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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1938
Page
2
A verbose notice outlines submission rules for letters and communications. It requires writers to include real names and promises publication only if authorship is verifiable. The piece notes Associated Press rights and publication standards for the News.
A late July dispatch analyzes China’s wartime resilience as all factions unite under Chiang Kai-shek to resist Japan. It notes Taish parity of attrition, Tokyo’s alarm, and the shift of leverage to economic fronts in New York and London amid a broader global finance boom and policy debates on stimulus.
President Roosevelt announced a four billion dollar deficit for the current year, a larger figure than last year and the greatest since he took office. He warned the national debt would rise to over forty billion by year’s end, highlighting a growing budgetary strain and continued borrowing and spending.
A distorted report recalls Beatty era happenings along the Monocacy and Middletown valleys. The text mentions visitors, sheep, and sparsely legible notes about Braddock and local terrain, with parenthetical attribution to Bentzra and related place names.
A fragmentary note cites biblical obedience and a sequence of fires that plagued Boston in 1676 1679 1711 1839 and 1893 with a dated reference to a page number. The text blends a Bible quote with historical disaster notes about the city.
Fifty and twenty years ago Frederick saw elected officials and city upgrades. The 1878 items note William Need taking a job at 450 dollars yearly, Barnes succeeding him as board chair, Samuel Titiow at 400 and George Muiborn at 350 as fireman. Court House Square gained modernization with a fountain gem, belt accents, and a belt of gold ash. D. Doll sought baseball players, while discussions on government control of utilities and a train collision near Linden reported injuries.
The fragment lists Cigvorite Dishes and Candied bars with sugar cookies, dates and pecans, plus salted almonds recipe. It credits Mrs. Lewis Sponselier of 203 Upper College Terrace, Frederick, and mentions baking at 375 degrees with Crisco for almonds until browned.
A poem by A. Lupdurrow laments the speeding modern traffic and its impact on daily life. It contrasts past slower travel with today’s crowded roads, noting both potential benefits and losses from the accelerated pace.
P Lee Crawmer of New Windsor announces his candidacy for Carroll County sheriff on the Democratic ticket subject to the September 12 primary. Crawmer has served as Carroll County deputy sheriff for 25 years.
A Baltimore centric political column weighs Howard Jackson as a leading Maryland gubernatorial hopeful. The piece traces Jackson’s rise from precinct worker to mayor and outlines the 1920s 1930s era battles, party dynamics, and the influence of national leaders, with mentions of Ed Bruce Hungerford Roosevelt Palmisano and D Alesandro.
A July heat wave saddles Reading with lethargy as residents seek shade and relief at rivers, pools, and picnics. The piece notes local events from Mary Frederick’s act to camp Ritchie encampments, a Braddock Heights summer assembly, and rising public office candidates, while urging diversions and vacation planning amid intense heat.
The text notes that A T Matthews was named Oakland postmistress by Congressman Lewis, while her husband opposes him in the region. No evidence links the Ielters to the Tydings faction, but they likely do not align with Lewis. The snippet suggests local political maneuvering and factional divisions among neighbors.
Question and answer feature on proper dining manners. It covers sipping coffee with food, cutting muffins, apologizing for crunching toast, leaving a teaspoon in iced tea, and placing a fork on the plate. Also includes a sample scenario about inviting a girl to a picnic and expected conduct. Authorities’ answers mark several points on table manners.
Today in History and anniversaries list notable events and birthdays. Figures include Pierre Le Moyne d Yverville, Mary Baker Eddy, Marietta Holley, Arthur W. Soper, Eben E Rexford, Thomas A. Janvier, Padre Junipero Serra, and Ginger Rogers among others. Also notes a 1769 mission dedication, 1779 Stony Point capture, and a 1918 royal family execution. Horoscope cautions cautious midlife path.
A compact lesson explains common misuses and pronunciations of words like success history corps thoroughfare and coterie. It notes mis-spellings and urges vocabulary growth by mastering one word daily, referencing the League of Nations languages and translation requirements.
George Tucker describes a social game where guests receive partner slips with famous lovers such as Rhett Butler and Scarlett O’Hara. Couples perform burlesque sketches about figures like Antony and Cleopatra and Pocahontas, with props and improvised costumes, drawing lively audience reactions.
A list of statements tests truth against falsehood. Claims include a prison on Devil's Island, abalone as a mollusk, Aesop as Greek, Verdi writing Thais, a glass laboratory tort, and Bryant composing Thanatopsis at age 18. Answers appear on the last page.
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