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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1938
Page
2
The Daily News states Associated Press usage rules and correction policy, warns against communications describing individuals or entities, and notes second class mailing at Frederick Ltd. Post office entrance as matter.
Friday, June 24, 1938 profiles Betsy, a Chesapeake Bay dog awarded a gold medal by the Maryland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Betsy swam to save twelve-year-old Baby Colier who fell overboard from a capsized boat, pulling him to shore with a firm grip on his coat collar. The piece extols dogs’ dedication, companionship, and protective roles, citing Betsy as a storied example of canine bravery and service.
An essay argues conscience as a guide can mislead if unexamined. It warns that not feeling pain does not prove moral rightness and stresses a thorough check of conscience’s reliability. The piece notes many moral harms lack physical symptoms and urges ongoing self scrutiny.
Frederick Scouts host a campfire marshmallow roast and sing along Thursday at seven at the Boy Scout site west of Frederick. Troop 5 youth Marvin Ruth McDevitt and Betty Birely arranged the event. In Bund e Germany a cigar museum showcases the world’s largest cigar nearly six feet long and over two feet around.
Mr and Mrs Jacques Davidson of Jackson Heights New York and their daughter Yvonne are visiting Mrs Davidson's parents Mr and Mrs Witham Blenberg on East Street. Also visiting are Miss Pauthe Best and Miss Joan Best. Several social events and bridge luncheons are noted with local residents hosting and attending in Frederick Maryland.
Local items note Charles Snood from Utica returning from the Chicago Republican Convention where Benjamin Harrison is nominated. John Bowen, wanted for assault, captured at Greencastle, Pa, after fears of a lynching mob. Highland and Middletown Valley residents petition for a new post office with Catherine J. Boyer as postmistress.
June 24 1918 reports Congressman John F Miller of Pennsylvania and Lieut Froument a French officer twice wounded at Braddoe Heights sharing war progress and French mothers' deco nations. Claud Lewis and John D Helgeltorn noted for war service. Attorney General Ritchie refuses to resign to counsel War Industries Board. Charles Thomas Ramsburg dies at 77 in Peters burg Virginia after paralysis.
Observations of Mary Grove Freder ick second birthday party and various social visits in Frederick including families from Newark and Portland. Hood Club outlines summer activities while Catoctin Club plans its annual stag picnic with speedball and entertainment on the Tuscarora receiver grounds.
Frederick readers report multiple local figures preparing to attend a Saturday two o’clock ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to honor Red Men World War veterans with a plaque presentation. The event will feature a guard of honor by Fort Meyer, resolutions from the Great Council records, and plaque unveiling designed by the Great Council, with national Arlington officials accepting.
A reader asks five social etiquette questions for shipboard life. Answers cover seating in the dining room and bath booking, tipping based on travel class and service, shorts in public rooms, using Miss before a single name in hotel registers, and whether a young woman should let a suitor pay for a ticket. The published solution favors polite responses and proper titles.
A compact list of historical figures with birth and death dates. Notable entries include Eleuthere Irenee Du Pont born 1771 and died 1834 in Philadelphia, Thomas Blanchard born 1797 died 1864, John Hughes born 1813 died 1864, Henry Ward Beecher born 1813 died 1887, Rebecca Harding Davis born 1842 died 1920, Ambrose Bierce born 1842 disappeared after 75, Lord Kitchener born 1850 drowned in June 1916.
The notes cover key dates and events: 1314 Bannockburn Scottish victory under Bruce, 1487 Cabot and Sebastian in English service reaching North America, 1844 Oregon prohibition, 1863 Lee's Potomac crossing, 1928 Kelroy’s proposed world peace treaty to outlaw war, 1929 Yale professor citizenship denial amid war veteran service, and 1933 Roosevelt urging Southern cotton farmers to cut production.
The notice lists birthplaces and ages for figures including Dr John C Wright vocational expert born in Indiana 62 years ago Dr Oswald Veblen mathematician born in Decorah Iowa 33 years ago Andrew J May Kentucky congressman 63 years ago Dr James H Xieans Boston physician 33 years ago Mrs Geraldine Gilkey Chicago former YWCA president born Chesterville Ohio 49 years ago Dr John Leighton Stuart Yenching University China born in China 62 years ago Jack Dempsey New York boxer born Manassa Colorado 43 years ago
The briefing advises that the reader's mind focuses on mysterious matters and plans to achieve life aims. Planetary aspects influence daily activities and caution is urged in dealings with the opposite sex.
A devotional reflection citing I Corinthians 10 4 and Phillips Brooks on Jesus Christ as the condescension of divinity and the exaltation of humanity. The text presents the spiritual Rock that followed the Israelites as Christ and emphasizes Christ’s dual nature.
A lively diary style column from New York dated June 24 recounts daily fragments. It traces social rounds involving Mil tion and Esther Caniff, meals of fruit from Cuba and the West Indies, fishing plans, a muskie catch, interactions with Cynthia the cat, and humorous notes on weather, books, films, and a honeymoon nearing its end.
A set of five wordplay questions asks to correct or complete sentences. The items include attribution for a quip about the female of the species, a misdated variant of The Arabian Nights narrator, a claim about a state's popularity, a riddle about a seat mapped on an elephant, and a mistaken country reference noting Valgaresso as a city in South America.
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