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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1941
Page
4
The text states that The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to publication of news dispatches credited to it and local news in the paper. It reserves publication rights for special dispatches as well.
In Washington tentative steps aim to create a federal corporation with initial capital of 100 million dollars to cover air raid losses and other U S damage. The plan would shift responsibility to stabilize municipal bond markets as alarms rattle New York City and the Pacific coast.
A Washington dispatch notes liquor deliveries via a side door of the Japanese embassy suggesting those inside were "haying oui." The piece mocks the two emissaries Nomura and Kurusu while highlighting diplomatic protections and reciprocal treatment under Secretary of State Mutt. It outlines a global staffing shuffle as nations assign envoys to handle belligerent interests in the war, with Sweden, Spain, and Switzerland taking key roles in representing others.
States that Switzerland will act as representative for German Italian and Bulgarian interests in the United States and will also represent Japan in the Philippines and Samoa, reflecting wartime diplomatic arrangements.
The nation is warned of heavy material sacrifices from war. Two thirds repurposed to munitions, civil consumption cut below 1932 levels, taxes rise, banks and savings institutions absorb gov bounds. Labor will expand, man power on farms and factories, merchant marine boosted, civilian goods scarce, rationing possible by 1943, and living standards will decline as the war effort intensifies.
The piece contrasts anti patriot acts in Washington and Tokyo with wartime song output in the United States after Pearl Harbor. It critiques vandalism of cherry trees and monuments while noting mass production of war songs and xenophobic lines, alongside garbled analyses of Japanese roles and motives.
Trustees of the First Baptist Church of Sullivan voted to tie the $1,283.85 building and organ fund into defense bonds. The Rev. G. O. Br. Atkinson said if the war is won, they will buy an organ and build a new building, but if the American form of government cannot survive the crisis, churches or organs would not be needed.
The text reports on a wartime welders strike in San Francisco and other plants, detailing inter union hostility, wage-card extortion, and the broader impact on war effort. It notes leaders and locals denouncing the action, calls for a hearing, and mentions multiple AFL unions pushing for relief amid the dispute.
Just Folks recounts a day after Christmas in a rural home where Grandpa, lively and mischievous, rediscovers youth. He rises at dawn with stockings, toots a horn, drags youngsters on a sleigh, and endures arthritis jokes while Grandma teases that he’s old yet never truly grown up.
In Belleville NL a young woman, while bystanders watched, stole a suit from a mannequin and modelled pieces in the shop. She handed the set to the floorwalker to wrap, who complied in shock. Researchers note wheat can be used in twenty industries beyond food.
A personal letter from New York recounts Ray Peacocks visit to Broadway and a memorable egg toss at a Sons O Fun show. The writer also describes discovering Errol Flynn and Ronald Colman recordings at Rockefeller Center and reflects on publicity stunts by nightclub press agents.
A Babson Newspaper Syndicate feature quotes Earl L Douglass on courage as action despite fear, defining true bravery as doing what is right when danger and fear are present, and noting real courage is a policy over emotion.
The 39th Pursuit Squadron receives the latest U S Army air force planes, including afracobras, a fast deadly craft. A striking cobra in the clouds emblem signifies the squadron s fierce mission and expanding air force status.
Four people were injured and seven houses blown down as severe winds and heavy rain battered Southwest Louisiana on Thursday.
Washington reveals the key discussion points from the Roosevelt Churchill conferences. Allies weigh main islands defense with Singapore as a priority, while planning bases in Africa and Atlantic routes. Emphasis on unity, naval power, and accepting slower advances in the Pacific. Ambassador Litvinoff notes Soviet losses and resolve after Pearl Harbor.
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