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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1945
Page
3
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The article notes a wartime meat shortage in the United States with urban markets low on beef pork and mutton while officials confiscate meat for state institutions. It argues Americans will not become vegetarians but urges subsidies to boost feeding and farming to relieve the crisis by fall 1946 as soldiers return from service and Europe’s demand falls.
The report warns Tokyo and the empire face doom as the capital falls to air attack. Premier Suzuki speaks of calm resolve, while experts foresee a pattern of destruction mirroring Germany’s collapse. Okinawa’s fall and Doolittle’s forces moving Pacificward threaten Japan further as hope for victory emerges amid wartime shortages.
The article describes growing cohesion among Western Hemisphere republics. It highlights Mexico's rumored air force against Japan, the Act of Chapultepec forming 21 republics to resist outside aggression and even use arms if needed, and Pan American nations seeking a say in postwar peace while expecting active participation before Japan’s surrender. It notes Brazil and Mexico as key players with diverse colonial roots.
Rep. Clinton P. Anderson will chair a new House investigating committee to probe the sugar shortage and the meat situation after assuming office July 1. The piece explains wartime factors, labor and price uncertainties, and shifting production in the Philippines East Indies and Europe. It notes U.S. per person sugar use fell from 97 pounds to about 72 pounds and predicts normalization as fields resume production.
A dynamite blast at the George Bushey quarry uncovers mammoth bones and elk remains with unidentified tusks. Prof. Peabody of Harvard reports Indian relic finds. Hagerstown tax rate rises to 77 cents. county tax at 65 cents for 1905, expected revenue 142,004 dollars. George McKane returns from Kentucky reports rough country and much shooting. Magerstown to become Electric City with over 100 electrified establishments. Charles W. Koogie elected resident and QO J. Stottelmyer secretary of Org school trustees.
President Coolidge pledges ally military preparedness. Haagerstown seeks state health board approval to issue bonds to cover sewerage debts. Incorporation of the Dependable Fire Extinguisher Company at 224 Frederick Street. concrete plans for a park area and related community projects.
Lee Miller reports from Luzon as a war correspondent with the 25th Division near Wiauera Pass. Amid rain muddy trenches and improvised roads, two Chinese journalists from Chungking Times arrive to accompany Maj. Charlie Sun and Filipino laborers haul supplies. Miller notes roadside logging, mud, and the resilience of troops with bulldozers building roads while Filipino carriers carry heavy loads. The division relies on C rations and Coleman stoves for hot meals when kitchens can’t reach the front.
In the xsouare and other intersections the Board of Sweet Commission assembles to discuss traffic, safety, and scheduling issues. Officials review proposed changes affecting pedestrians and drivers, with emphasis on coordination among departments and public input.
In Baltimore June 2 an OPA treble damage suit against W D Roe and Sons of Sadlersville grain brokers named Rep Roe and his two sons. Roe said he severed ties last November when elected to Congress. The firm claimed CPA pricing was approved by the Commodity Credit Corporation and noted prior settlements avoided injunctions. The answer also cited a proposed settlement offer tied to treble damages and an injunction.
Morning greeting and reflection on daily growth as the speaker greets a new day. The verse contrasts dawn and night and hopes the new self improves on the day just passed. It notes how every day brings a different path and the value of adding to a personal store of experience.
Playground activities in Hagerstown will begin in the first week of July with nine playgrounds operating, down from ten last year. The organizing committee is selecting leaders and finalizing plans to provide safe, enjoyable outdoor spaces for children during hot weather. The playground with the lowest attendance last summer was dropped.
Washington Merry-Go-Round notes Congressman Clinton Anderson takes over the War Food Administration and later Agriculture, tasked with pruning personnel linked to past low production. It cites failures to boost meat and egg production, early missteps on cattle feed, staged poultry subsidies, and fights with the Poultry and Processing programs, while praising April gains in hatchery output.
In the Pacific sailors discover their new dungarees are designed for SPARS and WAVES. Shortage forced the Navy to issue feminine garments for shipboard use. Officials urge sailors to skip buying new pants.
A community moral debate weighs roles in obtaining marriage licenses and granting divorces. Clerks execute legal prerequisites, judges grant decrees when all conditions are met, and ministers bear the weight of solemn vows and the sacred permanence of marriage.
A minister urges careful counsel on marriage and warns against viewing it as a mere experiment. Parents should guide children toward enduring bonds, noting few sects keep adherents divorce-free. A columnist decries easy divorces and defends stable family life as civilization’s cornerstone. Samuel W. Sowers cites Georges Clemenceau, who once taught in Stamford, Connecticut.
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