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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1938
Page
2
A historical masthead for The Daily News in Frederick Maryland outlines publication timing and ownership, notes AP affiliation and press conditions, requires real names for letters, and includes postal classification details for the newspaper. The text reflects period editorial standards and printing practices.
A 1938 column argues democracies must avoid rushing to back aggressive nations. It recalls postwar treaty flaws that failed to let Austria vote on unification with Germany and cautions the United States not to act as world policeman. It recommends supporting peace and democracy cautiously and with understanding.
Relief Commissioner Frank E. Buban of Cleveland reports that about 900000 residents yield 100000 welfare cases including 60000 WPA workers 30000 on direct relief and 10000 seeking either relief or WPA jobs. He says this marks a city record for unemployment.
A poem by I. A. Lufburrow urges readers to stay hopeful despite depression and slow business profits. It counsels against complaint and stresses maintaining a positive expression to attract better prospects and prosperity.
A compact juxtaposition of a Bible verse and a paraphrase from Epictetus. It reflects on the notion of freedom and ownership, contrasting spiritual buyout with personal autonomy, in a terse, devotional style.
Katharine Fowlindigee recounts Mrs Lunn’s 1929 Africa expedition for the British government seeking mineral wealth in Sierra Leone. The account frames her years of exploration amid heat, snakes, uprisings, and danger, presenting a human, travel narrative rather than pure geology.
A birthday party was held for Isaac Smith on his sixty fourth birthday near Liberty town. Hosted by his daughters at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Stitely, attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Reiley, Mr. and Mrs. William Baker, and many others plus Mrs. John W. Winebrewer and daughter Shirley Ann.
From The News column, April 14 1888 reports Thompson-Houston outcome plans to power Frederick with electricity at about 4434 yearly costs. E D Mullen notes 3000 of 20000 stock sold locally at City Hall meeting.
A Washington piece argues the New Deal should be trimmed to focus on fundamental economic truths. It urges a free labor and commodity market, distinguishes between speculation and new risk, and proposes amending securities and tax laws to encourage new enterprises while avoiding price fixing and overproduction. The author favors a coalition government and emphasizes self reliance as security, calling for practical reforms over sweeping legislation.
The article reflects on Peters denial of Jesus during his arrest. It contrasts his bold pledge with a young maid's accusation revealing human weakness and the power of small temptations. It urges guarding the soul through disciplined spiritual cultivation amid daily trials. Also notes Hagerstown parking meters accepted after a nine month trial and guarantees for five years with future block installations.
Hazel Footer of Brunswick Maryland a Hood College graduate and Duke AM graduate has been named one of ten scholars to attend the Academy of International Law at The Hague this summer. The program brings scholars from fourteen countries to study at the Peace Palace home of the World Court with instruction in French.
The Gettysburg A Cappella Choir of forty seven voices will present a sacred music concert in the Evangelical Lutheran Church on Sunday April 24 at 7 30 pm Rev Dr Amos J Traver conducting. The mixed choir is led by Parker B Wagnild a former St Olaf College Choir singer with a Master of Sacred Music degree. Wagnild taught English at Gettysburg College and directs the Gettysburg Seminary Male Chorus. The tour runs a week with concerts in Bedford Altoona Punxsutawney Johnstown Huntingdon and Midlothian Pa. Admission is free.
In Charles Town West Virginia April 14 a committee chaired by Sheriff R J Madison has been named to manage the J Richard Russell estate as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp prepares to sue. Russell is imprisoned in Lewisburg Pennsylvania for embezzling about a half million dollars that led to the Farmers Bank and Trust Company seizure. A S Allen William Jones and J H Watson were named to appraise the estate.
Weather observer J A Miller at Keelysville reports April 14 that sweet cherries and apricots were badly damaged by a 24 degree spell while peaches plums and pears escaped. Some peach growers burned brush in cold nights to protect or clear areas.
Health guidance from Dr Morris Fishbedy stresses early attention to sore throats in rheumatic kids and prompts heart checks. It advises rest, sunlit dry rooms, controlled activity, early bedtimes, regular bowel habits, and careful use of digitalis and salicylates under physician supervision, with frequent heart exams to guide treatment.
A forest fire burned about thirty acres of timberland in Raven Rock Hollow near Smithsburg. Boonsboro CCC members and local volunteer fire departments brought the blaze under control early Wednesday. The fire likely started from a cigarette tossed from a passing automobile near the Edgemont reservoir watershed.
A social etiquette Q A column asks how to sign a hotel register and handle seating and travel favors. Answers emphasize modesty, pairing names correctly, assigning seating to the wife, and relying on hotel staff for luggage and arrangements.
A chronicle of anniversaries and notable births including James A Hamilton Justin Morrill Junius Aforgan Adna Cheffee Rose Coghlan Frederick Anderson Anne Macey Webster’s Dictionary Fort Sumter Lincoln assassination Titanic voyage overalls movement Spain’s republic Roosevelt birthday notices and a brief horoscope noting a pleasure seeking nature and caution in associations with the opposite sex.
Lesson highlights correct forms and pronunciations for common misuses. It defines convivial as a sociable gathering with eating and drinking, cites Oliver Wendell Holmes, and encourages learning one word daily to grow vocabulary.
In New York April 14 a lively piece discusses Ken Hemingway and his favorite topics including Spain and The Fifth Column. Editors joke about hiring him while noting Hemingways's long Spain stay and ongoing collaboration with Jed Harris.
A reader word puzzle asks which term does not belong in each list. The 1934 note mentions the World War cost to the United States reaching near 42 billion dollars.
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