Ghosts and a Train to Warder
Judith flees a brutal day to return to Warder with her children on a dawn train. She questions trust in Reuben and Gary as she seeks safety, leaving a camp and a shattered marriage for a uncertain reunion with the past.
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1938
Page
10
Judith flees a brutal day to return to Warder with her children on a dawn train. She questions trust in Reuben and Gary as she seeks safety, leaving a camp and a shattered marriage for a uncertain reunion with the past.
An eighteenth birthday celebration for Courtney Murphy was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas E Murphy near Monrovia on April 27. Guests enjoyed music by Coleman’s orchestra, gifts, and refreshments, with a large gathering of relatives and friends listed. News note mentions chocolate similarly as a winter treat.
Sports gossip links Cun ningham with record claims and race doubts while Red Pollard travels from California to Belmont Park for a Biscuit versus War Admiral match. Prominent bets involve Joe D. Maggio in Philadelphia and Rollie Hemsley’s job prospects as baseball shifts loom.
Southern Methodists voted overwhelmingly for union with other branches of the denomination at the 23rd quadrennial conference in Birmingham Alabama. The tally was 434 for unification and 26 against. Opponents warned of secession amid plans approved by Northern Methodist bodies and affirmed that the Southern Methodist church will not perish.
A fragmentary verse by A. Lufburrow laments ongoing wars in Spain and China. It questions diplomacy and urges capable action to halt destruction and promote peace amid global gloom.
College Park Mo April farmers may substitute crops to deplete soils under an agricultural conservation program. Jona Major agronomist notes benefits include payment offsets, improved soil, and feed savings. Options include wheat green manure, soybeans, cowpeas, Sudan grass, and leaving land unplowed until summer.
Miss Louise Woodcock of Narberth Pa has been elected president of the Keystone Honor Society at Hood College. Ruth Wilson of Rising Sun is secretary, with Emily Anderson Havre de Grace Julia Bistline Cumberland and Julia Bell Hann Frederick named members. Laura Westermaier of Haddonfield N J is honored in memoriam for scholarship leadership and service.
An article discusses child social development and friendship, focusing on how mothers can support shy or backward children. It emphasizes kindness, encouraging gracious friends, and the impact of peer dynamics on a child’s sense of belonging.
Hood College hosts the Freshman Sophomore Hop in Coblentz Hall with Woody Herman and his orchestra providing music. A tea-dance in Meyran Hall is set for this afternoon, from 3 to 5, with a formal receiving line for the evening event featuring Hood College officials and guests.
Hagerstown angler Jack Thomas caught a six pound rainbow trout in Big Hunting Creek Frederick County. The 28 minute fight ended with the fish weighed and measured 25 3 5 inches before being brought to Frederick for mounting.
Maryland officials outline road improvements including 73 miles of county roads widened and paved, 121 miles graded, and elimination of several railroad grade crossings. Maintenance cost per mile compared with past administration is cited, with emphasis on modern budgeting and planned long term highway program to improve safety and traffic flow statewide.
The Blue Ridge Group of Baptists convened in Hagerstown with Rev Hersh presiding. Miss Lowell performed a solo and the group elected Jf Crest of Frederick as secretary. meetings set for last Fridays of May and September.
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