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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1938
Page
2
The Daily News notes no communication will be published without consent or content provided for the statement or opinion. Readers are urged to submit writings through proper authorities, with authorship attributed only when content is supplied for publication.
A 1937 traffic toll reached 40 300 deaths and 1 060 000 injuries prompting calls for safer road laws. The piece questions public indifference, notes safety campaigns, and discusses wage policies and the economy as factors in reform. It cites President Roosevelt urging a wage floor and the risk of job losses if minimum pay is mandated.
The Jacksonville Journal argues that disturbing peace invites law enforcement while wars to enforce peace bear huge costs. It notes violent individuals who threaten neighbors face arrest, and debates whether war is ever a path to lasting peace, recalling 1917. The piece critiques nations choosing conflict to achieve calm.
The piece argues Congress may be asked to fund a sizable expansion of national defense by building more warships. While education and social welfare are cited as better uses of funds, the author warns that in a world of aggressive nations, adequate protection is essential and war is foolish but sometimes necessary to deter aggression.
A compact daily lesson article discusses common word misuse and pronunciation. It highlights remonstrate as plead in protest, with example, and notes Pluto as a recently discovered planet. the text blends guidance on vocabulary with quirky notes and a garbled aside about orbit.
Near Urbana resident Daniel E Wight will be maid of honor for Miss Victorie Baughman Conley of Guilford near Frederick at the St Johns Catholic church ceremony on Saturday Jan 22 at noon. Attendants include numerous sisters, cousins, and friends from Frederick Washington Baltimore and beyond. reception details not given.
A large quantity of tools and material were moved to the Potomac near Point of Rocks for a new bridge on the abutment of the old one bought by Joseph D. Baker of Frederick for $500. The bridge would benefit Frederick by linking to Leesburg and Loudoun county. The bastardy law is supported by a petition with 75 local names, aiming to aid colored women and whites in the county. Young men from Wolfsville consider moving west this spring.
George W Shoemaker named Montevue superintendent succeeding James A Jones after county commission hearing. New Montevue staff include Dr Charles F Goodell, Warner Grimes, Gen H R Heck, Vernon Kauffman. Frederick Agricultural Society re elects officers and appoints Harm M Cramer and Charles N Daugherty to key roles. Gas leak on East Third street nearly asphyxiates residents including John Wallace and others. several people evacuated. Herbert Gilbert named manager of Boys High School baseball, James Martz named assistant.
Poem laments the folly and slowness of ending wars. It laments aggressive nations and growing debts while armies rise and spew ruin. The speaker predicts a future world paying a heavy price for unresolved conflict.
A reader quiz on proper social behavior includes five questions about shopping etiquette and politeness. Answers outline: avoid rummaging through displays, be patient in line, don t berate clerks for unsatisfactory goods, thank a helpful staff member, and offer polite requests in crowded elevators.
A compilation of historical anniversaries and birthdays. Notable names include Benedict Arnold born in Norwich Connecticut and Alexander Hamilton born in 1755. The item lists figures such as Matthew Blaury, Richard Outcault, Felix Warburg, and Henry B. Smith with brief biographical notes and dates, plus a closing note on Leonardo da Vinci’s diverse pursuits.
New York gossip column recalls Katharine Cornell early stage work with Washington Square Players. Notes Fritz Kreisler lineage, Sherry's rebuild, Rose Bowl prophecies, and a string of celebrity tidbits including Erin O'Brien, Ray Kinney, Estelle and LeRoy, plus a nostalgic Life girl in 16th Street.
A set of trivia items asks about the Schick test for diphtheria susceptibility, a hunter nicknamed Baron Munchausen, furlong length, feasibility of planes flying to the moon, and whether neon in ads is red. Answers appear on the last page.
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