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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1943
Page
3
The piece surveys Sweden Turkey Spain and Norway and their neutral or cautious alignment during World War II. It notes Sweden's preparedness and diplomacy against Nazi moves, Turkey's strategic stance at the Dardanelles, Spain's axis neutrality, and Norway's occupation context with possible shifts as Allied fortunes rise.
In wartime fashion notes, the Duchess of Windsor arrived in New York lodging near Mrs. Chiang Kaishek. Reporters observed her in a black wool tailored suit with a black blouse and velvet bow, a black velvet cape, veil, and white tuberoses. Mrs. Chiang wore a blue flowered dress with a light jacket and a white flower in her hair.
A reflection on neutral status among Ireland Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland and Turkey amid ongoing hostilities. Ireland faces anti British sentiment. Portugal ships lines with Britain while preserving neutrality. Spain is most vulnerable to coercion. Switzerland remains precarious as France reorganizes defenses and aims at a peaceable exit. Announcement that Mediterranean trade is open to United Nations shipping boosts southern axis pressure and accelerates Allied offensive preparations in North Africa and the Middle East.
The author argues that Joseph Davies in Mission to Moscow and in his book defends Soviet methods, calls for treating Communists as treasonous, and asserts the Communist Party USA is a Moscow-backed fifth column. The piece urges repudiation by Soviet Russia to restore U.S.–Russia understanding.
Lester Lushbaugh Al Stevenson and Warl A Rider from the local Federal Labor Union 21108 will depart Sunday to attend the 38th annual convention of the Maryland and District of Columbia Federation of Labor in Cumberland over Monday Tuesday and Wednesday next week.
The true victory is spiritual and won through sound religion. The home front and everyday workers are as vital as soldiers, shaping sentiment, ideals, and voting on issues to sustain victory. In past wars, troops secured safety for democracy, but civilian will must sustain peace afterward.
In Louisiana the 8th Armored Division faces twin headaches as eleven sets of twins, all privates, arrive and are kept together from induction. They are sorted through classification and assigned to the same companies and platoons, never separated.
AP Features reports that postwar air travel could bring giant 400 passenger transports flying at 400 mph, with plans for transatlantic sea-boards and stepping stone seadromes. Prominent designers Grover Loening and Tom Girdlex foresee 125 to 150 ton transports and 30 ton freight capacity, while airlines expand routes and training for peacetime air commerce.
The piece credits Rear Admiral Howard L. Vickery with saving the Navy’s face by steering the Maritime Commission to convert merchant ships into airplane carriers. It notes prior Navy resistance to helicopters, secret shipyard deals, and how Vickery and Admiral Pratt pressed for quick carrier conversions, influencing Lend Lease and British interest. The column links Knox ballyhoo, Navy foot-dragging, and Presidental backing to Vickery’s reversal of fortune.
A compact verse sample reflecting on Samaritan aid and humane deeds. It contrasts skill with sympathy, celebrates helping others in despair, and muses on wealth as measured by friends rather than dollars.
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