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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1938
Page
2
The Daily News presents an independent paper with Associated Press dispatches and a stern notice on accuracy and corrections. It clarifies exclusive AP use for publicaton and warns against misattribution while inviting corrections to preserve the paper's authority.
On Wednesday February 2 1838 Treasury reports show a social security deficit with total receipts at 294316 and expenditures at 950 972 659. Grants to states near 32 537 805 come from social retirement taxes and unemployment data reveals 3 162 000 claimants in week one. Secretary Perkins warns of substantial future taxation to cover rising shortfalls and unemployment claims.
The article reflects on the groundhog as a small, ordinary creature seen by city folks rarely. It notes the tradition of February second when the woodchuck emerges and its shadow omen supposedly guides spring plans. It mentions conflicts with farm dogs and uncertain outcomes of recent conflicts.
The Typical Motorist in the United States is described as a man earning 325 to 350 per week, owning up to three cars valued at £200 or less, paying about $30 annually in automobile taxes with over $36 of that in highway taxes, driving 46 daylight-hour days a year, and working to pay taxes on travel. He has never owned a new car and spends about $8 on automotive taxes for highway uses in Maryland.
A fragmentary prose piece questions public ignorance and selective attention to daily events. The author laments how people shield their minds and ears, claiming absolute immunity from confronting unsettling news realities.
A reader threatens to petition the Public Service Commission and the Federal Communications Commission within thirty days if Frederck and Potomac Edison do not improve radio reception. The letter cites poor service, road conditions, and requests better road maintenance funded by taxes, naming local residents and officials and referencing Mr. Rotherhoefer and state roads.
Water superintendent N Hahn orders thawing of frozen water plugs for fire readiness. A new District Walkersville No 22 will be created in Frederick county under a bill introduced in the Legislature by Senator Urner. Annapolis sees active political work with Col George R Dennis and Col E C McSherry from this county up for Adjutant General appointments. Clayton Trungle of Lidbertas named clerk to the Wars and Means committee.
Sirasis Loc Erdman reports on 607 road conditions and training updates. Joseph Urner, son of Judge Hammond Urner, recently after Christmas completed training at the Harvard Naval Radio School and was sent to Miami for further instruction.
A Victorian era feature urges brides to decide slowly in selecting a mate and to marry quickly afterward. It discusses public announcements, family involvement, and etiquette at engagement parties, stressing decorum and prudent timing in preparations for union.
Bruce Catton praises Negley Farson's Tropics travel book as a standout work exposing South American leaders and corruption. He notes the book's vivid interviews with figures like Dr Alfonso Lopez and its sharp critique of Wall Street carpetbaggers in the 1920s, while acknowledging its weaker transgressor angle.
George Abbott presents the mil ity campus comedy Brother Rat at the Opera House with a New York cast led by Eddie Bracken and Gary Merrill. The play by two Virginia Military Institute graduates follows life at a military academy with fast humor and clean sentiment real to West Point lore. Special Thursday matinee and evening show on February 24 feature a road cast that once played the Biltmore and Broadway.
The Visitation Academy holds its annual retreat led by Rev Louis A Wheeler SJL of St Ignatius Church New York City. Sermons occur WednesdayThursdayFriday at 10 11 30 am and 4 and 7 pm. Alumnae and friends are invited to attend in the Convent chapel.
A collage of quotes from public figures on beauty standards democracy and war shows differing views on society and freedom. News notes Edna Mensell earns a New York health scholarship after extensive work in Buffalo, enabling her Master of Arts in Public Health Nursing supervision.
Dr Morris Fishbein notes weight loss rests on calorie balance and activity. He outlines daily energy use by weight and labor, warns against extreme liquid or limited diets, and shows how to hit precise 1000 calorie targets with common foods while stressing nutrient adequacy and digestion.
The 840 MEETING Salon No. 57 held its monthly gathering Tuesday evening at the Legion Home on East Church Street Le Petite Chapeau. Mrs Alyrte Vetter presided and the group sent seards and gifts to children in the Jewish Hospital Denver on their birthdays. The next Departmental meeting will be in Baltimore at the War Memorial Building on February 14. Reports from committees were heard and the meeting adjourned.
A reader quiz on proper reception and social rules covers accepting invitations, hostess greetings, bridge partner selection, serving entertainers, and guest expectations. Answers: respond politely, a hostess may greet warmly, partners are assigned by talk cards, a hostess should serve professionals, and avoid expecting gifts for talent.
A digest of historical birthdays and events is listed, noting Maine born boy who found treasure and became Massachusetts' first royal governor, several famous figures born across centuries, and treaties or leagues formed. It compiles dates, places, and notable achievements, with emphasis on historical milestones.
The text references a biblical verse from John 3 3 about being born again to see the Kingdom of God and includes a personal remark about heaven and Stanford.
A New York Bureau piece recounts memories sparked by The Clansmen and a note about a vow on its back page, then shifts to light anecdotes on George Judd the magician, timing tricks with phones, Lincoln’s spy clock myth, and Broadway notices about Alexander Woollcott Claudia Morgan and Leslie Banks, plus dining habits of Iess Meredith.
A brief dated glossary snippet discusses improving vocabulary by mastering one word daily. It defines disparagement as a diminution of esteem or standing and notes how zeal can cause prejudice or disparage truth, with example usage in a Barrow quote.
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