urban milk use, rising egg consumption to 415 per person by 1954, and growth in canned fruit and frozen foods. Farm cash income in mid-1955 fell 4 percent to 12.2 billion, with livestock receipts down 7 percent. It mentions spring pig crop as pork production expands and widespread hybrid corn planting reaching about 89.2 percent of U.S. corn acreage.
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Lubbock Chess Club Meeting Notes and Round Robin Results
The Lubbock Chess Club in Midland invites members to bring card tables chessmen and boards for today’s meeting. Marshall announced results from a two game round robin held earlier this year listing players and percentages including Dr R S Underwood W C Marshall Paul Branom Fred B Harrell J R Borum Robert J Allen John Lynch Ly on Beinc A L Strout Roy Riddell Tommy Rescor Gor Mills Phil Godwin Herbert Lindsey and Kenneth Marshall with varying scores and participation.
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R. S. Underwood
W. C. Marshall
Paul Branom
Fred B. Harrell
J. R. Borum
Robert J. Allen
John Lynch
Lyon Beinc
A L. Strout
Roy Riddell
Tommy Rescor
Gor Mills
Phil Godwin
Herbert Lindsey
Kenneth Marshall
Low turnout at Lynn County second Salk vaccine clinic
In Tahoko, only 17 of 123 eligible Lynn County children reported to the county court room for a second Salk polio shot at a make up clinic Saturday. Dr Emil Prohl the county health officer said total second inoculations reached 283 versus 510 for the first round. The initial second round was given last week with no plans to inoculate the remaining children.
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Tahoka
Lynn County
Emil Prohl
Prohl
Air Conditioning Firm Workers Strike Over Fans
Louisville workers at Marley Co. walk off in heat as temp rises and demand electric fans or weather relief. They refuse to return until the shop is cooled and proper cooling equipment is provided.
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Louisville
Marley Co
Batista Reflects on Cuba Governance Guarantees
Batista says he regrets the decision claiming Prio would be safe and that no other place in the world could offer the same guarantees as Cuba under his government. He asserts Cuba remains secure under his rule amid regional tensions.
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Prio
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