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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1960
Page
8
A fragmentary historical quote references heaven, dwelling place, and divine knowledge of hearts from Wisdom texts, alongside a line attributing a 19th century figure Lajon Kossuth with a note on God’s protection and rights.
A reflection on war memory and civic resolve. The essay contrasts peaceful hill towns with wartime realities, honors Memorial Day dead, and asserts that strength and vigilance are essential to lasting peace. It emphasizes leadership, national resolve, and keeping a vow to prevent future bloodshed.
In Australia a passenger plane nose wheel jammed and the pilot borrowed a hostess’s bobby pin to short circuit the wheel’s electrical system until it could be shaken loose and lowered. The tale prompts gendered humor about repair prowess, noting men may acknowledge invention by a man for hobby pins.
Miss Martha Seaman won first prize and Miss Ancona Snyder took second for stories titled The Spectre of the Ancest and The Message of the Captives. Farces reportedly priced at 120 beg per 13 pecks or per bushel of four pecks. D. E. Carpenter of IC S issued a locomotive running course diploma to T. Fr. Werdehaugh. New marriage license laws to take effect June 1 include raising the marriage age to 18 and requiring in person applications. license fees noted.
The Mayor and Council fixed a tax rate of 50 cents per 100 dollars from June 1 to December 31 and approved an about 863000 dollar budget for the same period. The Board of Street Commissioners drafted a plan to transform the Public Square into a miniature Great White Way with floodlights. The Washington County Girl Scout Council received incorporation from the Maryland Tax Commission with listed incorporators. Police chief McCleary was relieved of duties and Captain William Peters was named acting chief of detectives.
The letter from Daily Mail's editor reviews Khrushchev’s remarks re God and the United States, noting oddities in his stance as a leader. It suggests possible defection hints within the presidium in Moscow and hints at a future conference with another premier. The piece concludes with a cautious note of renewed hope and the need to show presence.
Letters to the Daily Mail criticize Sunday closing laws as undemocratic and unconstitutional, urging freedom to shop on Sundays. Editors note responses may be condensed. readers are invited to contribute. The discussion highlights conflict over religious observance and commerce in a democratic society.
A Maryland notebook items discuss State Comptroller Louis Goldstein spending on a large Ocean City auditorium for conventions, flags a lack of meeting space on the Maryland shore, and cover Civil War centennial plans led by Karl S. Betts with a Manassas contingent. The column also warns Memorial Day traffic hazards, road accident causes, and food distribution cutbacks in Allegany County via the den able program with Fort Detrick involvement.
A state education department report lists two forthcoming Hagerstown school projects with near one million dollars in costs. Winter Street is pegged at 400000 and Salem Avenue elementary at 345000. Morton Weston Jr. wins the Men’s Citizenship Award at Maryland University. Earl L. Brewer opens a home office as a licensed real estate broker. A third drive-in theatre project has begun in Washington County and a new outdoor house is located along Route 40 near Hancock.
Memorial Day meditation by Edgar A. Guest urges courage and self sacrifice to honor fallen defenders. The piece blends tribute with calls to live bravely. In Charles Town, Willis of Swinsley Wormlore Store is named chairman of the Charles Town and Ransom Retail Merchants Association, succeeding Iver Katte, Wade reports on Christmas displays at area homes, and Jefferson County Chamber notes plans for a local credit bureau.
Washington notebook reports a chaotic press club event with garbled phrases. It mentions a bathroom glass, Jamaica ram, foot-long hot dogs, various drinks, and a Czech embassy reference, ending with a note about mustard and buns.
The piece surveys a lively Washington scene with John Bittner at the National Housing Center arranging receptions that feature foreign and domestic cheeses, crakers imported from England, and growing crowds around the cheese trays. Civil Defense Director Leo A. Hoegh touts fallout shelters amid a display. The column also recalls playful anecdotes about public figures and a Berlitz poster urging fuller life beyond half measures.
An editorial collage discusses insect threats and public health measures. It notes U S Public Health Service vigilance at airports and docks, reports on Aedes aegypti carrying yellow fever, and mentions vaccination campaigns and self examination education. It also includes reader letters on vaccination, plane travel, and cancer screening.
Event slated for this evening from 6 to 6 30 with a community gathering featuring games and country actors. Family auction will be included as part of the continuation.
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