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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1938
Page
2
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Snitz and Knepf mix includes one egg one half cup sweet milk one teaspoon baking powder one and one half cups flour and half teaspoon salt. Drop with a spoon on top of the snitz steam bottoms. suggests serving with water and notes editor contact Mrs L L Stockman. Frederick News appears as second class matter.
On July 30 1936 George Bernard Shaw aged 82 and Henry Ford aged 75 marked their birthdays with stark contrasts Shaw claims he has nothing more to learn while Ford vows continual learning Ford celebrated with a three day festival while Shaw rejected any birthday tribute noting the world has moved past him Ford advocates learning from all sources and experience including people who challenge him The piece contrasts ego and avarice between the two figures and includes a recipe note about delicate pudding and custard from Miss L L Stockman Jefferson Maryland.
A bygone city tale cautions a frugal man who chased small savings by fixing strings while neglecting markets and prices. It argues small leaks in a home or business add up to failure or success, urging training of the young to recognize cumulative risks and opportunity.
A speaker criticizes how old men hold many executive and legislative roles, describing them as behind the times and unsympathetic to the middle aged and youth. He argues youth and middle aged voters form the majority and can overthrow entrenched rulers when they feel old timers dominate policy and power.
A playful puzzle asks to cancel three incorrect word choices in each line to leave true statements. Examples include selecting the Confederate gunboat Merrimac and comparing Greenland’s size to Iceland, while identifying Coreander as a character in a Midsummer Night’s Dream.
A poem fragment from The Bentztown Bard evokes Frederick with lines about old dreams renewing in the valley and mountains. It paints Frederick’s air, mountains and magic, with old hearts reborn as morning music brightens the scenes and memories.
Archie Hood, an Atchison contractor and builder, has begun a modern dairy barn project for Clay Plummer in Gaithersburg to accommodate 80 cattle.
Fifty and twenty years ago today in Frederick reports Mrs. Cleveland opening a new Alpine drab felt hat already the vogue in Washington. Also noted is a severe hailstorm in the Johnsville area damaging gardens and truck patches, with heavy losses to George K. Sappington whose nineteen acres of corn shrink to about five barrels. A 15 month old child of Henry Klipp from Shookstown died from poison contracted from its mother, who was bitten by a snake.
Local items note nationwide government control of telegraph and telephone networks at midnight with no local changes reported. Frederick County crops were hit by a heat wave, and Sterling Gall of Emmitsburg was appointed to the State Board of Education. Eggs were stolen from Harry C. Harner near Emmitsburg, while Charles Opel Jr will run the dancing pavilion at Braddock Heights.
Seashore and lakeside recreation flourish as rain taps the region and campaigns heat up. Maryland politics draw New Deal funds with figures like Senator Tydings and Governor Nice visiting Frederick, while James Farley is eyed for a return. Local news covers housing authority plans, child welfare alerts, slum clearance funds, and WPA grants as roads, sewers, and fire services face changes.
Washington reports two main plans for Franklin D. Roosevelt in Maryland before September primaries. A Labor Day speech in or near Baltimore would mark a peak summer address praising Davey Lewis, while a cruise on the presidential yacht Potomac with Lewis and other Marylanders could meet local leaders on the Eastern Shore.
Richard C. Lighter, longtime instructor at Wyalusing Herrick joint high school Camptown Pa since 1929, is appointed adviser of vocational agriculture for Gettysburg and Adams county high schools with headquarters in Gettysburg. He will oversee agriculture departments at Arendtsville East Berlin Biglerville and New Oxford high schools under county superintendent supervision. Salary financed by federal and state funds. Lighter is a 1919 Middletown High grad and 1923 University of Maryland BS, later studied at Cornell. previously taught in Camptown and Carroll county and coached athletics.
Roger Rothenhoefer of this city was arrested Friday night by Officer Dorsey and summoned on his own recognizance to appear Monday in Police Court. Frank Hartsock, cited by Officer Dorsey for drunkenness, remained jailed for lack of $2.50 and costs. A road worker near Braddock Heights, R. H. Dutrow of the State Roads Commission, suffered a crushed tree incident that mashed his foot as a rock rolled onto it while he slipped on a bank southwest of Middletown.
The regular monthly meeting of the Live Wires class was held Tuesday evening at Romaine Krise's home. Presiding, Bernadine Douglas led the session with hymns and Psalms read by Mary Elizabeth Reddick. Secretary and treasurer reports were approved, eight members shared summer vacation plans, and the meeting adjourned to August at Bradley Barrick’s home followed by a Wiesner feast. Attendees included Ethel Strine, Bradley Barrick, Ophelia Donsife, Bernadine Douglas, Romaine Krise, Mary Elizabeth Reddick, Katherine Singer, Kitty Stoner, Charles String, and Wilbur Krise spouses.
Six more 4-H Club members from Frederick county join the annual 4-H Club Week at the University of Maryland, bringing the total to thirty three. The new attendees are Ellen Mae Sheets Evelyn Browning Monrovia Dorothy Fouche Adamstown Eleanor Beachley Orpha Rudy and Mary Catherine Poole Middletown.
Ralph Kline, son of Aquilla Kline, was dragged over 100 yards when a timber chain caught in his pants while hauling timber near Wolfsville. The mule was stopped and he escaped serious injury.
Dr Fishbein warns that swimming pools spread nose throat and sinus infections eye irritation and ear infections. Germs pass through secretions in water especially in warm unsunlit pools. Chlorination helps but those with colds should avoid pools and watch for conjunctivitis ear infections and throat infections.
A compact language note teaches common errors and proper usage. It contrasts lay versus lie and discusses pronunciation and misspellings. It adds a vocabulary aim to master one word daily, highlighting Inflexibly as today’s term and noting Italian fliers claim 380 loyalist planes shot down.
A brief etiquette quiz from NEA Service reviews proper use of officers on letterheads, how women should be named on semi business paper, and tasteful choices for personal note cards. It covers when to use Mildred or Mary Brown Lipton, appropriate paper for tradespeople, and correct comma use after salutations.
In New York July 30 Billy Rose, solo column, recalls Casino de Paree as the first theater restaurant, discusses audacious plans like Aquacade at Cleveland and Casa Manana in Fort Worth, and notes vaudeville revival efforts and a seven week gross of over a quarter million dollars.
A compact list of historic anniversaries and birthdays with dates and figures. Notable entries include Emily Bronte born 1818 and Henry Ford born 1863, plus mentions of Henry Du Pont, Thorstein Veblen, and Jim details on the House of Burgesses and early freemasonry.
E Haldeman Julius of Girard Kansas, publisher born in Philadelphia 49 years ago. Fred De Fagg IX, Northwestern University dean and former head of the U S Air Commerce Bureau born in Brooklyn N Y 42 years ago. Dr Joel Stebbins of the University of Wisconsin astronomer born in Omaha Nebraska 60 years ago. Today's Horoscope urges attainment of eminence and power as long as planetary aspects do not hinder. The native displays courage, endurance and talent likely to rise in chosen field despite possible astrological challenges.
A collage of remarks from varied figures including E Dana Brooks Chiang Kai-shek Maury Maverick Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf George Osborne Dale Kendall and Dillon Ripley. It highlights opinions on divorce, journalism, gender and travel with sharp wit and cultural contrasts.
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