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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1944
Page
3
The Daily am Mail lists editors GARVIN GAGER and SE PHINLIPS with a August Bureau of Circulation. It provides subscription rates by carrier and mail, noting zones and foreign mail pricing, and states Associated Press rights for news dispatches and local publication details.
A campaign speech urges a free election on November 7 and argues 1944 1948 promise progress since 1932. It proclaims America’s future at stake and calls for a man of stature and courage who has planned ahead, a mighty big man: Franklin D Roosevelt.
The piece satirizes Republican efforts to deny Roosevelt’s prominence by naming different alleged successors in each campaign. It recalls past claims against Roosevelt by Farley Lewis Chamberlain and others, noting voters stayed loyal to Roosevelt who was re-elected. It mocks ongoing insistence that Roosevelt has no real successor.
The author argues Roosevelt strengthened every sector while Republicans push a silly line about Sid ney Hillman. The piece stresses that sensible voters must turnout or risk misrule as “Baltimore historian” Gerald W. Johnson contends.
The piece recounts Allied use of two giant artificial harbors across the Channel to land thousands of troops and vehicles at Normandy, a feat that disrupted German plans around Cherbourg and helped secure a decisive advance. It notes one dock was lost to a storm but the other functioned, enabling direct ship to shore unloading and rapid buildup before counterattacks.
The Mail notes a lively anti pulp mill campaign at Harpers Ferry over debris in the Potomac. Peoples National Bank stock rose as auctioneer J E Fisher offered 16 shares at the courthouse, fetching up to 145 dollars per share. A trolley car narrowly avoided collision with William Slifer’s four horse team at Locust street, saved by Motorman Kiracofe.
Plans for a Ravenswood area development along the Fankstown pike on Davies L Kenly owned farm were announced by J B Ferguson Co. The Chamber of Commerce said detectives will be brought in during the Christmas shopping season to curb shoplifting. Miss Margaret Smith, newly appointed County Home Demonstration Agent for Washington County, arrived in Hagerstown to begin duties.
Ernie Pyle details joining an American artillery regiment in Naples and the mud and mayhem of 155-millimeter guns. He writes of the colonel, Lt Col Ansel Godfrey, and a bunkmate life in a hillside tent, the rough humor, and the heavy, deafening bombardment that defines frontline service.
A reflective verse speaks of autumn turning woodlands to purple and gold as a symbol of peaceful care and the glory of the Lord. It contrasts previous storms with new beauty, urging noble restraint and the closing phase of splendor.
A devotional piece on utterance and truth warns that speaking bluntly can wound friendships and marriages. It contrasts truth-telling with kindness, noting that some truths harm more than help yet a lie is never justified. It urges sensible, humane discourse over harsh honesty.
AP News notes Indiana's governor race pairing U S Senator Samuel D Jackson and Ralph F Gates. Both lawyers and war veterans, Jackson an infantry captain and Gates a Navy ensign. Jackson has not held state office. Gates is Columbia City lawyer and banker. Campaigns focus on New Deal critique vs state issues with personal character debated.
A reader notes South Dakota is referred to as the Sun shine State in local discussions, highlighting a nickname emphasizing sunny outlook and state pride.
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In Washington a five year old asks if Mr Dewey could be his grandfather while Senator Ferguson presses for a public hearing on the Statler battle and Joe Ball’s speeches. Governor Donnell quietly aids a Dewey event as O Daniel's wife blasts the committee and the O Daniel sons face questions over wartime service and schooling.
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