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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1938
Page
2
The Evening Frederick newspaper states it will gladly correct errors upon editors notice and will not publish letters without proper identification. Readers are advised that the real name of writers may be required and entries must be authorized for publication. Entered at Frederick Missouri post office as second class matter.
A 1938 editorial disparages reliance on government aid and urges the old self help spirit. It argues many claimants seek work but cannot find it, says aid can only cover bare needs, and calls on people to Work harder, use leg muscles, and not wait for easy jobs. It frames national pioneers as example.
Science reporting shows electric sparks travel in two or more parts with a hairline leader preceding the main spark. The leader speeds about 42 000 miles per hour while the main flow accelerates afterward, with readers noting similarities to lightning yet a new two-leader phenomenon observed in gaps.
Reader challenges ask who originated the heater and what prescription letters mean. It covers US size excluding possessions and lifespans of an elephant tortoise and a queen bee. Inventions credited to J Wing include the gun steel dynamite.
Daughters of the Confederacy honor Generals Lee and Jackson as Gettysburg anniversary plans surface at a Rotary meeting. Frederick updates include unemployment relief, federal appropriations, land condemnation for Catocin Park, and the grand opening of the C. Bure Arts Theory with Rohrbach and Urner celebrated for framing a new library and Court Square.
From Frederick city column dated January 22 1883 a severe storm tore through the Ellerton neighborhood blowing over Daniel Harshmans straw stack near the Dunker church and killing a large steer. Friends of Rev George Diehl held a donation party at David Fraziers on East Patrick Street aiding the pastor. The Tom's Creek congregation presented Rev Belt on Mechanicstown circuit with $25 for a new overcoat.
The National Fuel Administration considers a broad coal shutdown during a severe cold period since December 28. Snow depth reached nine inches as a blizzard looms per Weather Bureau, while local reports note continued cold and demand.
Daily English lessons discuss misused terms and pronunciation. The text notes inveterate meaning and usage with examples, then reports a Baltimore marriage license issued to Edgar A Grumbine and Lillian C Brengle, listing their ages and address.
Mrs Georgette Ross Howard told a Fran cis Scout Key Hotel audience about meetings between “big business men” and President Roosevelt. She discussed curbing installment buying and the president’s stance on holding companies, Congress independence, and 1937’s achievements in religion education science and social progress. She noted public reactions to the Ludlow referendum and praised Stanley Reed and Joseph Kennedy while naming books and youth employment concerns.
The passage notes the earliest Robyn Hood reference from 1377 in Piers Plowman’s second edition. It contrasts wartime Japan’s conduct with imagined notions of equity and kindness and hints at labeling acts as civilizing or necessary despite killings.
Dr Morris Fishbein explains concussion risks after head injury, detailing skull damage, brain pressure from bleeding, and warning signs. It notes that serious cases may require immediate skull opening surgery to prevent permanent brain damage.
The Republican State Central Committee for Montgomery county elected Dr. C. C. Galloway of Takoma Park as secretary and William B. Fulks of Laytonsville as treasurer. Other members named were Walter W. Dayson as chairman Pauli Sleman Mrs. Clara C. Holmes Preston L. Snyder and Simon O. Smith.
A vintage etiquette guide answers common questions about valentines and letter writing, noting sender anonymity can be romantic but practical signs of care matter. It states husbands may send valentines, ink should not be violent, apologies for typewritten notes are unnecessary, pencil is discouraged, and the best approach for a young man in another city is to tell her he will write if convenient.
A tour through New York's high society orbit details notorious habits and quirks of roving nightspot regulars. Franklin D Roosevelt Jr fends off photographers, while Marcel and George Sanchez gift champagne to friends. Notables like Tallulah Bankhead, Moss Hart, Clifton Webb, Elsa Maxwell, Vincent Astor, and Jimmy Walker share nightlife rituals, talk topics, and preferred haunts from Savoy Ballroom to Harlem.
Francis Bacon born 1561 and Elkanah Watson born 1758 noted alongside Byron George Wright Terence Powderly Walter Gay and others. 1905 Bloody Sunday in St Petersburg. 1912 US troops occupy Tientsin. 1924 Labour Party rises to power in England. 1932 Reconstriction Finance Corporation bill signed. 1936 Edward VIII proclaims king. 1936 Ohio River flood hits record levels.
A list of notable birthdays including Yehudi Menuhin Kenneth Kingsbury and David Wark Griffith with ages and places of birth. The column notes a Virgo horoscope predicting a steady, reflective day with a focus on discovery and invention.
An old proverb reflects on Joseph dying at 110, being embalmed, and buried in Beret-Genpals. The quotation praises a graceful, honorable old age as a virtue amid mortality.
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