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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1937
Page
4
Publication notice from The Daily News Frederick Maryland dated Thursday August 19 1937 outlines copyright rules Associated Press use and correspondence requirements for letters to the editor and real name verification for statements in print.
The President and State Department should tread carefully as expanding war in China affects Americans in several zones including Peiping Tientsin Hankow and Shanghai with thousands at risk. About 1,000 Marines guard Shanghai and similar numbers guard Pieping and Tientsin amid looters and bandits. Senate blocked withdrawal. U S protection must be provided without drawing the nation into fighting while Japan pursues regional mastery.
In 1937 Dixie fields yield the fourth largest cotton crop ever, easing shortages but driving prices down. Babson argues world demand, export needs, and misaligned plans require market-led pricing and international cooperation rather than national subsidies. He warns US policy cannot control global cotton and urges diversification and freer price mechanisms.
Constance Lily Morris and Bruce Catton review a biography of Maria Theresa. The work portrays Austria’s empress as a determined ruler facing Prussia, with a large household and a blend of matriarchal care and autocratic power. The analysis praises the book as a solid, unembellished English biography.
The piece, titled Luf's Stuff, muses on the relentless march of years and the equal fate of aging. It urges readers to use time wisely and notes that everyone loses time at the same rate as years progress.
Dated excerpts recount local misfortunes in Frederick with injuries from horse mishaps. Notable mentions include Mrs. Ann Rebecca Reese Wachter, widow of Michael Wachter, and Henry Schuyler Young, plus references to physicians, a draft lottery, and a visit to Ellerton.
A delightful Tuesday anniversary party was held at the East ird street home honoring Alero and Abs Russell. Attendees included ALY and Mrs. Lloyd Williar, Josephine Myers, Gertrude Colittower, Dorothea St Tey, Flaming and Ralph Oreison of Frederick, Rad ward Young of Fresanaville, and Charles Mercer of Walkersville. Gifts were green and white with coded balloons.
Gilmer Sehley former mayor of Frederick marks his eighty second birthday at home on East Patrick street receiving birthday wishes. He has history in local business and politics including a lime and grocery career and a Republican tenure as mayor from 1919 for three terms. He is retired now and counts three children and ten grandchildren among his descendants.
A joint Field Museum and Oxford University expedition returns rattles carved in pottery from ancient Mesopotamia. The hollow figures shaped as animals carry pebbles inside to aid baby nursing, reflecting early child care artifacts.
Dr Morris Fishbein explains how asthma can be influenced by body metabolism and thyroid activity, nose surgery, and general health. Skin tests aid hay fever diagnosis, elimination of allergens can stop attacks, and food sensitivities to wheat egg yolk beans potato and pork are discussed with desensitization options. Four Brunswick residents escaped a serious car crash when a tire blew out causing a Chevrolet to overturn injuring Mary Rockwell and Cave with minor injuries to others.
A reader quiz on social etiquette covers watching beginners, waiting for ahead players, partner role in golf and billiards, beach attire for blocks, and handling rude driving. The NEA Service piece answers: spectators should not rattle beginners, golfers should wait, a man should not pick up a partner’s balls, casual swimmers should wear proper onwalks, and informality does not excuse rude behavior.
Helen Menken argues for Broadway revivals of outstanding old plays with original casts. She recalls Mary of Scotland and notes revivals thrive in film, proposing Broadway adopt selective revivals to compete with movies, radio, and upcoming television, preserving classic stage successes.
Today in History lists notable dates such as 1776 and 1812 events and names including Yorktown, Constitution, Guerriere, and Lincoln. Today’s Birthdays feature Orville Wright Colleen Moore Bernard Baruch Tom Connally and Manuel Quezon among others, with ages noted for context.
The text suggests a Harosecape native will likely be fortunate yet not prominent unless other factors are strong. It notes they may be a close student under most conditions, possessing patience for meticulous study. The mind is described as retiring and modest, with enough intelligence to achieve higher status than average.
A compact note from a daily lesson in English focusing on misused words and pronunciation. It defines celestial as relating to spiritual heaven and quotes Cicero to illustrate the concept of the divine and eternal.
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