22 May 1945
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1945
Page
1
The article discusses postwar lend-lease policy adjustments for the Pacific theater, noting war-end scenarios in Europe and a shift to effective war prosecution. It provides figures on lend-lease shipments to Russia and overall aid totals, including aircraft, tanks, and explosives, with distribution to allies like France in North Africa and China.
Congressional hearings on the Townsend Plan may move up as the House Ways and Means Committee wraps reciprocal trade talks. The plan proposes a national old age pension for everyone over 60 and benefits for the disabled and widows with dependent children, with an estimated monthly annuity of 92.60 dollars per eligible recipient.
Classified ads offer concise, fact filled notices for quick reference. This compact item highlights how readers can find essential details like prices dates locations and contact points in a single readable block.
A community plea recounts Iwo Jima sacrifices and urges readers to back the 7th War Loan with larger bonds. The editorial notes the home front duty and warns against direct comparisons to battlefield losses while stressing sacrifice and patriotism.
In a hard fought Okinawa push, Marines of the 77th Division seized Taira near Shuri after dawn, with about 30 Marines and 18 Japanese dead on a slope. The 30th Regiment stormed a hill east of Shuri, aided by tanks and flamethrowers, killing nearly 300 Japanese and clearing the path for further advances as Sugar Loaf Hill drew heavy shelling. Brig Gen Walter Dumas said Shuri no longer holds strategic importance and immediate occupation of the city is not planned. three groups of Japanese would-be assailants failed in their satchel charge attempts against First Marine Division positions.
In Chicago on May 22 a neighborhood youth demonstration turned costly when 44 year old William Johnson, a chauffeur, attempted a tree climbing display and fell, suffering a fractured leg. He is being treated at Illinois Central Hospital.
German police under Allied occupation face contempt and danger as they try to manage looters and enforce order. Russians and other Germans view them as mere civilians, while American MPs provide real protection. Fear of Nazi reprisals and werewolf rumors haunt officials, underscoring the reliance on American governance.
May 17 notes list visits by Mr and Mrs M. B Schafer and others from Stoyes town Pa to the Norris home. Several families from Sunny Side Wa Boonsboro Glenside Avenue and Cumberland plus Johnstown and Bridgeport are mentioned visiting relatives and friends over the weekend.
Fragments describe a plan by Czech forces to establish a Russianized army with Soviet support. The readable text mentions a new army formation and related arrangements, but details are garbled and unclear.
Three men confessed to stealing a Pennsylvania Railroad boxcar load of 54 cartons of cigarettes from an interstate shipment. James D. Burger, 23, led the others to the car. Charles L. Brown, 24, and William R. Stanley, 18, were found with the cigarettes on Kennedy street. Bond set at $1,000 each for Federal grand jury action.
Dr Willard former city and county health officer must report to California for further duty with the Army UNIREA program transferring from USPHS He entered USPHS over a year ago and had been undergoing training at Yale University when he was in Hagerstown This report notes his transfer and assignment status.
A fragment indicates plans to leave for California shortly after a brief period last week. No further context or names are provided in the readable text.
War bond buyers in Washington county will receive hot donuts starting Thursday as a donutmobile visits the Public Square during the Seventh War Loan. Committees outlined programs from Thursday through Saturday with local entertainers and a platform event for bond sales. John D. Dunn, retailers' committee chair, announced the schedule featuring Mrs. Schwartz, Jimmy Smith and orchestra, Vogue Room Trio, Malcolm Hutto, Nancy Pope, Faye and Pete, and Hill Billy Jamboree with Willie Wil.
Roy Danzer leads entertainment with Phil Young and orchestra for the appearance of the donutmobile on Saturday evening. A package of donuts will be given to buyers of at least $2 in war stamps between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
A sailor reports his wallet stolen from a counter after a thief grabbed it and left. Police and sheriff’s officers are deluged with pocketbook thefts. Recent days saw three cases under investigation. Names and amounts cited include Mrs. W. R. Lowe of Dewey Avenue with $60, L Hichelberger of Jefferson Street with $30, and Helen Grace Summers of Hagerstown with about $21. Officers urge caution with money and not displaying large sums.
A 40 gallon ice cream machine will produce fresh ice cream for American troops stationed in jungles and other remote areas, delivering morale-boosting treats where service members are stationed far from home.
A historic belief in certain cultures posits that a husband slicing the wife’s robe from throat to hem with a sharp knife, without touching her, will grant relief from childbirth pains. This row notes the ritual as a folkloric idea rather than medical fact.
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