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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1930
Page
2
The article argues for a 13-period year to simplify financial timing and holiday scheduling. It claims midweek holidays would shift less work disruption, favors uniform use over daylight saving, and envisions widespread adoption through a Geneva conference plan. It notes upcoming promotion measures and cites the Philadelphia Record.
A brief notice states that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to news dispatches credited or not, published in the paper and local sections. It reserves reprint rights and all rights to editorial material and special dispatches.
The piece notes Senator Norris rejects a third party and presidential bid, while Prof. Dewey’s analysis is debated. It cites the Philadelphia Record saying Americans remain two party minded. Past third party efforts like the Progressive and La Follette campaigns failed to realign politics, and current indications do not show a hastening of party division.
Creases in the calendar show slow progress as the 13 month plan is tested. About 115 large businesses adopt the new year division, favoring paperwork efficiency and scrutiny by peers. Early adopters report better results, encouraging further conversion.
The national conference on street and highway safety proposes flexible speed guidelines, noting speeds cannot be fixed due to varying conditions. City streets, intersections, and driving behind parked cars pose greater dangers than open country roads. Enforcement, eyeing habitual violators, and education are urged to reduce accidents.
A physician leaves a large unrestricted gift to a major medical school, to be used at trustees discretion for maximum impact. The piece contrasts traditional restricted endowments with modern quests and endowments guided by informed trustees, arguing future needs may outlast the donor’s name.
Velvet and ermine trimmed attire gains favor for afternoon wear in Washington. Miss Elizabeth Evans Hughes, daughter of Supreme Court Justice Hughes, selected the combination for her wedding dress. The Oklahoma State Game and Fish Commission reportedly moved millions of fish from its hatcheries to rivers and lakes.
Rep John Boylan of New York urges making the Congressional Record more attractive with cartoons pictures and a sports page to reflect modern American life. He says the current dull antediluvian format deters readers and calls for up to date lively content before a suspension of publication. He notes past attempts and cites the Chicago board of trade as an example of change.
Amarillo Texas December 29 Wheat magnate Hickman Price, the panhandle’s wheat king, expands to 30000 acres for 1931 after 18000 last year. He runs eight tractors, works da yround, and camps workers in a car train with diner and bath facilities. Price sells direct to mills, saving 5 to 15 cents a bushel, and operates on a ten year plan despite current low prices.
Dr Lago Galdston discusses poliomyelitis in public notices, explaining its unknown cause and mysterious spread. He notes the 1916 New York City epidemic as the last major outbreak and outlines symptoms such as fever headache stomach upset and nervous system involvement that lead to paralysis.
The article notes neck stiffness in health victims of infantile paralysis and urges strict isolation and quarantine in epidemic conditions. It mentions the use of immune serum from recovered patients as a treatment whose effectiveness is not yet proven, and describes automatic lighthouses in the Caribbean islands, visited only every six months.
Rich Maslock profiles Morgan Dennis and Marguerite Kirmse, two New York artists who specialize in dog portraits and Scotty dog lithographs. Dennis, famed for his crayon portraits and dog etchings, paints pets at Gramercy Park and Hight Avenue studio, while Kirmse, once a harpist, now makes Scotty bronze figures and keeps several dogs at her Bridgewater farm.
A reflective verse on Time by Edgar A Guest contrasts its silent procession with human deeds. It notes time records both joys and sorrows as lives unfold from birth to death, affecting all ranks from villains to priests.
Palm Beach Fla Dec 29 Although Palm Beach is far from the theatre scene the winter resort will host its first grand opera this season The Palm Beach Playhouse venture led by Muriel McCormick will bring drama and the Romany Chorus will stage Il Pagliacci alfresco at the Everglades club February 1 to 10 Ernesto Dodds Argentine baritone will be a guest artist singing the role of Tonto.
The piece argues today’s child remains close to a small core family while grandparents and extended kin drift away. It contrasts past large family units with now common exclusivity, noting that unions and gatherings once provided social lessons. The author cautions urban schooling and urban life partly offset the loss of extended-family socializing.
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