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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1938
Page
2
Fragmented archival note from The Daily News AP wire describes editorial and attribution rules with garbled wording. It references the Associated Press usage guidelines and submission standards for opinions and dispatch credits, implying editorial constraints and postal listings.
The piece argues Lincoln's influence rested on humanity and empathy, not flashy intellect, and urges modern leaders to study his life for guidance. It notes the value of patriotism and sacrifice, and connects his example to enduring duties. It also cites Cordell Hull praising the 1939 New York World Fair as a force for peace.
Local items from The News columns recount a Loudoun County suggestion that rebuilding the Berlin bridge would better aid Frederick County business than the Potomac bridge at Point of Rocks. Other notes cover social entertainments, a private dance, prize for a party game, and a murder case legal strategy involving Harbord Tracy and four associates with a spy in their midst.
Recipes furnished through courtesy of local residents describe baked apples with a cinnamon sugar center and a soft gingerbread mix. Mrs Wilan H Troms of Harmony Grove Maryland provides the baked apples recipe and Mrs OW Tauntss of Harmony Grove Maryland shares the gingerbread instructions.
A brief column teaches proper usage and pronunciation of common words. It contrasts enthused with related forms and explains divest as to unclothe or dispossess. A Horace Walpole quote notes the difficulty of divesting vanity and self-love.
Montgomery County raised 3049.02 in the annual Christmas Seal drive of the Tuberculosis Association. Frank F. Zundel of Takoma Park, county chapter chairman, announced the record sum, with Bethesda and Chevy Chase contributing 2099.46. Towns listing amounts include Ashton 164.85 Gaithersburg 167.01 Damas cus 27.75 Kensington 235.40 Poolesville 67.17 Rockville 197.85 Takoma Park Silver Spring 144.75. The Japanese oban is noted as the largest coin in the world, five inches across and about four ounces.
Eight persons have registered as enemies under the naturalization law, pledging loyalty and taking out their first papers. The Potomac flood risk subsides as water stands ten feet above normal at Williamsport, with Frederick county towns relieved. General James H. Chambers introduced by machinist, crowds sing patriotic airs during wartime consolidation efforts. Miss Mary L. Nees celebrated a surprise birthday dinner after four years as Frederick City Hospital superintendent. John O. Shepley bought Nora E. Reutzahn’s Middletown property for 1495 dollars.
A rambling column describes snow covered scenes and a lively week in Hagerstown area life. It notes court matters Shepherd Field expansion plans and highway work near Myersville, plus church events, scouting activities, a note on a $19 400 church debt burn, and a playful sighting of a child resembling ventriloquist Charlie McCarthy at the library steps.
A brief collection of biblical and historical quotations discusses divine reward and punishment. It cites Luke 20 26 on given and taken, plus a note that God pays at the end rather than on regular intervals, attributed to Anne of Austria.
In Chicago on February 12 a Superior Court ruled that Merry Fahrney’s 6 year old son Peter Parker-Preckering Fahrney cannot share directly in the estimated 2.5 million dollar Fahrney estate. Judge Grover C Neimeyer found Peter the grandson of Emery Fahrney through Merry and his sister, with no local relation to Merrisson. Dr Peter Fahrney, a first cousin of the late Peter D Fahrney of Frederick, left a legacy via the Fahrney Memorial Home near Hagerstown.
The Frederick Vocational Agriculture Continuation Clubs meet Monday at 7 30 PM at Frederick High School. Dr R P Thomas of the University of Maryland will lead the discussion on Soil Organisms and Their Effect Upon Soil Fertility focusing on bacteria fungi earthworms and small animals. The program has featured Maryland University speakers. the final meeting February 21 will cover How Legumes can be Used to Build Up Soil Fertility.
A historical date column lists anniversaries from 1748 to 1937, noting Thaddeus Kosciuszko, Peter Cooper, Abraham Lincoln, Charles Darwin and others, with birth and death details. It also mentions Savannah’s founding, gold discoveries in Australia, China, and Pius XI, plus a 1912 China Republic milestone and a 1924 Vienna civil war start. Today’s birthdays include John L. Lewis, George McGill, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Jesse F Williams, James H Kimball, William Faversham. The horoscope foresees executive ability and potential risk near success.
Poem advises cautious handling of the heart and love, urging moderation and rest to avoid regret. It warns against overtaxing emotional bonds and suggests a prudent, steady approach to affection for lasting well being.
A dated etiquette item discusses proper introductions between an employer, secretary, and visiting executive. It covers whether a secretary should rise, how to name visitors, and who should initiate introductions, offering the preferred practice: the employer is introduced by name and the visitor is named to the employer.
New York report chronicles Dixie Davis, lawyer for the Schultz mob, facing trial amid tales of past investigations into Schultz income tax returns, murders, and police interventions. The piece notes the underworld talk of a cement barrel killing and rival gangland theories as part of a broader crime saga. It also introduces Jimmy Braddock’s possible cafe ownership and various Broadway culture snippets.
An American medical magazine notes apples and apple products may aid diarrhea and dysentery through tannic-like compounds pectin and fluids, with apple pulp or powders used alongside water and gradual food reintroduction. Ends with reminder that diarrhea can signal serious infection requiring medical supervision.
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