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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1951
Page
6
The fragment lists mail rates and classification details for Hagerstown, including 4th, 5th, and 6th sones, weekly and yearly costs, and foreign rates. It also notes The Associated Press rights and republication terms as printed in the newspaper.
A reader reflection laments modern distractions and warns against excessive recreation. It contrasts youthful friends with present behavior, urging careful living and adherence to moral guidance to avoid societal decline and personal aimlessness.
Analysis by the New England Council urges modernization to combat aging industrial bases. Walter Wheeler says true conservatism accepts change, arguing obsolete equipment hinders productivity and the region must attract capital and upgrade plants to remain a vigorous, advanced workshop.
Rockford Michigan July 15 A man convicted, detained awaiting sentencing, delays judgment via habeas corpus to serve sentence in Winnebago County Jail instead of Joliet. His attorney says the inmate is rehabilitating well by painting in jail. Judge Myers will decide after considering the painting work. A separate survey predicts women will outnumber men in the United States by about 700000 by 1980.
The July 28 FCC hearing will hear about 800 local comments on the third proposal for educational TV channel allocations. More than 400 oppose the plan, arguing private stations can cover public interest programming and fearing shifts away from education to entertainment.
Jottings from yesteryears recalls 40 years ago when Lynn Hamburg W L Middlekauff and Warry C Moore announced sheriff candidacies. Isaiah Hartle the popular butcher lay critically ill at home after a paralysia stroke. Washington County Hospital trustees weighed buying Kee Mar College as a new site. Local fire men asked the mayor and council for a wage rise from 45 to 60 dollars per month.
Mobile Alabama July 18. A legal note reveals a cattle incident where a farmer named Fulton complained his cows blocked a freight train and caused damage. General Claims Agent Fred Tu Johnson approved a $50,000 livestock claim. The piece weaves in humorous asides and language notes about language use and shipping in Europe.
Frank Schoonmaker a professional wine taster explains daily tasting routines and the concentration required. He details steps from color check to bouquet sniff and palate tasting noting a typical day may involve tasting up to 100 wines and that intense focus leaves little room for meals or conversation.
Twenty years ago Louis E Whershberger was appointed justice of the peace at Smithsburg by Governor Ritchie. A welfare federation report showed nearly 32000 spent aiding about 700 destitute families during winter and spring. Severe wind and hail damaged crops, with the Halfway area hardest hit by hailstones. Moonshiners on the Eastern Shore were displaced as federal agents targeted Washington County, boosting county liquor interdiction for nearby cities.
Ontario California dated July 18 a local woman said her car struck another vehicle because her young son pointed out a white donkey and she did not see the other car in time.
The earliest horses that became ancestors of the American horse were brought to North America by Cortes during his 1519 campaign to conquer Mexico.
A vintage medical column explains diathermy uses and limitations, noting FCC frequency rules, shielding costs, and non medical devices that disturb radio. It covers arthritis relief, bursitis, neck and back pain, fractures, sinusitis, ear infections, and fertility questions, with patient letters about gums water and X ray effects on ovaries.
Raffle tickets cannot be sold so I present this explanation of my chances to give a small donation. I offer a dollar to a penny and little penny pieces for a chance at a car, a dwelling, or a bar. I have donated paintings to an art club and a royal Danish tray to a noble cause. I have claimed generous donations though I have not won large prizes like a railroad rail weighing 156 pounds per yard.
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