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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1938
Page
2
Public notice from The Daily News printed in the News-Post: readers urged to report errors and reflect on opinions only with real names, authorizations required, no unnamed statements published, editors reserve correction.Entered at the Fredrick, Md post office as second class matter.
On January 5 1938 a coalition of 58 casualty and surety underwriters announced a cash reward plan for safe drivers. Eligible motorists with no insurance claims will receive 315 percent of annual premiums, effective February 1 in many states, to reward careful driving and reduce highway fatalities. The plan aims to prove safe driving can lower costs for insurers and communities alike.
In former years many started January 1 to record their lives in a leather bound diary called Ginty. Reads how diaries fade as modern life rushes by and how old timers turn back to their past to gain courage for the future.
Poem-like verse praises a doctor who treats relatives during winter. It describes patients coughing sneezing and gathering germs. The physician travels between places to provide medical corrections and earns acclaim from each generation.
Unclear text references unrighteousness as sin and connects death with sin, mentioning 1 John 5:37 and vivid imagery of serpents and turmoil. Readable portions suggest a meditation on spiritual struggle and mortality within a devotional context.
Clarence Fox argues the Gambrill Park road surfacing is badly mismanaged and unfinished. He criticizes weather blame, legislature delays, and a lack of reliable equipment, urging a better rural road program for Maryland residents. He notes traffic to the park has dwindled due to poor access and calls for improved roads beyond hogback sections.
From the January 5 1888 column sheriff Alonzo Benner reports 27 people in jail with 18 city and 9 state prisoners. A. D. O Leary of Franklin Savings Bank falls spraining his right wrist but regains consciousness and improves. School commissioners debate appointing an examiner and whether F R Neighbors will remain in his post.
Frederick county Republicans seek legislative jobs for about twenty five applicants for five vacancies. County Commissioners to appoint a Mon�vue superintendent to succeed James A. Jones. William P. Mehier of Lewistown is a reading applicant. Eugene A. Alexander named constable for Frederick district. Freeze from house drains creates a 400 foot ice rink in Thurmont attracting officials. Invitations prepared for town commissioners and State Read's Commission engineer C A Tenney. Clarence Lidie John Creeger and D S Weybright crafting invitations. Motorcycle Scout George D Stull at Anniston Ala forwards poem Only A Volunteer published today. Oh Johnny Oh sale at Opera House.
Edgar Snow’s Red Star Over China is labeled one of the most absorbing books in recent years. The review highlights Snow’s backcountry access to Shensi and the book’s clear, factual portrayal of the Chinese Communist movement and leaders Mao and Cau Teh. It lauds the work as an indispensable guide to the present crisis. Also noted are Wilbur E. Kern’s appointment as assistant manager in Jersey City and a line about the Oregon Trail wagons extending 2000 miles from Independence to Oregon City and Fort Vancouver.
In a letter from Washington, Benjamin R. Stickney Jr argues that halting cotton trade and disrupting scrap iron shipments to Japan would cripple its war industry. He urges leveraging U S and British influence to pressure China and Japan toward peace, citing Mitsui’s stake in coal and trade and quoting Woodrow Wilson on war as man’s crime.
Health column by Dr Morris Fishbein discusses disease prevention vaccines. It argues smallpox vaccination is beneficial for children, diphtheria toxoid is generally safe, and typhoid vaccine is situational, advising precautions in poor sanitation areas and for travelers.
A quiz asks where the Roof of the World lies and what cigar colors Claro and Maduro signify. It also asks in what forms matter exists and whether anyone escaped death in the Custer massacre. It ends with a question about the term The Forgotten Man being coined recently with answers on the last page.
A vintage etiquette brief questions proper party behavior. It covers whether guests crowd kitchens, guest liquor duties, opening winter windows, ash tray use, and hostess ash tray provisioning. It offers guidance: avoid crowding, don’t expect guests to furnish liquor, ask before adjusting drafts, ask for an ash tray if none is handy, and respect others while smoking.
A vivid, gossip filled tour through New York nightlife reveals doormen at famed venues like the 21 Club and a Russian cafe with storied pasts. It follows Greek fleet freighter owners, an oil heir planning a Palm Beach yacht conversion, and the Lunts amid Amphytryon 38 as Perwitsky rumors ripple through the audience. Bollywood widowers form a fraternity of bandleaders’ wives, listing Herbie Kay, Ozzie Nelson, Roger Pryor, Herman Nelson, Johnny Green and Louw Bring as charter members.
A historical date list highlights Stephen Decatur born in Maryland in 1798 and Cyrus Hamlin born 1811. also Eugene Hilgard 1833. Olympia Brown 1833. John C. Moss 1838. King Camp Gillette 1853. Adelbert Cronkhité 1861. Mason and Dixon Line completion in 1767. Gen. Winfield Scott in 1838. Chinese emperor trade ban 1840. the Christian Science Mother Church dedication in 1895. Henry Ford wage raise in 1914. and a Supreme Court note from 1220.
The report notes the Nebraska legislature, operating with a single chamber, opens its session as debates continue over federal and state alcohol content regulation, including a proposal to limit alcohol content to one half of one percent.
Prof William B Munro of Caltech historian born in Ontario Canada 63 years ago Herbert Bayard Swope longtime New York City journalist born in St Louis 56 years ago Charles F Burgess Chicago and Florida chem engineer born Oshkosh 65 years ago Dr Henry S Coffin president Union Theological Seminary New York born New York 61 years ago Edward A Hayes Decatur Hi lawyer past national commander American Legion born Morrisonville 45 years ago Hon Edgar Rhoades Canadian senator ex Minister of Finance born 61 years ago Today notes a vigorous recuperative nature and medical skill with a tendency to delve into sordid conditions though careful not to inflame enemies.
Daily note teaches common usage and pronunciation errors. It covers misused phrases such as now I wish to see you worse than ever versus more than ever, mispronunciations like trouseau, and spelling tricks for leisure. It also discusses synonyms ghost and specter and advises mastering one word daily.
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