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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1944
Page
2
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The piece notes a steady Allied focus on the Marianas since occupation, with American forces amassing material and personnel. It cites General MacArthur from New Guinea advancing air strikes toward Mindanao and Admiral Nimitz keeping Japanese forces retreating, with potential strikes ranging from northern Marianas to the China coast as the United States can act swiftly on multiple objectives.
Harold F. Bester is named Democratic campus manager for Washington County, praised for past electoral success and fiscal reforms as City Treasurer and sewer reforms. He leads the campaign for Roosevelt, Tydings, and McMullen, signaling a strong November win for the party.
England will lift the strict blackout in a week with only partial coastal lighting remaining. The change promises a gentler transition while villages preserve small areas of darkness at home and in neighboring towns as authorities announce the plan.
Fragmentary wartime reminiscences recount air warfare losses, Allied casualties, and the dwindling Luftwaffe threat. It recalls June city raids ending for London and evokes Lord Grey’s lamp metaphor noting hopes to keep peace alive for future generations despite a painful current era.
A poem describing the changing seasons from winter to spring to summer and autumn. It laments frequent rain and cold in winter, praises sun in summer, and notes the golden hue of fall before frost returns. The verses reflect common weather frustrations and the cycle of seasons.
An article argues that a true horticulturist pulls weeds to protect flowers, paralleling spiritual growth. It equates weed removal with choosing virtue over vice, urging vigilance in cultivating the soul as one tends a garden. The piece emphasizes that one cannot have both weeds and flowers, urging decisive cultivation.
Ex-Senator Henry C. Davis, presidential nominee, addressed Morgans Grove attendees as supporters urged dog control and cleaner streets. A Baveyie Granite Company quarry crusher was derailed by a railroad wreck, dragging about five loaded cars.
Washington reports that President Roosevelt denounced businessmen as a “bunch of children” during a cabinet session after Charles Wilson’s resignation. The exchange included quips about Democratic leadership with Cordell Hull and a jab at Eleanor Roosevelt’s travel to New Zealand. Note clarifies Mrs Roosevelt traveled on a regular transport plane.
A reporter describes a wartime induction center scene with recruits, officers, and a veteran general. The piece notes high rejection rates for medical or conduct reasons, the mix of frightened and eager draftees, and the army's effort to reassure families while building defense. It recounts personal anecdotes of recruits from diverse backgrounds, including a tattooed soldier and German-born draftees, and ends with reflections on patriotism and duty.
Fragmentary OCR shows plans for a landmark agricultural fair in Mary land with a broad set of exhibitions. It notes Wong Foo and Wong Kuong teaching English at a Chinese sfhani near St. Paul’s M. F. Day School under LAB Teacher J. C. Monack.
Local Brethren Church delegates led by Rev. N V Leatherman return from the fifty sixth General Conference in Ashland Ohio. Other delegates include Dr W D Y and Mrs M H Beachler of Ashland and Mrs Donald Y Thomas of Derby. Highlights focus on church growth missions and Sunday school expansion with rally planned for September 17. Regional iron ore deposits near Caen have been worked since Roman times.
Maryland Defenders Day falls on Tuesday September 12 as a legal holiday in the state. Banks will be closed all day, while other institutions operate normally. The day marks the Battle of North Point near Baltimore in the War of 1812, inspiring Francis Scott Key to write the Star Spangled Banner.
After summer break Emmanuel United Brethren Church Summit avenue and Howard street resumes Sunday evenings. Church School at 9 30 AM, morning worship at 10 30 AM with pastor installing new Church School officers and teachers. Sermon theme Jesus Walking on the Sea. Evening service at 7 30 PM features Pastor Holdcraft on Jesus Voice. St Mark's Lutheran hosts Morris Zumbrum at 10 45 AM on How Wide is My Religion. St Mark's continues pulpit fill while Rev Roy L Stonp awaits replacement in Washington DC.
St Pauls Methodist Church under Rev Harry M Marsh begins the fall program with two services tomorrow The morning sermon topic is The Crooked Soul and the evening message is The Three Great Certainties of Christianity A large attendance is expected at both services
A dense timetable lists morning and evening services for Grace United Brethren Presby terian Assemblies of God Nazarene and many others. It also notes Sunday School times and youth programs at Saint John s Episcopal St Paul s Lutheran Calvary Brethren and additional congregations on Washington Street Potomac Street and nearby avenues.
A fragmented listing shows numerous churches in the area with morning and evening services, Sunday School times, and worship schedules. Locations include Boonsboro, Germantown, Mt Lena, Fairview, St Pauls, Salem, Cavetown, Brownsville, Zion Catherine, and Sharpsburg, with varied start times such as 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, and 7:45.
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