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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1933
Page
2
A digest of 1930s circulation notes and foreign trade shifts mentions rail campaigns to curb wanderers traveling on freight trains, plans to place 1.5 million homeless transients into public works, and the need for permanent jobs once funding ends. The piece links moral sense to practical policy.
The world showed progress in 1933 with recovery in production and employment amid war scares. US gains dominated, Britain advanced, Germany grew strongly under the Nazi regime, and gold bloc nations improved at times though France faced budget battles and tourism declines.
Deputy Sheriff Richard Renner began a fire investigation into the two story frame dwelling owned by Thorn top Shoemaker between Indian Springs and Millstone. The blaze Sunday around 6 30 PM is believed incendiary. A suspect is expected to be arrested within 24 hours. The unoccupied house suffered furniture losses with no loss estimate available last night.
Washington dispatch reports former senator Tom Heflin of Alabama announces candidacy in the Fifth District primary next May seeking to unseat Miles Allgood. Heflin, who served nine terms as representative before entering the Senate and losing in 1930, frames a comeback while ex-senators Wadsworth and others remain prominent in the House and GOP discussions.
Friendly greetings sparked by a nostalgic vignette of a boyhood miser counting gold and now counting Christmas cards as true riches. The poem contrasts a bare room with a brass chest to the wealth of friends and kindness received through holiday greetings.
The piece notes Wadsworth and Ogden Mills as leading Republican nominees with New Yorker backing. Magnus Johnson of Minnesota, a powerful House figure, is also highlighted as a prominent old Senate wheelhorse. Rumors mention Jim Watson of Indiana seeking a House comeback, but no solid signs confirm it.
A medical overview explains neurasthenia as a psychologic disorder with wide physical symptoms. It discusses fatigue, debility, and low spirits tied to stress or intrinsic fears, urging careful exams to rule out infections before attributing symptoms to psychological disturbance.
ENGLEWOOD Not Dec 26 The Lindberghs flew across the south Atlantic for Christmas at the Dwight Morrow estate where Baby Jon joined them for a quiet morning. Mrs Lindbergh received the Cross of Honor from the United States Flag Association sent by air as a routine package. The couple kept to their wish for secrecy while the colonel hoped gifts would be flying relates and books.
Thieves forced a rear window to enter the home of Mrs. Emma Bair near Millstone and took $45 in cash from a bureau drawer. The break in occurred between 10 30 A M and 2 P M while Mrs. Bair was visiting in Indian Spring.
Wilbur Halbert a newspaper reporter took the State Liquor Board Civil Service exam to get a news angle and ended up offered a liquor store manager post at a salary between 1860 and 2400. He wrote the exam answers for his paper and earned praise from his managing editor.
A Virginia mother says her infant suffered two months of watery blisters that started on the feet and spread over the body causing itching and sleeplessness. After trying remedies, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment from a free sample and then purchased more, reporting complete healing within a month.
George Tucker profiles a fanciful tale of dead sailors depositing money in a New York bank. He notes the legend's hold on locals, the bank executives’ skepticism, and a digression on ink making and pigments. The piece blends whimsy with a tour of print ink origins led by John Divine.
The Antietam Fire Co hosted the largest annual party for children, giving 975 pounds of candy and 15 crates of oranges to about 2,200 kids. Captain Clarence Emert supervised traffic with a patrolman, Santa distributed gifts, and a decorated tree graced the hall. The event ran from 9 to 12 with committee members George Harper, R. H. Smith, Vernon Bathel, Peter Bender, Joseph McElroy, and William Beckton overseeing preparations.
Thomas J Johnson, 59, retired farmer, was crushed in a water wheel at his saw mill in Charles Town Jefferson County West Virginia and died Monday. New Jersey is noted for its mineral production due to clay resources.
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