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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1938
Page
2
The Daily News states it prints material from the Associated Press with credit and requests proper attribution. It warns against publishing unaccredited facts and invites readers to report errors for correction by the editor.
On Wednesday June 28 1938 the County Commissioners accept a 245259 PWA grant toward a new Frederick elementary school and improvements to Washington Street and Libertytown schools. The county may issue up to 300000 for these improvements if federal aid is secured. A new high school is needed to replace the overtaxed old Park Avenue building and will free space for lower grades.
A World Network report shows bank clearings in 22 cities rose year over year for the week ended June 8, the first gain in 30 weeks. A AT&T chief statistician table lists 37,098,084 telephones in use worldwide, led by the United States with about 19.5 million phones and 14.39 per 100 population, private companies owning over 60 percent. Canada ranks second by density, while Germany and Britain trail in total numbers. The three-quarters of global telephones are not in China India or Russia, yet New York City’s phone total exceeds their combined counts.
In a letter to the editor Mrs. Mary C. Shipley argues Frederick’s new high school should include practical courses drawn from daily life. She criticizes Latin algebra and geometry as unused, proposing home management, nutrition, child rearing, furnishings, flower arranging, physiology and venereal disease education as valuable additions.
Mary C Shipley of North Market St argues in favor of expanding vocational paths over uniform schooling. She proposes curated education matched to ability, with hands on training in trades like carpentry and nursing, and calls for segregated instruction to boost academic standards. She also advocates more nurse presence and hotel management training to reduce prolonged schooling.
A meeting in Baltimore July 7 will elect a director to represent western and southern Maryland and part of West Virginia on the Board of Southern States Cooperative. Frederick manager Bobbitt leads attendees including Norman Lease, Gary Utterback, Robert Roderick, and H E Kinnaman. Local members return from Richmond after attending Southern States University with talks on farmers’ expectations and the patrons’ meeting.
From the June 29 1888 Frederick column residents along Fifth and Bentz streets request the mayor and aldermen install a new electric light in that neighborhood Elmer Keefer and Miss Vall etta Quinsey Mantz were married at the Reformed parsonage by Rev S L Whitmore Adamstown Miss Mamie G Vinson daughter of Judge John T Vinson and Edward C Peter of Rockville were wed at Christ Episcopal church by Rev B T Brown
Local ems from The Columns of The News report Frederick County loses another son, A Garland Adler, in France in an auto accident in Paris. Thirty United States Army trucks pass Frederick en route to Washington as ammunition trains move through. First official notice of defeat comes via a three word cablegram from Major D John Markey. Charlotte Sinn became the bride of Lieut G Fred Ordeman in a quiet wedding at her parents home. Holmes D Baker and Howard Bruce of Baltimore decline state education board offers.
B Howard W Blakeslee reports on experiments at Rockefeller Institute showing that bacteria and viruses survive intense freezing. Dr Turner notes quick-freezing preserves life while less intense cold destroys many organisms. Findings aim to improve preserving disease organisms for research.
The piece reviews Jerome Frank’s Save America First arguing for rethinking assumed truths. It questions capitalism’s British model and urges building a self-reliant American economy with public works, urging not to imitate Europe and to pursue a unique economic political democracy.
At Camp Ritchie on Sunday afternoon the Boy Scout court of honor awarded ranks and merit badges. Francis Scott Key district committee members presided as Norman Ford announced Tenderfeet and second class ranks, star scout, and first class recognitions. Cub awards and Gold Arrow Lions Cub honors were conferred, with Bear and Silver Arrow Bear Cub distinctions also noted. The two week camp concluded with plans for a three day Cub camping trip to Camp Baker and a district camporee featuring overnight troop competitions.
Rev Dr Leber secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions continuing his addresses on Power To Carry On drawn from a world tour across twenty seven countries. He notes Sino Japanese war China may win as Madame Chiang Kai shek says China has a soul. Stunts by presbyteries Baltimore Washington New Castle followed and study courses with discussion and recreation proceed each day. Dr Leber to speak at the vesper service in Bradbeck Hall tonight.
Three Soviet women claim a world line distance record as they fly 1085 miles in nine hours and 32 minutes from Moscow. The crew includes Lt. Paulina Osipenko of the army air force and aviators Vera Lomaka and Matina Raskova.
A devotional piece stresses that prayer requires action and cooperation with God. It cites Daniel’s message about understanding and self denial preceding divine response, urging timely, vigilant spiritual effort. A Kings Daughters Bible Class picnic is announced for Fishing Creek on Thursday June 30 leaving Calvary ME Church at 1:30.
A Sunday afternoon wiener roast at The Caverns at Keedysville offered games and music. Attendees included Misses June DeGrange Glendoris Routzahn Louise Eldridge Mary Catherine House Grace Kepler and Lois Burrall plus Messrs. Robert Gouker Max Frook Eugene Day James Harp Sterling Baker and Mebrle Gouker.
Dr Morris Fishbell urges travelers to vaccinate six weeks before trips as typhoid spreads via contaminated water and food. Vaccination requires three injections over three weeks and careful hand hygiene by food handlers to curb transmission on road trips and in camps.
Poem wishes readers a bright summer filled with beach days and vacations. The author, N A Lufburrow, expresses hopeful elation for leisure as schools close and nature and mowers bloom, inviting all to enjoy a carefree break.
A devotional note contrasts Job 34 3 with Tillotson, asserting that a good word is an easy obligation while muting ill requires silence that costs nothing to the speaker.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe naval activity along the Black Sea coast near Sevastopol and Epatoria with Ochakoff-Sevastopol region mentions. The readable text hints at operations or movements over the course of the battle.
Answers reveal proper behavior aboard ships and on flights. Questions cover speaking to strangers, asking hotel staff, weather guidance, dress for poolside, tipping at voyage end, and gifting ideas for friends skiing. The piece presents a folklore of etiquette with the NEA Service guidance.
A collage of historical anniversaries dating from 1121 to 1937 highlights notable figures in military, science, and culture. Birthdays include William Borah and William Mayo with long biographical notes, while a brief horoscope warns of potential stubbornness if aversion to action grows.
A concise daily English lesson notes misused words and pronunciations. It defines Abdicate as to give up sovereign power formally and illustrates usage with the crown. It also covers mispronunciations like ig-ne-ta-mus and common misspellings such as transf. It encourages vocabulary growth by mastering one word daily.
In New York writer George Tucker recalls rumba popularity among clubgoers, noting overheads in nightclubs and the pivot role of older businessmen. He interviews tabbed impresarios and mentions Hollywood stars, Cuban music influence, and Walter Wanger projects as part of a lively late Prohibition era NYC scene.
A playful prompt lists five incomplete factual prompts. It mentions General Franco, a misquoted line about love, a first female Supreme Court justice, brass composition, and the penny as currency unit, challenging accuracy of each assertion.
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