Daily Press From Hag Town Market and Opinion Fragment
The piece discusses subscription rates and newspaper affiliations, then shifts to a political debate about war preparedness and economic policy. It critiques Dewey for mislabeling Roosevelt’s policies and argues that prosperity has grown since abandoning Hoover. The tone is a mixed local news notice with editorial commentary on national policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hag Town
J Garvix Bager
1LIPS
Co & P
Membe Audit Bureau of
Associated Press
Veterans study abroad seeks to sustain education
War toll reshapes career plans for youth and veterans, prompting a new ruling by Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines that training abroad is available to qualified veterans under 25 or those pursuing education. The program opens European options for masters and doctorates, with Germany noted for its absence of American presence. American students abroad may foster mutual understanding and enrich European institutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Services
Frank T. Hines
Veterans
Arts and Sciences
Germany
Records Don't Lie Governor Dewey Blames Roosevelt
The piece contends Governor Dewey misleads about Pearl Harbor preparedness, noting Roosevelt urged war readiness for four years amid Republican Senate and House opposition. It accuses Dewey of ignoring the delays caused by his sponsors while the President sought speedy military mobilization.
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Dewey
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Senate
House
Oklahoma City
Atlantic
Pacific
Wees
Berlin After Bombardment Faces Ruin Yet Stands Strong
Reporters note Berlin remains standing through years of bombing with major damage to housing and commerce. Government offices survive, transportation functions, rationed food exists, and a council warns citizens during raids. Thousands displaced, many foreign workers cannot leave, clothing scarce, and Berliners appear shabby.
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Berlin
Hamburg
St. Lo
Sailor's Dog in Sicily Story from 1943 Navy Life
A fragment from a WW2 era tale about a ship's dog in Sicily and a long serving chief petty officer who cared for her amid heat and mange. The narrator relates how the dog, beloved by the crew, bonded with the man who later faced personal issues and the challenges of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicily
Navy
Llis
Africa
Michigan
Hagaltic
Union
Sailors Return to Normal Life After Navy Shore Leave
A shipboard memoir describes a transition from wartime routine to peacetime normalcy. Watches drop to Condition Three, laundry reopens, movies return, and white hats become optional as crew enjoy shore leave, swims, and gin rummy with the captain. A dog aboard is euthanized at sea by a crew member, prompting mixed reactions and disciplinary action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicily
Navy
Ford Announces $150 Million Postwar Expansion Plan
DETROIT October 21 Ford Motor Company disclosed a projected 150 million postwar expansion program based on an expectation of almost 40 million car owners in the United States after the war. The plan calls for reopening all prewar Ford assembly plants and building at least one more assembly and one more manufacturing plant. Final postwar passenger car designs will follow 1942 lines but include more changes than typical industry year to year revisions. Scientists say men may live about 130 years, roughly six world wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United States
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Boonsboro to Add Lamps Under Amended Charter
Boonsboro officials plan street lamps for the annexed area under the town charter changes. A Western Maryland peach crop is exhausted after a lucrative season with prices from 5 cents to $1 per bushel. The Daily Mail urges citizens to consider the Railroad Y M C A hospital. An elderly prospector in Cherry Run West Virginia was found dead near his mine shaft after a week missing.
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Boonsboro
Maryland
Cherry Run
W. Va. Fistict
Mayor Bowman Walks Out Over Sewerage Fight
Newspaper item reports Mayor Charles Bowman leaving a conference with the Sewerage Commission after accusing them of staying in office while cutting salaries. It mentions efforts to economize and references Willow Grove Park and Potomac Edison Company in connection with a proposed release and expenditures.
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Charles FE. Bowman
Sewerage Commission
City Connect
Potomac Edison Company
Willow Grove Park
Funketown
Faith Tests Of Prayer By Skeptics And Saints
Dr Earl L Douglass discusses Tyndalls proposed hospital prayer experiment and the misfit of testing prayer by public proof. He argues true prayer requires faith not measurable outcomes and frames prayer as dialogue with a divine being already trusted, not a scientific experiment.
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Earl L. Douglass
Tyndall
Satan
Jesus
Tyndalla
Dog fish tale ends with trout rescue on lake
In Lake, Montana, John Bradley recalls a dog fishing tale where his Springer spaniel Duke chased a rainbow trout hooked while Bradley napped. The dog retrieved the fish and swam ashore with it, prompting questions about who caught the quarry. In Maryland, 18 year old Maynard W Keyser died after being crushed under an overturned tractor on a farm near Urbana.
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Duke
Frederick
Maynard W. Keyser
John W. Kohlenberg
Urbana
Paul BR. Rhoads
Keyser
Baseball Star Challenges Barkley In Kentucky Senate Race
Otisville Kentucky reports James Park a Fay ette county farmer and former major league pitcher has entered the statewide race to oppose veteran Alben W Barkley in the U S Senate contest. Park aims to widen the Republican margin and pick up Prohibition votes while Barkley, a long time political figure from Paducah, campaigns as an established orator and party leader.
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Otisville
U. S
Kentucky
James Park
Lexington
A. W. Barkley
J. Park
Alben W. Barkley
Paducah
Senate
Simeon Willis
Park
Prohibition Party
Fayette County
Barkley
House of Representatives
House of Senate
Commonwealth
Foolish Wise In the Grandchild’s Arrival
A speaker reflects on judgment and shared fear during a grandchild’s birth. They recall being jeered yet reveal that many who mocked later show pride and sympathy. The piece contrasts public bravado with private nerves about medical danger and new life.
Roosevelt letters Mussolini warn against arms race
President Roosevelt revealed to Italo American publisher Generoso Pope that in 1933 he urged Mussolini not to race for armaments that could trigger war. He recalled asking Pope how Italians would view American troops, and discussed relief aid to Italy including food shipments. Wagner race story follows with AFL CIO tensions and Wagner’s battle for Senate seat amid labor politics.
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Mussolini
Hitler
Washington
Roosevelt
Generoso Pope
Pope
White House
Ethiopia
Italy
Wagner
Robert Wagner
New York City
American Federation of Labor
Senate
CIO
AFL
Bill Green
New York
Wegner
Tom Curran
New York Afl
Congress
George Norris
Nebraska
GOP
Curran
Eisenhower Allies Rally In France To Hold Line
General Eisenhower signals that Allied forces in France will hold the line along the front if winter forces delay any advance. The stance underscores resolve to maintain positions and defend critical sectors despite harsh conditions.
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Eisenhower
France
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Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Governor Dewey
Lloyd's of London
Edward Lloyd
Tower Street
Seni
Che Alleer
Ohier
The
Daily Mail
Y. M.C. A. Hospital
Alice Department
Ut RM
Pasa Lake
Mont
John Bradley
Edgar A. Guest
Eodly
Uve
Caskey’s
Caskey Baking Co
Triangle Food Stores
Rinson
IPLE
People’s Store
W. Wash, St
Crane
West
Washington Street
Satay Newletters
Hagers Tow Gas CO
Drew Pearson
Robert S. Allen
Army
Stat
Bob Wai
Miracle of
America
Ner
Plary Committee
Senator Walsh
Sachusetts
Amany
Walsh
Hagerstown Bookbinding& Printing Co
Schindel
Rohrer & C
Potomac St
Creer Fertilizer
Howard's
Baltimore St
Harry S. Myers
North Potomac Street
R. M. Hays & Bros., Inc
Crisco
Arthur Dorsey
Gov. N. Rocust & Randolph
Rogers Jewelry Co
House of Blue
Weat
Nicodemus National Bank
Hagerstown
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