Naval ROTC Unit Now in Cuba
More than 1 200 Naval ROTC midshipmen from 52 colleges arrived at Guantanamo Bay Cuba aboard 17 ships of the Atlantic Fleet to complete the third phase of shipboard training. Since leaving Norfolk Va a month ago they trained 4 000 miles at sea with brief rest in Colon and Havana. They will be commissioned officers on June 17 1956 with 16 graduates earning commissions after the August 26 completion of training.
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U. S
Chark
Norfolk
Colon
C. Z
Iavana
Cuba
Port Isabel Harbor Handles Petroleum and Cotton Seed Meal
Port Isabel reported August activity centered on petroleum tonnage with 43,761.05 tons of crude oil shipped and 17,628.05 tons of gasoline by the tanker Esso Manhattan, which also took on 540 tons of bunker oil. The SS Monte Anna Bal and SS Joseph Sykes lifted 2,660 tons of cotton seed meal.
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Port Isabel
T. W. Dunn
Esso Manhattan
Manhattan
Monte Annabal
Joseph Sykes
Harvest Surplus Brings Wide Array of Foods for All
Demand for varied items rises as the U S Department of Agriculture reports a bountiful harvest. Beef pork broilers and fryers dominate meat supplies with pork and lard abundant. Vegetables fats oils and fruits like lemons limes and grapes also plentiful this fall.
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U. S. Department
Agriculture
Grandma Family Pickles and Preserves From Old Receipts
Grandmother era kitchen notes describe several pickle and relish recipes with variants for Chili Sauce Granny Sehl Fannys Corn Pielle and Aunt Lulas Spiced Grapes. Directions include chopping ingredients boiling mixtures then sealing hot jars for shelf stability and long storage.
August 1948 crop report foresees ample food for 1948
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports total crop production should roughly match the 1948 record. Corn and feed grains rise modestly with oats soybeans and grain sorghums at all time highs, hay also at a record. Fruit and vegetables expect gains though peaches apples decline, with pecans at a multi decade low due to a March freeze.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
September plentifuls ease farmers’ markets with lower prices
Italian prunes dominate fresh fruit bins this September while canned grapefruit lemon and lime products remain plentiful. Rice potatoes dry beans canned tuna and dairy complete USDA’s September list of plentifuls. The harvest floods markets and causes a slight dip in prices received by farmers as beef cattle hogs apples potatoes and wheat fall.
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USDA
Russians Grow Citrus In Frost Severe Methods Used
A Texas Farming and Citrusiculture article notes Russian farm methods for citrus in freezing weather. Russians plant trees in trenches and cover them each winter. Some trees are kept inches above ground to avoid cold. They even ball and store trees in shelters each winter and replant in spring.
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Lower
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Farming and Citriculture
Harlin
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J. H. Batsell
E. Elizabeth
Brownsville
Canadian National Railways
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Jill
Muskoka Lake District
Ontario
Muskoka Chain of Lakes
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Lula
Port Isabel, Texas
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Houston
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Bernie
Whitman's Army
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Fred W. L. Petch
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Los Fresnos
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