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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1937
Page
4
Frederick newspaper from August 3 1937 presents local news and notices under The Daily News title. It notes copyright with Associated Press and policy requiring real names for published letters and editorials.
Tense Sino Japanese fighting escalates with retreating foreigners in Peiping seeking safety. 600 Americans confined in the American Legation as Japan pressures Parliament for war funding. Militarists push for control of North China and Peiping while civilian power seeks restraint amid deteriorating civilian safety.
A Washington Post item notes a Hagerstown biologist who, with two white Frederick County frogs, has 20 albino tadpoles. The tadpoles are to be kept under careful watch with public interest, as the story comments on albino frogs and the spectacle of future white frogs amid scientific curiosity.
The Dallastown United Brethren Sunday School orchestra, an ensemble of about 409 instruments led by Lloyd S. Slenker, will perform at the Deerfield open air religious program. The sacred concert will include classical pieces such as Hungarian Lustspiel and Walham Tel overtures, with travel about 60 miles each, and the concert starts at 7:30 p.m.
Frank L Spitzer of Brunswick writes a history of the Potomac bridges at Point of Rocks from 1850 to 1889, noting earlier wooden structures, a crash of floods, and ironwork reused after damage, along with local references and dates. A family gathering at Monrovia follows.
Local items from The News column dated Aug 3 1887 recount a wagon collision injuring James a driver at Lime Kiln crossing. The Butchers Picnic drew about four hundred to Cronise’s woods near Harmony Grove. Horace Zacharias began building a carriage house. Frederick paid farewell to Company A leaving for Anniston Alabama. Harry W Leti a young athlete from Camp Wonthrough Washington cited for commissions. two county deaths from the Extreme Bat incident including Moen Fo Umbaugh and Howard Bollinger. Lewis S Clingan marks 62 years in the harness business starting Buckeystown pike.
Bruce Catton reviews Neil M Gunn's Highland River, a novel tracing Kenn Sutherland’s boyhood in a north Scotland fishing village and his river quest to its source. The tale blends salmon adventures, pre-Druid ruins, and a vivid portrayal of dour Scottish fisher folk and rugged Highlands scenery. G P.
The text blends remarks from actors and athletes on happiness, contentment, and public duty. It quotes Borrah Minnevitch and Ralph Guldahl on personal fulfillment, Bishop Schrembs on employee rights, Gov. Murphy on decency over revenue, and Chiang Kai-shek urging unwavering wartime resolve.
Charles Simmons chief engineer of the burned bay steamer testified before the Federal Board investigating the disaster that the fire hose pumps and sprinkler system were operating when he smelled smoke on deck for dinner. He said a man ran to him and reported the vessel ablaze and that pumps were already running. He opened sprinkler valves and water flowed.
In Warsaw Indiana on August 3 CAP, Hudson Smith, 21, jumped into a horse trough to extinguish flames when petrol in his car tank exploded. He managed to douse the fire and escape unharmed.
Washington report notes that the Federal Government allegedly spent two dollars for every dollar taken in for seven years. E. Roland Harriman warns the deficit could reach billions unless expenditures are cut. John C. Gebhart highlights debt totals, revolving funds declines, and the path to a balanced budget amid rising revenues. Egypt's sculptors are briefly mentioned in context of classic healthy depictions.
Three persons were injured in a collision on the Emmitsburg road a mile south of Gettysburg. Mrs. Mary E. Guise, 60, of Fairfield, suffered serious injuries and was taken to Annie M. Warner Hospital. Theresa Topper and four year old Patricia Topper sustained lesser injuries. The Guise car rear ended Grace C. Buschmann’s sedan from Indianapolis, and an officer filed a reckless driving charge.
An airplane would pass over four states a carrier country and a sea, out would take an airline route to the five corners of Texas. The distance flown would be nearly as far as from Los Angeles to New York.
Dr Morris Fishbein outlines beriberi causes from vitamin B1 deficiency and how diet changes can prevent and reverse the disease. He cites polished rice and restricted diets as common sources and recommends whole grains, milk, meat, eggs, fruits, and vegetables, with medical guidance for severe cases.
A vintage etiquette note asks five questions on table manners and hosting. It covers finger curling with cups, discussing food costs, using paper napkins, candle use in summer, and whether sherbet needs a spoon or fork. It ends with a best practice solution for a two guest supper setup and utensil placement.
The freed Scottsboro boys become Harlem social focal points after long incarceration with dinner invitations and show outings. Critics urge restraint to avoid exploiting their saga as martyrdom, hoping they settle quietly among Harlem residents.
History notes mark anniversaries of Hamilton Fish Elisha Otis and others with births and deaths. Birthdays include Clara Laughlin Charles Edison William OBrien Lester Woolsey Arthur Ballantyne Stanley Baldwin and King Haakon VII among figures from politics industry and the arts.
Today's reader is described as firm steadfast and sure with a diplomatic calculating disposition and potential success across several endeavors. Worries over business matters rise amid planetary aspects, suggesting doubt that cautious hopes will bear fruit due to a peculiarity.
A playful musing by A Lupburrow lists varied trades from oil dealing to balloon dispensing and wig making. The author reflects on how people pursue their chosen crafts, dance, bake, forge, farm, and create while treating others fairly.
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