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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1937
Page
4
An independently published Frederick Maryland newspaper describes its building and publication times. It outlines copyright and AP news use, and warns against publishing personal reflections or unnamed opinions without real author consent.
In a grim holiday preview the article cites 205 U S deaths on Independence Day last year with six from fireworks and many from driving or drowning. It urges education and safety campaigns to curb drownings and accidents despite improved devices.
Newlywed couples face a home life test centered on culinary skill. The wife is expected to prepare healthy, appetizing meals, with the kitchen as a central arena. Skill or failure in cooking shapes harmony, with burned muffins and soggy pies risking temper and strain.
Scrap iron is now worth fourteen times what it was five years ago, spurring disposal of junk that was once dumped along roadsides. Many automobiles and articles gathered rust on roadsides and damaged the landscape. now scrap value should move them to junkyards, boosting national wealth.
Mr and Mrs John M McCleaf of Fairfield marked their golden anniversary with family guests including Mrs Jennie Benchoff aged 93 Their 50 years together began in Hagerstown They were among leading Fairfield merchants The celebration at Old Cashtown Inn included a diamond ring gift and a wedding ceremony led by Rev A W Geigley Albert Ebbert sang two solos There were 29 in the wedding party and seven of their children live nearby
The review lauds the Norris biography for its portraits of Senator Norris as steadfast and idealistic. It credits the author with balanced analysis of political courage, public service, and the era’s governance. The piece praises Norris’s stand on major issues and the book’s potential as influential classroom reading.
A nostalgic verse describes a hot day ending with dark storm clouds, thunder, lightning, and rain that cools the air. The summer breeze then returns, bringing relief, contentment, and gratitude for nature’s refreshing change.
Frederick notes include the new free letter delivery system facing early difficulties with mailboxes. A local club MLC A was organized at the Frederick Seminary parlors to raise 1000 dollars, with William C. Birely as president and other officers elected. William L. Landerkin plans to open a grocery store in the Bevin Houck storeroom on East Patrick Street.
A 1907 report notes Mayor Fraley backing a plan to remove the one cent venders tax. food rots in fields as prices jump, with market sales at 50 cents a peak. Boys' High School graduates hold 22nd reunion at Hotel Bradford. memorial presented to teacher Prof. Amon Puriee. Merle Witeshew injured in car crash near Middletown with fractures. fellow travelers injured, and Sheriff Roderick faces draft charges awaiting trial.
A Washington analysis by Aloryan McMeaty surveys the clash between President Roosevelt and Congress over Supreme Court reform and fiscal policy. It notes how power plays and delayed consensus shape public perception, with party divisions and strategic maneuvering guiding outcomes into an unsettled term.
A Baltimore and Frederick group visited St. Alban’s W Virginia and Charleston flood scenes on June 20. They crossed washed bridges while residents fought water with sand bags as a Kentucky stop near Point Pleasant noted flood debris and mucdoor replastering effects. The Charleston capital building exhibits grand features including a vast rug, crystal chandeliers, and heavy bronze doors, with the current capital dedicated June 20, 1972.
Miss Anne Nefauver of Frederick county has been named assistant to the home demonstration agents for Carsting Talbot and Dorchester counties for the summer with headquarters in Easton. She is a Cornell University graduate class of 1936.
AP writer reports two Cambridge scientists J P Allen and E S Shure developed a phosphorus room sensor thermometer. It measures down to hundredths of a degree above absolute zero and relies on resistance changes as temperature drops. How close to absolute zero remains uncertain and debated by researchers.
The Salvation Army Citizens Advisory Board met Monday evening with Louis Bown presiding. Captain Bott reported relief efforts including 471 meals and 284 garments plus 20 pairs of shoes for two transients. Activities cover city and county family case work, 4 540 in outdoor services, 1 539 in indoor services, and 3 342 Young People’s services. An early September two-week tent campaign is planned on East Sixth Street. The Life-Saving Girl Guards and drum corps will perform, and several girls will attend the Romney camp July 5–15. Attendees listed include Mr. Wilson and Mrs. Markell among others.
A marriage license was issued in Hagerstown to Joseph H. Richards age 21 and Leitore N L Kelch age 18 of Frederick.
A historical roll of birth and death anniversaries including Baron de Kalb born 1721 in Strasbourg later a Revolutionary general killed after Camden New Jersey died 1780 and other figures such as Thomas Dunn English Donn Pratt John Quincy Adams Ward Wiehard Pearce John Bach McMaster and George W Goethals with birthplaces and death dates noted.
A dated list notes events from 1873 to 1926 including diplomatic audiences, world travel records, and institutional dissolutions. It also marks birthdays of William F. Cbpurn, William Mayo, Edwin Kemmerer, George Hale, Harry Franck, and others with brief notes and a November horoscope warning of harsh force turning tyrannous.
For they all saw him and were troubled then he spoke to them be of good cheer it is I be not afraid fear of God delivers from fear of man attributed to Witherspoon as a devotional note in scripture context
A hostess asks how to run a mixed skill level bridge party with progressive seating. Questions cover handling partner information, retracting passes, table drumming, drawing cards, and viewing quit tricks. Guidance favors clear etiquette and fair play while adapting seating by skill.
A bustling New York society sketch notes summer decor at cafes, socialites like Libby Hannan and Nat Pendleton in headlines, plus industry chatter about radio contracts. Mentions Holm, Allen, Holmes, Pendleton, Dempsey, Willard, and others amid cross‑country chatter and upcoming events.
A health column outlines how overweight patients are evaluated for metabolism and diet to tailor weight reduction plans. It emphasizes prevention, gradual change, protein importance, fat and starch reduction, and gradual calorie adjustments based on regular weigh-ins.
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