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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1944
Page
2
Daily established 1828 lists editors J Garvin Hager and S E Phillips with general manager. includes subscription rates by carrier and mail, zone pricing, and foreign mail. Member Associated Press with rights notice and publication restrictions.
Dr Frank Kingdon argues President Roosevelt moves between liberal and conservative elements to achieve progress not rigid doctrine He denies plans for a family dynasty and supports his son in law serving in the armed forces while dismissing claims of favoritism or political gain.
War shortage easing as WPB approves aluminum peacetime use. By October households may see stew kettles and vacuum cleaners return, with a steady rise of aluminum products through year end. Manufacturers already gain priority on raw materials, aiming to fill kitchen needs for 37.9 million homes. A revival of cookware and related items starts by January 1.
The piece reflects on millions seeking to go home after World War II. Refugees stir from continents to return to France Belgium Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Some Polish people remain behind German lines while others rebuild in England. Homecoming will be grand but grievous amid vast wartime changes.
Article notes Surgeon General authorization for Walter Reed Hospital to test music as a therapy for psychi atric patients, with tentative results showing definite help. Emphasizes music as a subsidiary treatment supporting established methods, and cites broader claims about music’s emotional impact from battlefield drums to lullabies. Also mentions insulin shock showing high discharge rates in dementia praecox cases and reports on U S Air Force activity in the Philippines and Gestapo disguises.
A quirky excerpt explains melodrama as a stage piece with actor narration and orchestra while noting the humming bird does not sing. It also mentions coffee sold by pharmacists for medicine and cites an erroneous Chicago railroad arrival in 1448.
In Just Folks poet Edgar A Guest reflects on a fisherman whose luck fails. A weary man surveys empty waters from north to south and east to west seeking a bite, finding little joy as the day ends with an empty boat and a discouraged mood.
Long and Lefever operate a new bedspring and gate factory in Hagerstown amid promises of success. City Market sells eggs at 20 cents a dozen and butter at 20 cents a pound as Washington County road improvement campaign stalls under wartime pressures.
Due to rapid business growth the Hagerstown Leather Company will lease a new plant in Williamsport. The Navy airship Shenandoah is expected to pass over Hagerstown on October 3 en route west. The Pulte School Artietir Lavine banner will be awarded to the Howard siveer School.
Ernie Pyle recalls daily air battles over a North African airfield in January 1943. Bombings, near misses, and shrapnel touch many soldiers who joke through raids while trenches deepen nightly. The defense includes bells, revolvers, and heavy weapon fire as both sides clash.
FASTEETH offers an improved alkaline powder to sprinkle on dentures to improve fit and comfort. It claims to soothe gums damaged by excess acid and reduce embarrassment from ill fitting plates. Available at drug stores.
A wartime AP digest outlines validity dates for ration stamps and coupons. Meats fats and processed foods stamps remain indefinite for most ranges, with October 1 expirations for several M5 and road stamps. Sugar and gasoline allotments show mixed expirations, including five pound limits for home canning and four to five gallon allowances, while fuel oil coupons cover the current heating season.
Dr Earl L Douglass discusses environment versus heredity and how to rise above bad surroundings. He cites a Briton in Africa using nightly dinners as protest against becoming native and warns that gradual acceptance of bad standards erodes resistance without constant resolve.
Paul Kretzer and delegates from Williamsport Boonshero and Watfordsburg Pa mus lead at the District Seven Nominating meeting at Shenandoah Motel Martinsburg Oct 5. Alternates Jacoby Ankeney Jerry A Ball Clarence Reeder chosen to fill when needed. Delegates will name at least three candidates for Seventh district director with election set for Richmond Nov 1.
Washington notes Bill Batt clings to SKF ties despite pressure to quit after SKF Sweden shipped bearings to Germany. Others with SKF resign to protest Nazi shipping, highlighting tensions between business and war ethics. Willkie stays in hospital amid speculation of political maneuvering and peace talks.
Money estimated at one thousand dollars was reported stolen last night from a secret hiding place in Floyd Bowman’s Raven Rock Road home. Bowman told sheriffs officers the cash, mostly twenty dollar bills, was in a pepper jar behind a removable cellar stone. A jar and a $50 bill were found outside. Bowman and his wife were the only known observers of the hiding place. Separately, a loss of about 400 chicks from E. C. Schroyer’s Smithsburg poultry farm was reported, including 400 White Giants and Bot Orpingtons missing from about 1,200 head.
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