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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1939
Page
3
The Daily Mail lists editors and advertising reps across major cities and prints subscription rates. A political notes section discusses committee work, possible majority and minority reports, and the value of a unified policy statement and draft legislation for Congress.
The text argues that fascination with distant places lures people from home. It cautions that opportunities abroad often come with chilly receptions and lack of local connections, and that markets elsewhere rarely beat local shops on price or quality.
A House special committee led by Representative Howard W. Smith plans to start work around September 7 to scrutinize the National Labor Relations Act, weighing proposed amendments. The panel includes a mix of conservative and pro labor figures, while the Labor Board works to ease objections by adjusting rules on jurisdictional petitions and enforcement.
The article lauds Yugoslavia for remaining neutral in a European war, arguing that acceptance of benevolent neutrality would cede control to Germany and Italy. It warns such a plan would erase Yugoslavia as a nation, align it with the Reich, and threaten Romania Greece and Turkey. The piece links Yugoslavia’s fate to England and France and their allies.
Louis Buchalter known as Lepke eludes capture as a $30,000 reward fuels the largest police search in American history. Described by Hoover as the country’s most dangerous criminal, he built a remote controlled empire after Sing Sing and Prohibition, controlling garment, fur, and trucking rackets with discreet murder and acid attacks.
Washington Daybook argues administration setbacks on foreign policy stem from a tactical error in picking an anti administration steering committee. It notes Barkley faced a loyalist drift, cites Clark Reynolds and Gillette as misfits, and details stalled embargo and defense bills, with fate hinging on next session actions and calendar holds.
The piece portrays Buchalter a lethal figure linked to a corrupt era where courts and justice agencies were compromised. It argues his capture marks progress for America and signals a decline of lawless influence, noting his seven murders and the waning presence of similar criminals.
Annapolis Md August 16 Governor Herbert R O Connor announced the appointment of Joseph P Healy district manager of Swift and Company Baltimore as the Governor s member of the State Salary Standards Board Healy was named Tuesday to join the board and oversee salary standard actions
Franklin Beard, age 12, of the 800 block Woodland Way, was admitted to Washington County Hospital yesterday for reduction of a fracture in his left arm.
A New York City vignette details Ovadia Saporta’s ten by thirty five foot record shop on Broadway near Times Square. Saporta, a 27 year veteran from Salonika, sells records, orchestrations, radios, and sheet music, with Jolson’s Sonny Boy as his top seller. The piece also notes Brooklyn’s 1936 electoral heft and a comic Tibetan mind over matter anecdote.
Puzzle clued across many items from broad boat to sodium symbol, with a list of answers and several unreadable sections. It includes references to geographic names and common crossword entries such as Greek letters, months, and verbs, all in a single dense puzzle page fragment.
Edgar A. Guest reflects on America as a land of children gardens and summer vacations with pay. He praises healthy citizens electric lights refrigerators and entertainment while urging progress without violence and upholding constitutional freedom.
Martinsburg W Va Aug 16 Whiting C Faulkner former postmaster resigned his commission as Captain of Company D 201st Infantry West Virginia National Guard Monday night He had asked to be relieved a year ago but was kept until after troop maneuvers Faulkner served as postmaster from 1933 until two months ago when he resigned On the same day a Federal grand jury in Washington indicted him for perjury on charges tied to a congressional inquiry into the District of Columbia milk market
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