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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1944
Page
3
Entered at the post office at Hagers town and second class matter. J Garvin Hager editor S Be Phillips General Manager. Subscription rates listed: by mail and carrier options with monthly, semiannual, and annual terms. Associated Press rights noted.
Lieutenant Farle W. Stanton Jr. argues that Japan is physically and mentally smaller than Allied myth, noting childlike fortifications and small tools while warning Japan is not a pushover. He asserts Americans hold an edge in man for man and weapon for weapon on insular battle fronts.
The future of France in the next months depends on General De Gaulle's ability to unite the country and restore strength. A united France could become a leading postwar power, potentially aligning with Russia if that path promises stability and revenge on Germany, while wary of U.S. friendship.
A wartime profile lauds Lieutenant General Jonathan Wainwright as a gallant, appealing figure who led the Bataan defense before surrender. He has been a prisoner in Japan for two and a half years and, speaking through Red Cross representatives, noted camp conditions in Formosa are as good as expected and requested more canned food and warm clothing. Washington seeks relief shipments via Gripsholm or Soviet Pacific routes, while praising the unyielding spirit of Wainwright and fellow prisoners awaiting eventual release.
A historical notice recalls a proud and gallant commander whose hard duty required him to lower his sword, marking a dignified, solemn farewell to a career of service and leadership.
Airborne troops have become a crucial part of the war effort, delivering thousands of men and equipment behind German lines. From France to Africa and the Pacific, these aircrews turned the tide with innovative, high‑risk missions, including an entire infantry division flown 600 miles to Port Moresby and vast supply drops in the South Pacific. A North Africa chaplain praised their daring, likening their flights to barn doors with outboard motors.
Public Health Service official warns TB kills more in big cities and war conditions. Data show 92 cities with populations over 100000 bear higher death rates than rural areas, with Negro deaths three times white. Call to intensified federal, state, local action and prevention measures. The article notes 1815 first steam railroad charter in New Jersey.
The Western Maryland railway passenger department announced Labor Day as souvenir day at Pen Mar park, offering every woman with an excursion ticket a sterling silver hat pin in an attractive case. The item is part of a promotional effort amid local road concerns and a noted encounter near West Franklin Street.
Dr ELOB Sefton and Warren k caught a fine string of fish in the Potomac near Hancock. The catch included three bass weighing five pounds each and two pike each about inches long. In Hagerstown a hik ceremonial to be staged at Riverview Park by the United Order of Splendor and Per fection was attended in Drillmore. The Odd Fellows report a discouraging corn crop outlook in Washington county with many farmers predicting half to 44 percent of usual yield.
ERNIE PYLE reports from Paris as Allied forces break the German ring and Paris erupts in joyous celebration. Crowds line wide avenues, women dress brightly, and American reporters receive enthusiastic greetings, with a French armored division in the city. The writer notes tense moments, snipers, and the immediate hope that Paris will be free for Frenchmen as troops push inward.
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest laments postwar longing for peaceful home life and familiar family squabbles over small comforts like who gets to use the car while yearning for simple activities such as going to picture shows. The piece contrasts personal domestic concerns with a broader note about wartime memory and peace. Also, a scientific line notes that underground water volume is estimated to be about one third of sea water.
Washington notes mark a shift in U S South American policy as Oswaldo Aranha resigns in Rio de Janeiro amid Brazilian Army pressure, isolating Sumner Welles and widening the feud with Cordell Hull over Argentina. The piece traces past confrontations, Aranha’s fall, and Huey Long era relics with John Overton, detailing how personal ties and political power shaped U S Latin policy.
The Coast Guard cutter Icarus became the first U.S. ship to sink a Nazi submarine during World War I, marking a pivotal anti submarine action early in the conflict.
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