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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1945
Page
4
The notice provides publication details for a Hagers town newspaper approaching 1907 with editor J Garvin HR and carrier rates. It lists subscription prices by zone and term, foreign mail options, and confirms Associated Press rights and local news reservation.
The article urges a prompt federal plan to dispose of defense equipment loaned for use in states and communities. Custodians currently care for the assets, while some communities wish to keep them or buy them, and a swift sale is deemed likely by the government.
Allied forces push inland from Brunei Bay as Australian Ninth Division advances in Borneo. MacArthur again employs surprise, but Morehead warns the campaign will be tedious and arduous through swamp and jungle. Oil, rubber, and refueling harbors drive the push, with Japs losing ground as the tide turns.
The War Production Board chair Krug projects durable civilian output rising to double peacetime 1954 levels within a year, lifting the nation toward a prosperous economy as wartime demand remains strong and a backlog of civilian goods sustains recovery.
The piece argues demand alone cannot ensure smooth reconversion. It urges ending unnecessary regulations while war controls remain essential. WPB rules and public works are praised as guides to ease unemployment postwar. Business leaders expect rising prices and wages, anticipating a postwar boom beyond any prior history.
The speaker recalls past skill in baby care and sewing using the triangle method. Now arthritis hinders finger dexterity and the author notes the old triangle fashion has given way to a modern square, expressing nostalgia and weariness at changing times.
Forty years ago today Thomas B. Kennedy, president of the Cumberland Valley Railroad, died at Chambersburg from complications. Excavation for paving West Antietam street began, with more than 30 000 bricks ready. Hagerstown bank stock values appeared to rise sharply as auctions sold First National Bank shares at 34.25 per, Hagerstown Bank at 82.95, and Williamsport Bank at 17.50. New potatoes sold for 40 cents a peck, eggs 16 cents, butter 16 to 20 cents a pound.
The U S Secret Service launched a nationwide drive to prosecute money lenders who cash loans to World War I veterans on adjusted compensation certificates. Reports note veterans selling their bonuses for small sums, with some receiving only a fraction of the certificate value. In Hagerstown a local veteran was linked to a $1200 certificate.
Milwaukee diver Jack Browne 28 designs a lightweight suit and helium oxygen mix to reach new depths. In a tank test he sank 550 feet theoretical, weighing 45 pounds, far less than standard gear. Navy tests and experts suggest depths up to 1900 feet may be possible. Browne aims higher.
Dr Earl L Douglass Buoy anchored off Labrador drifted to Cuba after breaking moorings. Experts trace a long voyage east to Britain then south to Africa before crossing the Atlantic to Cuba. The piece argues drift hurts safety and purpose, praising steadfast buoys and steady local lives for sea safety and world stability.
President Kenner Spence chaired the session as Lawrence Faith was named recording secretary and Mark Hill chosen as corresponding secretary, outlining roles for the organization’s leadership team.
A United Air Lines representative meets with local interests in Hagerstown this week regarding extending the company’s service to the city. The application for the expansion has already been filed.
Howard W. Hughes, former Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice, collapsed and died on a Philadelphia street. Born 1891 in Washington County, he served as a judge from 1929 before his appointment to the high court by Governor Martin and later lost in the 1944 election. At death he was counsel for the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Washington column recounts how fate and rivalries shaped Dwight D. Eisenhower’s rise from early Philippine Army service under MacArthur to top command in the U.S. Army. It notes Pershing’s luck and Teddy Roosevelt’s influence, plus Elliott Roosevelt’s lobbying and potential conflicts with New Deal policies.
The text notes Elliott opposing a general policy not yet sanctioned by the President, implying it diverged from REA advocacy. It mentions Elliott interfering in Democratic primaries for Maury Maverick and William McFarlane, who were backed by large power firms and were defeated.
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