05 Feb 1948
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1948
Page
1
A speaker from the Women’s Club will address members of the Hagerstown High and Junior High on Tuesday afternoon February 10. The event is scheduled for 4 o’clock and will be presented to faculty members.
Senators clashed over the FEPC bill as Dixie Democrats and Republicans sparred about civil rights policy. House opponents derided anti lynching measures while GOP sponsors and groups like the NAACP and ACLU backed action. Secretary Marshall rejected a duel for vice presidency as he and Eisenhower oppose a professional soldier as president.
Three articles by prominent Hagerstown physicians will appear in the Daily Mail starting next Tuesday. The program ties to the American Heart Association nationwide drive promoting research and education on heart and circulatory diseases. In 1947 county deaths exceeded 776, with 617 adults over 45, 295 from heart disease.
Market observers split on wheat prices with a deflationary trend debated. The Uhlmann Co and Goodbody & Co forecast continued declines, while Jas. S. Bennett and Co argued spot cash wheat remains overpriced versus futures, limiting drops.
Snow blanket hits New England with heavy snowfall disrupting transportation and closing schools. New York City sees 5.1 inches. flights halted then resumed as crews clear snow. Drought relief arrives in California while fuel shortages ease slowly amid lingering cold. Navy withholds oil supplies until distribution is set. Snow persists across the region.
Snowfall ranged from three to eight inches across the region with Garrett County reporting 11 inches added to a prior 9 inches. Allegany County saw five to eight inches. Many secondary roads closed in Garrett while main highways remained open. Chains urged for motorists and Blue Ridge Transportation buses ran overnight. Temperature fell to 17 above zero as yesterday reached 32.
Congressional debate centers on a Mundt bill to publicly identify Communists in propaganda and business, extending to foods and drugs labeling. James Trustworth Adams doubts current laws work, while FBI Director Hoover warns of danger in broader proposals.
Brig. Gen. Telford Taylor leading war crimes case notes claim German Reichswehr origins, early Versailles violations, and a planned rearmament under the General Staff. He outlines each defendant’s role in sustaining Germany’s warlike program amid the interwar years.
The list includes commanders and officers such as Seth, Sperrle, von Küchter, Blaskotts, Hoth, Reinhardt, Salmuth, Holidt, Schriewind, Rouques, Warlimont, Woehler, Lehmann, and Reinecke. Absent but cited are Runstedt, Brauchitsch, and Manstein. Taylor says custody denial prevented indicting ten top men.
The data show American travel per capita increasing from roughly 400 miles annually in 1916 to about 2400 miles in 1940. This reflects a sixfold rise in individual mobility over 24 years, influenced by expansion in roads, rail, and vehicle ownership.
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