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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1940
Page
2
The article lists publication details for The Daily Mail and The Mali Publishing Company, with addresses in Hagerstown Maryland and various advertising representatives. It includes subscription rates, postal classifications, and notes on the Associated Press rights, plus editorials and quotes about President Roosevelt.
A historical excerpt cites Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill on war, sacrifice, and national spirit. It contrasts Hitler’s misjudgment about bravery with Churchill’s pledge of blood, toil, tears, and sweat in the House of Commons.
President Roosevelt urged Congress to act quickly on national defense in a joint session address. The piece notes the emergency of peril from European aggression and praises Roosevelt and Hoover for supporting defense, while editors from Cincinnati, Columbus, New York, and Kansas City lauded the address as decisive and necessary for national security.
Industrial research fuels job growth with 20744 job titles across 17452 tasks in 177 countries. Department of Labor report highlights American labor force diversity and the global demand for skilled work, underpinning living standards amid varying economic tides.
Wheat growers show rising interest in the federal crop insurance program with contracts rising from 1939 to 1940 and enrollment expanding across major winter wheat states. Nebraska and Kansas lead gains, Idaho shows top growth, and Pennsylvania sees higher enrollment in eastern winter wheat areas. Lincoln Star commentary notes program acceptance grows as understanding increases. DICTATORS quote added on power usage.
A magazine style critique traces Senator Dewey's Midwest tour where farmers question a flax surplus and a pledge to embargo foreign farm products. The piece notes the impact of Smoot Hawley tariffs, Hull reciprocity, and the broad media reach of political speeches beyond the venue.
Washington Daybook recalls a staff conference at the Justice Department where Bob Jackson, the new top attorney, pushes results over rigid rules. He loosens desk policy, allows officials to speak freely, ends strict telephone and reporter restrictions, and enforces a rule barring failed candidates from returning to the department. Critics also weigh in on Samuel Harden Church’s million dollar reward offer for Hiller.
A twelve year old boy Robert loves piano practice and resents interruptions for chores. His mother demands he go to the store, but he protests to finish the bass part first. The piece highlights that children value privacy and advance notice for interruptions. Next week: The willful tyre.
Poem about a sleepless mother troubled by mourning doves outside her window. The speaker contemplates asking for quiet, imagining ways to silence the birds, while noting the emotional toll of the nocturnal cooing on the household and the poet’s own hesitation.
New York reports on Noel Coward as a wartime figure in the United States. The article notes his post with Britain's propaganda ministry in France, his wealth and local investments, and the pattern of British artists earning large incomes in the U.S. during wartime. It hints at arrangements with his government and compares Coward to actors like Boyer in signaling Anglo-American cultural and financial links.
The article traces the Thomas surname from Norman England to Welsh roots and American emigration. It notes derivatives like Thomson and Tomkinson, lists notable Thomases such as Philip Thomas (1600 1674) who helped govern Maryland, and mentions prominent modern figures including Albert Ellsworth and Charles Randolph. It concludes with a royal decree amnesty freeing 9 754 Italian convicts after Crown Prince Umberto’s daughter’s birth.
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