September, 1878
Baltimore Sun
Footnote: The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 originated in New Orleans and spread up the Mississippi River and inland during the spring and summer of that year with 120,000 cases reported and between 13,000 and 20,000 deaths. In later years it was found that Yellow Fever was borne by a species of mosquitoes from tropical and subtropical climates. The last epidemic of the illness in the U.S. was in 1905.
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August, 1944
The Parsons Sun (Parsons, Kan.)
Footnote: Camp Somerset at Westover was a former military installation turned POW camp during World War II and in later years was used as a camp for migrant laborers.
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Anonymous said...During World War II Mason Canning Company on Clarke Avenue employed upwards of 100 women, mostly to peel the tomatoes after scalding. Most local men were off to aid the war effort so German prisoners from Camp Somerset were brought in as laborers, mostly to load cases of tomatoes on the railroad cars. Every day at noon the factory whistle would blow and the ladies would take their noon break by climbing up into the rail cars and having some fun with German prisoners. After the German defeat in May of 1945 many of the prisoners refused to return to Germany and wanted to stay and enjoy all the benefits of the American way of life.
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During World War II Mason Canning Company on Clarke Avenue employed upwards of 100 women, mostly to peel the tomatoes after scalding. Most local men were off to aid the war effort so German prisoners from Camp Somerset were brought in as laborers, mostly to load cases of tomatoes on the railroad cars. Every day at noon the factory whistle would blow and the ladies would take their noon break by climbing up into the rail cars and having some fun with German prisoners. After the German defeat in May of 1945 many of the prisoners refused to return to Germany and wanted to stay and enjoy all the benefits of the American way of life.
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