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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1937
Page
4
An imperfect OCR style notice from The Daily News Frederick Maryland describes publication details and Associated Press use. It emphasizes news content rights and requests readers disregard personal attacks or misattributed statements.
Fragmented OCR describes graduates attending a WOH anniversary at Hadley, noting Mary Lyon’s pioneering push for women’s education. It recalls early doubts about women pursuing same subjects as men, the shift to separate colleges, and the seed of belief in women’s mental powers planted by Lyon and others, amid lingering agitation.
Colorado poetess Miss Margaret Tod Ritter and her Colorado friend will sail Saturday from Quebec aboard the Empress of Britain for Europe. She is author of two poetry books and has appeared in major American magazines. Her hosts include Mrs Clinton O Keedy and Rev and Mrs Charles R Zweisig of York, Pa, who plan to spend time at Hood College.
The passage recalls the move to Standard Time amid many local times in the United States and Canada. It cites William Frederick Allen as the railways' time system author, notes the 1883 objections, and explains the shift from sun or local time to Washington Naval Observatory standards.
The Aged Home will host a garden party next Friday with Mrs William Crawford and Mrs John som leading as hostesses. Board members and volunteers will organize cake, candy, ice cream, and drinks at the lawn fete. Various committee members and officers are listed among organizers and helpers for the event.
Six Hood College students head to Europe for a summer trip under Students For Travel Service. The party sails June 19 from New York aboard the S S France and will visit Ireland Germany Switzerland Italy and France returning August 2 aboard the Normandie. Lead traveler is Miss Emilie Miller of Altoona and other escorts include Helene Blanchard and Lois Clayton among a dozen graduates and friends.
Fifty and twenty years ago notices from Frederick recount a labor dispute at Buckeystown where workers demanded higher wages, leaders jailed, and the City Hotel entering receivership with named receivers. The item also notes the marriage of Thomas E. Willard and Miss Hamer Rhoderick conducted by Rev. NH Skylea.
Local notes report Sheriff Roderick and Election Supervisors reviewing county voting books for men aged 21 to 30 who did not register for the draft. Frederick hosts a major Liberty Loan parade with Mayor Preston and ex-Gov Goldsborough invited to speak. Red Cross organizes a war drive with Casper Chine as chair and Murray Cronenburg as member and secretary Wiesfeld. East End residents raise a 50-foot flag near the Hoand FP station. Summers speaks and H R Pennell plays cornet. Robert Jameson and family prepare a career move into pharmacy studies.
Frederick Chapter Daughters of Amoreviosa Revala nan hosts annual Flag Day luncheon at Peter Pan Inn with a card party and meeting. A related public event at the Francis Scott Key Hotel features John T. King speaking on Who Joins the League of Women Voters. Attendees include Maryland League president Mrs. Charles E Ellisote and executive director Mrs. Richard L. Cerry. Also noted are wedding plans for Betty Ritchie Kerr and Alastair Douglas Robertson and several social attendees and anniversaries in local circles.
Miss Janice Luella Stetler daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy H Stetler of 274 North Second Street Harrisburg Pa will wed Mr Ben H Herr of Bellefonte Pa at Harris Street Evangelical Church Harrisburg June 19 at eleven oclock in the morning A reception will follow at the Stetler home The wedding party includes Miss Elizabeth Herr and Mr Roy Stetler Details note Hood College class of 1994 and Bridgewater College connections
An excerpt presents etiquette Q and A on flag display positions and destruction, audience conduct during the Star Spangled Banner, and phrases about proper behavior. It lists questions and sample answers, with references to speakers and a named author.
In Greenwich Village a Poetry Sale unfolds with poets Yonge haired and berobed offering sonnets, odes, and epics from 10 cents to 10 dollars. Maxwell Bodenheim’s autographed sonnet starts at 20 dollars. Brewed chatter on War 1 2 3 4 and a parade of cultural tidbits weave through the piece.
Harmony Grove Club held its fifth annual flower show Friday evening May 28 at Union Chapel Harmony Grove. Judges were Mrs G Hunter Bowers and Mrs John Ed Schell of Frederick Garden Club. The event featured classes for miniature, floating, artistic, porch, living room, dinner table, uniques, old fashioned, kitchen utensil, iris, peonies, roses, perennials, shrubbery, poppies, potted plants, and vines among others. A short business meeting planned a Washington Mt Vernon trip and a committee arranged the July 29 family prime supper on Mrs Dutraw’s lawn.
Intense heat caused equipment failure at a Santa Clara facility, loosening a pivot joint and triggering a mishap that led to a fall and burns. Authorities investigation underway as workers report high temperatures and equipment strain.
Luflburrow notes colleges and schools adjourn for lakes and pools as summer arrives. Students haul belongings and seek leisure while education slows for a short break. Some work, some travel, some stay home as the season shifts and learning resumes later.
Hagerstown officials informed the Washington County Historical Society that the city would provide 10 900 for the commemoration, part of a 5 7 5 0 0 appropriation approved by the recent Legislature. Washington County will advance part of its 87 500 appropriation on June 15.
Fragmentary OCR notes invoke a Bible verse line about mercy with unclear surrounding text and stray names. The readable part cites blessed are the merciful and references Matthew 5 7 though details are garbled and no coherent event or attribution is clear.
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