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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1938
Page
2
The Daily News states no communication regarding news or personalities will be rejected. It notes editor correction procedures and reserves the right to address content upon notification. The notice appears in a Fredonia postal listing.
The article compares American life to broader global conditions, noting Shanghai infant deaths and parental killings while praising American care. It argues education for every child and suitable jobs are essential steps before boasting about progress.
The article notes a large number of children and youths injured each year in automobile and industrial accidents. It argues youths are careless, prone to risk taking, and that protections are needed to guard them against their own heedlessness in factories and workshops.
A discussion questions whether the crow is a friend or foe to birds. Some argue the crow destroys eggs and young, while others say it controls insect pests. A Canadian campaign to destroy crows and similar efforts here aim to boost numbers of other birds.
In Westminster Abbey the heart of David Livingstone lies in Africa while his body rests in London. The writer notes the abbey’s collection of England’s dead and honors Livingstone as a modest servant of God who gave all for others. His dying prayer beseeches healing the world’s open sore, slavery.
A brief devotional note cites first Corinthians 3 19 about worldly wisdom being folly to God and mentions an ancient hieroglyphic for God showing an eye atop a scepter as a sign of divine vision and rule, attributing it to Berker.
A puzzle asks to identify which blocks of words form a true statement in four cryptic lines. It lists items with parentheses and asks to find coherent phrases linking names regions and substances, concluding with "Answers on Last Page."
Dr Lawrence Spangard of Hollywood Hospital says top actors age about ten years longer in the first ranks. Dr Charles J Turck warns religion could become an unchurched relic if streamlined. Leroy Prinz reports on a search for beautiful faces in 80 college yearbooks, noting glamor was hidden.
A compact rules and vocabulary note on correct usage misused phrases. It explains phrases like in the neighborhood of and about, notes common mispronunciations, spelling tips for abhorrence, and presents indigenous as inborn and inherent with examples.
Members of the Zonta Club traveled by car to Harpers Ferry for dinner at the Hill Top House. The group included Nora Wise Margaret Bechtel Miriam Apple Helen Smith Mary Do Cason Nan Pue Cornelia Bjarle Betty Carty Estelle Fellows Francis Holter Hilda Croghan Alice Sharpe and a guest Miss Mary Ann Holter.
Local column notes a mid-summer storm with 102 degree heat melting into a March-like blizzard from Frederick to Baltimore. Camp meeting season draws large crowds at Methodist camps Emory Grove Washington Grove and Wesley Grove and the United Brethren camp at Emig's Grove. Camp Baughman at Bay Ridge, headquarters for the Frederick Riflemen Company 4, led by Capt. Q. S. J. Beckley.
The town marked victory in Picardy with church bells tolling for Corp. Roy L. Hoffman killed in action. Rail rate concerns ease wartime costs, while local officials expect fewer fakirs this fall. A lambert hen hatched eggs despite extreme heat. The D J Hesson store and G R Sandle dairy were robbed of goods over 409 dollars. Elizabeth Carter commissions a wooden well pump.
Use remaining canned fruit juices to craft tart summer drinks. The article lists juices like apple apricot grape loganberry currant raspberry strawberry pineapple grapefruit and offers a Tart Touch Fruit Chill recipe. Boil two cups sugar in two cups water two minutes cool add orange pineapple strawberry and lemon juices then mix with iced water and ginger ale for serving.
A guide to making punch and fruit drinks including a 25 cup batch with sugar water and various citrus juices, plus variations for smash style drinks. It suggests garnishes like tanned grapefruit, green cherries, and mint, and offers frozen fruit cube ideas and ginger, with tips on serving in punch cups and glasses.
Bruce Catton reviews Oscar Lewis The Big Four, a study of Stanford, Crocker, Hopkins, and Huntington. The book argues the Central Pacific was conceived by Theodore Judah, funded by subsidies, and built through self serving contracts, portraying the four as driven but not visionary empire builders in a changing era of American capitalism.
Hubert JL Moore of Washington Grove was named commander of the Henderson-Smith-Edmonds American Legion Post No. 86, succeeding Louis J. Ryan of Rockville. New officers include Morris Gurevich as vice commander Louis Ig Ryan as second vice commander Emanuel Sachs adjutant and others with Harold C. Smith and Warner E. Pumphrey as delegates to the Montgomery County American Legion Council.
The State's Attorney notes birds are protected by law while residents in Washington seek ways to deter starlings. Attempts include firing base, Bar Scouts with blanks, Roman candles, smoke bombs, lights, and lanterns, all with no effect. Police report starlings slip away as unprotected birds listed include bluejay, sparrow, hawks, and owls.
The heart drives circulation with ceaseless contractions. It handles vast blood volume daily and has reserve power that fails under disease. Rest and reduced exertion are crucial. in severe cases complete mental and physical rest in bed may be required, with semi recumbent positions aiding breathing.
Mrs G L Putman of Lewistown hosted a chicken dinner for relatives in honor of her cousin Mrs Amos A Bailey. Attending were Mr and Mrs B F Harne, Mr and Mrs Amos A Bailey and their son Arto of Salina Kansas, Mrs Mae Harne Shook of Frederick, and M Catherine Harne.
A reader quiz on proper manners covers paying checks, bringing gifts to engagements, limiting brides shower gifts, giving trousseau gifts, and addressing restaurant complaints. It also suggests handling double dating expenses by coordinating payments with the head waiter guidance for splitting costs.
A compact roundup of anniversaries and birthdays featuring Adoniram Judson and other notable figures born in 18th and 19th centuries. Includes milestones like the Webster Ashburton Treaty 1842 and Thoreau's Walden 1854, plus a brief horoscope and note on Russo-Japanese Peace talks.
County banker C Ray Bogle reports 17 banks in Carroll County hold total resources of 18,917,663 dollars with capital, surplus and reserves 2,770,900 dollars deposits 16,029,259 dollars and government obligations 3,104,217 dollars. If resources were divided equally among residents each person would get about 328 dollars. Cotton is the basis of sateen and satin is pure silk.
New York columnist George Tucker spins city life notes on papaya malt drinks sold on Broadway and quirky street scenes. He waxes about archery leagues, palmless Palm restaurant on Second Avenue, and the playful Robin Hood era in crowded neighborhoods while naming locals like Irving Hoffman and Georges Tesier.
A humorous verse by N A Lupburrow thanks a barber for his art in trimming long hair. The speaker praises the barber’s skill with scissors and notes the relief and joy of tidy locks, while acknowledging the sadness of his passing.
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