Word: spuds
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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March and April are usually small potato months, since they fall between the two growing seasons. But this time potatoes were so scarce that the Department of Agriculture considered making a public appeal to U.S. spud-eaters to leave the skins on (Agriculture experts allege that 21% of a potato is wasted when it is peeled). OPA stewed over a possible realignment of ceiling prices. But unless bad weather makes things worse, potato prospects should get brighter by early summer: the 1943 production goal is 3,260,000 acres, 17% above last year's high level. By June...
...Spud Shapiro, highly touted Tufts forward, was held to two goals and four fouls, by Jack Torgan, and he left early on personal fouls. For the Crimson, Dean Hennessey was also removed on personals...