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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1939
Page
3
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Ethel Barrymore approves of the little theater movement as it opens stage opportunities for young people unseen on stage before. The note highlights that many towns lack professional drama since cinema rose, and many youths have never ridden a train or seen a grandmother in a gingham apron.
The WPA wage plan ties regional relief rates to local living costs, boosting Southern unskilled rural wages from 26 to 35 dollars monthly and urban wages from 40 to 50.70, while Northern wages drop from 66.50 to 57.20. Critics argue the scheme favors war states and widens gaps between employed and displaced workers, with potential regional backlash.
Stephen Chadwick national commander of the American Legion condemns claims that veterans of World War II are forgotten. He argues many veterans face realistic duties while noting some groups push a false narrative of national ingratitude toward those who wore the uniform two decades ago.
A compilation of editorial takes from multiple papers on Republican strategy for 1940. Opinions range from urging firm principles to criticizing candidate selection. Noted are calls for discipline within New Jersey and Wisconsin GOPs and remarks on Vandenberg and Hoover in the national dialogue.
The document asserts strong support for veterans care, citing $10 billion in World War Veterans expenditures to date and a 1940 Veterans' Bureau appropriation of $561.6 million. It notes hospital construction spending since 1919 around $200 million and total World War disabled care costs near $1.0 billion. It condemns general service pensions amid a national debt near $45 billion and urges veterans to prioritize obligations to fellow soldiers over broad pensions.
Tractors were needed to free a French flyer from mud after his aircraft landed at Croydon airport. The incident highlights a rough entry into the field with salvage effort by ground vehicles.
Washington Daybook ponders shifting holidays to Mondays to gain long weekends. It notes Washington’s birthday, Columbus Day, and Thanksgiving game contracts, joking about legal challenges and the Supreme Court while mentioning the president and Justice Stone.
A short verse of reflection on a baby’s gaze and an adult’s memory. The speaker questions whether the world held the same enchantment in childhood as it does now, wondering if his eyes once beheld the glow and magic he sees in the child.
Stella Mae Dickson, 16, widow of slain gangster Benny Dickson, pleaded guilty in Federal court to robbing two South Dakota banks and was sentenced to ten years at Alderson Reformatory. Judge A L Wyman cited her role in the Aug 25 1938 Elkton Corn Exchange Bank robbery and the Oct 31 1938 Brookings Security National Bank heist totaling $19,?79 in misappropriated funds.
In the ongoing Far Eastern confrontation, the puzzled figure Jan increasingly evokes John L. Sullivan as he seeks Corbett, drawing a striking comparison as the pursuit continues.
A quiz feature asks five questions: 1 who heads an American resources board, 2 Yugoslavia’s wartime railroad reply, 3 location of the largest post Civil War troop concentration on this continent, 4 why Oregon foresters abandoned timber and gear, 5 whether a newly discovered Argentine insect called a straddlebug is true or false.
At Los Angeles a bedside hearing was ordered for Prince David Muivani while Mae Murray seeks $12,000 in support for their 11 year old son Koran. The polo player is confined with a broken leg and the court date is set for September 1.
New York Aug 22. In the Silk Stocking district the St Moritz lobby shelves offer pamphlets on world topics and Brazil wildlife. A Greek hotelier, 8 Gregory Taylor, arranges free access to foreign papers and niche guides while yacht life and saltwater fishing fill his spare moments.
Dr M H Dally of Chicago son of Salisbury banker called on Governor O Conor to reopen the August ninth Ocean City death of William B E Dally age sixty eight. Local officials ruled accidental death but suspected a death pact with his wife. Governor said he cannot reopen and sent the matter to Worcester county officials.
F M Miller in Baltimore requests Public Service Commission regulate an electric line two miles southwest of Downsville Washington county. He says ten to fourteen people would use the line but private company negotiations for construction are at a standstill.
New York August 22 The Red Cross marks its 75th anniversary as sixty one nations participate in a worldwide observance to honor its founding covenant and efforts to relieve human suffering across Siam, Soviet Russia, Australia, and the Argentine, with the American Red Cross joining in the commemorations.
The four day BPOE gathering in Crisfield Md opens Sunday with two legged Elks from Maryland Delaware and the District of Columbia slated for daily fishing parties in Tangier Sound and nearby waters. Crisfield Lodge No 1044 host has also arranged speedboat races picnics crab feasts dances cabaret shows and city tours. The convention will end with a parade and a grand ball.
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