Battle of the Food Front pir Won't Stretch for Long War
In a midwest field-front dispatch, Phil Stong argues the U.S. must conserve soil and sustain agriculture during a prolonged war. He warns that Axis destruction of Europe’s food base heightens reliance on American farming, seed production, and animal breeding, urging steady output to win the peace. He notes the Department of Agriculture’s rise as a scientific force and stresses avoiding Dust Bowl-scale soil exhaustion.
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Erage
Department of Agriculture
Ich
Ohio
America
United States
Europe
California
I Am A Murderer Serial Finale At Gull Point
A narrator recounts disposing of Vaughan Dunbar in Gull Point cottage with a feigned identity. He stages a fatal night, hides evidence in a prepared grave, and flees by car before walking ten miles home. The tale ends with his new alias Dr Pendennis Keene and a vow to watch over Cynthia while resuming fishing.
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Vaughan Dunbar
Gull Point
Joseph
Mitchell Grace
Norman Tinker
Tinker
Richard Frye
Henry Prentiss
Goodby
Stone House
Fred West
Garden City
Cynthia
Miss Pretty
Hank
South
Palm Beach
Miami
Gulf Coast
Dr. Pendennis Keene
Pendennis Keene
Cynthia Merriwether
Cynthia Frye
Henry Prentisa
Manuelle
Keene
Turquoise Bay
Manuello
Farming Past and Present in Midwestern America
The speaker contrasts old and modern farming methods, noting higher yields from hybrid corn and better disease resistance. He reflects on grandchildren and family, criticizing critics and stressing improvements in crop science and record keeping since earlier decades.
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Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
America
Botulism Dangers In Home Canning And Prevention Tips
War Time Health cautions women about botulism from home canned foods. It outlines symptoms appearing 18 to 24 hours after ingestion, high mortality without early treatment, and the availability of anti botulism serum. Prevention stresses sterilization, acid foods, pressure canning, drying, boiling non acid foods, and avoiding spoiled or leaked cans.
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America
Victory Gardens
United States
The farmerettes dilemma in wartime farming
A writer argues that despite wartime needs, women labeled farmerettes cannot replace skilled farm labor. He cites examples from Connecticut dairy farms, notes milk and cattle risks, and concludes farmers want workers, not amateurs, while women excel in kitchens and picking fruit.
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Connecticut
Radio Night Schedule With War News and Serial Pleasures
A dense radio programming log for Tuesday May 18 outlines Eastern War Time schedule corrections, serials like Captain Midnight and The Cisco Kid, music from Edwin C. Hi, Fred Waring, and Judy Lane era acts, plus war news and political commentary segments throughout the evening. Notable spots include Captain Midnight repeats, The Battle of Sexes, Bob Hope's Variety Show, and late night news sequences as stations share network corrections and programming shifts.
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Farre
Captain Midnight
Blu-East
Cbs
Mbs-Basie
Shrednik
Nbe
Pfred Waring
Nbc Basic
Victor Borge
Biu
Dbs
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Men and Machines and Victory
Bdiu
Karry James
Ills Orchestra
Cbhe
Johnson Family
Joe Rines
Arthur Hale
Mbs East
Kaltenborn
Nbc
Ginny Simms
Hollywood
Earl Godwin
Cisco Kid
Lum & Abner
Leo Cherne
Mbs
Horace Hextt
Pid Gardner
Duffy
Biu al Joleon
Monty Woolley
Che
Blu Purne and Allen
Che Gabriel Heatter
Mbs-Basioe
Fibber Mellee
Molly
bin Suxepense
Nick Carter
Carnegie
Bob Hope
Raymond Gowing
Jace Laboratory
Che John B. Hughes
Mbse
Gacle Pields
Blu Dance
Red Skelton and Company
Defeuse
Blu
Paul Schubert
Mbsa
Mary Small
Mbds
Nbe-East
Fred Waring
Nbe-West
Chicago hotels impose weekly chores for guests amid maid shortage
In Chicago a maid shortage forces more than 150 hotels to assign weekly chores to thousands of permanent guests. Guests must make their beds and tidy rooms on Sundays. Managers report little guest complaint about the new duties.
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Chicago
Chi
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