Havana Visit Describes Flight and Cuban Sights
W J S recounts a 63 minute Pan American flight from Miami to Havana on March 2 1949. They tour Hotel Nacional Havana s main street Chinatown a dance hall and an orphan home while noting Cuba s cemetery customs and a farm visit with diverse crops and a rooster fight.
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Havana
Cuba
Miami
Sara McCleery
Elizabeth
Gulf of Mexico
Joe Yanez
Joe
Hotel Nacional
Chinatown
Jai Alai Night Taste of Speed and Flair
Spectators watched a Jai Alai match as players sprinted and hurled the ball in fast exchanges. The rising crowd cheered the athletic displays and the distinctive cesta throws that define the sport.
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Cuba
Unelectrified Farms Ohio Holds Smallest Share
Ohio reports the lowest share of unelectrified farms at 2.4 percent, highlighting progress in rural electrification. The statistic underscores a regional shift as access to power expands across agricultural areas and supports ongoing infrastructure improvements.
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Ohio
Dynamite As Farm Helper Warned To Be Used With Caution
Explosives expert F S Eldred of Olin Industries promotes dynamite as a labor saving tool for farmers noting it can dig ditches blast stumps and help plant trees. Caution and safety come first he stresses consulting experts and using charges in timed intervals to avoid spoil and accidental damage.
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Paul Bunyan
F. S. Eldred
Olin Industries
East Alton
Eldred
Knowledge Is Valuable To Those Purchasing Eggs
U S department of agriculture marketing specialists say knowing where to buy eggs and how to keep them are the two sure ways to have a quality product. Homemakers should buy from retailers who keep eggs under proper conditions and keep eggs cool.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
New York Grain Output Climbs Sharply in 1948
New York grain production reached about 1,100,000 tons in 1948, up 50 percent from 1947 and ahead of 1946 figures, reflecting a strong harvest season and higher yields across major crops.
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New York
Grain and poultry outlook for 1949
Alfalfa is described as a deep rooted crop reaching five feet or more. A larger production of poultry and eggs is expected in 1949 with lower prices indicated.
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