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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1938
Page
2
The Daily News notes that communications of any sort will not be published without proper consent, though they may be submitted as authority for statements of alleged facts or opinions, to support reported items and opinions.
A fragmented recipe cites cornmeal water milk eggs butter sugar and leavening, with steps to mix and bake in a hot oven for about 30 minutes. The note includes stray attributions and postal classification lines indicating a Frederick Maryland newspaper origin. It ends with a promise to correct any erroneous reflection if brought to attention.
Saturday, June 25, 1938 recipes include baked canned tomatoes with bread crumbs and butter in a hot oven, seasoned with salt pepper sugar and onion. The sugar cured ham loaf combines raw ham eggs crumbs salt mustard and water, baked slowly or steamed for about 1 1/2 hours.
An editorial notes postwar U S espionage scares and 1930s laws expanding secrecy funding. It cites indictments in New York of Germans for spying, reflects on the limited value of captured intelligence, and argues the main risk lies in straining foreign relations rather to valuable clandestine data.
A letter writer argues against a proposed new high school funded by a 235000 grant from the PWA and county taxes. He urges forming a taxpayers league to scrutinize the project and supports locating the school on northern Rose Hill Manor lands rather than bottom lands. He notes the allotted grant may cover a large building for many years.
A reflective verse on wisdom urges making the best of the present rather than chasing distant gains. It argues that true prudence lies in purposeful present actions and contentment with current circumstances. The note closes with a fact: the 156 mile Kennebec River in Maine freezes for three months annually.
Local items from The News June 25 1888 note Frederick County Republicans favor the Harrison Morton ticket while Blaine supporters grow disappointed. Convention news recalls relics as Deputy Tax Collector John H Catsail displays a Tippecanoe and Tyler too banner from 1840. James Walsh S J, music teacher, hosted banquet by the Young Men’s Catholic Union before leaving for Woodstock to study.
Twenty five selected men left Frederick for Camp Meade to serve overseas. City squads led by C Edwin Kemp and others, county squads by C Mason Hofman and others. Frederick residents have subscribed over 157 505 to the War Savings Stamp drive, with women urged to pledge 3 000 to postwar reconstruction work.
Engagement notice for Mary Clarre Conley and Chin ton Paine Pitts. Conley family from Guilford near Fredericks, Pitts family from Bryn Awell Phoenix Maryland. Miss Conley, Georgetown Visitation graduate 1937, debut in Baltimore, descended from Gen Victor Baughman and Leonard Calvert. Pitts a Baltimore banker, Gilman School alumnus, grandson of Gen Clinton Paine, connected to Tilghman Lloyd and Dorsey families. No wedding date set.
Lazar Bronfman’s book On Top of the World presents a detailed, eight month drift of four Soviet scientists aboard Arctic ice and their rescue off Greenland. It weaves daily logs with radio reports and Dr Otto Schmidt’s forward to explain the pole as the final step toward Arctic mastery and wider Soviet aims.
Saturday page covers harvest heat and fragrant clover as farmers monitor late crops. June brings pleasant rambles and campus scenes at Camp Ritchie. Major local items include the Commercial Bank of Maryland being taken over by Western Maryland Trust Company, PWA school grants, and a large addition to the city's tax books. News from New York sets a racial world boxing backdrop, Elks interstate convention in Frederick, Hood College anniversary events, and court cases plus community notes on churches, reunions, and civic groups.
Washington dispatch reports a flurry of calls and maneuvers among Maryland political figures as Senator Tydings seeks allies for the Senate race, Kent Mullikin weighs campaign leadership for Davey Lewis, and Baltimore power brokers including Mayor Jackson and President Byrd weigh backing alignments. Also noted are campaign plans, retirements, and expected staff changes across districts.
A guidance piece from NEA Service on tipping steward, airline hostess, and deck sport tips. It poses five scenarios: breakfast service, captain’s table punctuality, meals on deck, tipping airline staff, and tipping for cheap day meals. Most passengers do not tip for deck sports and beginners’ groups.
A compilation of historical birthdays and events spans figures like Eliphalet Nott and James E. Murdock, plus major milestones such as Virginia’s ratification, the Alien Act, Little Bighorn, and the first Postal Savings Banks. The piece notes implications for personal fortunes and conduct, advising restraint in dealings with the opposite sex.
Lewistown Grange sets August 23 for a meeting and August 25 for the annual banquet. Roy Angieberter presided as master and an outing to Lake View is planned. The next meeting is July 14 at Mr Angieberter’s home. The Lewistown Grange orchestra provides lawn music at Thurmont July 1 and Lewistown Friday night. A Sabillesville church program occurs July 17 and music for Braddock Heights auditorium on August 7.
In New York June 25 George Tucker shares reader letters from Oakland and Jersey City. A Swedish Stockholm restaurant in New York costs 1.50 for a big dinner between streets 5th and 6th avenues. an anniversary celebration is contemplated. Also discusses Al Jolson’s initials and a Lincoln clock myth with a Detroit reader and an Alabama editor, concluding the Lincoln tale is buncombe.
A playful reader quiz asks to fill blanks in several phrases. It includes clues on spelling syllables and city capitals and a Shakespearean style charade. Answers appear on the last page of the puzzle.
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