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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1939
Page
3
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A nostalgic essay extols September as a practical, invigorating month. It describes cooler temperatures, rising energy, and renewed productivity, urging workers to seize opportunities as summer yields to autumn’s bounty. The piece links September to better moods, efficient labor, and abundant harvests.
The piece critiques American liberal reaction to the Russo-German nonaggression pact and Stalin’s agreement with Hitler. It notes The Nation’s defense of the Soviet Union against fascist attacks and lists prominent signers of a peace manifesto. The tone is sardonic regarding the signers and Darwinian themes surface in a closing aside.
On the first day of school in Hagerstown and Washington County pupils head to class with renewed eagerness as education shifts to a practical, engaging approach. Athletics bands dances and playgrounds lure students, while teachers become allies. If some still lag behind, possible physical defects or home discipline issues are suggested as factors.
Professor Mark Entors argues that a loud family row can vent anger and aid health for some types of families. He warns it is not for all couples and that rows arise spontaneously, sometimes clearing the air but sometimes causing damage and distress.
A Grand Rapids board of education meeting heard a furniture maker warn that as current woodcarvers age, the furniture industry will struggle to replace them. Recruitment once relied on Bavarian artisans, but immigration limits now impede talent flow. The industry highlights New York, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan as leaders in wooden furniture production.
Washington Daybook notes a decline in Gideon Bibles found in hotel rooms from the West to the East. The columnist recalls past sightings in Denver Idaho Falls and San Francisco while reporting empty desks in Washington Cleveland Philadelphia Boston and New York. He jokes about press relations and recalls a tale of Jesus and a hush about miracles.
Signers and woodcarvers rank high among skilled workers in the industry, reflecting their craft expertise and demand across production and restoration projects. Their specialized skills position them as key contributors to quality outputs and artistic heritage preservation.
A playful verse portrays a house as a generous home where a child finds freedom from restrictions and spoiling. The speaker vows lifelong devotion, promising love and affection from Grandma, who will provide treats and endless care.
A listed Sunday trip arranged by Earl H Howard of the Automobile Club of Maryland departs from Hagerstown to Baltimore via Waynesboro and Westminster and returns through Frederick, covering about 150 miles with detailed driving route points from Hagerstown to Boonsboro and back, including towns such as Leitersburg Waynesboro Westminster Finksburg Reisterstown Catonsville Ellicott City and Boonsboro. The itinerary notes distances and specific state routes and town stops throughout the circuit.
New York critic complains about recent books depicting heroes who advocate violence and defeminized heroines. He contrasts James Fenimore Cooper and John Steinbeck, praising Grapes of Wrath yet faulting broad portrayals and sweeping judgments. War era commentary notes how fiction reflects social tensions.
The government opened a drive against Chicago gambling rings on Friday. Billy Skidmore, named a chief by State's Attorney Thomas J. Courtney, was indicted by a federal grand jury for income tax evasion covering 1933 through 1937. District Attorney William J. Campbell said another grand jury would continue probing earnings of individuals in Chicago's gambling world next month.
Copenhagen reports that on September 2 Denmark officially announced it will maintain strict neutrality. The declaration emphasizes a policy of nonalignment in ongoing global tensions and commits to avoiding involvement in external conflicts.
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Washington September 2 Louis Johnson Assistant Secretary of War appealed for the undivided and loyal support of every American for the president and administration efforts to keep the United States out of war.
Three youths arrested Thursday night by city police on larceny charges for brass taken from the former Roulette knitting mill on East Washington street were given suspended six month sentences in the House of Correction by Magistrate M. V. Bostetter yesterday.
New York Sept 2 Networks operate 24 hours to fit overseas Europe coverage. Listings detail tonight and weekend schedules across WEAF WJZ WABC WIJZ CBS MBS chains with times for programs including Red Skelton Arch Oboler Benny Goodman and radio dramas. Monday Labor Day features and various talks and concerts are noted with numerous time changes and repeats. J.B. Roebuck and L. Roebuck meet after 42 years.
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