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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1938
Page
2
The Daily News notes that no communication will be published without the writer’s name and consent. It states that material must be submitted to the proper authority and cannot be published unless corroborated and approved.
A Montreal dispatch notes a telephone book in public booths lasting a year there, while in New York city such books last about four days. The piece argues Americans are destructive from childhood, harming rental values and city upkeep as people tear pages from books, smash benches, and damage lawns. It contends much loss falls on the public and inflates costs of doing business.
A collection of brief quotes touching on marriage crime rates and insanity among unmarried men and women, New Year resolutions and self-deception, progress through plans, women’s pace in the country, a Cleveland centenarian’s birthday note, and Hans von Hentig’s observation on revolutions starting in late afternoon.
A jumble of trivia and wordplay items including a transport radio warning near a bridge, animal family names for cattle deer and mule groups, science and geography questions, Napoleon exile and death queries, African elephant versus Indian elephant, and Amelia Bloomer as a 19th century advocate for women’s apparel and suffrage.
A Frederick county editor argues for county funded transport for children attending private and parochial schools. He cites auditor figures showing private schools cost taxpayers less than public transport needs, noting many students walk in cold weather while public schools receive transport. He urges immediate provision and appropriation to cover non public students.
Local items from The News column dated January 13 1688 note December cigar production and sales totals for Frederick and Carroll counties. Obituary of Henry Pampel longtime Frederick resident. Central Hotel opening dinner hosted by Joseph F Beacht. Severe sleet blocks local trolley lines. Middletown engine resumes after repair. Emmitsburg snowbound. Rocky Ridge marooned salesmen. Sixteen warrants issued for those not registered under the Compulsory Work Law. two men fined $50 each. Edward S Delaplaine introduces a bill on woman suffrage amendment submission. Maryland Public Library Commission biennial report highlights traveling libraries including 15 in Frederick County. Albert Mercer of Frederick County Dairymen's Association says milk production at a net loss and prices must rise.
Recipes surminished through courtesy of Inca residents. Two and one-fourth cups dates, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, 1 cup chopped nuts, 1 cup shortening, 2 cups dark brown sugar, 3 eggs, 4 cups sifted flour, 4 teaspoons salt, 2 teaspoons baking powder. Prepare date filling, cream shortening with sugars, add eggs, combine with dry ingredients, spread date filling on rolled dough, jelly roll, chill, slice, bake at 400 F for 10-12 minutes. Mrs R E Town Rockwell Terrace.
Chocolate cookies can be placed in cans or Inesel whipped cream. Spread a tray with whipped cream. Line with cookies. Alternate with cookies and cream ending with cream. Freeze. Slice to serve. Has a striped appearance when cut. Mrs Town Rorkwell Ter race.
A vintage recipe for chocolate topsies cake with Crisco or butter sugar eggs and cocoa, including melting chocolate, baking in 375F oven for about 29 minutes, plus a chocolate icing with butter sugar cream and vanilla. Attributed to Mrs. BR. E. Town, Rockwell Terrace.
Robert C. Pampel of Emmitsburg appeals to Frederick County Commissioners to provide immediate appropriation to fix a matter affecting private school students. He invokes endured winter weather and the duty of public support for children, urging swift corrective action. January 13.
Miss Mary Yearley Donovan eldest daughter of Senator and Mrs Joseph L Donovan of Howard County received the white veil of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at a ceremony in West Chester Pennsylvania on Thursday. She is a Mt St Agnes and Mt Washington graduate who studied in Canada before joining the order. Senator and Mrs Donovan attended. The note recalls that audiences have stood since 1743 for the Hallucujch chorus in Handel's Messiah.
Readable fragments describe drivers urged to curb speed and drunken driving after hectic travel to sunny Florida. Col Munshower notes October drunken driving arrests in Frederick County. Final prep for the C Burr Artz Library opening next Tuesday stirs town pride alongside civic notes from banks, parking, local clubs, and society budgets.
Bruce Catton reviews James St Bertram's First Act in China a vivid concise account by a British correspondent who was in Peiping in December 1936. The kidnapping of Chiang Kai-shek unified disordered China enabling its current anti Japanese stand and marks a key incident in modern Chinese history. The book is essential for Americans seeking meaning behind far eastern events and Chiang's capture by Chang Hsueh-liang.
