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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1937
Page
3
A letter discusses a movement to humanize the war in Spain, deeming such efforts naive amid warfare’s brutal reality. The writer argues the primary aim is destruction, and victory goes to those who unleash the greatest force, whether gas, fire, or famine.
The 4ted Press notes commencement in Washington county with Hagerstown schools sending graduates into a world of mixed challenges. It urges students to balance seriousness with laughter, to discern truth from illusion, and to persist despite discouragement as they strive to survive and advance.
A scrambled passage reflects on public figures, optimism, and generational athletics. A psychologist comments on the Hitler type avoiding reality while debates over national identity and family legacies surface, with fragmented references to seniors, old men, and young boys in athletic teams.
A New York Welfare Council study led by Miss Mary C. Jarrett finds roughly one in a hundred Americans disabled by chronic illness, with nearly half under 44 and a quarter under six among affected children. Recovery prospects are modest, but many patients can avoid full incapacity. causes span respiratory and orthopedic disorders, tuberculosis, cancer, and bone diseases. Divorce suit filed by James Donald Houston against Norte T. Houston cites cruelty in Arlington, Virginia.
Washington daybook argues the neutrality act is isolationist in practice as Spain bombs the Deutschland and Germany shells Almeria. Secretary Hull faces debate over labeling Germany belligerent to apply the act impartially, with political pressure from Borah urging tougher action while Hull resists branding.
Atlantic City June 8 A new precedent in organized medicine emerged as the Medical Society of New York urged the American Medical Association to support using public funds to provide adequate care for the poor. The move breaks a long deadline fear of state funding bringing political control and federal domination of medical education. A real estate note appears in Classifieds.
Local price list shows producer bids for wheat at 1.31 per bushel and corn at 1.60 per bushel. Other items include shoulder of ham 26 cents per pound, spring chickens 18 to 20 cents, lard 12 cents, country bacon and dried apples with prices, eggs around 60 to 62 cents per dozen, butter 30 cents per pound, potatoes 1.80 per bushel, onions 10 to 16 cents per pound.
In June a nostalgic tour through New York memories recalls Jeanne Engels on a possible Rain play, Dempsey predicting a fast win, and Firpo's fan frenzy against Jess Willard. It notes Valentino, Waldorf’s promenade, Jimmy Walker’s early mayoralty, speakeasy brawls, Tex Guinan phrases, Balbo’s parade, Barbara LaMarr, Fatty Arbuckle, John McGraw’s fists, Libby Holman’s torch song, Tamara’s rise, Hubbell’s 18 inning shutout, and Parmalee’s late comeback forgotten by history.
A retro sports gossip piece recalls boxers, actors and figures from the past. Maurice Stiller arrives with Greta Garbo and declares a new star in Hollywood. The piece surveys fates of names like Valentino, Barbara La Marr, Fatty Arbuckle, Dempsey and Parmelee, noting declines and current statuses as time moves on.
A shot kills Jude Brimshop at Farrington Bluff during a stormy weekend. Michael’s father is found dead below the bluff, Aunt Mar is wounded, and several suspects including the Skip per, Cook, William, Annie Higgins, and Mike’s fiancee Gay Palmer surface as tensions rise.
In a tense scene Jim and Michael confront a key from Norman Farrington. Higgins hints at a hidden loft and urges Michael to search, while Cook recovers from hysterics and Barbara remains missing. The group faces distrust as clues point toward a concealed space where the Skipper may be hidden.
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