Daily Jim Mrail. Established 1628 at Hagerstown
The item lists publication details for Daily Jim Mrail with post office entries, editor J Garvin Bager, general manager E Phillips, and audit bureau rates. Subscription prices vary by delivery method and zone, including monthly, semiannual, annual rates, and foreign mail. The Associated Press is exclusive for news dispatches credit and local news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
J. Garvin Bager
E Phillips
Bembe Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Change in Japanese Tone Echoes Growing War Pressure
The United States has smashed into the Japanese heartland in the Southwest Pacific with carrier, naval, and land forces sinking hundreds of ships and wrecking planes. Tokyo shifts from boastful broadcasts to cautious statements as Allied campaigns threaten the Philippines Formosa and other fronts. In Europe the German war machine remains a concern while Japanese leaders fear an invasion of the Philippines and watch for Allied moves in India and China.
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Philippines
United States
Washington
Jep
Southwest
Pacific
Tokyo
Japan
Europe
Koiso
Germany
Formosa
Aleutians
India
China
Lewis For Dewey and a Kiss of Death for Roosevelt
The piece criticizes John L. Lewis the miners' leader for backing Dewey over Roosevelt, labeling him a democratic dictator who uses force to control his union. It argues his system denies miners the right to choose leaders, compares his methods to Hitler, and cites servicemen condemning his strike actions during wartime.
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John L. Lewis
Dewey
Roosevelt
Lewis
International Executive Board
Hitler
Daily Mail
Front line rhetoric shifts as Lewis turns against Roosevelt
Fragmentary wartime note cites a shift in public stance with Lewis opposing Franklin D. Roosevelt. The passage praises a group called the Paimais peut être, claiming they could not have a worse enemy.
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Lewis
Pranklin D. Roosevelt
Hey
Battle of the Robots Ends as England Wins
Detailed report on Britain's defense against Hitler's secret weapon. Robots attacked England for 80 days, launching about 1,000 bombs daily, but only 2,306 hit London. Evacuations reached one million. 870,000 buildings damaged or destroyed. RAF reconnaissance and countermeasures, including barrage balloons and anti aircraft guns, limited effectiveness as only one in four bombs reached targets and casualties were low per robot.
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England
Hitler
London
Fuehrer
Berlin
Council of Defense
RAF
France
Detroit Mayor Warns Cities Face Postwar Finance Crisis
Detroit Mayor E J Jeffries told the Michigan State Tax Study Committee that cities like Detroit grapple with a huge maintenance burden and shrinking revenues as property values fall. He noted wartime tax restrictions and welfare costs left debts high, urging economy, tax reform, or federal aid as essential postwar solutions.
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Michigan State Tax Study Committee
E. J. Jeffries
Detroit
Jeffries
Odd Facts From Ancient Times And Early Technology
The notes recount curious points about ancient beliefs and early inventions. It mentions halibut eye placement, 3200 B C beauty salons in Egypt, Chinese wedding clock superstitions, emeralds granting wit and wealth, and rounded stones as projectiles in early cannons.
Speeding fine and old mill ruin in Hagerstown item
A resident on Jonathan street was fined eight dollars and thirty cents for exceeding the speed limit by six miles per hour in a first of its kind case. An 1783 stone grist mill beside Antietam Creek, bearing a German inscription, was toppled. The Hagerstown club finished 3 and 30 in 33 games this season.
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Hagerstown
Jonathan Street
Antietam Creek
Cold weather thins late crops. plans for Wash. picnic
Frosts supposedly killing late crops prompts growers to adjust plans as announcements mention the second annual Wash. dairymen picnic at City Park tomorrow.
Africa Bound by Ernie Pyle
Ernie Pyle writes from December 1942 on a daunting voyage to Africa, noting a crowded troopship, harsh naval discipline, and limited water. A morale-boosting enlisted men show unfolds aboard, highlighting resilience amid looming U weapons and submarine threats, with Pyle reflecting on wartime sacrifices and home-front perspectives.
Strength For The Day and Creative Calling
In a talk about latent talent the speaker notes a business man who became a leading etcher after years in business and Wall Street. He recalls discovering drawing and painting after forty, selling daily images to earn a substantial yearly income. The piece urges digging into buried talents beyond routine jobs.
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Earl
Douglass “Maels
Wall Street
Pearson counsels Churchill on disillusionment with empire
Drew Pearson writes a frank letter to Prime Minister Churchill urging Britain to adjust imperial policies and pay attention to American sentiment. He cites lend lease abuses, India, Greece and Near East tensions, and warns disillusionment could spark a new isolationist drift unless peace efforts prevail. He notes American resolve to back permanent peace and calls for frank, shared sacrifice.
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Pearson
Churchill
Drew Pearson
Washington
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
England
Dunkirk
Britain
Hikster
Europe
Sir Drew
Woodrow Wilson
Hitler
Empire
India
U. S
Accra
South Atlantic
Near East
Abn Saud
Arabia
Ibn Sand
Hong Kong
Ibn Saud
United States
Lost Opportunities in Saving for the Future
Edgar A. Guest laments missed chances to save and invest in youth, noting later regret as old age nears. He tells of hoarded coins and a missed chance to aid a friend, warning that prudent saving should not be postponed. The poem contrasts need with generosity and warns against delaying wise acts.
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