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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1938
Page
2
The Daily Mail, established 1928, based in Hagerstown Maryland, lists address, editors, managers, and national reps. Subscriptions are payable in advance with rates for one month and one year by carrier or mail, including zone-based pricing and post office filing. The paper notes Associated Press rights and editorial policies.
A foreman laments a large cedar cut for Christmas display in town square. He notes the tree grew over 15 years and could yield about a thousand young cedars from its seeds. Conservationists and CCC plan a reforestation effort with cedars walnut locust and other trees to restore damage caused by the act.
The piece discusses gift giving across ages, noting misgivings about value and motive. It cites wisdom from biblical, Emerson, and modern thinkers, warning against treating giving as a mere game while underscoring the widow’s act as the supreme gift. It cautions against cynicism and urges restraint and thought in generosity.
Oswald Pirow, South Africa's defense minister, warns Europe is drifting toward a war likely in the coming spring unless the outlook changes. He cites his tour of Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain and notes public clamor in Italy over Tunis and Corsica. A separate item from Darby, Pennsylvania, reports a superintendent urging honesty to curb phony excuses for absences, hoping parental example will influence student behavior.
Gerard Swope denounces New York unemployment compensation as one of the worst in the Union citing no employee contribution and no merit rating provision. He argues the law lacks employer tax incentives and fails to encourage stable employment despite a pooled fund system.
The first mass produced Russian seven passenger ZIS-101 car, 110 horsepower, left hand drive and used by the Soviet embassy staff, showcases American streamlining influence while retaining Russian design. Production in Russia aims at 250000 cars yearly. in Washington the vehicle drives at up to 75 mph and carries a Russian radio tuned to Moscow.
Relief workers say the town of Camalig with about 20 000 people in 1920 has disappeared under volcanic debris from Mayon. Typhoon death toll rises to 11 with 98 missing. deaths reported in Sorsogon, Albay, Samar and Camarines Sur provinces.
The Senate of Hire, by a 38 15 vote, declined to elect Senator Patrick Baxter to vice chairman, citing lack of competent knowledge of the Irish language. No other nomination was made.
The poem on fickle weather notes forecasts that mislead both weather men and merchants. Manila reports a German salvage flight plane from Tokyo drifted apart after being raised, nearly a total loss at $150,000. A Kentucky farm worker earned $27.31 monthly in 1937.
A discussion on electrical injuries outlines two main forms: burns and shock. It notes that as little as 25 volts can cause fatal shock with sufficient contact duration, explains how currents disrupt heart and lung function, and emphasizes artificial respiration as a common rescue method with historical recovery figures.
The article notes that legal electrocution, due to a perfected contact and high current, can cause almost instantaneous death after 8 to 12 hours of carrying. It also states the British government will raise its annual $21,600 contribution to Travel and Industrial Development of Great Britain and Ireland to promote Britain as a holiday center.
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