Roosevelt orders review of younger deferments for military needs
President Roosevelt orders a review of occupational deferments for physically fit younger men to meet U S manpower goals. About 4 009 000 to 5 000 000 are in deferment. a 1 200 000 figure for July 1 is needed to reach an 11 300 000 quota. The medical commission backs not lowering standards and urges tapping the deferment pool for frontline replacements while farms and industry press for relief. local draft boards should be freed from manager pressure.
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Roosevelt
Armed Services
Hershey
Selective Service
Army
Congress
Senate Agricultural Committee
Daily Mail newspaper masthead and policy note
The Daily Mail of Hagerstown Maryland presents its masthead and administrative details. It lists editor J Garvin Bagerh, general manager SE Phillips, national advertising reps Burke Kuipers Manoney, and office addresses in Hagerstown and other cities. It notes circulation policies, subscription rates, and Associated Press membership.
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The
Mail Publishing Company
Summit Avenue
Hagerstown
Maryland
J. Garvin Bagerh
National Advertising Representatives
Burke, Kuipers & Manoney, Inc
New York
Lexington Ave
Chicago
North
Wabash Avenue
Augnta
Rhodes-Haverty
Dallas
Southwestern Life
Oklahoma City
Firs National
Daily Mail
Phillips
General Manager Co. & P
Mamber Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Battle Against Bugs Shapes War Fronts Across The Tropics
The article notes disease as a major wartime foe alongside artillery. It highlights typhus malaria and sleeping sickness carried by insects, especially mosquitoes, as deadly in tropical campaigns from Kiska to Africa. It credits science with new chemicals like DDT and 6-6-2 aiding victory.
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America
Kiska
Africa
Used Cars Take OPA For A Ride
The Office of Price Administration faces tough choices to curb rising used car prices seen as hindering war effort. Reports show three year old cars selling 75 to 80 percent over original value, some around 1500 dollars, prompting calls for price ceilings or rationing. Debates include dealer resistance, risk of black markets, and difficulty valuing cars by make year or mileage.
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Office of Price Administration
OPA
Son Bs Ing
Entangled Meat Scruples And The Christian Market
Dr Gaius Glenn Atkins outlines the 1944 study on eating meat sacrificed to idols and modern economies. The piece argues Christians should aim for morally coherent markets and governance, maintaining ideals while shaping a Christian world through conduct and influence.
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Pagan Corinth
America
Jesus Christ
Just Folks by Edgar A Guest
A reflective verse on friendship and absence. The speaker notes how distance separates friends, making presence felt only in memory. The poem contemplates how companionship ends when a friend moves on, leaving lasting recollection.
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Just Folks
Edgar A. Guest
Major's Back By Ernie Pyle in Italy
Ernie Pyle describes the Mediterranean Allied Air Force under Lt Gen Ira Eaker from Casablanca to Cairo. The 12th Air Support Command fights close to the front, focusing on the 47th’s A-20 Boston missions. Major Reginald Clizbe, new squadron commander, proves capable after a shaky start, ending with renewed confidence on his birthday.
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Italy
Mediterranean
Allied Air Force
Ira Eaker
Casablanca
Atlantic
Cairo
Asia
Germany
Foggin
12Th Air Support Command
47Th
Tunisia
Sonke
Avha
Cape Bon
Malta
Sicily
Taly
Lout
England
South Pacific
Cy Stafford
Oak Park
Clizhe
Memorial for Captain Henry Waskow Binds Army Family
Belton Texas March 4 memorial services honored Captain Henry T Waskow of the 346th Division who died in Italy. His mother Mrs Mary Goth Waskow also was buried as four Waskow men gathered including wounded brother Sergeant August Waskow and other soldiers from Texas now at McCloskey General Hospital. Ernie Pyle praised the captain who asked his men to pray.
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Walter R. Humphrey
Temple
Tex
Belton
Italy
Henry T. Waskow
America
Ernie Pyle
Captain Waskow
First Baptist Church
Mary Goth Waskow
Waskow
Sergt
August Waskow
Atlantic City
Trent
Warren Klinger
Monahans
Jack White
Lawrence L. Dahlberg
Melvin
McCloskey General Hospital
Klinger
Capain
Henry Waskow
Lonnie Webb
Waaskow
Change Semester System At U. Of Md
College Park Md March 3 President H C Byrd announced the University of Maryland would return to a three semester system next fall after Army abandonment of most training programs. The school has been on a four quarter schedule since July 1943 with ASTP reduced to a few advanced engineering trainees. The move aims to keep accelerated study, allowing a year and a half of work in one year.
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College Park
H. C. Byrd
University of Maryland
Byrd
Postwar Planning Delays Stir Capitol Critics
Washington commentary notes slow progress on forming permanent postwar peace machinery. Ambassador Myron Taylor and Secretary Hull face delays as Leo Pasvolsky’s cautious approach stalls action. Berle and Beaverbrook clash over air base talks while Britain pushes for broader postwar cooperation.
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Washington
State Department
Myron Taylor
U. S
Vatican
U. S. Steel Corporation
Hull
Ambassador Taylor
Ener
Leo
Hill
Leo Pasvolsky
Pasvolsky
Russia
Balkans
Taylor
Knowledge vs Wisdom in a World of Self Assured Minds
Dr Earl L argues humanity resists new knowledge, preferring self sufficiency over learning. He contrasts encyclopedic fools with Lincoln and Jesus who changed the world with few books, insisting wisdom is the use of knowledge. The piece warns against prideful delusion and closed minds.
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Earl L
Douglass HY
Lincoln
Jesus
Abraham Lincoln
Talks on base talks widen over Russia inclusion
The piece portrays Berle urging talks only among the United Kingdom Canada and the United States while Britain warns against excluding Russia. It notes Russia as ally and criticizes delays by Langer and Myron Taylor in a tense push for world peace discussions at air-base talks.
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Beris
Canada
U.S.A
Russia
Berle
Kims
Jonew
Langer
Myron Taylor
Floric
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Daily On Mail
Bugs
Fellowship of Prayer
Gaius Glenn Atkins
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Major
South Atlantic
San
Maj. Clizbe
Clizbe
U. of Md
Tess TY Petroleum
Hill’s Toy & Novelty Store
Potomac St
olOlay
Getic
Ed Stettinius
U.S. Steel
Stettinius
Istettinius
U.S
Empire
U. S. Army Signal Corps
United States
War and Navy Departments
Lord Beaverbrook
Beaverbrook
Adolf Berle, Jr
Berie
Britain
John D. Myers & Co
Icodemus
Bankerstown
Sears, Roebuck & Co
North Potomac
May's Optical
Washington ST
Agrico
Reewaes Wees
Electrica
Kelvinator
Bohman- Warne, Inc
W. Franklin St. Hagerstown, Maryland
Kelvinator de Luxe
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