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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1938
Page
2
A note states that names will not be published without consent and that publication requires authority for statements of fact or opinion. The text appears as a disclosure from a newspaper regarding editorial policy and post office classification as second class matter in Frederick, Maryland.
Mrs John Francis Smith hosted a bridge afternoon with prize winners including Mrs Charles B Trail and Mrs Charles S Price among guests from Washington Oswego and local clubs. A second large bridge supper at the Francis Scott Key hotel featured Miss Eleanora Semmes and Mrs Charles Hurst among prize recipients.
A 1938 report outlines a growing American consumer boycott of Japanese products. It notes strong support from housewives, financial strain on Japan, and efforts by groups like the Committee for Boycott Against Japanese Aggression to organize mass meetings and labeling campaigns. Major store chains reportedly withdraw from Japanese goods.
A brisk editorial urges business and labor to start the new year with vigour. It notes bills arriving after the holidays and argues that 1938 will reward those who cannot be resisted, promising a successful year for its stewards.
A noisy puzzle page asks five questions about the Mormon temple's construction interval osmosis careers of Jane Adams and Edith Wharton why a stretch is needed and how tall a 24 hand horse stands with answers on the last pages and a tease of the solution.
The poem by K A Lufburrow argues that greed for wealth and power drives nations into war. It condemns murder, warns wars ruin ordinary lives, and calls for peace as it critiques profiteering and the human desire for control.
W Miller was elected president to succeed John T Best at the annual meeting in the courthouse. Other officers chosen included D B Winebrewer vice president George W Cramer recording secretary H C Keefer corresponding secretary Z James Gittinger treasurer and chief marshal Charles N Hargett. Harpers Perry, once a busy prewar manufacturing town, gains new life with a pulp roll near the old rifle factory site. a six machine paper mill is planned for this spring.
The Farmers' Association reports slim chances to sell Monterue county home for a war hospital. A $19 fire near Emmitsburg damages Patterson barn, livestock saved. A Jackson family house fire endangers twelve lives. a son-in-law search continues. Soldiers named as commission candidates: Morton, Broom, Staley. David L. Elkins injured on ice after lunch.
A series of social notes from Frederick detail Mrs. Charles McC. Mathias hosting her card club, prize won by Mrs. Lewis E. Dertzbauga, and separate gatherings hosted by Mrs. E. K. Worman, Mrs. J. Franklin Mehan, and others. Town residents attend dinners, bridge games, luncheons, and club meetings at various homes and local venues including Hotel Frederick.
Hostess to bridge club on Wednesday afternoon at North Market Street home. Mrs. Dertzbaugh and family spent New Year with Mrs. Greer in Baltimore. Mrs. Daniels entertained at a dinner party at the Francis Scott Key hotel for Baltimore guests. Numerous local residents attended dessert bridge at Hershberger's Tea Room. Georgette Ross Howard will speak on current events at the Key hotel. Horace F. Kline and son plan a Florida trip after visiting in Wilson Place.
Miss Maralee Moore Sliss Shan and Miss Kathaleen Shane attended a tea hosted by Miss Betsy Stuart Webb at her Virginia Avenue home in Hagerstown. About fifty younger guests, including Moore and Shane, are schoolmates at St Mary’s Seminary in St Marys City.
A reader quiz asks proper tips for dining cars and Pullman service, with correct answers noting a ten percent tip plus pennies, no extra tip on complimentary tea, service charges vary by railroad, and timely arrival at officer’s table. For a woman alone, a porter or immediate aid is preferred over asking a stranger.
A compact column recalls historical anniversaries from 1782 to 1937 including the Bank of North America opening in Philadelphia and Blanchard crossing the English Channel. It lists births of figures like Millard Fillmore, James Angell, and Adolph Zukor, plus brief notes on elections and public events. It also includes today’s birthdays and a short horoscope advising romantic, legal-leaning, and prudent life goals.
A short religious reflection cites Leviticus 24 17 and declares murder the greatest crime abhorred by nature, noting that killing a man requires death as expiation according to the text and commentator Goffe.
New York Jan 7 George Tucker recalls the Stork Club where Sherman Billingsley greets Ted Husing debutantes and film stars. A loose, humorous vignette shows a longtime debtor returning and paying back two hundred dollars, then many celebrities drop by to say hello before the author leaves.
A collection of brief quotes from public figures and writers about politics, race, war, and policy. The lines critique Roosevelt, railroads, and Japanese actions, citing opinions from Tommy Farr to Anthony Eden.
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