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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1944
Page
3
Roosevelt asks Congress to appropriate 4 340,900,000 as an initial payment for the US share of the cost and 259,000,000 for supplies under the Lend Lease Act. The totals form part of the national income basis and aid commitments already approved, with possible delays in final appropriation.
Federal wartime housing structures from the war worker program are deemed to have no salvage value. Officials propose local decisions on disposition, suggesting options such as moving houses to farmers at moving costs or to California to shelter migratory workers. Washington would not mandate actions for communities after billions spent to address wartime housing needs.
The Allied push in Italy proceeds after a week of intense fighting with French, Polish, American, and British troops distinguished in assaults on strong German and Italian positions. The operation resembles El Alamein and the Tunisian breakthrough in its scale and air power, but features heavier artillery and a broader front 53 miles wide, as Cassino’s capture failed to yield a decisive advantage.
Reliable sources report shifts in Japanese forces with Siberian divisions operating in China to crush resistance around Chungking. Japan builds small ships in occupied China and Indo-China with German experts aiding new factories, signaling belief that war with the United States is just beginning.
A lighthearted exchange extols the trio of services the Navy Army and Marines. It asserts each plays a vital role in victory with a quip about who proves strongest. The dialogue credits all three forces equally and ends with unity.
Police officials Bennrr and Lien ridinger describe efforts to curb a practice of discharging dirty water into alleyways. A railroad wreck occurred a mile east of Hancock when a freight train collided with another, delaying rescue and prompting firemen to inspect the scene.
A fragmented OCR fragment mentions a political campaign linked to a clem approach, referencing opponents and policy aims. It hints at a struggle to mobilize support and influence public opinion, noting opposition from a group called Mega ey and a weakly described objective.
A first hand account from a B26 crew on a dawn mission over England. Red Dog Arnold pilots with Chief Collins, the nose cannon crew sits tight in Plexiglas, sunrise paints blood red skies as trains, convoys, and empty roads appear below. A tail gunner named Pruitt sleeps, the landing tears through at over 100 mph, yet the crew feels proud and alive.
Dr Earl L Douglass argues that wars are won in the hearts not on the battlefield. He cites France and England to illustrate how national spirit and religious devotion shape defense and peace. He urges postwar church planning to foster moral values that outlast politics and arms, stressing religion as a nation's true strength.
The piece notes GOP use of a Sewell Avery photo amid an anti New Deal frame with a Berlin push-cart scene. It discusses Martin Dies and family politics in Texas, attacks on opponents, and a large Democratic fundraiser dinner with Roosevelt allies, plus border facts.
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