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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1942
Page
2
A Garden-Graph by Dean Halliday distributed by Central Press Association offers pointers on selecting seed potatoes. It advises choosing well formed large tubers, notes a tuber ready for planting, and explains that short stubby growth will vigor up as sprouts lengthen and soften.
Seed potato should be cut into sections with flesh around the eye for sprouting. Each piece needs one to three eyes to optimize yield and prevent waste. Avoid breaking young shoots during planting.
The article notes that the dam holds enough concrete to build a highway from New York to Seattle and return via Los Angeles, highlighting the scale of the project and material capacity.
A historical radio grid lists Fairmont West Virginia station WMMN and multiple networks. Programs span from 5:00 PM to midnight featuring dramas songs news and variety shows including The Goldbergs Portia Faces Life Cheerful Melodies and The World Today. Names like Grover Hite Ted Steele and Sammy Kaye appear among lineups.
The piece blends gallows humor with reflections on WWII tone and public sentiment. It lampoons generals, mocks wartime censorship, and jokes about foreign influence and uniforms. It notes the evolving view of the conflict from disbelief to grim resignation, with a satirical edge.
Maj. Gen. Levin H. Campbell is named head of the Army Ordnance Department and sits at his desk in Washington. His advisory staff includes B. F. Fairless of U S Steel, K T Keller of Chrysler, Lewis H Brown of Brown Manville, and Bernard M Baruch.
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Dr Caracciolo Parra Peren told New York reporters after meetings with President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull he is sure the Allied Nations will win. He cited war workers in Detroit and Buffalo factories as proof of resilience and momentum.
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