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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1960
Page
6
A Kant quote urges celebrating the festival with sincerity rather than malice. It links fear, 58, and the unleavened bread of honesty as the basis of all conscientiousness and heartfelt religion.
The Williamsport proposal for a deputy sheriff eight hours daily would raise county payroll costs. Mayor L Beard Miller argued the town pays about 100000 in county taxes with little return, but county data show 92 percent supports schools while eight percent funds general government. The piece contends that shifting town services to the county raises overall tax burden.
A Chicagoan’s electrocution in a bath and girl’s fate when turning on a radio in water highlight bath time electricity risks. Notes on first aid, safe handling, and cautions about voltages, plus health hints on salivary stones and related gland issues.
The poem reflects on children rushing outdoors as winter ends. It contrasts bundled winter gear with freedplay and praises spring’s joy as kids race, laugh, and reclaim garden spaces. The author notes mothers and gardens yield to children’s sunlit energy and roving frolics.
In a roundup of county life, figures include a yield of 52 bushels per acre from 1 640 bushels, with George Reed chairing a group and Dr Victor D Miller and others lobbying federal agencies over repairs to Middleburg Pike beacon removal deadline. Whooping cough cases rise in Keedysville and Hagerstown area while Deputy Game Warden appointment updates and local industry moves are noted. Virginia Roads Commission agrees to fund part of a tri state bridge project over the Potomac River at Sandy Hook, with Eira B Whitman announcing the plan. Peter N Samios elected chair of the Third District Order of Ahepa at Annapolis convention.
Newspaperman profile of Donald Campbell heir Donald Campbell aiming at the Bonneville salt flats record in a turbine powered Bluebird car. He describes the obsession with speed, the risks, and plans for a 450 mph target while preparing eight tires and 35 tons of gear for the September run.
The Voice of the People discusses success requiring work and sacrifice, noting money does not guarantee happiness or faith and trust. It argues lasting happiness outvalues wealth and urges readers to submit letters with names and addresses for publication within space limits.
A former official of the late Nazi regime faces trial in Israel for complicity in grave crimes. The letter questions whether Israel is proper or impartial for the trial, noting the UN created Israel after the crimes and pondering possible retaliation over centuries of pogroms. The second piece argues against alcohol licensing and highlights community disturbances, moral opposition to alcohol, and concerns about rights and privileges in small towns.
A 10 month old baby was saved from a North Hollywood fire by an unidentified man who later learned his act made headlines. His son, a newspaper carrier, revealed his father Lee Ritchie, 38, a store manager and father of three, to reporters. The elder Ritchie declined fame and urged humble service, echoing a religious appeal about almsgiving and secrecy.
The piece outlines rising mortgage availability construction costs easing and FHA down payment cuts as factors. It offers a checklist covering budget limits property price relative to income initial costs and ongoing expenses. It stresses evaluating house and neighborhood including zoning schools and taxes while considering renting briefly to test a locale.
The Board of County Commissioners waived all taxes for a proposed 250 house development in Hagerstown by the Hagerstown Housing Authority aimed at low income families. The action clears the way for approval from the federal Housing Administration. A camp once owned by General Othe Holland Williams, founder of Williamsport, was willed to the Washington County Historical Society and sent for safekeeping during the owner’s lifetime.
The draft plan urged by Senator Johnson seeks social security funded medical care for the aged. It would add a 0.5 percent payroll tax and create a special fund for hospital nursing and medicine expenses. Senators Smathers Kennedy McNamara and others weigh in as Finance Committee sessions begin.
A scientist notes an insect responds to gentle care. the report hints the bug may recover with proper handling, contrasting rough treatment with careful care.
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