Grafton Sentinel Publisher and Policies Note
Grafton Sentinel details daily publication by Grayton Publishing, pricing, and distribution terms, plus editorial policy. It lists subscription rates, mail delivery, and requires letters to editor be signed, with US press association affiliation and advertising representatives noted.
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Shaking public morale on frank government truth
The piece critiques mixed Washington statements on gasoline rationing and wartime policies, arguing citizens deserve full candor about fuel and tires. It warns mixed signals erode confidence, urges clear, truthful actions aligned with actual conditions. The second segment asserts the submarine threat as the U.S. and Allies’ top wartime priority, noting ship losses and optimism from Vinson on anti submarine efforts.
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Washington
Common Sense and the Gas-Rubber Dilemma Emerges
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports growing calls for common sense amid tangled gas and rubber policy talks. President Roosevelt plans to inform Congress of findings once gathered, while Senator Barkley notes a needed rubber supply investigation before broader rationing. Henderson questions rapid nationwide conservation actions, and OPA contends a large federal rationing staff may be forming.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Roosevelt
United States
Sdhator Barkley
White House
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Markley
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Office of Price Administration
Maloney
Henderson
Incredible Advancement: War factories praised by Miller
Ben H. Miller in the Baltimore Sun lauds America for a streamlined spirit of ’76 after two weeks surveying plane factories shipyards arsenals ammunition plants chemical and tool makers and submarine builders. He cites unanimous praise of labor cooperation and management’s drive to accelerate production for Roosevelt’s program.
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Navy
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United Nations
Rationing In War Era Politics And International Ties
Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart analyzes looming food rationing under a new committee led by Agriculture Secretary Wickard with Nelson directing, plus allied pressures from Britain, Russia, and China. He notes the shift from domestic scarcity to international sharing, warning Americans may face reduced favorites like sugar and tomato juice as global powers pool resources. The piece also touches on Mountbatten’s commandos and the idea of international production and military integration shaping wartime policy and daily life.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Agriculture
Claude R Wickard
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Igozen
International
United States
Britain
Russia
Washington
London
Oliver Lyttleton
Nelson
Siry Oliver
Don Nelson
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Lord Louis Mountbatten
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Joh Bull
Oe Stalin
Chiang Kai-shek
Impersonation leads to fines and scolding at court
Leonard Hooten posed as a woman with Miss R and Mrs O L Smith at Ey local hotel. Magistrate Haymond fined both parties twenty five dollars in costs. he jailed the impersonator until payment. The woman was sent home with her child and warned to return to her proper sex role.
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Leonard Hooten
O. L. Smith
L. C. Haymond
Hooten
Keith
Squire Haymond
War Material Output Surges While Exact Figures Stay Secret
The piece notes production of rifles and machine gun bullets reaching into billions yearly, with numbers withheld to prevent enemy access. It emphasizes that munitions production has surged, supplying tools of war despite withholding precise last-year figures.
Selected Works of Stephen Vincent Benet Spotlighted as Important Release
The Literary Guidepost reviews a two volume selection of Stephen Vincent Benet’s prose and poetry from Far rar & Rinehart. Born in 1898 in Bethlehem Pennsylvania, Benet is praised for the breadth of his work and the significance of this publication this week.
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Glasgow
Mr. Benet
Bethlehem
Remember Pearl Harbor and the War News
The piece follows Tommy, Tibby, and Steena amid war rumors and engagement tensions. Tommy refuses to go along with Steena’s plans, Tibby faces engagement woes, and Mary worries for Captain Mercer and John as Pearl Harbor is revealed on a December Sunday. The chapter pivots on war’s onset shaping personal lives and loyalties.
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America
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Wayne
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Captain Mercer
Mrs. Mercer
Hawaii
Miss Picklepuss
Tibby
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
United States
Mercer
Hera
John
Cape
Fragmented satirical chatter about war, fashion, and jokes
The text skewers wartime propaganda and pop culture with digressive asides. It mentions Cologne and Essen bombing, a Grandpappy Jenkins remark, a modern girl versus veil fashion, a firework joke, Libya tank battles, a camel, a Covered Wagon, a Colorado university mountain climbing course, and a commencement joke about reaching the peak of a career.
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Colorado University
Benet praised for wit and verse in Chamber Cuts review
The piece extols novelist and poet Stephen Vincent Benet, noting his broad publication reach and sharp, oblique view of the world. It lauds his poetic talent as an added craft that intensifies his prose and urges readers to engage deeply with both his prose and poetry collections. It also mentions censorship discussions and plans at a Huntington of fice gathering with editors and publishers, including state news photo contest planning.
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United States
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
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London
House Naval Committee
Vinson
Benet
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Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Office of Censorship
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Taylor County Democratic Candidate Seeks County Commissioner Nomination
A Taylor County candidate announces run for county commissioner in the Democratic primary on August 4 1942. The statement asks voters to consider reelection to the court and solicit support for the campaign.
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Taylor County
Burma Road to Opened After Early Survey
Burma Road was tentatively surveyed more than a century ago but did not open until 19. The article notes a convention closing tonight with the presentation of new officers and an annual dinner where George S. Benson, president of Harding College in Arkansas, will be featured.
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George 8. Benson
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Arkansas
Burma
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