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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1938
Page
2
The Daily News issues a standard disclaimer about accuracy and corrections for any errors reflecting on the character or reputation of persons firms or corporations in its columns. The editor invites readers to bring concerns to correct them.
The note says wholesale stocks on hand were about 18 percent lower than a year earlier as of June 1. Dealers bought heavily in 1937 to beat rising costs, then paused, causing slowed demand, factory idling, and a stock market dip. Now shortages may spur renewed activity and production.
The text explains the period called dog days with Sirius rising in conjunction with the sun and warns dogs and other animals require ample water in heat. It notes horses may struggle without drink, and old Dobbin should never be worked without water on hot days. It contrasts past drinking fountains and modern gas stations and ends with a reminder humans cope until wells run dry.
Bruce Catton reviews R W Seton-Watson's Britain and the Dictators. The critique calls the study exhaustive and bluntly warns that dictatorships threaten world civilization. It identifies Russia and Italy as rising first, Germany as an emerging test, and predicts Soviet influence and Hitler as the greatest danger to peace. Great Britain is framed as bearing responsibility to safeguard humanity.
Quick quiz asks which statements are true or false. Statements cover Will Hays leading Actors Equity, presidential oath timing, abaft meaning behind, plaice as a fish, and Russia spanning two continents. The items mix real terms with errors to test accuracy.
Social usage quiz warns against ostentation and overused phrases. Do not call contemporaries "girls" or refer to a husband as "Mr. Jones" to a young friend. When asked about taste, either compliment sincerely or steer discussion away. In public shopping, opt for tactful honesty or safe deflection rather than blunt urge to criticize.
A collection of quoted statements from various figures including Chief New Moon, A S Chenoweth, Saul D. Alinsky, Joseph P. Kennedy, and Thomas Mann. The remarks touch on persecution, democracy, crime, social change, and fascism in a broad political context.
Fifty and twenty years ago today in Frederick notes include a Baltimore yard accident where Peter Mantz, a Hagerstown engineer, was badly injured after being struck by a rear end of a shift of cars at Camden station. The Court House Park area gains terra cotta urns with flowers placed by local residents.
The 1918 column notes proposed 35 cent gasoline and higher auto taxes as part of a broader sales tax to raise five billion dollars for postwar debt interest. It cites price inflation from farm produce, mentions new game wardens in Baltimore training, and reports the death of Lieut. Richard H. Fawcett, a war aviator, in a crash near Belleville Illinois.
A reflection on gratitude and resilience from The Scapegoat by Hall Caine. The author contrasts Naomi’s handicaps with blessings, recalling Browning lines about enduring beloveds. The piece urges bearing sorrows gratefully, noting honor endures beyond loss. Copyright Bubson Newspaper Syndy
Rodgers Forge Country Club defeated Catoctin Country Club in Baltimore Sunday afternoon by 26% to 12%. Frederick's Earl Rhoderick and Gene Haller were three point winners for Catoctin. Derr and Worthington also scored.
Charlottesville July 11 James 5 Clarke 49 manager Stonewall Jackson Hotel Staunton one of five injured in a head on collision during a heavy rainstorm on Route 250 sixteen miles east of Charlottesville reported critical at University of Virginia Hospital involved in the crash with University of Virginia Hospital treating Clarke and others in the wreckage during the downpour
McCalls Magazine notes unbreakable crystal clear plastics in vivid colors for home use. Closets gain crystal hangers with chromium hooks and tailored shapes for dresses, skirts, lingerie, and trousers. Transparent rods, blanket boxes, and baskets in durable plastic turn closets into jewel like displays with color coordinated options and flexible storage.
Condemnation actions have begun in Baltimore federal court against the Fields property chosen for the Rockville postoffice site. Proceedings will be heard July 28 before Judge W C Coleman. The site includes Montgomery and Washington avenues, with adjacent land owned by Potomac Electric Power Co, about 180 by 100 feet, at an estimated cost near $25,000. Over a dozen Fields heirs have been summoned to appear.
Word study Guide notes misused words and pronunciation tips. Today's entry presents apprehension as distrust or dread for the future with a Seneca quote about alarms versus dangers.
A complaint reported Dewey Brown, a colored man, was intoxicated in Dillers store in Libertytown. This morning Deputy Sheriff Denver J. Shook arrested Brown on charges of drunkenness, disorderly conduct and indecent exposure and he was taken to jail.
Dr Edmonds stated that final plans are not yet complete but the two story building will meet community needs for many years to come. The project follows present plans intended to serve residents with a durable facility.
Dr. Fishbein explains infantile paralysis or polio as a summer threat to children. The article outlines the disease name, historical description, uncertain causes, and evidence for an infectious agent capable of transmitting from human spinal tissue to a monkey.
Scientists report that infections can pass between monkeys by nasal inoculation and that prior illness grants partial protection. Infantile paralysis remains hard to transfer to several lower animals. In humans the disease mirrors monkey cases, with a 5 to 20 day onset before fever, cold symptoms, paralysis and potential death, yet nursing can save some. Estimates place national medical costs at about 3.58 trillion and wage losses around 1.0 trillion.
Detective Johnny Broderick dominates Broadway policing for over twenty years guiding celebrity visitors and protecting underworld figures with a soft voice and iron fist. He escorts royalty and stars like Prince Bertil and Robert Taylor through Manhattan while his dreaded handshake leaves many guests in pain.
Historical anniversaries and birthdays listed including John Quincy Adams Susan B Warner John Wanamaker Harry Kellar Judson Daland Edith Rickert and others with events such as Hamilton Burr duel and Specie Circular, plus a brief horoscope noting refined tastes and a progressive temperament through the day.
The excerpt cites Esther 7 10 about Haman’s downfall and Mordecai amid the king's wrath. It also concludes with a proverb about providence from Ke God’s mill grinds slow but sure and a line from Herbert.
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