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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1940
Page
3
The Daily Journal Mail at 23 Summit Avenue Hagerstown Maryland publishes editor and business staff, with national ads from Burke Kuipers Mahoney and several bureau locations. Subscriptions vary by zone and payment method, page includes postal registration and Associated Press rights notice.
The Infant and Child Health Center Inc reports six months of work with 453 infants cared for and no deaths. Founded five years ago, it operates a clinic at the Western Enterprise site under Women’s Club leadership with support from the Health Department physicians and Civic Clubs to combat malnutrition and disease among babies and children.
The piece discusses Britain's shift toward unified air and land forces, with the Royal Air Force under an air marshal heading an independent but closely coordinated force. It notes Britain's move to place air power in cooperation with the army to deter invasion, contrasting it with the U.S. stance under General Mitchell who urged an independent air force. The article highlights a new command structure intended to organize cooperation and train joint air land operations.
Clarity emerges on defense costs as America eyes a fiscal year beginning July 1 1941 and a total authorization of about 23.6 billion dollars. Congress has allotted 4.25 billion cash to start the program with an additional 8.4 billion for contracts. Projections show 12 000 long range bombers and 109 pursuit planes, an army of 3.2 million plus 809 000 more for training and equipment, plus munitions capacity for 4 million men and Atlantic base development. Annual costs to feed clothe and house the expanded forces could reach 3 billion dollars, with Navy expansion raising appropriations further. The nation aims to mobilize substantial defenses even as world events unfold.
Newspaper reports from Brazil challenge President Roosevelt’s designation of December 17 as Pan American Aviation Day. They insist Santos-Dumont, not the Wright brothers, pioneered flight, citing limited early recognition of the Wrights in Europe and America and claiming the date overlooks Brazil’s aviation heritage.
The article argues that drafted youths serve under law while labor must cooperate in the national defense program or face government control. It urges union leaders and workers to show patriotic allegiance or risk restraints, warning that self-centered demands threaten national safety. It notes labor’s voluntary role versus government overreach and ends with a statement on fire resistance chemicals in wood.
Washington Daybook reviews a government study titled Practnology on the Farm noting that many so called modern conveniences remain scarce on farm homes. The piece contrasts farm income, radio, telephones, and electric lighting with actual adoption rates across states and regions, warning that substantial progress still lies ahead before farm life reaches true modernization.
The American Federation of Labor estimated 46,063,000 people held jobs in October, the highest since 1929, while 6,130,000 were unemployed. About 6,000,000 of the unemployed may find work in the next year due to the defense program.
New York December 6 Harry Carey known as Trader Horn explains why he joined the film Shepherd of the Hills after initial reluctance. He recalls Hollywood lions Africa adventures and critiques westerns for unrealistic cowboy romance noting how modern plots rely on cars over horses.
Ancient forms of the Elwood surname derive from waldus and Aldwold, contracted from Aethelwald, with early records in Elizabethan times. The 1648 immigrant Richard Elwood settled in Minden New York, while the Roundles or Bezants reflect Byzantine coin symbolism. Buck’s head marks musical or political wit, with notable Elwoods including John Worden, Philip Horier Jr, and Robert Arthur linked to various fields.
Unclear OCR fragment mentions Cal station and wheels and a need for transport or service. No verifiable people, places, dates, or organizations identified.
Elderly readers recall Gladstone's failed eye surgery and his noble reaction. The famed English statesman faced semi blindness with humility, telling his doctor he was sorry for him. The recounting emphasizes his lifelong habit of putting others first and finding life by losing it.
New York listing notes changes to Saturday football plans adding Rice versus Southern Methodist in Houston at 3:15 on WABGC CBS and 3:45 on MBS, plus Notre Dame versus Southern California in Los Angeles on WIZNBC at 5:40. Shirer returns from Berlin for a six week US vacation. Flannery and Anderson cover Berlin.
A fragmented listing outlines an extensive Friday December 5 radio line up with multiple stations and shows. It includes campfire news segments Alma Mitchell News broadcasting time Edwin Hill Chicago Rhythm Rascals Reveries and more, plus sports and dance program pieces across the evening from 6:00 pm to after midnight, detailing hosts, song segments, drama, and news blocks.
In La Paz and Lower California a tale of pearls used as mariies reveals early faulty impressions by locals and then by Spaniards who dismissed the land until their explorers found its valued playthings.
The sheriff ponders what to do about a car left in the jail yard after a man checked in later to begin a 30 day sentence.
Police conduct county wide hunt for two armed bandits one white and one colored who held up J S Moats in the 100 block Clarkson avenue early last night near his home. Moats says the revolver looked like a small bore target pistol and stole $7.65.
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