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Word: spudless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1952-1952
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Even in the big growing centers, potatoes were scarce. In Elizabeth City, N.C., the chamber of commerce worried lest its annual potato festival, scheduled for this week, be spudless. In Baldwin County, Ala., so many trucks were lined up to grab up the first of the spring crop that the police had to be called out. For the spaghetti and macaroni trade, the shortage was the best news in years. Buffalo's Gioia Macaroni Co. reported its sales had doubled in the past three weeks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE FAIR DEAL: The Great Potato Famine | 6/2/1952 | See Source »

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