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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1941
Page
8
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Rep Joseph B. Casey of Massachusetts blasts opponents of the selective service extension and shifts in foreign policy. He cites opposition to embargoes, lease-lend, Western Hemisphere defense bases, and the draft, urging critics to rethink, saying they have err’d in the past and may be wrong.
The piece contrasts Soviet resistance with allied misgivings about Soviet ideology. It lauds Soviet soldiers for epic resistance, destruction of assets to hinder Germans, and the high human and material costs they impose, while criticizing Soviet leadership and ideology overall. It notes Russia’s line of battles and Len ingrad and Ukraine defeats without diminishing the soldiers’ valor.
A Roosevelt Churchill meeting is cited with insiders arguing that delaying Hitler’s plans in Russia would give Britain four key gains. Postponing the invasion of England, reducing Japanese threat in the Orient, denying Hitler Persia, and keeping Ukraine under pressure could enable Britain to move against Hitler within a year. These shifts would let Britain seize the initiative on the European continent.
Officials say sugar supply is ample for all food uses but not all staples. Dairy poultry and hogs may face temporary cuts while production catches up with demand. Cheese consumption may be voluntarily reduced. milk price increases approved to spur output. Exports to Britain may peak next summer as production reaches a high.
The island of Oahu gains global prominence due to its strategic location between Asia and America. Pearl Harbor is a natural harbor, 60 feet deep and spanning ten square miles, serving as a major Army support hub with a vast airfield at Schofield Barracks and a growing concentration of fighting planes on the island.
Private Habblayak at Fort Bragg North Carolina received a ten year nine month sentence for disobedience of lawful commands. Congressman Stephen Young denounced the officers and defended the punishment while criticizing disciplinary methods amid debates on military justice and sanitation standards.
Dan Van Gorder outlines four problem areas where lawn grass fails: hot exposed banks, poorly drained low areas, building shade, and dense tree shade. He advises substitute ground covers such as Hedera helix English Ivy, Vinca, Pachysandra, Euonymus, and Crown vetch, plus shade-tolerant grasses like Poa trivialis and tall watering for remaining sods.
Farmers who choose next year’s seed corn from standing stalks in late August and September gain advantages over bin selections at planting time. Judging seed by the stalk improves yields and reduces ear diseases. Full instructions for stalk selection harvesting and storage are offered to readers who send a self addressed stamped envelope to the DAILY MAIL Agricultural Editor Box 1528 Washington DC.
In New York a writer laments that the Marseillaise rarely appears in clubs and radio. He notes Tommy Dorsey and others rarely perform it despite broad musical diversity. The piece recounts Rouget de Lisle composing the anthem and its later fate amid the French Revolution, ending with a question why the anthem is so rarely played.
Memorial rose and Hall Honey suckle are recommended for steep banks and terraces where grass does not succeed. Lily of the valley or one of the vines suggested above for use under shade trees may be wisely grown on the north sides of buildings where shade has proved too dense for grasses. Growers have a large group of ornamental vines and low growing shrubs, evergreen and deciduous, to choose substitute ground covers for these roles.
A local guide notes variable catches with anglers reporting past successes. Johnson hooked a dozen last Sunday, Watsons caught fifty last year, Bil Jones twelve last week, and recent days showed activity. Narrator recalls better luck late spring and expects improvement tomorrow as seven or more fish appeared in a Tuesday boat.
A Babson Newspaper Syndicate essay warns that sin will detect us, not be detected by others. It emphasizes inner remorse over exposure, noting evil acts haunt self-esteem and peace of mind regardless of being caught, deterring some from wrongdoing.
Roosevelt assigns Pan American Airways to fly across the South Atlantic and into Africa to the Near East, citing British losses of many new planes in Africa. The move follows reports of untrained foreign pilots causing wrecks in central Africa, with the Asia theater noting Pan American’s proven record from the Amazon and Andes. Huey Long’s statue relocation at the Capitol spurs controversy, while sculptor Jo Davidson explains his role in the La Follette statue arrangement. U.S. Army engineers add a siren to M3 tanks inspired by Stuka tactics.
Phil Baker opens his new Broadway show next week with a featured number about how to have a good time in a parked car. The tune is called Thanks for a lovely evening Mr Ickes.
Eminent New York lawyer John W. Davies humorously begs for time during Supreme Court argument. Chief Justice Hughes, famed for punctuality, reveals a huge watch and grants one minute in a solemn exchange, as Davies bows and offers the final minute to the court.
Ulber n trees will grow successfully and silk worms will thrive in America but Yankee silk production never has been able to come close in Japan's. Much of ide work the Asiatic silk producers used to do by hand now is performed more efficiently with machines most of them invented by Americans.
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