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Newspaper

The Daily Mail

Location

Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1939

Page

3

Daily Mail from Haferestown Maryland Ad Rates

Daily Mail published in Haferetown Maryland outlines subscription rates and distribution details. Editorial and advertising departments listed with general manager and editor names. Includes Associated Press note and mailing information.

the Mail Publishing Company Summit Avenue Agerstown Maryland Hawken National Advertising Representatives Burke, Kuipers & Mahoney, Inc New York Graybar Chicago North Wabash Avenue Atlanta Rhodes-Haverty Dallas Southwestern Tire Oklahoma City First National E. Phillips Serre Seo General In Audit Bureau of Circulation

Camp Revelations on Camp Romance and Suitability

The piece argues camp life reveals character in teamwork and courtship. It suggests that youths joining a camp party before engagement improve chances to find a good partner, noting chores and shared duties test reliability. It cites canoe outings and chores like dishwashing and water lugging as signs of suitability for lifelong mates.

Peace-time maneuvers simulate invasion in Virginia and New York

Unprecedented scale drills in Virginia and Plattsburgh involve about 23 000 National Guardsmen and 52 000 regulars. The exercise casts the Guards as a costly invading force and the Regular Army as the defense, with aims to test command and supply disruption. Lieutenant General Hugh A Drum calls the core goal disorganizing the enemy’s command.

Virginia Plattsburgh New York State National Guardsmen Washington New England Lake Champlain National Guard Hugh A. Drum

Lord Baldwins Reflections on Labor and Democracy Visit

Former British Prime Minister Lord Baldwin speaks at Teachers College Columbia during a US visit on the Congress for Education for Democracy. He highlights labor as the world’s key issue, criticizes fascism and Nazism, and argues communism preceded totalitarianism in history.

Earl Baldwin United States Congress On Education For Democracy Teachers College Columbia University Lord Baldwin Finland England

Thanksgiving moved by Roosevelt for November 23

President Roosevelt decides to shift Thanksgiving to November 23 at the request of business interests seeking a longer gap before Christmas. The move disrupts football schedules and turkey markets, highlighting how fixed-date holidays can scatter through the week unlike Britain’s Monday bank holidays.

Roosevelt

Royal visit planned to United States this month

The federal Department of State announces another royal visit to the United States. Prince Consort Felix of Luxembourg and Crown Prince John will arrive later this month and stay with President and Mrs. Roosevelt at the White House or Hyde Park. Felix, husband of Grand Duchess Charlotte, rules a small duchy between Belgium, France and Germany. John is 18. This marks the fourth royal visit to the U S this year, with guests from Norway Denmark and Great Britain, signaling growing European royal interest in the United States.

Federal Department of State United States Prince Consort Felix Luxemberg Norway Denmark Great Britain United State

Chiang Kai-shek broadcasts test Latin America propaganda plan

Washington reports consider using loudspeakers to broadcast Chinese news in Latin America to reach upcountry listeners. Chiang Kai-shek speaks in 18 dialects urging unity, while officials weigh potential reach amid limited radio ownership. The idea faces cultural and practical hurdles and faces FCC and State Department friction over foreign programming.

Washington D. C Chiang Kai-shek South America Chiang Japan Latin America United States Germany Italy F.C.C State Department Federal Communications Commission

Sunday Motoring Tour Arranged by Automobile Club of Maryland

The Sunday Motoring Tour organized by Earl H. Howard of the Automobile Club of Maryland follows a route from Hamilton Hotel Lobby through towns including Leitersburg Waynesboro Gettysburg Harrisburg and Greencastle. The trip lists道路 points and mileages to Gettysburg Harrisburg Clark's Ferry Newport Millerstown Mifflintown Lewistown and Hagerstown with multiple Route No designations.

Earl H. Howard Automobile Club of Maryland Hamilton Hotel Hagerstown Waynesboro Potomac St Bear Leitersburg Gettysburg Routerville Buena Vista Charmain Fountaindale Fairfield Harrisburg Heidlersburg York Springs Clear Spring Dillshurs Shepherdstown Lemoyne Clark's Ferry Newport Millerstown Mifflintown Lewistown Strodes Mill McVeytown Union Shirleysburg Orbisonia Shade Gap Littleton Knobsville McConnellshorg Cave Gap Mercersburg Upton Greencastle

Just FouRS By EDGAR A. GUEST

A nostalgic reflection on sports loyalty and identity as the home team’s fortunes shape the narrator’s mood. The speaker recalls childhood joy tied to games and notes a sense of belonging that makes him feel part of the players and the team’s rise or fall.

Gasoline Prices Rise At Refinery

Tulsa reports gasoline prices at the refinery moved higher due to a six state crude oil production shutdown. Retail station prices held steady for now as jobbers seek supply to guard territories. Oil men monitor the price rise as refiners consider future actions.

Tulsa Okla

Man About Manhattan on Star Power in Film Split

New York Aug. 19 A U S Circuit Court of Appeals awarded one fifth of the profits from the motion picture Dis honored Lady to Margaret Ayer Barnes and Edward Sheldon for a claimed unintentional plagiarism. The decision hinges on star power and distributor influence, while exhibitors and Hollywood clash over the value of names like Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery. The piece notes the divide between distributors and exhibitors and recounts an anecdote about a former exhibitor turned prison film czar who bans laughter at cops in certain scenes. Sound travels 1089 feet per second.

New York United States Circuit Court of Appeals Margaret Ayer Barnes Edward Sheldon Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Joan Crawford Robert Montgomery Hollywood Miss Crawford Miss Barnes Sheldon Variety

Dissecting political columns and the New Deal

A critical look at Mark Sullivan and Frank Kent as trackers of White House and party feuds. The piece notes Sullivan’s assessment of Roosevelt Farley rift, McNutt roles, and public readings of presidents composure, then shifts to GOP critiques of New Deal policies. It cites Wall Street Journal data on steel, life insurance, and GM in 1939, arguing partisan voices seek recovery through Republican leadership.

Frank Kent White House Mark Sullivan Kent Sullivan James A. Farley Democratic National Committee Roosevelt Farley Paul McNutt Indiana McNutt Pitt Philippines Feder Security Administration Wall Street Journal Association of Life Insurance Presidents U. S. Steel Corporation Stettinius Associated Press General Motors Hearst Hamilton Fish New York

Hungry guard vows march or else at Ohio prison

In Columbus on August 19 a newly appointed Ohio penitentiary guard told inmates in the yard that he was hungry before the job and would not be hungry again, declaring that if marching was required he would not tolerate further hunger. He warned the convict company he intended to enforce his access to meals.

Columbus Ohio Penitentiary

Marching Company Announcement Stirs Readiness

A brief wartime style notice proclaims movement and readiness as a company advances in formation. The terse statement emphasizes discipline and forward momentum, with no further details on location or destination.

Gold Rush Reporter Henry Nelson Remembered in Chico

In Chico California on August 19 a veteran reporter at 95 recalled a newspaper career covering early California and Nevada gold camps. He covered mining news as Mark Twain pursued his early writing in the same towns.

Chico Cal Henry Nelson Can California Nevada Mark Twain

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