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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1937
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text yields unclear names and events. The readable portion references Hawk and a bag or bat related items but lacks concrete context, dates, places, or involved organizations to form a coherent news item.
The Daily News states inhouse rules for publication and byline handling, forbidding communications under false or unnamed authors. It requires real names or substantiated opinions and lists editorial and circulation details while asserting standards for letters to the editor.
A 1937 discussion on long distance television links imagines a couple communicating from a distance and explores how televised life could change dating plans, dinner routines, and social expectations. The piece notes both excitement for science and potential new problems for society, including gendered reactions and adaptation.
A readable old style teaching note lists misused phrases and pronunciation tips. It introduces words often misspelled and mispronounced, highlights synonyms for tiny and large, and promotes daily vocabulary growth with Halcyon as today’s chosen adjective meaning calm and peaceful.
A book review praises Not All Rivers for its timely exploration of liberal indecision in modern life. It follows Rhoda Townsend from youth to marriage and career as she confronts infidelity, social upheaval, and wage struggles, culminating in a California setting and a complex view of justice and personal growth.
Recipes furnished through courtney at docak residents frozen orange custard and carrot pineapple dish are described. Instructions outline beating egg whites and yolks separately, folding with sugar, refrigerating, and assembling a pineapple carrot mold. Names Calvin Schildhnarcht and address 4 North Market St appear in the fragment.
Prominent figures voice concerns about freedom and civic engagement. Buck, Schuster, Norris, Wallace, and others critique public indifference, warn of repeating 1929, and urge decisive action to sustain political and economic stability. Includes notes on theatre audiences, forestry, and reflections on Hitler's regime.
A compact devotional note urges believers to pray in truth and not let the tongue outrun the heart. It cites John 16 26 and cautions against presuming to carry a message to the throne of grace without inner sincerity.
A list of incorporators for the Jeffersonian Social Club in Frederick is given including Geo. Willam Smith Col and others. Rumor says Nicholas C. Cline and wife near Frederick plan to donate 1200 for a permanent Salvation Army meeting place. Thomas Sharaffer, Lewistown resident, found dead at 40 from heart disease. Local items note Frederick’s third auto show praised as best in the East by Motor Vehicle Commissioner E Austin Baughman.
The piece surveys Ash Wednesday and Lenten services, a peace campaign led by General Smedley Butler, and current national tensions. It notes automobile accidents rising countywide, Maryland gasoline tax debates, and a delayed Point of Rocks bridge due to federal plan approvals. It also highlights Red Cross aid surpassing $8000, and plans for expanded school facilities at Frederick High School with a meeting at Winchester Hall pending Monday afternoon.
The report surveys Roosevelt’s court expansion proposal amid global upheaval with labor moves and court controversy signaling uncertain times. Maryland State Police appoint Colonel Elmer F Munshower as chief, succeeding Major Enoch B Chiar, prompting warm wishes. Separately, Salvation Army leaders Adjutant Bernard Morris and Adjutant Rachel Morris are honored for organizing resilience, while library stunts and Lenten services dominate local chatter in Clarksburg and surrounding areas.
Dr Morris Fishbein outlines meningitis types tied to tuberculosis pneumococcus and streptococcus germs, explains diagnosis by spinal tap, transmission through nose and throat, incubation up to ten days, and severe symptoms including fever rash headaches delirium and convulsions. Also notes epidemic history and impact of hard roads on transport.
In a February meeting the Frederick County Bar Association protests President Roosevelt’s push to enlarge the Supreme Court to fifteen justices and to force retirement at seventy, arguing it subordinates judicial independence to executive power and threatens constitutional government. The letter defends the Court's current composition and recalls justice examples, urging support for the nine-member Court and due process protections.
George Boss reports on K M Smythe of Wall Street peddling obsolete stock papers as decorative wall coverings. The firm boasts billions in dormant “paper” assets and claims to recover value by tracing original sources, with anecdotes of dramatic past recoveries and notable figures purportedly preparing to join the Loyalist side in Spain.
A letter to the press expresses regret that professional colleagues did not adopt a resolution opposing the President's proposals. Leo Weinberg of Frederick, Md, laments and urges preservation of wildlife, urging rural districts to protect birds, wild bees, and trees, noting declining local habitats and the need for shelter and nourishment for wintering birds. Continued on page seven.
Brief notes of historical births and deaths include Moravian clergyman David von Schweinitz of Salem North Carolina and Bethlehem Pennsylvania born there and died there in Bethlehem. Union general and Secretary of War John A. Rawlins born in Galena Utah and died in Washington DC. Other entries reference a New York clergyman and a fisheries expert and journalist with uncertain details.
A condensed excerpt records births and deaths of notable figures across years, including Henry Clemens Pearson born LeRoy Minnesota died Pasadena California 1936 and Angelo R Clas born Milwaukee 34 years ago today, plus references to historical events from 1777 to 1935. It also notes birthdays of Dr Dugald C Jackson and Joseph C Lincoln and mentions Grant Wood and Kirtley Mather with dates and places. The piece ends with a horoscope about strong effort and perseverance affecting personality and achievement.
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