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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1935
Page
5
The Frederick daily prints a tribute to Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. It praises his democratic ethos, legal brilliance, and belief that duties rise with new circumstances. It urges independent study and personal judgment rather than money or passive opinion.
Daily lesson in English covers misused words pronunciation spelling and vocabulary building. A Sunday School class meeting of the Golden Threads at Lewistown M E church reports fourteen members five visitors and an afternoon program led by Miss Hilda Foster with readings recitations piano solo and a social hour. The next meetup is scheduled for March 28 at Miss Foster's home.
A Santa Monica reader praises Oliver Wendell Holmes for leaving money to the government and questions the era’s selfishness. The writer notes Holmes’s eighty years of service, a desire to repay the nation, and contrasts with concerns about the country and world.
Readable items from The News 1885 and 1915 note the Emmitsburg skating rink opening with Miss Ivy Horner winning the first prize, Kint's death at 79, Tobias Hahn injuring a finger at McMurray's factory, Mrs Fannie Dorsey buying Dennis Scholl property for 3325, bank deposits totaling 8.893 million up 1.064 million, McAdoo illness altering Frederick visit plans with Bryan as replacement, the hospital association reporting 1146 treated patients, a Brooder fire at James E Brust's West Patrick Street roosting 33 chicks, and a new Pike nearing completion through Fremontville.
Dr Nicodemus argues the county school system is too expensive and overdosed with frills while debt and taxes rise. He cites 50 percent of levies for schools and a million plus debt, urging restraint and noting examples from Wyoming Valley and Pennsylvania. Mrs May Gaylor questions liquor sale links to traffic accidents and calls for clarification from petition signers. Pennington Lewis, injured in an auto crash, shows improvement at Frederick City Hospital.
A historical roundup lists events from 1544 Torquato Tasso’s birth to 1931 measures to abolish the British Navy. It notes notable births and deaths, including John McLean, James Speed, Arthur P. Gorman, Eliza Jane Nicholson, and more, plus an Odessa-like miscellany of milestones. Also includes Today’s Birthdays for Roland Morris, Whiting Williams, Leonard Robinson, Robert Stewart, Herbert Fox, Sir Malcolm Campbell, and Crown Prince Christian Frederick. A brief Horoscope offers general guidance.
Vernon Manton and Russell Murphy have returned home after a West trip. Mrs Carve Price, confined with scarlet fever, is improving. Miss Margaret Claggett returns home after a two month stay in Washington D C. Most children are able to attend school again after illness. Mrs Bradley Dutrow on sick list is improving. Mr H J Garrett and family along with H H Clagett and daughters Gertrude Florence and Mildred visited Ira Davis at Kemp Town last Sunday.
Backstage chats with Folies Bergere chorus girls in New York reveal playful names and loves for the city. Marcelle Orley, Gaby Fourn er, Dolly Romaine Graven, Toto Loiret and others share thoughts on New York, Paris, sleep, work, and life on tour while noting fondness for food, shopping, and horses.
The speaker notes a group preferring cinema over the theater and fondly mocks a gypsy tea room habit of shoe spitting. Favorites include Gary Cooper and Myrna Loy, with Mae West disliked, leaving the speaker puzzled by the attitudes.
Health editor cites 1930s US data showing 36 000 killed and nearly 1 000 000 injured yearly in motor vehicle crashes. Pedestrians account for 16 000 deaths. 3.16 percent of drivers are drunk. Children suffer heavy losses and speed and rush drive most injuries. Women drive as safely as men. under 18 have the worst accident rate. Deaths from motor accidents now rival diabetes in ranking.
In a pithy reflection N A Lufburrow muses that study reveals endless, ever expanding knowledge. He notes personal progress is slow as new facts continually unfold beyond the reader’s grasp. The passage emphasizes humility before learning and the limits of human understanding.
Bruce Catton presents Here’s Washington's Own Story of 1776. The narrative traces George Washington from youth through his prolific writing life, noting his unique spelling and punctuation while showing how he recorded thoughts and actions on paper.
A Rutgers University authored gardening article outlines a 33 by 125 foot plot arranged with sun dial benches a rectangular pool and reeds to create an harmonious small yard. It notes arch and sun dial as key features and mentions a background wall separating private garden from service area.
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