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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1942
Page
2
The piece urges planning for home canning with patchy notes on gardens and supplies. It stresses a canning budget, keeping records of last year’s canned foods, and ensuring jars lids and rubbers are in good condition. It also advises planting a family garden to supply canning needs and daily use.
The article outlines practical canning tips from rubber quality checks to equipment readiness for home preserving and boiling water bath processing. It also covers postwar economic planning with Rep Voorhis proposing a 34 member commission to coordinate labor industry agriculture and other groups for postwar policy.
Radio programming log listing WMMN Fairmont West Virginia daily lineup from 5:00 PM to midnight. Includes CBS NBC and local segments with programs such as Story of Mary Marlin Front Line Family and Lum and Abner. Notes multiple network feeds WCAU KDKA WEAF WLW and WWVA plus musical variety and news segments. Local time Eastern.
Lawmakers clash over National Youth Administration funding in the new bill while proposals to abolish the NYA and shift duties to the Office of Education face opposition. Representative Dirksen argues for elimination, citing defense and education duties, while Fitzgerald and Keefe defend NYA’s value in providing vocational training amid shortages.
Advert says a painless hearing test helps temporally deafened people hear again. Claims use since 1895 with over a million packages sold and US Pharmacopeia ingredients. Offers refund if not satisfied and urges asking druggist about Curine from Malone's Drug and Chemical Co.
Central Press Association outlines tomato types for Victory Garden use with small fruited Red Pear Yellow Pear Red Cherry Yellow Plum and Yellow Husk Ground Cherry. Mingold is noted as an early yellow variety and prolific winner. Additional radio promo notes mention checking radio set tubes for proper fit and indicating a faulty tube may actually be a loose socket.
Early reports describe a massive explosion at a large ordnance facility said to be the world’s largest of its kind. The blast, around 2 46 am central war time, damaged nearby towns and triggered hundreds of emergency calls and earthquake fears. Parts of the plant remained operable to prevent total shutdown. The $75 million complex included Kankakee powder works and Momence loading depot, with damage reported across Wilmington Joliet Elwood and Hammon d areas.
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