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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1934
Page
3
The entry notes paid circulation figures for The Daily Mail during September 1934 and September 1932. It also records standard postal acknowledgments, revealing the paper’s post office filing as a second class matter in December.
A reflective AP sourced column discusses how Christmas meaning varies with capacity for knowledge and imagination. It contrasts adult skepticism with childlike wonder around the tree, toys, and Santa, urging readers to share in the magic and mystery despite differing views.
The piece argues for government action to stabilize Niagara Falls ledges amid an ongoing economic crisis. It urges cooperation with Canada, noting a rejected treaty five years prior, and suggests a joint enterprise to repair the falls as a national asset and prevent disaster to power interests.
Harvard President Conant argues boys should be free from work to focus on education, while Dawes predicts a spring recovery driven by durable goods and a resumption of business activity. The piece contrasts ideal educational aims with practical barriers to access and notes Dawes’s history of postwar recovery ideas.
George Tucker reports Albert Stevens Crockett's delight at George Rockefeller funded Williamsburg restoration. Preston Davie, famed Americana collector, unearthed two grand portraits of William of Orange and Queen Mary from a London Sotheby's hoard. They now grace the College of William and Mary.
Joseph T. Preston, a Black track walker for the Baltimore and Ohio, was killed when Capital Limited near Van Bieber, Maryland struck him as he walked with his back to the train. Engineer Frank Carroll halted the train. Acting Coroner Fred Morelock ruled no inquest needed, stating it was not the engineer’s fault. Preston resided in Sewell.
A Washington Daybook report notes three Federal judges in Skopete faced high stakes as a House Judiciary subcommittee on their conduct faced disruption by election results. Chairman McKeown of Oklahoma and Lehr of Michigan lost their seats after long terms, while Sumner's committee chief says investigations must restart in the next Congress as four Federal judges remain under scrutiny.
A magazine style essay argues education should prepare youth as social raw material for future society, emphasizing health and citizenship. It notes Room 16 at the State Department gaining attention after Supreme Court critiques of handling executive orders, potentially prompting a broad cleanup. Also mentions Garner's new private elevator in the Capitol and Curtis's elevator habits.
The piece discusses the three to five am doldrum hour when output drops. Theories cite fatigue and waste-product buildup. An experiment shows a five minute rest plus warm milk with maltose improves output and lowers fatigue versus continuing to work. It notes the gastrocnemius muscle forms much of the calf.
The poem pictures a landlord Love who welcomes guests of joy while denying space for the Babe at Bethlehem. It contrasts festive visitors Dance and Song Wealth and Pride with the holy intruder, asking if hearts crowded with worldliness will admit Christmas.
The automobile of Hi Baugh on South Mulberry Street was stolen several nights ago and recovered yesterday at New Windsor Carroll County. Police announced the find.
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