28 Sep 1946
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1946
Page
1
A fragmented OCR item lists names and places in a garbled headline style. The readable parts suggest a local notice or short update involving people and an event, but key details remain unclear. The text preserves names and potential places without coherent context.
Audit Bureau of Circulation rates listed for weekly, monthly, and yearly mail subscriptions. Includes regional zones and foreign mail. Member Association of the Associated Press note appears with rights and dispatch credits.
A defense of President Truman for maintaining meat price ceilings amid shortages. The piece argues Congress and Republicans caused inflationary pressure by opposing price controls and criticizes those profiting from scarce meat. It contrasts short-term political gain with the need to keep meat affordable for housewives and families.
A short verse note presents four quatrains by Edgar A Guest. The pieces cover a grandpa sum of emotions as children cry, a wise man on virtue, a fisherman’s line and the sting of an empty bite, plus reflections on shelter and friendship.
A 11 year old girl describes life with her father in Berlin after moving to Zehlendorf. She notes bombed houses in the suburbs, jeep traffic, and a school with Chinese Polish Danish Czechoslovak children. She shops at an Army commissary, enjoys party gifts from a press club, meets Prince Wilhelm and Auguste Victoria, and receives items paid in occupation money.
M L Peck of Big Pop started financial plans for building houses on Summer street and will begin work in two weeks. The Sanitary Board contemplates stationing guards at doors to enforce quarantine for diphtheritic children. H R Miller, a Western Maryland fireman, was injured by stegs near Clear Spring and treated at the railroad hospital. Cabbies petition the Mayor and Council against licenses for irregulars at the Fair. To ease overcrowding, Howard Street school has rented Union Chapel Corbett's Addition for classes.
George P. Moyer and A L Bow were issued a trader’s license this morning to open Alma Fish and Green Grocery Market at 55 West Franklin Street. Hagerstown roost thieves have expanded thefts to the area. Maryland Public Service Commission approved Hagerstown’s plan to issue 300000 in bonds for a new electric light plant. Governor Ritchie addressed the Democratic State campaign kickoff in Frederick as Republicans anticipate counter arguments.
Washington analysis says the Truman administration aims to delay decontrol by persuading cattlemen to hold back until after the November vote. Officials foresee ranchers shipping later, with hogs facing faster weight gain limits and pork shortages complicating prices. The strategy mirrors a broader political squeeze on meat prices.
The notebook reports bumper apples with Yorks best for cider and Paradise for butter. It cites a Republican women poll book effort where workers earn 26 cents per transferred voter and a dollar per new registration, while county agent Mark Miller suggests opening hunting seasons for all game on November 15 to curb illegal deer killings.
The article warns that at current illegal killing rates game animals may be left for sportsmen when the season begins, signaling concern over wildlife protection and hunting access.
Rev Dr Scott R Wagner elected president succeeding William H Peters who becomes president emeritus Fred J Osborne named vice president Roger C Hershey secretary Claude M Potterfield treasurer Directors include H S Douglas James J Dudley Donald W Klopfer Stewart C Paxton William Peters Lewis R Schmidt and four officers Floyd Neal reports forty members enjoyed a week camping in August near Harpers Ferry Coffee is Costa Rica’s chief crop and a warning against misrepresentation and abuse.
Analysis suggests Secretary General Lie could authorize non political investigations by UN agents on threats to peace. Findings from Greece Yugoslavia and Albania might be presented to the Security Council, reshaping decisions with objective data rather than charged rhetoric. The idea raises questions about sovereign limits and the role of expert inquiries in diplomacy.
Hagerstown retailers vote to close at 12 noon each Wednesday throughout the year except during pre Christmas weeks in December and when holidays fall midweek they will stay open all day Wednesday. The policy, chair Ford Bryan announced, follows earlier wartime practice expanded to five months in summer. C Vernon Stone led the hours committee and the retailers board was thanked for handling the issue at yesterday luncheon.
The article notes the Retailers Bureau marked its return after a summer recess, signaling a renewed focus on market oversight and inquiries as officials resume duties and prepare schedules.
Vitamin E shown to prevent rancidity in lard butter dried milk and chocolate studies indicate improved shelf life for dairy fat products and confectionery through natural antioxidant use researchers report reduced oxidation and longer freshness in tested samples
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