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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1952
Page
5
The Daily Mail lists prices for daily and mail subscriptions in Hagerstown with rates for weekly, monthly, semiannual and annual terms. Editor Garvin Hager oversees the paper with P. Garvan listed as staff, and telephones provided for contact.
A reflective piece urges open hearts for child care and adoption, citing Moses and Jesus to emphasize maternal tenderness beyond race or biology. It highlights the Egyptian foster mother as a model of mercy and urges that every season can blossom with motherly love for any child in need.
Judge Samuel L. Rosenman notes in The Ladies Home Journal that F D R and Wendell Willkie toyed with party realignment in 1944 to sharpen choices between conservatives and progressives. The piece traces past realignments, the 1856 Whig collapse, and the tension between broad coalitions and clear platforms.
Hart J. McGrath cites a 40-country education conference where Egyptians spoke English, French, Arabic, and German, yet five Americans with PhDs spoke only English, highlighting a surprising language gap among U.S. delegates.
Poem by Edgar A Guest warns that nothing of value is free. It compares seeking an easy gain to chasing a blaze for ice and a blossom from a thorny thistle. The narrator cautions that every benefit has a price and urges earning rather than hoping for nothing.
Henry Hoffman, 7, a retired executive, describes a basic mousetrap with a bolt trigger and hooked flashhook to catch mice. He says it’s an idea not an invention and urges others to know about it. The article also notes New York’s strict divorce law on adultery grounds.
HAL BOYLE recalls a family Mother's Day in which his mother ends up cooking and hosting at home. The day highlights her tireless labor, frugal gifts, and philosophy that children should mother themselves while she remains the steady, unseen caregiver.
Dr Theodore R Van Dellen discusses nutrition as a basis for energy and ambition, uses the Jesse story to illustrate how proper meals improve health and work capacity, and answers reader questions on staphylococcus, healing paralysis, and raw carrots.
Range riding and austerity spark a home made car parade. Roy Anderson of Bremer, Washington, built a jaunty three year old’s convertible from Washington machine parts with a one cylinder motor. R A Anstee of Chichester, England, built a trim three wheeler costing about 400 dollars with a single headlight and fuel efficiency.
Simeon Lewis of New York famed as a champion finger billiardist gave a nose billiards exhibition at Hotel Hamilton. Washington County death causes include consumption pneumonia heart diseases and measles per Dr Pitsnogle. Jail inmate labor topics spark town debate to support families and reduce jail costs. April canal activity in Williamsport reports 43 boats arriving.
The boards budget trims over 40000 from the school appropriation, enabling a six cent rate cut. A local B&O freight veteran, E H Zeigler, completes 66 years with the company. Preschool health results show only three in poor health, while 28 fair and 12 good or excellent. Eleanor White and Sarah Letter win Nee Mar Alumnae prizes for scholarship. Canning plants announce summer shutdowns due to low prices and high carryover. Plans to reopen Mechanics Loan and Savings Bank collapse for lack of deposits. West Virginia Junior Chamber elects A B Gus Davis of Binofield president and names seven district vice presidents.
A comic column reflects on aging and wit amid quirky observations. An east side boxing attendant suffers a scalp wound after a fall near the ring post in a brief accident. The piece muses on endurance and timely preparation in a humorous, old-fashioned voice.
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