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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1938
Page
2
The Daily News states no news or excerpts will be published unless authorship is provided and written statements must be supported by authority. It invites corrections for erroneous reflections on any person or corporation when brought to attention. Published in Frederick Maryland as second class mail.
In analysis from August 16 1938 the piece argues immigration is defined differently abroad and in Germany where about 30,000 Italian farm workers are sent under state direction. Workers receive uniforms and fixed terms, earn minimal wages, and must return to Italy after seven to eight months while German propaganda promotes Fascist virtue.
The article discusses a forthcoming glass and visor technology that redirects headlamp light through a visor to create a purple disk effect for oncoming drivers. It claims safer illumination without blinding others and notes adoption will take time. meanwhile drivers are urged to use dimmers and maintain headlights, as night driving hazards remain widespread.
A digest of biblical and classical views on obedience. Job 36 11 is cited about prosperity and pleasures, paired with Seneca on liberty and happiness through serving God, highlighting moral philosophy in a short devotional frame.
A Babson Newspaper Syndicate piece argues against the view that God side with the powerful or rulers. It asserts that true divinity works through justice despite human malice and may oppose cynicism about divine aid for generals or governments.
A reader from Frederick County asks for clarity on lateral roads and tolls over deficits reported by auditor William A Codd. He cites Frederick and neighboring counties and urges faster road work, more crews, and options to lift the spending red and advance to green signals. He signs as Lester C Zumerman RFD Aug 1. Boston receives more than half the raw wool imported into the U.S.
Report indicates a County Board of Education relocation to Winchester Hall. County agent offices move to the former school board space, freeing room for county work. Board members have worked on details though no official action yet. The Home Demonstration Agent’s office is moving within Winchester Hall to the front room recently vacant. the SEC office remains on the second floor in the same wing.
On August 16 six candidates filed certificates of candidacy for the Montgomery County primary set for September 12. Democrats Robert B. Peter and Sumner Wood seek State Senate nominations. Thomas M. Garrett and Dr. Frederick Edwin Dudley aim for county commissioner seats. George M. Dixon runs as an independent for sheriff. Ferman Dudley seeks the Republican State convention delegate spot. Filing closes August 22.
A collection of clipped quotes from figures including Patrolman Homer C Jobe from Louisville, Ky discussing a protest or talent, Assistant Secretary Richard C Patterson Jr urging business leaders to look ahead, Charles T Kerrerman offering his eye for sale, Douglas Corrigan on the Spanish Civil War, and Salvador de Madariaga asserting Western liberty remains secure.
In Frederick Fifty and Twenty Years Ago Today column the McMurray Canning Factory runs at high speed with an output of 82,000 cans of corn beans and tomatoes. Emancipation Day celebrations adorn All Saints and Ice Streets with arches and flags. Parades to the Fair grounds feature bands from Frederick and Washington. West Patrick street laundryman Harp Lee returns from China with souvenir canes for Nat and George Wilson and friends Hang Besant Allen Quynn and others.
Selected Mexican enroute to mobilization camps will wear armbands marked U S NLAW and face the same military discipline as service men. Discipline begins as they board trains to camps per Provost General Crowder. Canning plants win labor priority over fertilizer and shipbuilding per U S Employment Service. George Poffinsger, once a blacksmith at Elderton now near Beaver Creek, fatally injured when his right leg was torn off at a threshing engine. A 1800 pound gas tank at Myersville burst as Cyrus Palmer and Raymond Beachley of Middletown sat on it. Palmer was thrown, Beachley carried over a fence. both unharmed.
Miss Fahrney recounts a trip to Italy including Rome during Mussolini and Hitler's visit and observations of Italian hospitality. She notes café culture, university life in Perugia, student language groups, and affordable travel for students with rail discounts. She plans to return to Baltimore September 1.
