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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1949
Page
4
The notice outlines subscription rates for the Associated Press member newspaper, detailing price structures per month and annual terms. It specifies percentages and tiered pricing in a periodical context, with emphasis on circulation and audience reach for readers.
The Axis Sally trial of Mildred Gillars centers on her wartime Nazi propaganda broadcasts. Her defense argues she did little more than Americans back home do, claiming love for a German professor and destiny compelled her. Critics dismiss the rationale, citing veterans and Irish Americans and labeling her defense as irresponsible.
A look back notes a Paris fashion push for waistlines, Washington snowstorms, and a busy inauguration. It recalls Jonathan Middlekauff’s March 2 birthday trip, Hagerstown shoppers paying high prices for rubbers, and a double wedding at West Franklin and Winter streets. Twenty years ago the editor urged county physicians to be required.
Washington daybook reports Joint Chiefs of Staff fear the Red Army would push west to press democracy but abort moves as the atomic bomb looms. Officials note Truman’s Greece aid, Eisenhower’s view on retaliation, and secrecy around bomb capabilities while American politics mix with foreign policy talks.
A fragmented account recounts Cecil Abel, an Anglo Papuan missionary at Kwato New Guinea, discussing cannibalism and postwar missions, his return to the United States, and reflections on local tribes. The piece also touches on railway slips near Hancock and a Maryland election notice as context.
An article on how noise affects hearing outlines fatigue from acoustic trauma, varying individual susceptibility, and the need for protective measures in industrial settings. It notes decibel levels in offices, streets, and heavy traffic, and discusses ear defenders and engineering fixes to reduce noise exposure.
A fragmented seasonal verse contrasts winter's beauty with fatigue by March. Migratory imagery shows birds fleeing cold toward warmth while humans endure the lingering, charmed winter scene. The speaker notes weariness with the season and the pull of spring.
Dan and Bud Shaw, veteran wood shop employees and brothers, receive twenty year pins at Fairchild aircraft. Both long associated with Kreider Reisner and the Challenger C-2, they recall 22 years in the plant, family roots in Hagerstown, and plans for future years with the company. Bud, married to Frances Smith, enjoys a home garden and a basement workshop. Dan, married to Mabel King, is father to Shirley Irene and active in PTA.
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