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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1935
Page
5
The Daily News presents local Frederick news with Associated Press content and standard corrections policy. It notes publication practices and authority for news statements, inviting readers to report errors for correction.
On Monday January 21 1985 the Supreme Court heard sweeping challenges to acts validating gold clause contracts. The attorney general was required to appear, underscoring the high stakes for currency policy and federal sovereignty. Ancient legal tender debates echo through modern golden clauses. During the Gold Rush era California gold rush days saw picks and shovels selling for ten dollars each.
The letter praises Jack Garner, vice president, and Jesse Jones head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. It lauds Garner’s experience from over thirty years and Jones’s ability to loan and recoup assets, calling the RF C the most business-like operation in Washington. Dated New York January 21, 1935.
Miss Romaine Valentine visited her parents near Frederick for several days. Gettysburg guests dined with the Mort family. Minnie Hefesestay vacationed in Baltimore. Recks from York and Manchester spent a weekend with William J. Reck family. Emanuel Weant, born near Harney, died in Los Angeles. Ervin Hess and sister visited Mrs. Hawn in Harney. Joseph Wants’s health improves after pneumonia. Sheridan Beaver family moved to a new apartment. Carol Weant recovering from pneumonia. Alma Newcomer of Taneytown visited her sister. Mildred Shriver from Polyclinic Hospital Harrisburg spent a day with her parents.
A Bentztown Bard note recalls butchering parties held at sturdy Frederick county farms. Neighbors arrive on the designated day to assist in hog killing, cleaning, and processing, sharing the labor then joining in food, song, and dance as the geese hang high.
Fifty and twenty years ago items from The News columns note Monocacy Station on the Pennsylvania Railroad changing its name to Rural Retreat to avoid duplication. A forty-year-old copy dated June 30, 1845 was presented by Wilbert Cronise. George W Rhoderick died suddenly at his residence northwest of the city after nineteen years as a tenant on Dr Sehley’s farm.
The News notes a record day for county road supervisor appointments in New Market district with assignments ranging from three quarters to three miles. It lists local attendance at the Baltimore automobile show, a neighbor dying suddenly at Levi Cooley’s home, 59, unmarried. It reports the death of Robert S. Ranneberger, 82, near Doubs, with four children and five sons, five daughters surviving. It mentions the marriage of Miss Mary Josephine Cutshall of Woodsboro to Raymond L. Smith in Baltimore. It notes Lovettsville Union Cemetery Co electing Hickman president, Souder vice president, Householder secretary, Paxson treasurer, and Fry superintendent.
Babson Park Florida January 31 The Townsend Plan for $200 monthly pensions to over sixty with no crime record provokes debate from Pacific to Atlantic. Proponents claim financing by sales tax and lost pension costs, while critics warn it shifts burden to workers under forty, hurts thrift, and risks inflation and higher living costs.
A colonial two story home features a graceful entrance portico and wide frontage of about 120 feet. The layout includes a vestibule, spacious hall, dressing room, three sided living room with fireplace, study, dining area with bay, breakfast alcove, kitchen access to a two car garage, four second floor bedrooms, attic storage, basement with heating, and options for shingle roof and clapboard or split shingles with yacht white trim and blue green blinds.
The piece argues against relying on schemes to restore prosperity and supports a uniform federal old age pension. It notes insurance firms have long pushed for old age security, cites low financial independence among sixty and older, and favors a funded annuity through voluntary employee contributions rather than public welfare. It also critiques Townsend’s plan as morally and economically risky and mentions business activity as measured by the Babson chart.
Union Bridge January 21 The Car roll Garden club met at Mrs E D Meredith home and debated Norway with papers by J E Barnes and others including maps and native costumes. Homemakers and Ladies Aid also gathered with demonstrations and refreshments. Robert Gray transfers to Bolling Field and Martha Dorsey, Baltimore, sang on WCAQ radio. Mrs Allen Bartgis remains ill at home.
A domestic feature presents dinner ideas using leftovers and varied fillings. Recipes include sliced roast beef with hashed browned potatoes creamed onions and Russian dressing, plus Graham Gems and Sea Foam Frosting with practical tips.
Bruce Catton reviews Fulton Oursler’s Joshua Todd a novel about a young editor in a Maryland town who is repeatedly dominated by women. The book traces his downfall as he marries, endures lavish demands, and finally pairs with another controlling partner. Published by Farrar and Rinehart.
Paul Narrison recalls old New York with living legends and vanished days. He notes asides on Bagdad-on-the-Subway, the Poppy Room, Rector’s, and Henry James era scenes. He cites Asbury and All Around the Town for historical tidbits about City Hall, Gotham’s flour days, and early NYC life.
A digest of notable birth and death anniversaries. Figures include John Fitch born Hartford County Connecticut in 1743, Francis Spinner born Mohawk New York in 1802, John Fremont born Savannah Georgia in 1813, Horace Wells born Hartford Vermont in 1815, Stonewall Jackson born Clarksburg West Virginia in 1824, John A Stevens born New York City in 1227, Jerome Ricard born France in 1850, Helen Gardener born Winchester Virginia in 1853, Junius pseudonymous letters began in London in 1869, and Louis XVI guillotined in 1798.
Collaged entries include biblical quotes, historic figures like Fitz-J Porter, Lenin, and various birth dates and professions. Highlights mention ex-officer statuses, wartime export figures, and a note on a managing partner. The tone resembles a dated newspaper birthdate roundup and miscellany with limited cohesive narrative.
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