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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1950
Page
5
Classified note lists subscription prices and delivery terms for the Daily Mail in Hagerstown. It notes a weekly carrier rate, monthly and yearly mail options, and foreign rates. The item identifies the paper as a member of The Associated Press and claims exclusive republication rights for its local content.
Japanese officials visiting the country urged restraint in using atomic weapons, stressing a belief in President Truman's discretion and the need to address root motives for peace. They warned that pledges not to be first to use the bomb could delay decisive responses if an attack on U.S. cities occurred, and emphasized the President's critical role in defense and war decisions.
Weather in Cleveland in July has been unusually pleasant, debunking the Dog Days superstition that the Dog Star causes heat. Snakes may shed skins more in heat, and the daily sun heat and nighttime radiation balance reach a yearly maximum. The era labeled dog days has no scientific basis but signals sultry days ahead until fall arrives.
Mr and Mrs C T Shoemaker of Hancock report a letter from their son Pic Roy Shoemaker saying he is in Korea and in good shape with no cause for worry He notes things will soon be over after 16 months in Osaka Japan prior to Korea He enlisted September 21 1948 and trained at Camp Stoneman California He sailed for Japan in April of last year
Washington column argues President Truman shifts to a middle-of-the-road defense plan to win congressional support ahead of elections. Critics say the program is too modest on tax and defense funding, while opponents push for broader controls. The piece notes political maneuvering, anticipated post-election requests, and aims to keep fair deal gains while addressing inflation and unemployment.
Washington reports Congress is considering renewing and possibly increasing government family allowances for service members. The plan would give a serviceman with a wife 75 dollars a month and 25 dollars per child, replacing the old 50 dollar wife total and 20 dollar per child. Under the bill, dependents would include parents but exclude brothers and sisters.
A discussion on pain as a protective warning system with its superficial and deep forms. It explains reflex withdrawal, the role in healing, and cases like Charcot’s joint and appendicitis. It notes that pain can be a nuisance in gallstone attacks and contrasts diagnostic value with suffering. Also mentions local threshing yields and a street ordinance allowing traction engines.
Twenty years ago a bee crawled up William Cochran's leg while driving near Bee Pool. He swerved, crashing into a fence as a tall vehicle struck the windshield, endangering his family and neighbors. Citizens discussed attracting a new plant, while local fire and civic groups advanced safety and welfare efforts.
In Korea, Aug. 4 (4). Hal Boyle notes airfields hold distinct personalities for pilots who live for adventure on the base. To fliers, the airport is a base community, a place they land, stay, gossip, and regard as a city. It sends fighters to strike the enemy and receives wounded for hospital care.
Edgar A. Guest writes of a Colorado airstrip resembling wartime crossroad fields. The piece contrasts mud and meals, pilots’ fatigue, and ground crews living in tents, with a veteran line about soldiers who dream yet never write their planned books. It notes Capt. L. N. Moke, Capt. Doran Kelly, and Master Sgt. Arthur L. Erickson, highlighting a danger near the Koreat coast and a crew’s resolve to return home.
A Hal Cochran humor column jokes that men live longer as many women shoot with their eyes when they elope. The piece reflects social stereotypes and playful exaggeration about relationships and gender behavior.
The text jokes that crime occurs every 18 seconds during watermelon season while a group planning a parade faces police threats of itch powder. It reads as satire about public safety and resilience, noting that weaker people must be urged to stand up and take their medicine.
Annapolis Aug 4 Gor smer Lane appointed D Lindley Sloan and C Arthur Eby to the Maryland War Ballot Commission. Sloan a Republican former judge of the Court of Appeals and Eby a Democrat Baltimore attorney join a reconstituted panel created in a July 27 General Assembly session for the armed services absentee ballot. Only one tenth of Hawaii’s population is Hawaiian.
The Fruit Growers Association will hold a special meeting in Smithsburg this evening to discuss the railroad companys recent proposed freight rates.
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