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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1952
Page
6
A religious exhortation urges obedience to pastors as guardians of souls. It argues pastors correct sins at personal cost, condemning self serving actions like Zell's and stressing communal duty to prevent wrongdoing and protect the innocent.
The longtime local meteorological observer for the Daily Mail and keeper of near century long weather records died at age 89. He helped chronicle blizzards heavy rains and many notable events and kept up daily weather notes for KN. He later retired from store keeping and weather duties and spent his final years in a nursing home.
Forty years ago John Miller, a devout citizen and weather observer, reluctantly allowed a photo for the paper after staff reminded readers he reported daily weather. Hagerstown area chatter noted a new knitting mill planned on Henson Hill, Lib erty Street, employing 25. Professor Breechill of Marion Pa. became Boonsboro principal. Raseline wholesale price rose from 414 to 415 cents, sparking auto owner protests.
Washington July 9 a District grand jury indicted Julius Fink fifty five of Baltimore for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions before the Senate Crime Committee.
Announcement 20 years ago that the Ha gerstown to Shady Grove trolley line would be abandoned after years of operating at a loss. Plan called for replacing service with city to Paramount and Reid bus routes.
Old Crankmire argues that a single vote matters and urges citizens to vote despite rain or busyness. Magistrate Richard Duffey warns of fines for offenders as voters are urged to stand in line and cast their ballots. Also reported are store bargains at U S Mills on West Baltimore Street and Dr Nelson T Murray opening offices on West Washington Street. Edison awarded 1 097 patents amid a detouring epidemic of bypassing electric meters to avoid charges.
Washington dispatch outlines conflict over flexible price supports in 1948 farm policy. Key figures include Allan Kline of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Senator George Aiken, and Secretary Charles Brannan. Congress debates parity levels 90 percent versus 75 percent, with party factions and convention platforms under pressure.
HAL BOYLE reports from Chicago that Wilbur Peeble writes his wife Treflia Mae that Taft or Eisenhower will be the Republican presidential candidate with Vice President chosen later. He notes delegates relieved to settle the main question, mocks platform cynics, and mentions a moral crusade debate with Democrats. He closes with a plea for money.
A Tribune New York Syndicate column discusses sun exposure risks from ultraviolet rays, explains why tans form, and notes how repeated exposure darkens skin. It mentions the protective limits of tanning, skin damage timing, and the difference across races near the equator, with brief audience questions on edema and treatment options.
The text notes a patient with chest trouble symptoms had one ECG reading abnormal and another a week later normal. It cautions that an ECG alone cannot confirm heart health and that factors beyond heart disease exist. It also suggests doctors’ broader evaluation is needed.
An Indiana woman asks about sun effects after spleen removal and pigment variation. The New York dermatologist notes lighter eye color and fair complexions burn more easily and may tan with less redness, while brown eyes resist burning. Other letters discuss thyroid metabolism, damp weather mood, hens laying eggs, and spinach harvest.
Two Brooklyn brothers who run a luncheonette were held for Special Sessions Court after failing to explain why their drink dispensers sold maltless malted milk. A Department of Markets inspector testified she bought malted milk without malt and found none in the store. The magistrate urged a city drive against inadequately served automatic drink dispensers, saying they harm children by denying nourishment.
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