A puzzle item presents missing word links for several sentences. The Foreign Minister of ____ is Col. Joseph Beck. A thing opposite windward is ____. Sally Clark, recently in the news as a nightclub singer, is ___’s sister in law. The capital of ____ is Managua. The conclusion of a barrage is called ____. Answers on Last Page.
Daily English lesson notes misused words mispronunciations and spelling tips. Includes guidance on usage of see vs look and subtle pronunciation hints. Highlights vocabulary expansion by mastering one word daily and defines susceptibility with examples of personal perception to odors.
The article warns that knee problems rise with athletic activity and details how a torn inner knee cartilage causes sudden pain and locking. It explains how swelling protects tissues, when to seek surgical manipulation, and that severe or recurrent cases may require operation to remove the damaged cartilage and restore knee function.
Harrisburg August 16. Bugs are driving the Department of Agriculture frantic as a mild winter and other factors spark widespread infestations of gypsy moths and related pests across Pennsylvania. Entomology expert Roger M. Baker says the cost to farmers, fruit growers, and the state will be in the millions, with spending around fifty three thousand dollars on state efforts and more from the federal government to combat gypsy moths in Pocono forests.
A family reunion at Mr and Mrs Calvin B Hoffman residence Roxbury honored John F Utz of Estherville Iowa visiting relatives first east trip in 53 years. Utz born near Frederick son of Joseph H Utz left at age 20 and built a long business career in Town. He noted changes but familiar cemeteries and names. Relatives included sisters Margaret Bricker Philadelphia and Mary Miller Martinsburg and brother J Bryan Utz Pikeville. Sister J O Butterbaugh died earlier at Paramount.
Mrs. Emma B. Driver filed suit in Rockville for a limited divorce from Frederick T. Driver of Germantown, claiming desertion on April 3, 1938. She is represented by Attorney Kenneth Lyddane.
Frank Fraley, long a Jefferson area resident, was held for grand jury action after a preliminary hearing in Peoples Court for breaking and entering the home of Thomas P. Culler near Feagaville and stealing about $25. Sheriff Roy M. Filtner arrested him and he is jailed on $1,000 bond. The offense occurred July 2. State’s Attorney Sherman P. Bowers prosecuted, with E. Austin James representing Fraley.
Harold Elwood Beacht of East Seventh Street left Monday to enlist in the U S Army Air Corps at Langley Field Virginia. He joins the ranks with other local men beginning military service.
A short etiquette quiz covers telephoning ahead to check presence, thanking a hostess the night before, boisterous laughter, greeting inactive acquaintances, and whether a husband should refer to his wife by name. It offers scenarios for guests arriving before departure and the best way to handle disclosures and engagements.
A compact list of historical anniversaries and notable births. It recalls Amos Kendall and Mirabeau Lamar, George Jones, and Sarah Porter with related deaths and events, then shifts to birthdays like Amos Alonzo Stagg and Cardinal Dougherty. A brief horoscope notes a peaceful, intuitive nature and potential professional gains.
A poem laments Japanese beetles decimating leaves along vines by the door and near the cellar, describing a swift insect invasion that left skeletal vines and a barren scene. The reflection centers on the garden as the beetles sweep through in June, with a somber tone.
New Orleans Aug 16 Roark Bradford lives in a secluded Old French Quarter studio at 719 Toulouse Street though no house stands there. A locked gate opens to a courtyard with toys, a fountain, and boxing gloves as Bradford describes his life and work. He plans short stories and a novel with music by Jacques Wolfe about John Henry while recounting a return from Little Bee Bend after burying his overseer. He hints at future work and a possible return to the plantation to ride horses as he chats with his son Richard in the courtyard.
Cumberland reports the foundation is finished for the Ali Ghan Shrine Country Club home. The 143 by 61 foot wood steel stone veneer structure will cost 32000 and be completed by October, financed by a bond issue. Ohr Lodge No. 13 will oversee the cornerstone on August 26 and the annual Shrine Picnic is set for August 31 at the Shrine pool.
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