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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1939
Page
3
Publication details for The Daily Mail in Hagerstown Maryland include established year 1828, daily except Sunday, and office addresses in multiple cities. Staff roles, advertising reps, and circulation policies are listed along with subscription rates and Associated Press rights.
Prominent editor William Allen White ridicules congressional coalitions between Republicans and Democrats. He calls the gold Republicans sacrifice to silver Democrats illogical and a crude political gesture aimed at curbing presidential power over the dollar's gold content.
A historical perspective notes that a quarter century ago Europe plunged into war with Austria Hungary Serbia and rapidly drew in Germany Russia France and Britain. It warns a new European conflict looms as nations sacrific e wealth liberty and lives for military power while workers face transformation into a war economy amid uncertain futures.
The text notes new boundaries were set then rearranged drastically. It warns the same general outcomes death ruin starvation and the sowing of undying hate may recur in the next war with high certainty.
The article argues Danzig embodies a clash of civilizations with Britain and France fearing a European war if Poland resists. It notes Chamberlain and Daladier, seeking to protect interests, may be warned by public opinion as Hitler presses for a Polish settlement or protectorate. The piece likens the potential rise of German power to Napoleon’s era.
A historical look marks football nearing 70 since 1869 Rutgers Princeton contest survivor George H. Larse of Flemington, NJ. The piece notes football’s younger age than baseball and the sport’s evolution toward forward passes, numbering, and greater spectator visibility, highlighting its rise to big business and cultural appeal. Yale beat Princeton 7-0 in 1934 without substitutions.
Washington Daybook reflects on past army maneuvers and predicts future war will be hell on feet despite rapid transport. It recalls Manassas and Bull Run, noting Congress adjourned early and fled as troops retreated. The piece mocks modern speed and wheel tactics and laments missing Congress during battle hype.
Four hundred volunteers and soldiers patrolled the Welland Canal as Canada alerted amid Huropa tensions. Government seizes control of Canadian registry merchant vessels to govern sailings. Guards posted at locks hydro plants docks airports arsenals and radio stations. The Welland Canal, valued at $130 million, is closed to the public with barbed wire and machine guns at key points.
A brief quatrain from Just Faux by Edgar A. Guest contrasts wealth with contentment. It notes the folly of accumulating riches while true happiness lies in simple joys and love. The poem speaks of strength without resilience and concludes with contentment found in small pleasures and shared affection.
In Montgomery Alabama on August 29 a farm neighbor complains it's none of his business if a couple makes whisky nearby. He reports their night rides to and from a local still and asks Deputy Sheriff W Huft to intervene, seeking a halt to the activity and its disturbance.
A. S. Postmaster General James A. Farley arrived in Cork on Monday and will spend several days in Ireland despite the crisis. In South Carolina the law prohibits divorce for any cause.
In New York a writer notes bricks and danger on a Fifties street wall nearly dropping on a passerby and a Greek worker recalling luck. He observes a pre-dawn hotel lobby as a machine like crew keeping a grand lobby pristine. He profiles cabbie Stuart Appleby Christensen who tours Manhattan at night with a parrot mascot that thanks riders and is for sale with contact 2091.
HAVRE DE GRACE Md Aug 29 The State Roads Commission will confer with bonding company representatives Monday to plan for continuing work on the Susquehanna River Bridge. The contractor Robert Reitz who was hired for the $850000 substructure disappeared last week drawing a police search. The commission paid $15000 to workers on Saturday and said Reitz had not been paid for this month with about $150000 owed. more funds may be used to pay men this weekend.
ROCKVILLE Md August 29 Police scheduled a hearing on September 5 for Charles H Jones Jr 28 a Frederick steam shovel operator held Monday in the death of Stephen Dabroski 26 a Baltimore taxi cab driver Jones denied fighting with Dabroski but said the cab driver was injured in falling when he stepped out of his stalled automobile Police said Jones told them he tried to grab Dabroski in an attempt to break the fall Witnesses said Dabroski was injured in a fight near Brooke
A driver named Dabroski died at Montgomery County Hospital after stopping to aid Jones with car repairs. Authorities report the incident occurred during roadside assistance, with medical personnel arriving promptly. The cause of death is under investigation and no charges have been announced.
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