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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1938
Page
2
The Daily News issues strict publication rules requiring real byline for any opinion or news. Corrections will be printed if errors reflect on character or reputation. Entered at the Frederick Md post office as second class matter.
The Queen Mary completes a westbound Atlantic crossing in 2 days 21 hours 48 minutes, cutting the Normandie record by over an hour. The British liner regains the ocean crown, with future gains dependent on French efforts to challenge the record. An idle note mentions ongoing Anglo-French tensions and a separate Japan Russia dispute.
The article notes the Washington post office's rapid production of varied three cent stamps, leaving readers unable to rely on consistent stamp designs. It mocks engravers for constantly altering appearances while lamenting how ordinary costs and practices have shifted from the era of stable two cent stamps.
A scrambled word game asks which blocks of words in each sentence form a hidden statement. Phrases include names like Charles Dickens Ernest Hemingway and E E Cummings with surrealist and poetic descriptors, plus references to Belgian giants and other odd pairings.
Rural residents furnish a column of home recipes. Cantaloupe Mango Pickle instructs peeling melons, layering with citrus, raisins, spices, and sugar before packing in a stone jar. Huckleberry Pudding and Devil’s Food Cake provide mixing, baking, and a lemon or chocolate finish with sugar and spice notes.
County Commissioners set the next year’s tax rate at 65 rents, up 7 cents, using a $24,726,152 basis to fund $162,198 in county operations. The Republican board backs higher school funding with a $570 increase and $10,000 for new buildings. Water troubles: Hahn’s crew works since midnight to repair a city reservoir break.
Local column notes Mayor Fraley backs a bid to obtain one of the 750 Geld pieces seized by Allied forces to mark Frederick as a historic spot. The Kaiser’s picture vanishes from a county calendar after War Stamp chairman Jacob Rohrbach defaced it. Braddock Height pavilion hosts Light Fantastic in honor of war nurse Miss Roberta Levy and Roscoe B. Rhoads as draftees depart. Private Roy W. Hahn of Carroll County is severely wounded in France on July 20, per parental notification.
A sweeping weekly column surveys sudden temperature drop relief from heat and humidity, plus news from Brunswick and Frederick counties. It notes aviation maps, airport funding concerns, political moves, business sales, church matters, local deaths, Elks and Legion activity, a Firemen’s Carnival, weddings, and community arts and wildlife notes.
Washington August 12 The Merry-Go-Round surveys Western Maryland counties like Garrett and Carroll to gauge Senatorial support for Lewis Tydings and allies. Regional shifts in Harford Howard and Baltimore County show Lewis leads in several zones while Tydings hopes for gains from Casey and Casey Casey’s Montgomery ties. The column notes private dinners between Mayor Jackson and Eugene Casey and previews potential realignments affecting the New Deal camp.
Daily lesson notes common mistakes and word study. Today’s word roseate means tinged with rose color and hence optimistic. Examples show youths rosente vision and misused forms like this is him vs this is he.
The pamphlet mocks political races as 38 hopefuls flock to county posts. It jokes about campaign fundraising, voter control, and the spectacle of elections. Imagery of photo ballots, be kind to blackbirds week, and romancing office holders appears in a satirical piece. The piece lampoons ads and the idea of judging candidates by looks rather than deeds.
A short poem by WN A Lufburrow reflecting on the passing of summer. The speaker notes the heat of the season will fade as cooler days arrive and celebrates the transition toward autumn.
Question and answer column tests social etiquette for dances and dating. It covers timeliness, limits on cutting in, guiding a partner through crowds, seating etiquette, umbrella etiquette, and how a young man should address a date. Answers emphasize promptness not required, no cutting, man precedes, man sits first, woman may take arm, and using a first name only when invited.
Douglas Corrigan charmed New York, greeting hotel staff kindly, declining gifts, and meeting reporters with steady wit. He stayed at the Hotel McAlpin, preferred friendship over endorsements, and greeted fans while resisting celebrity excess. His down-to-earth conduct and flying feats sparked nationwide praise.
1818 Lucy Stone born near West Brookfield Massachusetts a pioneer woman suffragist who died in Boston in 1893. 1829 Martha Lamb historian of New York City born Plainfield Massachusetts died January 2 1393. 1839 Michael A Corrigan Catholic archbishop born in Cincinnati died May 5 1902. 1840 Kate C Sprague political hostess daughter of Salmon P Chase born Cincinnati died July 31 1899. 1855 Charles T Dazer dramatist born Lima died February 9 1938. 1963 Annie Oskiex Buffalo Bill circus markswoman born Darke County Ohio died November 3 1926.
On this day in history 1534 the Society of Jesus is founded in Paris by Ignatius Loyola Francis Xavier and five companions. In 1704 the Battle of Blenheim ends with an Allied victory over French and Bavarian forces. In 1762 Cuba surrenders to a British expedition but regains control the next year. In 1898 Manila surrenders to American forces during the Spanish American War as a British admiral shields the port in Manila Bay.
Today's birthdays include George H. Payne, Federal Communications Commissioner, born in New York 62 years ago, William Lemke of Fargo born 60 years ago, Judge William J. Tilson of the U S Customs Court born 67 years ago, Edwin Grasse the violinist born 54 years ago, Gene Raymond actor born 30 years ago, Buddy Rogers actor born 34 years ago, and Dr. Charles E. Buery president of Temple University born 59 years ago. The horoscope cautions that intuition and versatility may lift fortunes to a point if the Lover bearing tendency is kept in check, otherwise fortunes may falter under deceit.
A compact verse excerpt contrasts Lamentations with Owen Meredith on tears and sorrows shaping humanity. The lines reflect a meditation on suffering as a humanizing force and as a driver of worldly growth.
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