Journey to a tropical banana project stirs family doubts
Curt and Lee Curtis learn of a new Compania Agricola Tropical venture in Tierra Libre, offering a three year move to San Alejo with their two children. Curt accepts the post as Chief Engineer, while Lee confronts fears about malarial swamps, schooling, and trust in new principals as word of a suspect backer and rival interests leaks from conversations with friends. A warning letter from a former ally arrives as the Pisces sails toward Cabeza de Negro.
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Cabeza de Negro
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Lee
Tierra Libre
Buddy
Chuck
Daddy
Soledad
Jeff
Sam
Caribbean
Punta Cauca
Panama Canal
Jeff Curtis
Morning Mail
Cristobal
Jim Bragg
Pacific
Compania Agricola Tropical
San Alejo
Port
Cable
Cat
Cabeza’s
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Masica
Negro
Nero
Garten
Quebrado Mountains
Puerto Soledad
Darling
Jerry McInnis
Tropics
McInnis
Associated Fruit Growers
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Montoya
Cedillo
Mexico
Moore
Montaya
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Chigger Mitchell
Mitch
Chigger
C. A. T. People
New Orleans
Pisces
Rio Negro
Mississippi
Gulf
Mr. Curtis
1942 farm output aims to meet wartime needs nationwide
U S Department of Agriculture plans for a record breaking 1942 harvest to supply the United States and Allies. Goals are set for states counties and farms to ensure abundant food for freedom with exports and lend lease purchases expanding. Egg drying capacity and hog production targets rise as Pearl Harbor shifts targets.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
United Nations
AAA
America
Lendlease
Pearl Harbor
Far East
Food For Freedom
Kitchen Tips From Homemakers Shortcuts And Tricks
Practical suggestions for kitchen care and cooking routines. Store cut fruits in french dressing to prevent browning. Keep oven air by avoiding crowding pans. Weekly pail sanitation with hot soda water. Add bacon to corn fritter batter. Use cottage cheese molds for salads. Decorate closets to entice children to hang clothes.
Farmers pledge all-out war effort under AAA drive
War boards urged farmers to meet heavy demands by boosting production of essential goods and reducing nonessential outputs. Over 135,000 AAA committee members canvassed farmers last fall to assess pledges, offering every farmer a chance to contribute to wartime needs.
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AAA
Usda War Boards
United States
Farm Notes on Contour Plowing and U S Livestock Losses
Farm Notes highlights contour plowing to conserve soil and water. It cites U S losses from livestock diseases and parasites at 267.5 million dollars annually. It also notes domestic wheat supply for 1942 43 marketing year at 1.524 billion bushels, about 190 million above 1941 42 record.
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United States
Questions from a Quiz Page on Random Facts
The page lists ten trivia prompts covering baseball distances the Saorstat Eireann a violinists term pizzi cato number of Hawaiian volcanoes if baseballs are machine stitched scallions a sea called the Gulf of Venice regiment command and jury rigs and asks if any U S Navy ship has been named for a woman.
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Saorstat Eireann
Hawaii
Gulf of Venice
U. S. Navy
Onions Adriatic Sea Colonel and Navy Vessel Names
The notes cover an onion, the Adriatic Sea, a colonel, and temporary use. It highlights the USS Harriet Lane as the only US Navy ship named for a woman, serving as Admiral Porter’s flagship in the Civil War, with Miss Lane as President Buchanan's niece and official hostess.
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United States Navy
Harriet Lane
David Porter
The Answers Quiz Round Concludes with Five Items
The list presents answers to five prompts: Ninety feet. The Irish Free State. Pluck the strings. Two, Kilauea and Mauna. Seams in baseballs are sewn by hand and no machine can sew them satisfactorily.
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Irish Free State
Kilauea
Mauna
Sapo Elixir Cleaning Fluid Ad Promotes Clean Clothes
Plainspoken advertisement urges spotless odorless cleaning of all dark and white clothes with Sapo Elixir Cleaning Fluid. Claims universal use and recommends trying it at all druggists.
Popular Language Malay Use Widens Across Nations
The Malay language has grown in prominence over the last century, with about forty nationalities adopting it as their primary tongue, surpassing their native languages. This expansion reflects its expanding prestige and utility across diverse communities.
Behind Your Army reports sweethearts in Pacific war plight
The War Department feature portrays a sweetheart awaiting word as a soldier fights in the Pacific. It highlights the emotional impact on families and civilians during World War II.
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War Department
Pacific
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