Daily dit Hail enters 2 post office at Hagers town
The paper announces second class mailing from Hagerstown with editor J Garvin Hager and Phillips General Manager. It lists subscription rates including weekly carrier and monthly mail options across zones, plus foreign mail rates and Associated Press credit and rights disclaimer.
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Phillips General Manager
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Associated Press
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Inflation View Says Postwar Demand May Spark Prices
A theory argues foreign demand after war could outpace U S supply, driving inflation as Americans spend freely. Venezuela plans to import over 100 million dollars annually from the United States in peacetime, while its oil profits surge. Even with strong productive capacity, foreigners may wait if domestic markets cannot be neglected.
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Venezuela
United States
Dardanelles Route Reopens For Soviet Supply Lines
As Allied forces clear the Mediterranean, Bulgaria and Romania, the Dardanelles route to Russia reopens. Lend lease cargo can sail directly to Soviet Black Sea ports, saving thousands of miles per voyage and speeding arms and supplies to the front.
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Mediterranean
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Austria
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Fragmentary wartime reflection on waste and horror
The fragment cites Matthew Arnold and laments social and political ills linked to war. It warns readers to remain aware of war’s hideousness and continuing horror, noting grief, casualties, and the ruin of civilization. It contrasts past schemes with present despoilment and hints at vast power structures.
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Matthew Arnold
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Waste of War Tests Education Moral Forces
The passage argues economic loss from war affects people and government, noting educational, moral, and spiritual impacts. It recalls Swift on sweetness and light and questions how far such reservoirs are exhausted by wartime waste, urging faith in spiritual guides to sustain democracy through perilous times.
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Jonathan Swift
Ocean of Alcohol Boosts wartime industry supply
The government allocated two million gallons of 290 proof ethyl alcohol to industry, expanding prewar availability for drugs, foods, cosmetics, and industrial products. Total stock stood at about 64 million gallons, with demand projections rising for military and lend‑lease use into 1945. Secretary Ickes links future peace to denying oil to Germany and Japan.
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Ickes
Germany
Japan
Hagerstown Railway to start freight service January first
The Hagerstown Street Railway company announced it will inaugurate freight service on its system beginning January 1. Prices at City Market declined with butter 25 cents and eggs 30 to 32 cents, a drop expected to continue. Letters to Santa printed in the Mail include Edgar Wiley Shirla Simison Eth el Ridenour Margaret Harsh and Louise Weiderhall. Ringgold celebrates 25th wedding anniversary with a party at Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hoffman home.
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Williamsport
Santa Claus
Edgar Wiley
Shirla Simison
Ethel Ridenour
Margaret Harsh
Louise Weiderhall
John W. Hoffman
Ringgold
20 Today Hagerstown Coverage and Bus Schedules
Hagerstown will be covered with a fleet of motor jimges as schedules filed in May with the Mayor and Council by EL Hull, a major Western Maryland bus operator who sold his business to Blue Ridge Transportation. Alexander Apmatvang announced a leap into the linanameutine sector in Detroit. The Maryland Penitentiary and House of Correction hold 1925 prisoners, the largest count in years, blamed on bootleggin. A Declaration High School project in Hagerstown has been approved for construction by the State Board of Education.
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Blue Ridge Transportation Company
Maryland Penitentiary
Line House of Correction
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Hagers Lawn
State Board of Education
Strength For The Day The Nature Of True Religion
Dr Earl L Douglass explores religion as love of God and neighbor. He cites Jesus defining religion as loving God and loving others, urging daily living the life of love through contemplation and acts of kindness.
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Just Folks Just A Week Before Christmas Rush
A nostalgic verse captures the final countdown to Christmas. Children ask when Santa will arrive as days dwindle to a single week. Adults feel the pace quicken while dreams of dolls and drums hover above late bedtimes and sleigh bells in the night.
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Mass Pneumonia Antigen Boosts Hagerstown Residents
Health Department says antigen distribution to locals is nearly complete with thousands served through the department and workplaces. Officials aim to finish in most schools before Christmas vacations, excluding public schools.
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Hagerstown
Health Department
Submarines Sink 33 Japanese Ships
Washington reports 33 more Japanese ships sunk by US submarines in the far Pacific. The navy communique boosts total enemy ships sunk to 87, with 94 of those being fighting ships, including a light cruiser, three destroyers, six escort vessels, a minesweeper, and a mine layer.
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Navy
Far Pacific
United States
Cat’s Cornea Extends Side Vision Beyond Humans
The cornea of a cat’s eye forms a curved area two thirds larger than a human’s, enabling the cat to se farther to the side than a man.
To Be or Not to Be Stops Japanese Squad in New Guinea
During Ju Laith Andersons Shakespeare recital on a stage made of planks and ammo boxes five Japanese soldiers slipped into the audience near an ammunition dump. Alert GIs detected them and made the intruders sit quietly until the performance ended. A New Guinea storm briefly allowed one to slip through lines but did not disrupt the recital.
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Julaith Anderson
Bam
Miss Anderson
Cattle Price Ceiling Fight Spurs White House Push
Washington reports a fueled showdown over live cattle price ceilings as strikes by small meat packers in New York and New Jersey widen. OPA head Bowles orders action from Vinson and Jones while farmers claim low hoof prices fail to cover feed costs.
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Chester Bowles
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Jones
Walking Factory for Excess Stomach Acidity Ad
An old advertisement claims excess stomach acidity stems from constipation and that regular bowel action can improve digestion. It promotes Brandreth Pills as a dependable family remedy to cleanse intestinal waste and relieve discomfort, urging readers to buy at druggists for 25.
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