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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1952
Page
5
A sermon recalling Tobel an escaped prisoner from an Iron Curtain country taught by Quakers to value peaceful faith. It cites Jesus and Pilate and urges daily defense of God in homes schools cities and national life against an “enemy of God and our nation.”
An essay linking Independence Day to political and economic independence. It argues that while government aid is needed during modern crises, the nation should retain an enduring spirit of self reliance and individual enterprise amid complex economic forces. It cautions against overreliance on government yet supports using state power to aid those struck by disaster.
International developments loom as U S political conventions attract attention in Chicago. Potential Korea flare ups Taiwan Berlin and Baltic tensions, East West German clashes, and uprisings in Tunisia Greece Iran India Malaya Japan may surface.
HAL BOYLE notes postwar debate over American armor as the Patton 48 ton tank is praised by Army Secretary Pace yet mass production remains years away. He challenges myths of American invincibility and highlights Soviet jet superiority and U.S. complacency in weapons development.
The passage urges Americans to recall old habits of independence as they confront a new backdrop. It emphasizes daily labor, neighborly help for tending fields and stock, and the courage to meet the test without shifting burden.
A Fourth of July safety note warns heavy traffic and risky driving habits. It emphasizes start early return early no drinking or fatigue and to pull off relax if drowsy and repair defects before departure. Drive defensively and avoid sudden stops.
A man on North Locust Street, Dick Semler, found an 1855 banknote from the old Hagerstown Bank. Reports say even older money than the 1856 note described Tuesday has appeared recently.
A poem about a man who prides himself on outward clothes and neatness yet keeps inner faults. He fixes every button and buys the finest coats but remains untidy within himself despite his loud voice and rightness.
A humorous Barbs column jokes that divorce arises when one partner tires of the other and notes that theater or circus activity works fine except for bareback riding without a saddle.
The piece notes babies entered in beauty contests because they cannot object, links labor shortages to vacation detours, and mentions people racing to roll out a barrel. It recalls Hiroshima's destruction, stating three-fifths destroyed in the August 6 1945 atomic attack.
A six month old child underwent inguinal hernia repair and was sent home the next day. The infant crawled by the second day, illustrating unusually quick recovery in children. Early surgery is favored for safety, minimal risk, and better tissue healing, with inguinal hernia common due to developmental gaps.
Forty years ago Governor Woodrow Wilson’s nomination on ballot 46 drew wild celebration outside the Daily Mall. Samuel Stover, son of former hotel proprietor William Stover, became a draftsman at the New York Central Iron Works. Delegates from Hagerstown to the Socialist Convention for the Sixth Congressional District included S. ft. V. Young, Max Foth, W. W. Grove, Charles W. Weller, and Mrs Meta Morningstar. The Mayor and Council discussed an ordinance to bar anyone under 21 from driving a cab in the city.
Twenty years ago Western Maryland Railroad sped up fast freight service with shipments from Hagerstown to Pittsburgh in hours. Mrs. William H. Singer Jr praised by Guizon Borgham at Hotel Alexander. Harry O. Beck retired after 34 years delivering mail. Bester-Long bid to macadamize 2 miles of Fairview Road. An ostrich lays eggs with day and night parent roles.
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