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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1938
Page
2
The phrase references a notice about mailing at the post office in Frederick Maryland as second class matter, indicating standard publication and filing practice for a newspaper item. It preserves the archival phrasing and local postal designation without adding extraneous details.
The New York State Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a ruling that mere presence of a machine gun in a vehicle or house constitutes presumptive evidence of illegal possession for all occupants. The decision, lauded as socially desirable, broadens state reach but risks abuse by implicating all in the same space. The piece notes the gun as a war weapon linked to prohibition era crime and urges removal from civilian life.
The Canadian government launches an architectural contest to aid $2500 to $3000 homes. A judging committee will pick five to ten sketches with a $250 prize. Winners provide complete plans, then final drawings, sold to buyers at $10. Contest closes January 24 to boost spring building.
A reader puzzle page asks: what words appear on a U Lincoln one cent coin and how many red stripes are in the American flag. It also quizzes on a Capitol figure, Lincoln's first term vice president, and a physics brainteaser about blowing over bricks.
A daily English exercise highlights correct usage and pronunciation. It introduces a word related to absence or state and notes misused phrases, misspellings, and synonyms to aid vocabulary.
In Ithaca on January 20 a Cornell professor’s winter sleep debate is settled. The bed side facing the north wall feels colder, not simply due to north orientation but because it faces outdoors, science noting the ambient chill.
A professor discovers the north wall is colder and radiates heat away faster. He places aluminum foil between the bed and the wall, reflecting heat back and warming his side to match his wife’s. The experiment shows radiated heat behaves like light and can be redirected with a thin sheet.
A collage of remarks from diverse sources spans crime excuses by Alva D. Hunt to psychological views on adolescence by Mrs. Garry C. Myers. Mrs Doris R. Warn, 27, Rochester, N. Y., discusses women in law. Willy Pogany defends a portrait of Constance Bennett as a strong likeness.
From the 1888 Frederick column the Broad Run community voices discontent over the School Board’s action dismissing Examiner Neighbors. In a separate item, the large flooring mill owned by F J Steiner near Jefferson burns, valued around 9000 dollars, once owned by Sheriff Thomas H Willard. Margie Schley hosts a birthday party at East Patrick Street for her third birthday with a group of about a dozen children and several young guests.
In Frederick on January 20 1918 the Alexander Young Camp Confederate Veterans marked the 11th anniversary of General Robert E Lee with a reunion and Buffalo Hotel banquet. Toastmaster William J Grove presided as D Cal win Bready John C Ball Lewis C Etchison and G A T Snouffer spoke, with Prof George Ed Smith leading songs. Nearby fuel orders closed shops and limited liquor purchases as shortages and petty thefts affected the community.
Roger W Babson argues in 1930s Florida column that the industrial revolution continues, with inventions accelerating. He says tax reform is needed to fund new industries that will replace jobs lost in old sectors, listing agriculture science housing and transportation advances and their potential to raise living standards.
Poem by Lu F’s Stuff contemplates aversion to being a chicken or fish and prefers being a flea or other creature to avoid the fright of being eaten. The speaker compares the happiness of animals on plates with the fear of capture and demise. The verse questions appetites and fate while hinting at introspection.
The Monocacy Brotherhood of St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran church Creagerstown held its regular meeting in the Parish House electing officers for the year Geo Hoffman president Raymond Putman vice president Richard Smith secretary Everett Stull treasurer A banquet will be held Friday February 11 to install the new officers The next regular meeting is February 15.
Bruce Caiton summarizes Miriam Beard’s A History of the Business Man Macmillan as a clear, engaging study tracing the rise of the business man from ancient times to modern days. The book argues the business man evolved from an aristocratic figure to a public target, with provocative material and rich historical detail.
At a 4 H Senior Council meeting held at Miss Elizabeth Summers home near Frederick on Wednesday evening the planning committee report was read and approved. Miss Dordéthy Fouche recently elected president presided and the program lists include February movies by Potomac Edison and various planned parties and county campfires through December. Topics cover Investments Japanese Beetle Control and Conservation with University of Maryland staff talks. CHURCH SCHOOL ELECTS: New Market M P Church School officers were elected with Clifford H Watkins Jr as superintendent and a slate including Eston Hoffman secretary Earl Smith assistant secretary Mrs Merhle Lease treasurer and librarians William Watkins and Ralph Brashears.
A request was received from Brussels Belgium by the Chambre Syn dicale Belge de la Publicite an affiliated Belgian publicity association. They seek copies of the News and Post to assemble a specimen file for their library per a letter signed by W A Claeys secretary.
A historical health column outlines infant sensory development. Newborns distinguish light and dark but vision is uncoordinated for weeks. Hearing appears early with reflex responses. by three months babies turn toward sounds and by four months may recognize voices. Taste and smell develop unevenly, with communication emerging after the first year as nouns then verbs and simple sentences.
Rev. Benjamin A. Bryan of New Market, recently indisposed, plans to preach Sunday morning at 11 o clock at the Central Methodist Protestant church.
Quizzed etiquette piece outlines proper buffet rules. It asks if prompt guests should pay a penalty, whether foods should be knife friendly, if serving on a bare label is proper, what to do with a glass while holding a plate, and whether friends can help remove plates when no maid is available. It also presents a best answer for a woman with a male escort choosing between having him serve or self serving.
Gilbert Miller, a restless Broadway and London producer, crosses the Atlantic about 330 times to oversee new productions. He owns two private planes and can summon pilots to swap continents in moments. A memo from Nancy Ryan travels from Jaipur via Baghdad to Calcutta and back to New York, while Miller threads casting, finances, and travel with bold efficiency. A secondary tale recalls a volatile romance ending in marriage after a dog’s death, amid wine jokes and Tortilla Flat stage antics.
A rough collection of historical anniversaries and birthday notes. It lists figures such as Richard Henry Lee, Anson Jones, Nathaniel Willis, David Wilmot, William Larrabee, Charles Lindbergh, Colin Clive, and others with brief biographical details and dates. Also mentions armistice 1783, the Crescent 1788, and a 1914 Wilson address, plus a list of today’s birthdays and a brief horoscope.
A brief reflection cites Leviticus 6 12 about the altar fire burning unextinguished and offerings laid in order. It adds a quotation attributed to G K Chesteron praising ritual as destroying offerings for the gods, noting a similar theme of sacrifice and devotion.
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