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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1938
Page
10
In the YMC A league game at the Y M C A gymnasium the Buicks could not overcome a second half deficit. The Reos built and maintained a lead to win 29 20 after a tight first half.
Reo defeated Buck 29 to 20 while Chrysler beat Dodge 27 to 22 in M. G. A. basketball league play on Saturday with two scores reported.
Memphis pioneers a Nonprofit Bureau to reform cheap home building. An 2340 dollar house showcases a five room plan with concrete basement, living dining area, kitchen dinette, attached garage, hardwood floors, and a one year guarantee. The bureau coordinates architects, suppliers, and mortgage bankers to ensure fair pricing and quality.
The Brunswick Mayor and Council met with full attendance led by Mayor Harry H. Mace. Engineer John B. Funk proposed soil soundings at Yourtee Spring and a test hole to reach bedrock to prevent contamination. Council approved two workers for the drill and authorized a 4 inch water main on Petersville road. Fire officials requested 500 feet of 1 inch hose and a new fire alarm system. bids will be received. Street light installations on W Potomac street and Maple avenue were approved. Financial reports for December and January were presented and approved.
A December year end financial summary lists fund balances and activity. Water, Interest, Sinking, Fire, and Sewer funds show on hand, receipts, disbursements, totals, and January 31 balances. Notable items include Water Fund total around 2 853.24 and Sewer Fund balance about 14 883.62, with other funds in similar ranges.
Taneytown details a February 8 meeting featuring a film on Carroll County Schools, mixed chorus songs, and a library fund collection. Junior class lunch proceeds reached 13.23 dollars. Parental visitation for grades four to six is set for February 9 with lunch available. Also mentions exams, report cards, and local visits from residents and students.
A remedy ad claims rheumatism gout neuritis and sciatica are caused by excess uric acid and can be expelled by a safe modern druggist prescription. It promotes 15 Ailenru or Avenera Capsules as powerful slim green capsules offering relief within 48 hours at $1.00.
Mrs Martha Harman celebrated her ninety third birthday on Wednesday. Mrs Bachman of Taneytown visited her son Charles Bachman. Several residents attended a Children’s Aid meeting in Westminster. Isabel Lambert returned from Ellicott City and Edna Wilson visited a Baltimore hospital. Howard Deeds family spent the weekend in Philadelphia. Roop and family and Mr Airy visited relatives. Charles W Reid and family from Thurmont visited his mother here. Mrs Robertson, ill, shows slight improvement. Missionary Society hosted by Mrs M D Reid. Ruth Bixler Henrietta Lambert Vannie Wilson Edna Wilson and Mrs E C Bixler traveled to Baltimore. News came Wednesday of Alexander Saxe of the Washington Housing Department’s death. Edward Silas Jenkins’s funeral was held at Hartzier and Sam’s Creek Brethren church with interment at the adjacent cemetery. Mrs W Cora Stouffer spent Sunday in Baltimore. Nellie Hibberd also mentioned.
A scrambled OCR reads of local society notes and civic items. It mentions Mrs Lester Damuth and Mrs Clarence Boungard on a disaster relief committee dated February 13, plus gifts of oranges and cigars. It notes funds from candy sales for seventh grade pupil dictionaries and a Toronto visit by Mrs J A Morley to see relatives.
An old classified style ad claims a tonic for uric acid sufferers, offering 12 doses in a full size bottle for 75 cents plus 10 cents postage. It requests home address and recent stipulations, stating no obligation and a single bottle per person, address, or family. The sender is D. Al Williams Company of East Hampton, Conn.
A barn fire at Edward Shroyer’s farm about 0.4 miles east of Pleasant Walls destroyed a rover and held stags and nets in its interior. The event, recorded by Easterday section master Max Simin, notes a feather in the Hega School and mentions parental names.
A candidate for Frederick County sheriff asks voters in the September 1938 Democratic Primary for their vote and influence, signaling campaign efforts and community appeal.
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