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The Daily Mail

Location

Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1944

Page

2

Mail Edition of The Daily Mail in Hagerstown Ad Rates

The Daily Mail published in Hagerstown Maryland provides editorial and circulation contacts, advertising reps, and office addresses. It lists subscription terms with weekly and monthly rates, carrier options, and states membership in the Associated Press with rights and permissions.

The Mail Publishing Company Summit Avenue Hagerstown Maryland Garvin National Advertising Burke, Kuipers & Mahqney, Inc New York Lexington Ave Chicago North Wabash Avenue Atlanta Rhodes-Haverty Southwestern Life Bulldive Oklahoma City First National Daily Mail E. Phillips Bureau of Circulation Associated Press

Railroads preparing to move record wheat crop

American railroads gear up for a massive grain movement based on April forecasts of 600 million bushels. Last year’s crop required 647,665 railroad cars, a record, prompting Washington to order 18,000 box cars moved to grain regions by July 1. Harvest begins in Texas and travels north through Oklahoma, Kansas to the Canadian border amid high confidence.

Washington Eastern and Southern Railways Western Railroads Western Lines Texas Oklahoma Kansas Canadian

Forrestal Promotion Hailed by Nation and Congress

President Roosevelt’s appointment of James V. Forrestal as Secretary of the Navy meets with widespread approval. Forrestal, a Democrat with no political skein, built respect as Under Secretary through direct, concise answers before Congress and a cooperative approach to legislation. His background at Dillon, Read & Co. and ties to New Deal regulation shaped bipartisan support on Capitol Hill.

Roosevelt Capitol Hill James V. Forrestal Navy House Senate Forrestals Wall Street Forrestal Dillon, Read & Co Young Bloods Harry Hopkins Washington Hopkins Congress Testa

Silence as shield for a public official in Washington

In Washington the new secretary draws praise for anonymity amid a glare filled city. An admiral confronted by a committee faced similar questions, prompting indignation. The official, described as nine feet of reticence, prefers obscurity and has limited public appearances, gaining trust from diverse political sides.

Washington

What Editors Are Saying What Editors Are Saying

A compilation of editorials and commentary from several papers critiquing wartime policy, candidate positions, and the 1944 campaign landscape. Reynolds argues American aims blurred by war with Japan and Germany. Bricker’s stance is framed by a provocative campaign headline. Forty thousand phonographs destined for African natives is noted as an unpopular gift trend.

Bricker Ohio Enterprise Wington-Salem Journal & Sentinel Dem Mrirzy Coats

Weather frost harms crops and home additions planned

Four years ago today farmers faced heavy frost damaging beans peas and cabbage. A board meeting of the Orphans' Home approved a plan to build an annex with dormitory laundry and other rooms beside the home. J D Swartz advertised rubber collars as a new specialty at his local tailor shop.

The Orphans’ Home J. D. Swartz Gent’s Furnisher

Fern Morrison graduates from York hospital nursing school

Ee Miss Fern Morrison of Hagerstown graduates from York hospital nursing school. Hagerstown is the only Maryland city reporting a worker surplus and unemployment. The Alsatia Club moves to remodeled club rooms at 141 West Washington. St. James dramatics presents The Thirteenth Chair at the Women’s Club auditorium.

Fern Morrison Hagerstown York Hospital Nursing School Maryland The Alsatia Club St. James Dramatics Club Women's Club

Just Folks GOLD STAR Father Poem Refrain

A reflective poem honors a Gold Star father for staying true and brave. It contrasts imagined wartime flight with steadfastness, urging resilience as tempered grief and public memory endure beyond the moment. The speaker urges mothers to lift their heads and remember the sacrificed links between love, duty, and honor.

London messes and eating clubs for officers in WWII

A London correspondent details the wartime officer mess hierarchy from Willow Run to the Old Men's Club and the Yankee Doodle Club. He notes price tiers, guest policies, and strict rationing, with breakfast at Willow Run and limited liquor service as crowds ebb and flow.

Ondon London Army Willow Run Red Cross Gordon Gammack Des Moines Register Tribune Megs

Picture Window Faith In God Shaped By A Father And Son

A father and son in New Hampshire gaze through a large picture window at a misty landscape. The father uses the window as a metaphor for faith, arguing that mountains exist beyond doubt even when unseen. The piece links belief in God to inherent longing and suggests prayer as a built in “picture window” to reality. It notes soldiers returning from Italy face a harsh contrast with bootleg liquor.

Earl L. Douglass New Hampshire God

Hoover and Dewey feud shapes GOP at Chicago convention

Washington Merry-Go-Round notes Hoover’s strong influence on the Dewey faction and the Le TRaenee and OL One Veney campaigns. It reports Hoover’s role in Chicago convention politics, Kilgore’s push for self sealing tanks for paratroop transports, and General Arnold’s push for better parachute gear.

Washington Herbert Hoover Tom Dewey Hoover le Traenee Clare Luce Connecticut Chicago Governor Warren California Luce Agate Warren Dewey J. Russell Sprague New York U. S England West Virginia Hap” Arnold Arnold Army Air Corps Drew Pearson

Pension Bills Pass Washington War Veterans Measures

The Senate approved measures raising disability pensions for World War I and II veterans. Service connected ratings increase from 100 to 115 dollars per month, and non service connected rates rise from 40 to 50 dollars. The bills were sent to the White House for signing.

Washington Senate White House

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