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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1944
Page
2
The Hagere town Daily 26 Mail lists subscription prices by zone and term, with advanced rates and foreign mail options. It notes Associated Press affiliation and rights to news dispatches and local items.
From May 1941 to September 1944 about 1,000,000 Americans bought and held 53.7 billion dollars in War Bonds, a sum nearly equal to the nation’s total life insurance assets. Redeemable at banks, these bonds offer liquidity and act as a major national savings program likely to cushion future shocks.
A recent press conference reveals President Roosevelt will take a vacation, prompting renewed talk about his health. Reporters note his improving look despite age related changes, while aides urge rest and seated speeches. The piece highlights his poliomyelitis history and ongoing fatigue.
Three WPB secretaries facing transfer or return home wrote a note regretting not meeting Mrs Roosevelt. A reply arrived, and soon Lois Peterson of Miami, Nola Wells of Sentinel, and Racnel Bowers of Branchville enjoyed tea at the White House with Mrs Roseeveit.
The article notes a strategic shift toward Aachen as Berlin confirms. German forces pull troops from elsewhere to meet Allied pressure, concentrating armor and launching counterattacks in a bid to defend Rhine and Ruhr corridors. Fighting stabilizes into close, brutal clashes with fixed fortifications giving way to trenches and direct man to man combat.
Deciding on Edward R. Stettinius Jr to succeed Cordell Hull as secretary of state, Roosevelt forged a compromise among New Dealers and anti-New Dealers. Stettinius, a 35 year old former General Motors and U S Steel executive, was praised for adaptability to New Deal thinking and proved effective in defense work and at the Bretton Woods era. The choice satisfied labor and Southern leaders wary of Wallace and Byrnes. Hull’s influence and earlier Ike challenges shaped the selection amid Senate dynamics and foreign relations debates.
The song birds have gone away and the garden lies still. Sparrows seek crumbs while vines sleep and hollyhocks fade. Winter winds lash the scene as rain falls and beauty fades, yet snow will soon blanket the scars and ugliness, testing man’s faith.
Daily Mail notes Shippensburg as the driest town in the Cumberland Valley with no water supply and dry conditions after saloon closures. The Annapolis Canal Co. and O. Canal sale bring in two bids while FL landstreet of the W M Railway weighs advisement. A loitering peeper in West End causes police and residents to react as other names appear in a frenzied local scene.
County commissioners approve a proposed street plan after dealing with delays and opposition. The resilient agenda includes a funding and zoning framework to advance construction while addressing concerns from several departments and local institutions. If enacted, the plan aims to streamline detour routes and improve access for daily commuters.
The Hagerstown Retailers Bureau merged its November and December meetings at Hotel Patterson. John 2D Hollyday, bond chair man, spoke on war bonds and the group postponed next meeting to the final Friday of January. A new exchange policy committee was named with Lawrence H. Cottrill Hari Kohler and George Witzmiller. Local retailers close New Year’s Day. Canada supplies ninety percent of the world’s nickel.
Washington column notes Ed Stettinius plans a millionaire dominated State Department with Nelson Rockefeller Clayton Berle Douglas and Dunn in line for top posts amid gossip about their ties to industry and war effort. It also recalls Stalin’s quip on margarine communists and De Gaulle’s new Ambassador Henri Bonnet contrasted with Georges Bonnet.
A Pacific theater soldier asked his denominational Board of Foreign Missions how to become a missionary after the war. He wrote Japan as his first choice, China second, and was killed soon after. His memorial service urged sending the gift money instead of flowers, about 425 dollars, to the Board. The story promotes Christian outreach and the missionary calling.
Local Pangborn plant workers rally for the 6th War Bond Drive with a $65,500.90 quota split between shop and office payrolls. Under Frank Kraiss and John R. Bell leadership, teams form to boost sales and rival scores, with sheet metal department at 125 percent and machine shop over 100 percent. Joe Schuman reports over $25,000 in cash bonds already sold.
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