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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1950
Page
4
A non stop jet flight by Republic F81E Thunderjets demonstrates fuel and endurance challenges for air war. Two planes battled weather and midair refueling limits. one was lost near the Labrador coast, the other landed in Maine 500 miles short of its goal.
A Yale expert argues the United States should redirect propaganda toward non Communist nations, warning that efforts in police states are wasteful. Alec Taylor and Edmund Volkart discuss focusing resources on friendly countries while acknowledging limited impact of propaganda on Iron Curtain regimes.
Farmers facing a poor season due to the breucht saw improved sales of apples and other fruit to foreign markets, with West Virginia and Virginia produce moving more than usual as orchards seek new buyers.
Baltimore hosts a national rat control conference with sanitary engineers and health commissioners from the eastern U S. The meeting through Wednesday focuses on cleaning rubbish and destroying rats in slum areas. A Interior Department spokesman notes a new warfarin poison causes internal bleeding in rodents but is safe for children.
The Pentagon fears a new Secretary of Defense may restart Johnson era office reshuffles costing millions for partitions and phones plus time lost. Navy expands Voice of America reach from Tangier for propaganda to Russia. Johnson plans a memoir after leaving office and praised by MacArthur. Agriculture foresees turkey abundance this Thanksgiving with high prices possible.
Carelessness with smoking matches and faulty electrical devices fuels fires, with 11,000 deaths and 700 million dollars in losses yearly. The piece urges a cleanup drive to remove oily rags, old newspapers, and clutter, plus safer use of electricals and proper storage of flammables. It notes that postwar cheap appliances caused 40,000 fires and stresses fireproofing, gas shutoff valves, sprinklers, and vigilant maintenance of furnaces and kitchens.
Eyerly and Ramaciotti ordered Crawford Towers for delivery service. By next spring ten firms will use gasoline delivery wagons. Readiness for the Ath anniversary of the Great Hagerstown Fair with racing among its main features and purses totaling 7300 dollars. Seven prisoners escaped Martinsburg jail by digging through a brick wall. escape found next morning.
Fragmentary verse describes an abandoned summer cottage in decline. An aged chair wreckage, bare iron cots and cracked dishes signal closure. A single red geranium wilts while hornets occupy nests, and a lone lamp no longer shines as winter approaches.
In a BARBS column Hal Cochran jokes about a son's first college year and its costs. The piece riffs on financial strain and parental responsibility, warning against continued car payments as a path to stability, with a playful punch at the end.
The text notes that a mother with all boys faces tough chores especially with socks. It mentions summer camps are over and that the place where boys went for a mother’s vacation is discussed. It compares heat units in coal to those in four barrels of fuel oil.
Sergeant Richard Hermann of Buffalo has reversed his prior instruction on opening his Selective Service questionnaire. In a letter to headquarters dated Oct 9 he states he has received orders for recall to active duty with the Air Force and gives permission to open the questionnaire.
Citizens across the realm show loyalty to the royal House of Orange by flying orange pennants beside the national flag, a visible public stance of support. The ritual underscores enduring national identity and royal affection amid celebratory or political moments.
Dr Henry F Schuh of Columbus deplores piecemeal mergers as hindering unity of American Lutherans He notes ALC biennial convention debate over a three way merger with Evangelical Lutheran and United Evangelical groups and cautions against diluting aims The report cites medical Q and A snippets and a note on a European catfish welfare practice.
The Maryland Chiropractic Association will stage its thirty first annual convention at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore on October 14 and 15. More than 300 chiropractors from Maryland and neighboring states are expected. The event includes business sessions and educational symposia with notable chiropractors from New York City and Pittsburgh. Dr Harold E Winder of Hagerstown will moderate a panel on Public Relations and Dr Adam Baer of Frostburg serves as state president. The ladies auxiliary plans business and social meetings.
Grand Rapids readers report odd page markers within returned books. Library workers found a bacon strip, salted cracker, scissors, rosary, playing cards, coin, a receipted bill, photo proofs, a wedding invitation, old films, school notes, jewelry, a draft year and a $20 bill used as bookmarks.
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