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That sense of resignation is common these days in the one-stoplight town of Frostproof, where the Story Companies, the family's citrus enterprise, has a number of groves. Located in Polk County, which produces more citrus fruit than any place in the U.S., Frostproof got its name in the 1890s, when its trees were somehow spared some of that decade's citrus-killing winter freezes. But the moniker has been sorely tested during this month's Arctic blast, not so much because of the plummeting nighttime temps but because of how long they're lasting this year - almost...
Forgive me if you live in Mulberry or West Frostproof, but there are only two towns of note in Polk County. Both happen to be the Spring Training bases for major league ballclubs, however, so over the years the Red Sox (Winter Haven) Tigers (Lakeland) Spring series has developed into a rivalry--albeit one of the most laid-back rivalries in the history of sports. Actually, nobody cares who wins except for a few Detroit sportswriters looking for an angle and the actual residents of Polk County, but both teams promise to be interesting this year and if you have...
...chill extended across the Florida panhandle, where the biggest problem was the shortage of natural gas. Utilities Director Tom Smith in Tallahassee suggested that residents should take a bath only every other day. Frostproof (pop. 2,814) belied its name, recording 27°. But the real novelty was snow-snow as far south as Miami and Boca Raton. "I feel sorry for these people working on a $100-a-day suntan," said Alex Ballora, pool manager at Key Biscayne's Sonesta Hotel. "What do you say when a guest comes up and asks you for an electric blanket...
...keep the temperature of the skin below 140° F. The sensitive instruments inside will be comfortable at about 120° F. When the satellite passes into the shadow of the earth, its temperature will drop suddenly to below zero Fahrenheit, but since it will be inhabited only by frostproof instruments, the Navymen do not care how cold it gets...
...Frostproof, Fla., fruit growers worried by a five-month drought sought out 67-year-old Rain Maker Lillie Stoat of Oxford, Miss. Her method (which, she says, has never failed in over 400 trials) : find a likely-looking body of water, sit by it several hours daily until it rains. For four days, on and off, she sat by Lake Reedy. Then it began to pour...