13 May 1944
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1944
Page
1
The observance honors motherhood as unselfish devotion and sacrifice. It notes mothers may part with sons facing uncertainty, danger, or disability, and expresses faith that American mothers’ courage at home sustains the nation as troops fight valiantly abroad.
A radio broadcast says the Japanese government may send a vessel to Viedevostok to collect U S aid for American prisoners and internees. Tokyo, after months of refusal to negotiate, signals possible decency as war shifts. The piece defends Japanese treatment in the U S and notes Americans see Tokyo relaxing conditions in camps and the value of food and medicine from Vindivonstok to prisoners in Japan if fulfilled.
Fragmentary text discusses the idea that no single engagement will end the war in Europe. It references Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo and suggests the present conflict may see multiple decisive fights rather than a single, decisive battle.
The piece notes an ongoing air invasion and that no single moment will end the war. It highlights Stalingrad and El Alamein as turning points, emphasizes a prolonged process to crush Germany and Japan, with victory to come only after a total collapse of the enemy.
A British committee led by Lord MacMillan will advise on postwar art restitution and reparation, coordinating with Roosevelt's commission and allied bodies. Many works were destroyed or damaged by Nazis and bombing. The piece notes irreplaceable loss and the ongoing Allied bombing campaign brings closer the Philippines reach of General MacArthur’s forces.
Poem humorously blames male ears for missing wives secrets and gossip. The speaker jokes about how husbands claim never to hear what wives say while women whisper secrets to friends. It captures domestic witticisms and gendered listening quirks with light irony.
A wartime column from London recalls Lt General Carl Spaatz’s anger at German raids, American and British interactions, and a veteran’s memories from Tunisia. The writer notes American post exchange rations, reader boxes, and quips about longing for a dog, a sport roadster, a fireplace, and free time.
Four years ago Mrs. Emmerson H. Travey of St. Louis, a D A R member, studied Washington monument history on South Mountain Boonsboro. A frightful runoff occurred when Benjamin Shockeys four horse team spooked by a freight train at Waynesboro. A local bucket brigade responded to a fire at John Winter’s home chickens smoke house. Defective wiring at Elks Hall caused a blaze behind Helmel's store on South Potomac street, endangering Miss Lucy Heimel and First Hoseman Massack.
Harpers Ferry residents used boats to navigate their flooded town while the river ran 29 feet above normal at Williamsport. In land deals, Lancelot Jacques Sr and Stanley Haover sold 350 acres of Catoctin Furnace to Thurmont Water Co with option on 9500 acres for a Baltimore men led game and fishing preserve. The Democratic Club formed with forty charter members. Martinsburg baseball fans traveled by special train to Hagerstown for the opener against Martinsburg Champs. Milk stain may be removed from cotton and fin fabrics by washing.
An officer in the armed forces shares a comforting letter to a middle aged woman after her mother's passing. The message compares the day ending to night, noting stars as constant companions and assuring that though darkness falls, new dawns follow, bringing contentment and beauty.
The floor clash cites Senator Kenneth McKellar rebuking Drew Pearson and David Lilienthal over remarks about his temper and patronage. McKellar decries the column as a malicious lie and a “revolving liar” charge while defending his record and power over pet projects.
A string of curious wartime trivia covers teeth retention soldiers overseas mail loss miles between Diomedes twice marked distances between nations and parental obligations. It claims Polish parents owe German authorities a mark day for each legitimate child. It notes five straight years of record U.S. farm production. It mentions Ammon-Ra from Libya Ammonia origin and 2000 soybean varieties. Cork oaks grow about 30 feet tall with trunks three feet or more in diameter.
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