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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1944
Page
2
A fragment lists mail and subscription rates including single copy four cents, weekly and monthly mail options, six months and annual prices, with zone designations and rights of Associated Press dispatches. The text is garbled but indicates a distribution and rights note for news services.
The article discusses a shift in German resolve as early fall reveals waning support for the war. It notes widespread acceptance of likely defeat and the German decision to abandon the futile struggle, with Allied focus on piercing Germany’s western defenses as the American First Army makes progress.
Pearl Harbor era critique targets John Foster Dulles, adviser to Gov. Davey on foreign affairs, for doubting Axis threat before the war. Drew Pearson quotes Dulles denying danger in 1939 remarks and reflects on his later stance after Japan’s conquests and German aggression.
Fragmentary notes describe a Wad writer of humorous tales, with mentions of a hat house and other houses. Names such as Abe Wasikey appear obliquely, and references touch on Berlin, a vase, and teen era style. The legibility is limited and obscures full facts.
A fragmentary passage mocks Nazi brutality and wartime propaganda while drifting through varied references. It hints at resistance themes, the fate of collaborators, and the harsh realities of occupation, all tangled with literary allusions and shifting voices.
The piece argues that Republican leadership weakened U S military power and reparations post WWI, allowing Germany to leverage money and arm for future conflicts. It predicts German resistance until the next election and suggests a negotiated peace depending on post election outcomes, citing figures like Roosevelt and Harding era rivals.
Captain Jed Dailey of Sharon Mass. survives a German breakthrough near Faid Pass driving a jeep between two Mark IV tanks with crews at the guns. Germans shell him from all sides. he escapes across the desert, aided by a mountain ascent. Major Elkins and Lt Simons also endure the peril. A barrel of flour yields about 270 eighteen pound loaves.
Mayor and Connell planned an ordinance to require a class of buildings to be equipped with fire escapes. Cadman Gallagher complained of people sleeping in his stable stalls in the West End and leaving empty beer bottles behind. The C P Telephone Company seeks to extend eight lines from Hancock to nearby communities.
Washington column reveals a 1940 letter from E R Stettinius Jr directing that the synthetic rubber program be handled by Jesse Jones and noting Jones blocked a Goodrich Phillips plant. The unpublished memo, dated November 25 1940, accompanies a broader report to the Defense Commission and President. The piece argues Dewey skirts Roosevelt era rubber issues while Jones faced criticism.
In early 1942 reports describe Secretary Stettinius and Jesse Jones grappling with synthetic rubber shortages as Japan threat grows. Jones boasts limited production and potential two year import suspension while timelines slip from 1943 to 1944 amid Pacific war context. Earthquakes in Japan are noted from 285 B C.
In a Pennsylvania town Theodore Kharas, linked to a movable street car sign firm, again faced legal trouble as funds allegedly misappropriated by investors in a local bank are questioned. The report notes political tensions with assertions about Republican promises and Democratic support amid voter pledges.
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