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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1939
Page
3
The text extols books as precious gifts enabling distant horizons and empathy. It argues that loving books enriches life beyond material wealth, encourages selfless reading, and broadens understanding, claiming books contain civilization’s future within their covers.
The piece argues Germany holds the initiative for war in Europe using a blitzkrieg approach. It notes 1.8 million troops, strategic holds in East Prussia and Silesia, and a non aggression pact with Soviet Russia launched at a surprise moment. The text warns Europe faces an accomplished fact challenging Chamberlain’s balance of power.
The piece questions whether the German Soviet non aggression pact signals war and endangers Poland and other nations under Western protection. It notes Britain France and other allies face shifts as Hitler acts while stakes rise around Danzig and the fate of smaller states in Europe.
Republican candidates Vandenberg Taft and Bridges claim 12 million unemployed, with GOP Chairman Hamilton echoing. An Associated Press note from Aug 1, 1939 reports unemployment at 9.55 million, down from 10.96 million in 1938 and 14.71 million at the 1933 peak, amid a modest uptick in private industry.
An article notes that over half of traffic deaths occur at night due to factors like fatigue alcohol and glare from headlights. A three year effort yields a new lamp claiming greater range and breadth of illumination with reduced glare while maintaining correct aim and brightness.
Washington columnist Preston Grover laments that despite millions spent on battleships roads and housing the government has failed to provide a comfortable non binding summer outfit for men. He tours the Agriculture department noting its focus on food shelter and textiles while no room exists to design practical ready to wear garments. He recalls a young woman noting auto makers may adopt new standards and questions who will push for clothing reform.
A poem arguing evolution and human nature traces Adamic roots, noting slow change over ages. It contrasts ancient tyrants with modern power, stating progress in knowledge and invention aside, human passions remain unchanged and drive conflict.
The AP feature asks who is the crown princess with a second daughter, explores motives behind a young artist claiming he stole Watteau’s L Indifferent from the Louvre, notes a likely blocked Pennsylvania blue law sport record, identifies Mrs Adela Langer buried in Chicago with 10,000 attendees, and queries which public figure uttered the line Neither threats nor love letters impress us among Clark Gable Goering Chamberlain.
Three Connecticut National Guardsmen were killed and twelve wounded when a severe thunderstorm struck the first army maneuvers area near Plattsburg. Captain Seldon Mott reported the men were struck while manning a hilltop machine gun post. forty more soldiers were treated at Plattsburg Hospital for storm injuries.
In a recent letter to the Young Democrats President Roosevelt rejects active involvement with a conservative platform, arguing liberal democracy requires his independence. The piece notes Democratic unity concerns, GOP expectations, and the teased prospect of a 1940 convention outcome amid shifting party loyalties.
A New York column examines shoplifting as a disease and recounts cases from a masquerading nun to an automobile accessories thief. It describes a 22-year-old actress who steals from cars, themes of early inhibition, plus a scene of a tennis match near Central Park ending with a dramatic misstrike. The piece notes Texas 1938 cotton crop value at 120 million dollars.
Donald M. McCauley 24 of the 1700 block Virginia avenue escaped injury when a coal truck he drove on National highway six miles west of Hancock struck a horse. The horse broke a leg and had to be shot. The truck was badly damaged. Sheriff's officers said the horse escaped a fenced area and wandered onto the highway. McCauley was traveling eastbound with six tons of coal. No charges will be filed pending further investigation.
A continuation of December advertisements outlines the Association of Maryland Distillers and Allied Industries aims. It seeks to explain distilling as a major tax and economic contributor to Maryland, bond laborers and farmers, oppose discriminatory taxes, educate public temperance, and cooperate to end harmful dispensing practices. The Mercantile Trust Blog in Baltimore notes the series and its civic aims.
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