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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1950
Page
6
Opinion piece urges stricter traffic law enforcement during Labor Day to curb highway deaths. It argues reckless drivers remain a danger and praises state patrols and public backing for tougher penalties, urging individual safe driving.
The wet spring and sprays to combat Japanese beetles have devastated honeybee colonies in the county and harmed honey production. W M Kent of Western Pike reports sixty hives with many yielding no honey this summer as DDT and other pesticides sprayed on blossoms killed bees. Kendall notes poor locust and clover blooms this season and fears apiaries may become a losing proposition, with plans to dispose of surviving hives after summer losses.
A NEA dispatch reports that Five Percenters and Influence Peddlers continue in Washington, shielding with lawyers and fixers as defense orders rise. It details safeguards, Form 30 and Form 11 disclosures, and schemes to evade full-time employee status by using agents and lawyers.
Poem fragment by Edgar A. Guest reflecting on a birth record check by Birmingham Lord Mayor neland. Mentions Handsworth birthplace and a family memory of leaving a house on Churchill Road. Ambiguity and tone of nostalgia perishes with time.
A rambling reminiscence references memories, places, and people from Birmingham to Martinsburg. It notes a war memorial plan in Martinsburg and mentions Elkington's, Soho Hill, a church on Wretham Road, and family memories with Abbey Street and Dade handwriting.
HAL BOYLE recalls a patrol over the Naktonge front with Lt. Don Morgan in a T-1 Mosquito unarmed, chasing what may be enemy Cubs. Four planes spotted. each showed two men who turned out to be American. The mission ends with relief when a North Korean deception is confirmed not to be present among the aircraft.
Washington reports Congress eased old age pension rules for those 45 and up. Starting Sept 1, a person 65 or older needs only six covered quarters since 1936 to qualify, with pensions possible even for minimal credits. The changes target long-time workers and differ by age, with notable shifts in required quarters and potential monthly amounts.
The Hancock municipal waterworks project has been abandoned. A State Health official states that the Fotomac River water is unfit for drinking. The Washington Square M E Church ladies start a two night festival under Mrs. William Newcomer. Hagerstown horses shine at Waynesboro matinee with Nellie Mack winning the trotting heat.
The Board of Election Supervisors reported a record £ 2,500 in filing fees for candidates while abandoning voting machines in crowded precincts. Martha and Elizabeth Yea kle opened a penny-one-course miniature golf operation at 202 East Baltimore Street, earning 36 cents on day one. City officials faced rising street-paving costs in new development areas and considered plans affecting property owners.
Artificial limbs take over and may change later if unsuitable. Amputees face concerns about control, fit, and rehabilitation while doctors explain stump care, exercise, and device selection. Debates include measles, psychiatric care, and learning to cope after amputation.
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