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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1939
Page
4
Prices for farm commodities and goods are listed by Kline Bros with Quotations for Benevola Wheat at mill and barn, corn, oats, butter, lard, potatoes, onions, chickens, eggs, and general farm staples. Local figures show cents per bushel or per pound, with several items noted in varying amounts.
The 1939 astrology forecast notes strong daily influences predicting business momentum and financial luck, with women advised to focus on home life. It warns of rising secret organizations and undercover activity among Americans, widespread wrong views on national affairs, labor unrest, and winter labor disputes. It also mentions education support, congressional caution, South American trade tests, and a hope for ongoing peace with no future attack threats.
New York listings preview a national discussion on Do We Have a Free Press featuring Harold L. Ickes and Frank E. B. Gannett at 9:30 PM on WIZNBC. Monday evening features WEAF NBC and WABC CBS programs with Eddy Duchin and Janet Gaynor in theater broadcasts, plus Westminster Forum and True or False segments.
The text notes a year of prosperity for many with lucky signs and birthday mentions for Carrie Chapman Catt and Henry B. Fuller. It also reports negotiations for a Frederick basketball game between Maryland and District of Columbia A A U champions, Ha gerstown Y M G A Girls versus Rockville Girls as a warm up to a Hershberger Bakers Bolling Field clash in the Frederick armory.
Mapleville on New Year’s Day and recent weekends saw numerous guests at local homes. Attendees included families from Hagerstown, Boonsboro, Myersville, and Westminster visiting the Mullens, Morgans, Funks, and Cunninghams. The Fahrney Memorial Home class meeting drew many residents and friends from area towns.
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