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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1944
Page
8
Production figures show denim used for overalls fell from 328000000 yards in 1941 to about 266000000 yards in the previous year. The first Supreme Court session was held in New York City in 1790, marking an early federal judicial milestone.
The Office of Price Administration suspended Edison Groh and Samuel Burger of Hagerstown from dealing in rationed meats for 30 days for selling above ceiling prices. They were ordered suspended by Hearing Commissioner Clifford R. Snider. A revived silent film program announced includes The Great Train Robbery and others, drawing applause for screen legends Mary Pickford Rudolph Valentino Clara Bow and more.
The Academy theatre screens The Good Old Days revival of silent era favorites from The Great Train Robbery to Dempsey Willard 1919 fight. It features a parade of stars like Mary Pickford Rudolph Valentino Clara Kimball Young John Bunny and Charlie Chaplin with songs from the era and a look back at 1943 liquor spending in the United States.
Staff Sgt James E Hague and Staff Sgt Oscar A Imer run nightly news and entertainment broadcasts for artillery crews on Bougainville. Hague writes the scripts while Imer handles the improvised public address system. Their efforts earn a letter of appreciation from their commanding officer.
A Senate Labor Subcommittee chaired by Senator Pepper calls for removing wage controls on incomes up to 200 dollars for family heads and 150 dollars for single workers. It urges stricter price controls, higher public aid, boosted Social Security, and wage raises by employers and governments.
Edward R. Gisburne announces that Hagerstown may host a public vocational school under the Office of Defense Transportation to train automotive maintenance workers. Plans, led by George R. Brey and local ODT staff, focus on short preemployment courses in lubrication tuneups brake work and wheel alignment to rapidly place trainees on jobs and free advanced technicians for complex tasks amid wartime personnel shortages.
Save your wastepaper and old rags for the scrap drive organized in the county. Tie bundles and place on the curb for collection to aid the war effort.
A district manager notes programs attracting older job seekers and those unfit for military service. Students may be paid during training and can qualify for higher wages by taking supplementary courses after starting work. Fine city and suburban homes are advertised in today’s Real Estate section.
Washington April 28 A trial of seven women accused of conspiracy to violate the Mann Act revealed a suggestion that a United States Senator’s name appeared among patrons of the Hopkins Institute, alleged “million dollar call house.” Mildred Powell Carter identified unnamed names as local businessmen visiting bar patrons and a newspaper publisher, saying they did not care whether their names were on record. The defense questioned the implications to a senator.
For over 20 years World's Tonic has made friends with young and old, men and women. Get World's Tonic at Rudy's People's Court man's and all modern drug stores.
John W Fihelly objected and the question was dropped as Buckley opened a line of inquiry into massages at the Hopkins Institute advertised as a massage establishment. He asked about instances of massages and Miss Carter described some, but said the massage was only a front.
Advertisers note that placing classified ads yields fast responses and measurable returns. The brief item highlights the efficiency of local notices in connecting buyers with sellers and services.
Bethlehem Steel Co. reports a first quarter net profit of 6,432,538 dollars for 1944, equal to 1.61 dollars per share on common stock, versus 6,228,695 dollars or 1.54 per share in the same period of 1943.
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