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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1934
Page
4
The article presents fragmented text about a court inquiry and a public figure or sect under scrutiny. It mentions a state’s interest and editor’s note, with references to potential dates and officials, but the readable portions mainly hint at procedural questions rather than concrete outcomes or named individuals.
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 8 1934 tele writes a tribute to Judge Glenn H. Worthington describing him as a man of high character and public service. His career spanned education public office State's Attorney and seventeen years on the bench. He played a key role in securing Monocacy battlefield status as a National Military Park with Congress funding and authored a book promoting the battle. A life of civic church and fraternal involvement ends with praise for a faithful servant.
A discussion argues fingerprints remain a key method for identifying criminals though speculative claims suggest criminals could erase prints. The article references the unique ridge patterns on every hand and notes doubts about concealing them. John Diinger Bad is mentioned in a fragmentary note amid uncertain details.
The writer emails the editor complaining that recent ideas from Denmark and England threaten freedom and insult various groups. He dismisses Hurry Long and mentions fears of Chinese assimilation, calling the era a bad example and urging action. He signs off with casual, satirical remarks about leisure activities.
Daily lesson covers misused words and pronunciations. It highlights common errors such as mispronouncing semaphore and misusing synonyms for bankruptcy. The piece encourages vocabulary growth by choosing and mastering one word daily, with the example word rant and a note on excessive costs.
The poem speaks of meeting strangers across landscapes as life expands. It contemplates moving to new places, hoping to encounter welcoming, noteworthy individuals, and the enduring wish to form meaningful connections wherever one travels. The author signs as N A LUFBURROW.
Aug 8 notes show Miss Stella Cliffort visiting Mr and Mrs E M Shank. Mr Newton Renner of Silver Bating visits siblings in New Midway. Ida Kolb of Ladiesburg is very ill. Renner, McClain and Grace attend Grossnickle Bleasing reunion at Grossnickle church. Reunion at Forest Park Hanover PA. New Midway reunion in Rennes's grove Aug IL. Monthly meeting of New Midway Quern held. next festival Aug 18. Mrs Emma McClain reports night blooming cereas in blood with 28 flowers open.
Fifty and twenty years ago today in Frederick, notes from the News column, Aug. 8, 1884, mention locusts appearing on Lewistown trees, Mahlon Arnold erecting a new barn near Jefferson, potato crop concerns near Adamstown, and a visit by Fred Nelson on East Second Street after speeches.
Extended obituary notes Judge Worthington of Maryland, raised on a Urleans farm, educated in Baltimore, served as county school examiner, superintendent, state attorney, and chief judge. It highlights his role in establishing the first high school, improving elementary schooling, and his respected retirement honors from the Maryland bench. Mention of Civil War era military actions and a final note of his lasting community esteem.
The text describes boiling onions until tender then making a creamy sauce with butter flour and milk. It mentions adding seasonings onions water and a pepper mixture. Instructions include draining rinsing soaking and stuffing peppers then tying with cords. The excerpt is garbled with several misspellings and unclear steps.
Judge Worthington advocated for Monocacy Battlefield as a National Military Park after a decisive 1864 engagement. He contributed to fundraising for the Soldiers' Monument and a Thomas Johnson memorial, and aided research at the Congressional and Peabody libraries while promoting civic welfare.
Visitors to Mrs Louise Phelps over the weekend include Mrs Esther Barthiow and children Anna Edward and Bernard, and Mrs EB Q Phelps and son Nels of Jefferson. Also Mr and Mrs Staley Jacobs with son George of Mt Pleasant and Mr and Mrs Howard Harms of Frederick. Billie Routzahn of Frederick visits great grandmother Mrs Phelps. Bonnie Haines of Washington visits sister Mrs B Q Phelps of Jefferson. Arthur Lambert of Jefferson attends the world’s Fair in Chicago.
Mrs. Annie Ose died at Jefferson County infirmary in Harper’s Ferry West Virginia after months of illness from a broken vein and exposure during winter. She had lived with her husband and endured a winter of hardship and period of care following injury last autumn.
The Salvation Army sponsors a new drum and bugle corps for boys aged 12 to 16 at West Fifth street Army HQ. Directed by John D, the group includes drums, buzsics and cymbals for 16 players, with more to join. Captain Morris thanks Frederick business leaders who funded the venture, and Baltimore October plans for a Salvation Army youth conference are hinted.
Health writers warn against eating mussels from streams due to poisoning risk. The article cites 1933 California and Oregon cases and a 1927 San Francisco epidemic, noting symptoms resemble mushroom poisoning and heat does not destroy the toxin. State health boards urge avoidance of this shellfish year round.
The piece quotes scholars including James T. Shotwell of Columbia University and Douglas Gburgh University discussing professors crossing into politics and the impact of Western culture on the East. It notes views on changing events shaping the 20th century and the role of universities in future progress.
A quip filled exchange blends biblical and classical lines about goodness and law. It juxtaposes St Mark’s teaching with Horace style decrees, joking on piety and rule keeping in a playful, literary tone.
Report from New York describes a late night event near Broadway where ice-sitting contestants, dressed in bathing suits, perched on large blocks of ice while a crowd watched. Contest rules disqualified foot taps and bets arose as contestants, including Gordon Babette, attempted to outlast rivals in a gaudy scene outside a sweltering club.
A compiled Today in History entry recalls notable births and deaths from 18th to 20th centuries, naming scientists poets generals and other prominent figures. Highlights include Benjamin Silliman born in Connecticut, Nelson A Miles born in Massachusetts, Sara Teasdale and Jean L. G. Ferris, among others, with notes on historic events such as Washingtons army in 1776 and the first mimeograph patent in 1876. The piece also lists contemporary birthdays for Patrick A. McCarran Roy Barton White Henry Fairfield Osborn and others, all designated as today’s anniversaries.
Bruce Catton reviews a new collection of short pieces in Blue Plate Special. The quip ridden tales mix street life with Broadway whimsy and wisecracks, offering light amusements rather than deep drama.
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