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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1944
Page
2
Daily to Hail edition lists postoffice as second class matter at Hagerstown with editor J Garvin Bagber and general manager SE Phillips. Subscription rates shown by period and zone, including in advance prices and foreign mail, with Associated Press rights and publication notes.
A banquet showcased fruits and seafood shipped by air from California and Colorado to the East Coast. California apricots, Colorado melons, air ripe peaches and strawberries led the menu with Dungeness crabs and Rainbow trout from the Pacific. Hosts highlighted air delivery as a revolution in fresh food quality for distant served meals.
The Swiss report and military analysis suggest Germany can endure eight weeks at most. With the Siegfried Line under strain, the Nazi army halved since Normandy to about 290,000, and a mass of Allied air superiority and disrupted supply chains threaten a quicker collapse.
A garbled excerpt discusses novelist Louis Bromfield and his famine prediction in America. The text critiques his February Reader’s Digest piece, noting disagreement with his thesis and framing it as obstinate prophecy rather than factual commentary.
A Bromfield newspaper column derides government policy as blundering yet lucky in 1942 and 1944. Officials forecast the largest wheat crop on record while corn oats and vegetables also rise. The writer likens the outcome to a master chess player defeating an opponent through planned moves and calls the luck unjustified.
Wartime radio shortages may end as War Production Board plans civilian receivers resume after Germany’s surrender. Curbs on radio gear could lift, tubes may flood market and new sets priced from sixty dollars could offer FM and shortwave bands. TV plans advance, home entertainment returns as motorists eye postwar era.
A fragmented mock essay notes ancient names for gods who guide individual destinies and claims Tibet has no old maids while marriages are arranged by families. It cites Glenview Ohio bells announcing a baby with Mary and a house full of co wives. It contrasts Hawaii volcanos as harmless with slow lava flows.
Detective Wishard was asked to look out for two Indian boys who vaped from the Indian School at Carlisle California. A naturalist cites agricultural districts as a cause of decreased game birds. Arrangements are being made at Hanworth tonight with stores on the river bridge to utilize electricity.
John W. Tavis Romine a longtime Hemocratic planned to speak in Falnnel and was one of the oldest members of the Hagerstown Leder al Odd Fellows. He died at his home today aged 83. About 200 residents gathered to honor him and remember his service.
The eighth reprint of Ernie Pyle’s column describes the abrupt shift to frontline life for American troops in Algiers Oran and Casablanca. Soldiers shed comforts adapt tents endure heat wind and cold carry minimal gear and face constant movement as they prepare for further action.
Postwar woman dreams of leaving the grind of gear and bench for a home garden and children. She would trade the torch and denim blue for frills and a kitchen of her own, longing for peaceful life and to teach her children faith, manners, and courage once freedom and men return.
The article argues Christian peace must balance justice with mercy. It rejects vengeance as a personal prerogative, urging firmness against tyrants while urging restraint toward enemies. It questions punishing allies unpunished and calls for a just peace that holds accountable those who caused the war.
AP Features recounts a scrapbook of humorous epitaphs compiled by Mrs. Edmund D. Lyon, listing quips from Enosburg Anna about a banana, Medway Uncle Peter Daniels in May, Chicago death by cow kick, and Sheffield English quip about the world opening for him.
Washington notes the War Department has finalised an occupation plan for Germany with roughly equal U S British and Soviet forces. It aims to maximize U S unit return, minimize delays, and use point demobilization forms. Troops will tour Europe and study options before homeward transit.
Reported remarks show tension over Dumbarton Oaks and US leadership as Stettinius and Roosevelt era diplomacy questions surface. A local Jersey note adds: whistling air brakes on buses draw curious glances from women, with officials stating the noises will fade as use continues.
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