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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1938
Page
2
An old Frederick Maryland newspaper fragment notes publication practices for letters to the editor and corrections. It mentions consent for statements of fact or opinion and the post office classification. The text references drones and communications in a nonstandard context.
An editorial warns that careless behavior costs the nation in autos, forests, and economy. It cites high building costs, lumber scarcity, and wasteful forest practices as major causes of business slump and calls for forest protection, fire prevention, and tree planting.
At the American Sociological Society annual meeting Professor Carle C. Zimmerman of Harvard warned that federal and state relief to the poor is centralizing power. He argued outside aid weakens municipalities by pushing them toward larger units, standardization, and permanent state and federal agencies, diminishing local control.
In a letter to The News, Mr. Moore supports Mr. Roberts on icy hills needing cinders. He shares a personal drive from Buckeys town to Washington, notes heavy taxes on truck travel, and argues trucks should be protected on highways. He questions why state police follow under trucks with no lights and recalls a dangerous encounter with a poorly lit vehicle.
Bruce Caston discusses Edward Wilson of the Antarctic in George Seaver Dutton’s biography. The piece praises Wilson and Scott for knightly courage amid exploration’s hardships and notes the enduring appeal of selfless endurance over modern cynicism. A surprise birthday dinner item follows, detailing a celebration for Luther Fogle and his son Robert with local attendees.
Frederick items note a bill to erect a national monument to Francis Scott Key introduced yesterday by Rep Lois E Mc Comas of Maryland 6th district. The 1888 M C A officers are listed with John H Keller as president and R Stanley Wolfe as treasurer. H Dorsey Eich sn on the pond at Sisters Hill fell and cut his cheek severely.
Local notes from the January 38, 1918 pages cover aldermanic tax exemptions for 1917 1918 and 1919 favoring foundry property and stock with Ayes by Lewis Jones Albaugh and Noes by Willard Abbott. Also concerns salary boosts for Frederick County teachers opposed by county commissioners. A fall incident injures Frank Harshman conductor. Frank A Robbins Jr named head of Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Steel plant in Steelton employing 11 000. Senator J Dawson Williams urges halt on further road taxes amid road development push.
AP Science Editor notes Mayo Clinic researchers trace brain waves with modern apparatus. Normal brains show symmetric waves, while disordered brains emit irregular, sharp patterns linked to conditions like parkinsonism, postencephalitis, Huntington's chorea, traumatic psychosis, arteriosclerosis, senility, brain tumors, and insulin coma cases.
A collection of brief remarks from King Carol II of Romania on anxiety toward Jews, Cornwall Ontario magistrate P C Bergeron on motorists and animal strikes, Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt on world progress, and Secretary Harold Ickes denying a general indictment of newspapers. The tone captures wry, reflective, and policy-focused attitudes.
The excerpt stresses global dependence on mutual aid from friends and everyday workers like mail carriers, apothecaries, dairy staff, cops, transit workers, and hatters. It argues independence is a myth as shared service lifts society. It then notes Henry Ward Beecher once used a slave auction in a New York church raising $636 to back abolitionism.
A January note lists where to glimpse national figures in Washington venues. John L. Lewis and his CLO tout new offices near 15th and I, while J. B. Morgan and AFL leaders are seen at hotels during senate probes. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt draws crowds, Supreme Court members appear near court days, and ambassadors stay scarce in private spots like the Heigh Ho Tap Room.
Honolulu Jan. 18 AP reports pineapple and pineapple juice shipped from Hawaii to the United States in 1937 exceeded 21,000,000 cases. The unofficial value is estimated at 560,000,090. Part of the income will be used by the industry to improve housing and recreation facilities for its employees.
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses tobacco use trends in the United States from 1935 to 1955, noting rising cigarette production and the spread of smoking to women. He concludes moderation probably does not shorten life, but tobacco smoke can slow capillary circulation and raise risks such as Buerger's disease. he also cautions about mouth cancers linked to lip contact with smoke and notes a lack of evidence for habit forming additives in cigarette papers. He emphasizes individual will to quit and doubts on the value of cessation aids.
Questioned etiquette covers shower timing, gifts, and guest conduct. Answers explore whether a shower replaces a wedding gift, if guests may leave with refreshments, if a work shower happens after birth, and if a second marriage shower is in taste. guidance on declining invites and handling gifts follows.
George Ross reports on late night New York dives after 3 a.m. curfew turning clubs into secret speakeasies with coded drinks. Patrons swap names like Highball for demi tasse while liquor licenses hang by a thread. In a separate note, Toscanini concerts face rustle-free programs as studios switch from paper to cork to cardboard.
A compendium of historical anniversaries noting births of Daniel Webster Seth Low George R Graham and others with deaths dates. It lists events such as Detroit’s incorporation and Captain Scott reaching the South Pole alongside figures from politics science and the arts with brief biographical credits.
The reading suggests a path to success through education and purposeful living. Contemplation or ambition without direction may hinder progress, while clear action and aims strengthen outcomes.
A set of brainteasers asks if motion can reverse without stopping how slang terms like sawbuck fag fin and grand map to dollars which U S agency can declare war whether freezing a person in ice could allow revival and the time a pilot would take to climb to a given altitude if the speed is halved.
In II Kings 13 14 Joash king of Israel weeps over the ailing prophet Elisha calling him my father and chariot of Israel. Feltham California supplies 87 percent of all oranges sent to Canada by the United States.
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