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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1938
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text references building demolitions at Graybar and related rates in a tagged city notice. It notes Associated Press rights and publication disclaimers, with scattered mentions of departments, offices, and rent or rate terms. The readable facts are limited and non-specific.
A. Charles Stewart of Frostburg faces scrutiny after criticising federal aid while his campaign materials tout opposition to spending. The Cumberland water treatment grant, $461 250 of a $1 025 000 project, tests his stance as he seeks the Sixth District nomination.
President Roosevelt signals improving business after funding measures at Hyde Park. The New York Times index shows activity rising, led by electric production, loading, auto output, lumber, and steel. Vander Meer’s hitless pitching shines at Crosley and Ebbets Field.
Public industrial financing steadies after a decade since the crash with renewed investor confidence. The stock market, previously listless, now shows brisk activity with trading volumes surpassing a million shares daily and the sharpest gains in over two months, signaling cautious improvement though no major recovery yet.
Dr. Harold W. Dodds urged Nassau graduates to focus on daily tasks rather than merely chasing a career. He argued happiness comes from doing the day’s work with full effort, with career planning useful but not distracting from immediate duties.
Washington Daybook comments on the 75th Congress noting major unpassed measures and bills that would have reshaped policy. The piece highlights Ashurst’s quip about what Congress did not enact and surveys potential future actions while contrasting with the record tax and spending changes the session did approve.
Agricultural guidance covers post harvest pruning of brambles including raspberries blackberries and dewberries. Remove and burn old canes to prevent pests and encourage new shoots then allow new canes to run before spring tying. Pinch back new canes in summer and maintain soil organic matter with a cover crop.
The poem reflects on aging and changing roles as parents see their children grow. It contrasts earlier daily chores with new roles, noting how youth in middle May faces similar tasks yet pursues different dreams. It ends by observing experts’ theories versus the stubborn, universal human nature, and mentions Japan’s troops fighting for a Chinese railroad amid broader world strife.
A medical writer argues constitutional differences between men and women, citing body composition, skeletal structure, muscle strength, and lung capacity. He notes women have lower dynamometer hand force, smaller hearts and vessels, and less lung tissue, affecting capacity for heavy work but better performance in light tasks.
Washington Captain N H Heck, a leading geologist, posits a submerged plateau in the Atlantic eleven twelfths the area of the United States. It lies two miles below surface, extends from latitude near Greenland to Montevideo, and may be a major earthquake source. Related surveys trace its outlines since 1854 and after World War I. Baltimore reports Maryland board of regents voting to buy 900 acres in Garrett county for state forest expansion.
In Charlton June 31 Mrs Samuel Shenebeck entertained for Anna Shin ebecks eighteenth birthday. Visitors include Mrs Leonard Trumpower from Hagerstown and family, Mrs Howard Ankeney and Louise visiting Mrs Della Harsh, Shady Bower, and Calvin Myera with Joan Kenneth visiting Russell Bryan in Pinesburg. Cletus Flanigan family visits Alpha and Rosie near Cleaarspring. Victor Ankeney from Sparrows Point spent weekend with parents. Tom Shank family spent Sunday in Hershey. Gladwin Palmer and Albert Palmer of Hagerstown also visited. All the Dionnes plan to live together in one house.
In Mexico, now in exile, a once fiery leader appears peaceful and mellow in old age. The revolution he once sparked lingers as a distant memory while a bystander figure named Tokastro remains innocent amid shifting loyalties and quiet residence.
Asey Mayo pursues the murder of Marina Lorne amid village intrigue on Cape Cod. Suspects include Pam Frye and Roddy Strutt with mysterious barn fires and an ambergris theft. Jennings admits a nonlethal role, while Roddy’s disappearance and a painter’s conflicts propel the case forward.
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