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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1960
Page
7
Henry Ward Beecher reflects on avarice and worldly wealth in a brief philosophical meditation pointing to moral restraint. The dated note from Monday June 20 1960 frames greed as a burden on the household and a distraction from virtue.
The biggest gamblers in Washington County are orchardists around Hancock and Smithsburg. Frosts pests weather and market conditions threaten profits, but growers fight back with sprays hardier strains and smudge pots. A fuel oil accident once damaged trees, yet the community groups to boost market success.
Daily health column offers general guidance on heat safety and disease prevention. Notes that doctors will not diagnose individuals and invites readers to mail questions with stamped envelopes. Includes advice on nervousness, heat regulation, measles in infants, and spinal brace use.
A long clippings mosaic recounts a fire at W Lee Street poultry building destroying the H J Earl Weagley business with about 1000 chickens killed and $450 of feed and equipment burned. Other notes cover medical musings on swollen leg and sweating disorders, questions answered by Dr Van Allen, civic notices, and local society items including Miss Hetty Gray crowned Miss Hagerstone 1950, Miss Mary Defelice directing YMCA youth programs, and Lt Hilly Ray Davis’s Salvation Army appointment in Hagerstown.
AP Business News notes appliance inventories are top heavy with slow sales as shoppers tighten budgets. Analysts expect fall to boost orders and factory schedules, with air conditioners and hot weather items watched for a real surge as merchants cut stocks to meet uncertain demand.
Three thieves in California attempted to rob an industrial firm using a torch on a big safe. They found the sign “This safe is not locked” and succeeded only in jamming the lock. The manager later opened the safe to find only papers and no riches. The incident leads to a cautionary note about taking shortcuts to wealth.
The piece envisions 40 years ahead with ultrasonic cleaning, vast sea water desalination, and water becoming costly while living standards rise. It predicts a doubling of global population to 6.3 billion, urban expansion from Boston to Alexandria corridor, and Vegalopolous emergency rooms guiding care. It highlights farming as the key industry and rapid advances in homes, communications, and hospitals, with nations expanding populations and economies.
A musing column reflects on memory and irony with quotes from figures like Samuel Johnson and Franklin D. Roosevelt. It Playfully surveys odd laws, humorous anecdotes, and social quirks such as two car families, spousal nagging, and a Gypsy fortune teller's wandering mind.
A readers' correspondence condemns alcohol and its effects on community order while noting the limits of the public discourse on licensing. The missive questions fairness, rights, and who bears burdens in regulating beverage sales at the local level. The page also includes a light feature on the sandwich and frankfurter popularity, its origins, nutritional notes, and everyday appeal.
Poem fragment urges readers to carry a smile home after hardship. Encourages resilience, returning to loved ones, and sharing joy despite travel and weariness. Reflects late 19th or early 20th century gentle moral tone.
A quirky note claims Amer cans of hot dogs could reach the moon and back and circle the world five times. The playful line hints at a summer cookout vibe, joking about the suns rays being blocked by orbiting franks.
Four NATO partners France West Germany Italy and the Netherlands press for U S reactors design plans and technicians to enable bail out and operation of a nuclear submarine. Bipartisan Joint Atomic Committee leaders oppose the move and warn that the Atomic Act requires committee and congressional approval. Admiral Hyman Rickover opposes the transfer citing national security and CIA espionage risks. Senator Henry Jackson and other lawmakers insist on protecting U S lead in nuclear submarines amid Cold War tensions.
Fragmentary humorous column contrasts politicians and satirical quips about truthfulness and public life. The garbled text references a tail bird and road construction, with scattered lines about satisfaction and staying up all night.
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