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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1938
Page
2
Public notice of editorial policy and submission rules for the Daily News Street Land column. Warns that erroneous remarks about reputations will be corrected and that communications must include real names with consent. Published as frederick Alabama post matter.
A 1938 editorial urges President Roosevelt to convene a full inquiry into TVA governance amid sharp director divisions. It warns against using TVA to undermine private business and calls for congressional policy guidance on the scope of public-private competition and a unified management structure to end internal conflict.
Bicycles present a major traffic challenge for city and state authorities. Laws exist in some states but enforcement varies as engineers push for rider conformity with auto rules, including red lights and reflectors. Industry data imply millions of bicycles in use, with over 5 million sold in a decade and 38 million pounds of steel used in 1937.
Henri L G Kieffer, chair of the Lenten services committee, writes from Predegick on March 14 thanking The News for excellent publicity that aided a large attendance at Calvary Methodist Episcopal church services last week. The letter expresses sincere appreciation on behalf of city ministers for the assistance.
Biographical entry notes Milton George Urner born July 29 1859 in Frederick County Maryland educated at local schools and seminaries. He studied law and practiced in Frederick later serving as presidential elector in 1876 and as representative for Maryland in the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses from 1899 to 1903. He was a state senator 1888-1890, naval officer in banking and other enterprises, trustee of educational institutions, and died February 9 1926 in Frederick Maryland with interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
A collection of remarks from Dr Jastrow and Paul Vincent Carroll on early rising and dramatic art. Senator Byrd and Rev Preston Bradley weigh in on government reform, economy, and sanity in the arts, with Mary Lakeman and others cited as speakers in political and cultural contexts.
A brief meditation quoting Corinthians 1 20 and noting that worldly wisdom often fails on spiritual matters. The author Gibson cautions that the wiser people are in worldly affairs the less wise they are about the next world.
Local items from The News dated March 15 1887 and 1918 recap storms job costs sewers city payrolls and draft board needs. It notes a Baltimore blizzard halting telegraph service, calls for Sunday fishing limits by Maryland lawmakers, sewer line cost estimates in East Third Street, a proposed city salary raise to 1500, draft board staffing needs, injuries at Union Bridge cement plant, and the death of Joanna E Harley widow of Francis M Harley with surviving relatives.
A courtroom notes series discusses a case where an insurer paid $5 000 to Mrs Howell after her death from an overdose. The insurer argued the death was caused by a poison, seeking an additional $5 000. The lower court ruled in favor of the claimants. The final ruling to be affirmed or reversed is on the last page.
Parsons Newman spoke to twenty members and visitors at the Freders Stamp and Coin Club meeting. He noted a thirty year hobby and urged learning about stamps through publications, stressing stamp collecting as a pleasant hobby. Dr Mabel Lowell Bishop presented committee recommendations adopted. Robert F Nicodemus presided.
Beauford Oden and Mrs. Melvin Oden Jr were surprised guests of honor at a party Wednesday night at their Wilson avenue home. Guests included numerous Oden family members and friends. Oscar Sykes and Mrs Elizabeth Ramsberg won prizes. Mrs Herbert Taylor won the draw prize. magicians in Oriental robes performed before a buffet with a decorated birthday cake.
Washington reports on the Army War College study of war planning and strategic preparation. Officers learn abstract, broad courses from international relations to conduct of war. The program trains generals, with Pershing noted as an honorary alumnus who joined the college later.
Fourteen members of the Hairdressers Association met at Hotel Frederick on Monday evening for Roux shampoo and dye remover demonstrations. Presiding was J Thomas Kiriakou, president, with attendees including Miss Naomi Flanigan, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Litts, Gwen Ecker, Miss Josephine Myers, Miss Ann Tinney, Mrs. Ruth Phodus Yinger, Miss Lugenia Horlne, Miss Lucille Wank, Mrs. Russell Hahn, Miss Verona Reddell, Miss Miriam Stevens and Mrs. Margaret Strawsours.
Dr Morris Fishbein explains age related changes in height weight and body function. Height declines after 63 and may drop up to two inches by old age. Weight trends shift with life stages and pregnancies. Teeth wear and loss rise with age but modern care improves retention. Vision shifts toward farsightedness from the 40s onward and hearing often declines after 65. Pulse rate also changes with age and disease can modify trends.
A pre natal clinic will be held at the Federated Charities building on South Market Street Wednesday afternoon from one to three. Dr Charles H Conley Jr will be in charge. The clinic, sponsored by the local Zonta club, serves women who cannot afford physician services.
Rev J Ezell Garlington of the North Carolina Conference of the M P church will show a natural color film about the M P Children's Home in High Point North Carolina at the Liberty M P church at 730 p m on Sunday An offering will be received for the Home.
A reader quiz on social usage asks whether a girl should share her photograph with a man, whether a room should be filled with family photos, and if a man may receive a girl’s photo as a birthday gift. The guidance: avoid casual gifting, avoid overdoing photos, and only give or autograph a photo with clear mutual desire or appropriate context.
George Ross surveys New York dining rooms and night life, lampooning stars and socialites with anecdotes from Sally Rand to Lunts. A Moscow memo notes Soviet workers’ incomes and limited freedoms, highlighting top earners and scarce comforts for artists and writers.
A compact rundown of historical anniversaries and notable births with dates and places. Highlights include Andrew Jackson born near Monroe North Carolina and Liberian president Joseph P. Roberts. also lists figures like James Rush and Archbishop John McCloskey, with events such as the Federal Trade Commission’s creation in 1915 and Pershing’s 1916 Mexico action. Includes contemporary names and a short horoscope.
A compact note on misused words and pronunciation with examples. It highlights phrases like river, war, asphyxiate, and synonyms for clothes. Aims to expand vocabulary by mastering one word daily and notes horrific meaning with a brief quote attributed to Taylor.
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