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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1960
Page
2
The text cites Jeremiah 34 13 affirming liberty and neighborly acts, followed by a remark crediting George E Stewart Jr linking religious liberty with democracy in a concise quotation style.
In New Harmony Indiana a ceremony by Union Theological Seminary president Dr Henry P Van Dusen dedicates a shrine of the golden rose before Protestants Catholics and Jews. The event recalls Rappites founders of New Harmony and their communal experiment. The piece argues that a free society must allow every person to practice the religion of conscience without interference.
An article notes appliance industry interest in leasing rather than owning machinery. It argues leasing would stabilize markets and relieve consumers from servicing woes. Critics say many Americans effectively pay a use fee via installments and trade ins, suggesting rental might be more accurate.
Hal Boyle surveys humorous missives that promise odd solicitations from long ago: a 1257 wife for a living museum, a rock claimed as a rare black pearl worth thousands, denture advice, and a note about wallpaper stocks dating to 1927. The pieces lampoon social pretensions with quirky, anachronistic requests.
Fragmentary verse and prose fragment reflect Edgar A Guest style with lines about loss and memory. The piece mentions a friend named Jack, a dean, and a vague office promotion as a memory motif, intertwining grief with school life and family recollection. The readable text preserves themes of tribute and enduring worth.
A Keedysville delegation urged the county Board of Education to build a new school in town. The article notes local figures and a push for a dedicated town school building amid community effort. Also mentioned are a kitchen accident at the Moats home on Franklin Street and a hospital graduate, Miss M Regina Dillon, daughter of Mr and Mrs G Dillon, now in Washington.
Tax Supervisor Guy G. Gantz announced Washington County's 1940 taxable basis at 79 505 047 dollars, up from the previous year’s 72 508 515. Girl Scout Troop 13 of the Church of the Brethren earned Tenderfoot ranks in an investiture led by Mrs. Rob ert Cartee, with assistances from Mrs. George Hoffman. Members named include Audrey Gehr Rona Hartman Peggy Ann Thumms Dora Jane Eberly and Claudice Norris. Boonsboro plans a new reservoir with federal aid near the current site if the water system is bought. Trout fishermen favor a May 1 to July 10 season instead of April 1 to June 30 per Cumberland conference.
A long letter packed page discusses the Warfield Commission on Maryland University expansion, weighing three new branch sites against university control. It notes costs, access, and the need for affordable, statewide higher education, with opposition arguing teacher training quality under U Md control.
Caryle H. Gordon of the Hagerstown Larder Company was elected president of the Hagerstown Chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants. The pest control efforts against pigeons and starlings took a new turn as sanitarians introduced a chemical tested by Sanitarian L. P. in several neighborhoods with numerous pest complaints.
Marie Daerr reports on the large federal investment in aging research led by NIH. The 1960 outlay nears 712 million across nearly 600 projects, with major efforts at Western Reserve University, Duke University, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Studies cover gerontology, aging physiology, dentistry, cancer aging links, bone fragility, hormone changes, and dementia risks, under NIH institutes and linked hospitals.
NEA Washington correspondent reports on a Senate backed elections bill shaping federal financing rules. It imposes primary spending ceilings, broad reporting, and local committee disclosures, while considering subsidies, tax incentives, and enforcement reforms to curb special interests. The piece quotes Alexander Heard on democracy, money, and reform goals.
Dr Van Dellen answers space limited questions on disease prevention. He notes he does not diagnose individuals or accept telephone inquiries and provides postal contact in Hagerstown Maryland. The column discusses Moroccan and American poisonings tied to aviation oil contamination and outlines cautious medical guidance on neuritis, arthritis, nursing, and infant feeding amid historical poison scares.
The report notes more than 10,000 cases of air poisoning with about five quarts of air involved. It describes nerve injuries and wasting of extremities as victims became disabled, with pain subsiding after months but lasting years in many cases.
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