Tomato season then and now

This postcard from the 1920s purported this Greenabaum cannery in Seaford as the largest in the world at the time with a capacity of 10,000 baskets of tomatoes a day. The cannery also claimed to be the largest pea cannery in the world. Barges brought tomatoes to Seaford via the Nanticoke River, collected from farms up and down the Chesapeake Bay side of the peninsula.

Fresh garden tomatoes are still abundant in Sussex County. If you don't want to grow them yourself, there's several local farmers markets to visit weekly.

Moe, Tiger and Curley

By Gene Bleile
It has been said, “Your swing is a work in progress, but a bad grip follows you to the grave.” I don’t remember who said that, but it certainly makes sense. But what if your grip and swing were so unconventional that you were known as the best ball striker in the world, but today few people know your name.

Born in 1929, in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, this young boy was different from all the other boys in school or his neighborhood. At age 6, he was hit by a car and became even more reclusive. Many people just called him strange, while some said he was autistic.

He found solitude in golf and learned the game while working as a caddie at the Rockway Municipal golf course near his home. He loved the game, and it has been said that between the ages of 14 and 19, he hit over a million golf balls, which led him to become one of the best, if not the greatest golfer in Canada who ever played the game.

Read entire column at capegazette.com/node/204507.

Where do you go for fast food?

In the Cape Region, residents and tourists continue to support a plethora of local restaurants. Under Phase 2 of the state of emergency, many restaurants have reopened their dining rooms for up to 60 percent capacity, while others remain limited to carry-out food.

Find out the top five most popular fast-food chains in Delaware at capegazette.com/node/204970.

Tomato season then and now

Moe, Tiger and Curley

Where do you go for fast food?

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