DT Data Page #:
317
Newspaper:
Humboldt Times
Newspaper Date:
3/31/1953
Page #:
1
Column:
2
Item Type:
Operations
Place:
Fields Landing
TEXT:
The whaling station at Fields Landing has not operated since 1951 when fire destroyed the refinery. Herman Froland, partner in the firm of Hunter and Froland Marine Industries Company will leave for Lima, Peru on May 1st to manage a whaling station 50 miles north of Lima. He doubts the station at Fields Landing will restart.
Key Words:
Whaling Station, Refinery Fire, Fields Landing
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