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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1945
Page
3
Postal notice lists daily mail usage and carrier rates. Subscription prices in advance are shown by zone, with four to seven zone options and foreign mail rates. The Associated Press retains exclusive news dispatch rights and local news in the paper.
Announcement says production will mirror 1942 models with significant changes inside and out. Improvements include better ride, tralloy bearings, aluminum pistons with more rings, rust proof valve springs, improved distributor end oil pump, and more efficient carburetion. Engines may adopt wet-work tech where feasible. Cars will be worth the wait after wartime delays.
A Federal Women's Bureau survey of Detroit shows 75 percent of women want to keep working after the war, with 100000 more women seeking jobs than before. Many may shift to sales, domestic service, or teaching as men return to auto plants, signaling broad readjustment beyond wartime employment.
The public tributes to General Eisenhower reflect not only his leadership of the Allied invasion but the combined efforts of many nations. Churchill praised his ability to unite nations and stir men’s hearts, while others see him as a symbol of the righteous cause pursued by countless soldiers and civilians. Labor may win, yet farmers see many battles ahead.
The poem extols steadfast effort and faith as seeds of glory. It contrasts strength and wind fueling progress with the idea that care and skill cannot prevent disaster but perseverance leads to victory. It notes the roaring traffic and blows of life as common challenges, urging continued effort despite doubt.
Forty years ago Fred M Paechtel became tax collector for Smithshoro with a 45 cent tax rate per 100 dollars and a taxable base of 103000 dollars. Vincent Jamison is named most popular by his St John’s College class and awarded best all around student. Judge Keedy orders Tragerstown and Boonsboro Turnpike Co to show cause why an injunction should not be granted over excessive tail charges for automobiles. Gunners in Downsville shoot squirrels. locals fail to notice squirrel hunters.
A fragment reports the Department of Labor figures from a past period noting high job figures in the east and a veteran found dead near a West Maryland yard engine. City tax collections for the first 13 days surpassed last year’s totals, according to Collector Dariel Downin.
In Aris a new Army Special Services run Paris night club offers champagne at eight dollars a bottle and cognac at fifty cents a shot. More than a thousand servicemen and WACs enjoy the floor show amid jitterbug dances while police keep away. Soldiers praise the venue as a rare American social spot in war weary Paris.
A historical reflection on Robert Moffat, a English boy moved by a missionary placard on a bridge, who became a renowned early missionary. The piece argues events are providential and part of God’s plan, shaping a life of mission and faith across a century.
Washington Merry-Go-Round recalls Everett Dirksen visiting President Truman to urge a $100,000,000 State Department appropriation to build a robust diplomacy system. Dirksen praises the idea to hire capable diplomats with pay, while Truman signals support for State Department reorganization. The column also recalls Gen Somervell and Senator Ferguson joking about Canol oil.
The passage reflects on happiness as the portion of people who trust in guidance and live by it. It emphasizes a daily practice of awaiting and following that guidance to attain contentment.
R Paul Smith president of the Potomac Edison system will deliver the opening address at the Electrical Executives of the south and southeast group meeting in Atlanta Thursday Henry H Startzman and Robert Carder also of Potomac Edison will speak at sessions of the same event The article notes the largest price increases since 1939 for apples potatoes prunes and lard.
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