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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1937
Page
4
The Daily News describes its publication schedule and policies on publishing news dispatches. It notes Associated Press credit, reader name requirements, and editorial insistence on real authorship for letters and opinions.
A 1937 notice discusses student effort after World War I and the recession era. It notes that many fail to work hard and questions the idea that easy labor will replace study. The piece contrasts current job availability with the need for diligence in school and future work.
An Ohio rolling mill plans to hire and train many students in carpentry, metalworking, tin work, machining, welding, and other mechanical trades to meet rising demand for skilled labor. The company says this forward program will profit from future orders as shortages already affect many trades.
President Roosevelt urges continuation of nuisance taxes as a bill is introduced in Congress to extend them for two years more. Taxpayers are unlikely to welcome the move as taxes are criticized as a nuisance, while government outlays and interest on the public debt suggest the taxes will persist.
Letter to the editor remarks on Philip Snowden a former British Chancellor of the Exchequer and a leading Labour figure. The writer praises Snowden as a free trader and criticizes abandonment of free trade, linking his death to a loss for civilized governments and noting echoes of Cobden and Gladstone.
A scattered page excerpt covers misused words and pronunciation tips with examples. It includes mispronunciations of names, word curiosities, and a sample discussion about vocabulary growth. The text also quotes remarks about political figures and a 1751 Pennsylvania law on auctioneers and free drinks.
Local items from the News columns dated June 1 1917 report incidents including a wagon bolt causing a wreck near Ellerton, Mrs Sinn's daughter's marriage in Trinity M E Church, a new real estate office on West Patrick Street, and bankers urging Liberty Bonds. Also noted are a soldier recruit story, Mt. Airy School graduation speakers, Miss Margaret Devitt’s will benefiting Frederick Presbyterian church, and the Adamsstown Canning Co experiment.
Bruce Cation reviews a novel about a refined New York broker who falls overboard on a voyage. His isolation at sea unfolds with a chilling, reflective examination of survival and perception as search efforts fail and observers misjudge the disappearance.
A jumble of quoted phrases from various figures including a duke wedding remark and political views, plus a line about education spending and a note on athletic girls and a sprinter named Frank Wykoift. The text mixes commentary, asides, and a sports reference without a clear cohesive story.
A playful tribute by N A Lufburrow welcomes June praising brides, countryside blooms, and natural beauty. The poem notes June as a cheering month of flowers and wildlife and expresses hope to see it recur for many years.
Heads local scouts including Mr Ford Viaciv a student at Blue Ridge College plan to attend the national Jamboree in Washington DC. The Frederick area Boy Scouts under the Washington Council will join Frederick Maryland State School for the Deaf participants for a ten day event starting June 30.
In a science feature, engineer Alfred Burkey demonstrates an electric field fence to repel fish and keep them within a controlled area. The system uses harmless submerged charges to form a boundary, guiding fish toward targeted locations for conservation and government use.
Dr Morris Fishbein explains diabetes signs including thirst hunger and skin infections. He notes urine and blood sugar tests and glucose tolerance to guide diet. Emphasizes cooperative patient care and bulking vegetables as key to managing sugar intake.
The Needle Art Club met at the home of Arthur Abhalt on Wilson Avenue for its last regular session. Committees were appointed and plans set for fall meetings. Mrs George Woabore gave a detailed talk on sewing, hemp tacking, cleating, and seaming, tracing the craft from pioneer daughters to modern cloth manufacture and dress changes over ten centuries. The sewing machine's invention in the nineteenth century was highlighted as a turning point.
Mrs Daisy G Haupt living five miles from Frederick on the Jefferson price hosts a fine collection of about 50 peony varieties. The blooms vary in color and shape, many grown from seeds. One named Maurine is noted, and a pink shade is highlighted. Mrs Haupt invites a display by the News-Post.
Mrs Hampton E. Wast presented a cross-stitch report describing its definition, uses in Europe and Ireland, and suitable materials and threads. The talk noted the technique as almost a necessity in modern homes while remaining popular with needlework, and refreshments were served by the hostess.
The speaker asks for a renewing wind to end hate and greed and bring joy. The poem recalls soil and grain, winter's chill, and a call for sun wind and rain to awaken the land and heart tonight.
A compact adage combines Jesus teaching from Matthew 6 34 with Publius Syrus maxim about day by day wisdom and self sufficiency. The lines urge focus on present concerns and warn against anxious planning for the future.
A fragmented etiquette quiz covers polite phone conduct. It asks how to respond when named, how to request repetition, how to reach an operator, whether hosts pay long distance for guests, and if a guest should use a business line for personal calls.
Anna May Wong, born in Los Angeles, visits New York and China town, studying Mandarin and shopping for imports while commenting on East-West cultural exchange. The feature notes Hollywood influence reaching Rangoon to Delhi and lists assorted entertainment figures and history making career paths. The piece also previews Juliet casting for the World Fair and introduces the Shag dance rising in popularity nationwide.
A calendar of anniversaries highlights Jacques Marquette born in France and dying in Ludington Michigan. John Rae born in Scotland and died in New York. Abby Hadassah Smith and Julia active for women’s rights. Caroline Lee Hentz a popular Southern writer. John B. Floyd a Confederate leader and Virginia governor. John Bell Hood a top Confederate general. Redfield Proctor a Vermont governor and U S senator.
Highlights include 1813 Captain James Lawrence dies after Chesapeake versus Shannon battle and his I Dont Give Up the Ship line becomes American war cry. 1800 Edison patent of vote recorder marks early recording tech. 1920 Senate declines to grant Wilson authority on Armenia mandate. 1933 J P Morgan circus midget incident before Congress in Washington. 1600 Mary Dyer banned from Massachusetts Bay Colony as Quaker mother figure. 1st years marking Kentucky and the Leth Statehood claims amid frontier era.
Today marks birthdays for Charles B Davenport of Cold Spring Harbor born Stamford Connecticut seventy one years ago. Also Angin Texas lawyer and former governor born Tavior Texas forty four years ago. Arthur Pound New York author and historian born Pontiac Michigan fifty three years ago. Frank Morgan actor sixty seven years ago. Andorn Maseheld Reitain’s port laureate Bert sixty two years ago.
The fragment discusses language and sciences in a reflective tone, mentioning transmission of knowledge and self understanding. It hints at training or education efforts, with a focus on nature, arts, and requests for growth in Greensole or similar themes.
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