A freplug snapped off in front of Middletown Memorial Hall Tuesday morning after a snow skidding crash by Mack Nikirk of Braddock Heights. Middletown residents lost water service for several hours due to the incident and disruption.
James Lighter slipped while coasting in front of Memorial Hall Middletown Tuesday night and fell injuring his face. Three teeth were knocked out and several others broken.
Walter E Sinn suffered serious injuries in a laboratory explosion that burned James Stoner of Woodsboro. Mayor Lloyd C Culler is elected President of the County Agricultural Society. Charles W Quynn, orchardist and retiree, celebrated his 80th birthday. Residents socialize and pursue intellectual musical and artistic improvement. Unemployment claimants strain WPA welfare services in Frederick and Carroll counties. Mrs Samuel A Lewis claims her late husband’s estate. The Samoa Clipper air mail disaster is recalled as a distant tragedy. The year 1938 is viewed with cautious optimism amid evolving world tensions.
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses infantile paralysis rehabilitation in three stages. Emphasizes braces and splints to position muscles, potential tendon transfers and joint changes, and cautions against quack clinics. Notes need for early diagnosis, prevention, and national funding to support research, epidemic response, education, and curvature workshops.
A heavily damaged car owned by an unnamed Frederick resident crashed into a concrete culvert late Sunday night after failing to navigate a sharp curve near Russell P. Wiles’s residence on the Middletown Driversville highway, about half a mile north of Middletown. The piece notes Balboa named the Pacific Ocean the South Sea in 1513.
A reader quiz on social usage covers hats in bad weather, addressing colleagues, naming colleagues, elevator gender etiquette, and a woman's coat obligation. It advises simple politeness, with best practice being to thank guests after a party for towels and to acknowledge them discreetly, while avoiding overtalk or public shaming. The piece credits NEA Service, Inc.
In Manhattan a day at the sideshow features Kuda Bux the man with x ray eyes who claims he will soon see through a brick wall and performs feats like walking on live coals and reading a newspaper with a hat over his eyes. Also present are Jack Scott the kilts wearing walking ambassador who says he circled Africa and 13 lions fled from his kilts, Miguel Nazar the handcuffed man seeking a visa to escape Santo Domingo’s firing squad, and Tony the headstand singer who performs operatic arias upside down for radio. Frank Kalen known as Doc recalls Broadway stars and pasts with vivid anecdotes as a New York beauty institute teases Hollywood about aging with a joking misaddressed letter to Miss Shipley Temple.
1716 Philip Livingston New York merchant and signer of the Declaration born in Albany died 1778. 1746 Gershom Seixas New York Rabbi patriot born in New York died 1816. 1809 Cornelia Connelly foundress born Philadelphia died 1879. 1821 John C Breckinridge Kentucky lawyer congressman senator vice president born near Lexington died 1875. 1844 Thomas Younger associate of Jesse James born Missouri died 1916. 1945 Ella Flagg Young Chicago schools born Buffalo died 1918. 17 Vermont proclaimed a Declaration of Independence as a state in 1791. 1811 West Florida seized if foreign power attacked. 1861 Elisha G Otis patented steam elevator Yonkers. 1891 Sioux outbreak ends Miles council. 1908 Boxer Indemnity remitted to China. 1915 Wheat at 1.45 a bushel Chicago. 1987 2500 WPA workers in Washington demand more jobs and pay.
A list of prominent figures born in various U S locations. Lt Gen Robert L Bullard retired president of the National Security League in New York born in Youngsboro Alabama 77 years ago. Edward W Scudder editor of the Newark Evening News born in Newark 56 years ago. Pierre S Dupont Wilmington Delaware 68 years ago. Judge Kimbrough Stone Nevada Missouri 63 years ago. Hesk Pendexter Norway Maine 63 years ago. Benny Bruere Bowery Savings Bank New York City civic worker born St Charles Missouri 56 years ago.
Today's Horoscope Today offers a light fantastic outlook with elastic spirit that helps you glide over rough road. It notes self indulgence as dabbling in affairs while a firm determination of purpose will counteract missteps.
Verse reflections discuss envy of the wicked with Psalm 73 3 and a Burion saying that adversity that killed his thousands and prosperity killed ten thousands makes adversity preferred. The fragment presents religious musing without a news event or人物.
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