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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1937
Page
4
The Daily News of Frederick Maryland presents a front page notice describing publication details. It notes ban on anonymous communications without real names and states corrections policy and Associated Press rights.
A 1937 column argues courteous driving is the simple, proven path to street safety. It defines the courteous driver as respecting others on the public highway, avoiding warlike attitudes, and recognizing others have important trips. The piece notes teaching courtesy must come from psychologists and educators.
The total farm income for 1936 is now figured at 8 100 000 900 dollars, about twice that of 1842. Rural districts’ woes have toned down though pests grow, and farmers face unpredictable weather. Some complain the farmer is never satisfied, yet the farmer bears the world’s pressures.
For years efforts aimed to unite peoples via a universal language include Volapuk Esperanto and Ro Rev EL Foster of Waverly West Virginia dies. He pursued a worthy cause while noting that English has long been a common medium but nations still conflict.
The fragment cites odd remarks by William Ho Taussyt of St. Lions praising a mustache, Louise Wallis disapproving, Oscar Kay’s fog exings, a stern line on government sovereignty under Chiang Kai-shek, Isaac Hoch and Dorcas Hoch celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary in Desota IA.
Book reviewer Bruce Catton analyzes Lyle Saxon's Children of Strangers set in Louisiana and the South. The tale centers on mulatto families, plantation wealth, and a white and black community after the Civil War, highlighting Fane a beauty who sacrifices land to educate her son and the kindly help of freedmen.
New convenient inexpensive receptacles for keeping silver clean untarnished are envelopes of oiled silk with ashole fastener. Inside a bag of treated flannel. Each envelope holds eight pieces of flatware and is clearly labeled to show its contents.
A long page of items recalls local people, places, and events in Frederick. James Gittinger elected cashier of Frederick County National Bank after Perry Ate Cleery’s death. Melvin Wood, a noted New Market merchant, and Mrs Annie Wood were married at New Market Mor Church. Several local marriages are noted and military era reflections touch Camp Meade and soldiers serving without pay. Appointments of teachers for the coming year are listed, and new buildings in Middletown are described along with a merchants credit association forming locally.
The ears may muffle loud sounds after quinine, but the brain, not the ears, does the listening. Quinine enters the brain and affects the temporal lobe, a gray matter region that translates ear impulses into hearing.
Marshall Faylor M D of Jacksonvale Florida informs the medical profession that he has made spinal punctures on patients given grains of quinine for treatment and found quinine in the spinal fluid. He notes that some drugs cause deafness but others pass into the brain. He cites substances such as salvarsan, phosphorus, lead, carbon monoxide, aniline dyes and tobacco as harmful.
A compact lesson lists common misuses such as et looks Ike at will rain and et looks as if for as though it rain. It corrects mispronunciations like alurnaey and introduces ravenous meaning eager for prey or gratification with a note to master one word daily.
Rockville August 17 The marriage of Miss Mazel Adelaide Howard and Norman Alexander Mills drew a large crowd to the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department carnival Monday night A similar event is planned for Wednesday night with Miss Glenrose Mary Flair and Francis Earl Brown to be married by Chaplin James W Minter of the Maryland State Firemen's Association on the program
A Dodd family reunion was held Sunday at Bradenton with many attendees including Mr and Mrs Edward Dude Middletown and Mr and Mrs Edward Dodd Mitchellville Mrs William Dodd and others. The report notes names and towns such as Mitchellville Crisfield Monroe Angleberger and Cranes Doce among participants while mentioning a separate Argentine government arms purchase proposal of 75 000 flame throwers and other combat materials.
The Murphy family held its first reunion on August 15 at Moun tui View Park near Hyattstown. A basket lunch followed by ice cream and cake marked the day. The oldest present was William R Murphy, 81, of Monrovia. Numerous Murphys and relatives from Gaithersburg, Hyatts town, Rockville, Baltimore, Olney, Olney and Washington DC attended, with no officer changes.
A short satirical note contrasts competing government reports on a war between China and Japan. It mocks conflicting official narratives about who started the conflict and questions the reasons behind the ongoing hostilities.
Hagerstown plans an air mail pickup at the local airport with first day mailings from stamp collectors flooding the post office. Postmaster Hartle cites Tri-State Aviation Corporation of Wheeling as the contractor for installing equipment. Airmail sacks will be snagged midflight by a dragline.
A truck show organized by Melvin M. Engle attracted many visitors. Seven GMC trucks paraded through Frederick on Monday afternoon, then were displayed in front of Engle's North Carroll street garage with GMC experts explaining features to a large crowd.
A seasoned camper is independent and self reliant bringing his own gear and supplies. He helps with grub and cleanup respects others space carries water carries canoes keeps gear organized and never smokes at camp. He learns new skills swims or stays close to shore, and keeps personal belongings tidy.
Dr. Morris Fishbein outlines asthma as a serious allergic disease linked to hypersensitivity to inhaled and ingested substances. It shares hay fever roots but affects the lungs, with rare fatalities and potential lung changes from chronic breathing difficulty. Also notes durable, water resistant boys wear being marketed for school start.
Questions test correct social usage for tipping train staff and boarding a woman’s coach plus packing for travel. Scenarios include signing hotel registers and appropriate attire, with NEA Service guidance indicating no tipping in most cases and space constraints affecting wardrobe choices.
Phil Spitalny notes a young musician broke a three year no-marriage clause in his all-woman orchestra. He records arguments about career versus home life, quoting surveys showing most women prefer marriage over long tours, and predicts marriage may shift a musician’s focus. The piece blends satire with opinion on modern gender roles.
A compact list of historical birthdays and milestones. Notable figures include David Crockett Asahel Grant Henry Osborn Harry Thayer Richmond Hobson Jesse Lynch Williams and Charles Blondin with dates of birth and death, plus items on steamship progress and Pulitzer related gifts. The entry also notes Leon Frank’s kidnapping and a 1918 figure of 1,450,000 American soldiers.
Julia Marlowe born in England is 71 today. Rt Rev Samuel Stritch, archbishop of Milwaukee, born in Nashville, is 50 today. Hugh S. Cumming, retired surgeon general, born in Virginia, is noted. Dr Lipman of University of California born in Russia is 1 year. William A. Clark of Johns Hopkins born in Tivol New York is 43. Suv Erie Drummond, British ambassador to Talks, born 61 years ago. The passage notes temperament and character as peaceful and reserved, with a reflective tone on the day’s significance.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a biblical themed line about priests blessing the people and a hopeful note that prayer teaches the heart. A stray quote from a newspaper clip appears, mentioning learning from prayer and a general religious sentiment.
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