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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1965
Page
3
The city sets a new tax rate of 1.40 dollars per 100 assessed valuation to cover water and sewer obligations from the prior administration plus potential employee pay rises and 150000 dollars for emergencies. Budget cuts favored capital postponement while current requests trended frugal, with hopes to stabilize around 1.50 as past obligations are retired and revitalization continues.
The piece traces the Army’s birth in 1775 with Congress declaring the force to engage Boston and appointing George Washington as commander. It recalls Bunker Hill, then notes 191 years of service across wars, highlighting soldiers who serve beyond the battlefield to defend American ideals.
A health column reviews Dr Samuel Milham Jr findings on leukemia in spouses. A study of 346 widowed partners showed seven additional cases, not statistically significant, arguing against contagious spread. It notes leukemia anatomy, treatment options, and possible viral or environmental causes.
Selections recount odd incidents and local notes from four decades past. A near tragedy at the Potomac River involved Williamsport High School students Jennie Jat and Phoebe Stelfey, rescued by Melvin Kaplan and Earl Johnson. The Sewage Commission faced political shifts as the Mayor and Council pushed to oust it from city government. State Game Warden E Lee LeConote ordered removal of ishnets in Washington and Allegany counties. About 50 slaughters and retail food distributors in the Washington County area were investigated in connection with black market operations, with no names released. Marguerite Schmidt received a fiancé’s letter on Hitler stationery from Munich. OPA gas coupon rules drew few motorists to use the new allotment options. Rain in Hancock boosted local orchards, saving thousands of dollars in crops. Water meters will be installed on unmetered Virginia Avenue accounts. Hagerstown joined nationwide air card test alerts. Three women and one man became naturalized citizens in Washington County Circuit Court: Hildegard Witz, Joseph S. Young, Delia M. Donahue, and Joan Judd.
A reader argues newspapers should publish U S Department of Labor and Commerce data showing Right to Work states outperforming closed shop states in personal income hourly earnings and other metrics. The letter discusses unions, funding, and political figures, urging readers to consider the real motives behind labor laws and propaganda.
Katherine H Day critiques global dominance by money and asks readers to imagine peasant life abroad. She argues for strong actions, including toppling the U N building under the East River, and criticizes the Supreme Court for promoting communism and removing prayer from public spaces.
On this date in history many milestones are noted including 1215 Magna Carta signing at Runnymede, 1775 Washington accepting command of the Continental Army, 1818 Democratic National Convention nominating Woodrow Wilson, and later 1942 King George I addressing the IIS Congress. The summary references postwar indemnities, Eisenhower’s Tokyo trip cancellation, and a Supreme Court population equality ruling.
A reader condemns the United States Supreme Court and the United Nations for aiding Communists and enemies, questioning how long they will be allowed to continue eroding national patience.
UN Secretary General U Thant leads a diplomatic push to eject British and Portuguese rule from Africa and end South Africa's control of Southwest Africa. The mission weighs military action with a UN police force, while studies estimate costs and casualties and urge U.S. support for potential interventions.
The piece surveys comic insults tailored to individuals from a book by Louis A. Satian, with sections like Big Heads and Birthday. It catalogues lines about wives, drinkers, chatterboxes, and others, noting social satire and biting humor. The tone is informal and observations span multiple targets and scenarios.
Americans eat more food than ever with a record 84 billion grocery bill last year up 32 billion from the year before The average family spent 19 cents of its take home pay on food while prices have risen The food industry notes expanding variety with up to 100000 items on grocers shelves contrasted with 2500 in 1945 The piece ends with a call for relief to malnourished millions and a prayer for guidance to solve world hunger
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