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Advocate Archives
This week’s look back into the Advocate archives takes us to 1937 and the excitement of give-away prizes at the Provincetown Theatre; to 1947 for an eloquent account of a late season hurricane and to 1957 when we are regaled with tales about cranberries.
Nov. 11, 1937
Lucy Ball Wins Rolling Butler
Miss Lucy Ball of Delft Haven, West End, Commercial Street, was the winner of the “Rolling Butler” given away Tuesday night at the Provincetown Theatre.
Every Thursday, starting a week from today, will be men and women’s day. A seven-piece set of DeLuxe Waterless Cooking Aluminum Ware, tasted and approved by Good Housekeeping Institute, will be given away. This ware is on display at the Provincetown Theatre.
Tuesday night the theatre had a record-breaking attendance. Each lady received a Royal Cobalt Crystal Goblet.
Nov. 13, 1947
Hurricane Winds Hurl Heavy Seas Against Shore Buildings and Wharves
In dazzling November sunshine, under skies swept clear of wicked clouds, with an almost cold wind coming out of the nor’nor’east, Provincetown this morning is surveying the damage sustained in the worst storm since the ’44 hurricane and one of the freakiest in the memory of old timers familiar with the vagaries of Cape End weather.
While it is impossible yet to arrive at any approximate figure of the total cost of the storm it is certain to reach into the thousands of dollars as examination brings out the extent to which the swirling seas driven by gale winds undermined cottages along the shore front, especially in the East End.
However, it is likely that the damage will not be as great as was anticipated when late yesterday morning 60 and 70 mile southeast winds drove a 10.2 tide against the shorefront. Enormous waves hit wharves and cottages breaking over their roofs to send solid water and showers over Commercial Street, or sluicing the waves through to make deep pools on the highways, to considerable depth on Bradford Street in the rear of the Seascape House and on Commercial Street in front of the Colonial Inn Beach House. The driving winds piled in seas far above the normal mark of a ten-foot tide and the breakwater in the West End was hardly visible at the crest of the tide and the surf broke freely over the top boulders.
Through the day knots of oilskin clad fishermen stood in the lee of buildings along the shore just watching the winds piling in the seas, watching their boats dipping, disappearing and appearing again as they held to their moorings. All they could do was watch. But their craft held and little damage to the fishing fleet has been reported.
Nov. 14, 1957
Cranberries Add Variety And Color
Miss Myrtis E. Beecher, home demonstration agent of the Barnstable County Extension Service, says if you like cranberries, you’re in style this season, for these berries are now coming to market from one of the largest crops in years.
These bright, ruby-colored fresh berries should continue to be found in abundance all through the holiday season and into the new year. Persons in New England are fortunate to live so close to the area where from 50 to 60 percent of the cranberry crop is grown and those on Cape Cod, where most of the country’s supply is grown, can buy cranberries at their most fresh and flavorful best.
The Indians were the first to show the early settlers at the Plymouth Colony the cranberry and it’s no accident that they have remained a New England favorite ever since. Tart and flavorful, cranberries add much to the plain fare of meat and potatoes. They also fit into the most elegant banquet.
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Nov 8th, 2007