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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1942
Page
6
An essay by Jerry Gardner urges immediate scrap metal collection to avert a 4 to 6 million ton shortfall for 1942, warning civilian and factory impact. Other wartime messages promote universal sacrifice, rationing, and expanding industry to build victory.
California growers near Berkeley have begun separating newborn pigs from their mothers within hours of birth and raising them under ultraviolet lamps to ensure pig survival and boost national defense efforts in 1942. The process prevents sows from rolling over and crushing piglets thus increasing litter viability for wartime needs.
The Ohio public utilities commission authorized steam railroads to raise passenger fares by 10 percent to match a January 21 interstate commerce commission order. The adjustment covers higher wages, materials costs, and wartime property safeguards. Fares may take effect after 10 days’ notice to the utilities commission and the public.
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