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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1937
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text from The Daily News of Frederick references publishing venue, Associated Press affiliation, and printing operations. It shows header quirks and garbled lines indicating page or column artifacts rather than coherent news content.
A 1937 column recalls Patrick of Ireland born in Roman times, his enslavement, missionary work, and the spread of Christianity. It notes Washington’s 1777 Camp Morristown reference, Patrician Confession authorship, and the long American observance from colonial days to modern times. It also cites Irish-born populations and census figures. Dorothy Thompson commentary adds a social angle.
A scattered speech outlines views on censorship and intelligence, labeling politicians as chief evils or career self seekers. It condemns grandly labeled plans for a “modern” era and praises geological prospecting, with remarks from local figures including teachers and notable names.
The Ladies Guild of Uttea Reformed Church organized a quilting party at Lewistown Community Hall on March. Two quilts and three comforts were made while a chicken dinner was served at noon. Dozens of members and visitors helped with quilting, and the meeting featured hymns, prayers, and a report on the basket raffle.
A short English lesson shows how to learn one new word daily. Today's focus is simultaneous meaning existing at the same time and its correct pronunciation. The text emphasizes practice and clear examples to aid pronunciation and usage, encouraging steady vocabulary expansion.
A digest from The News Columns recalls events from March 17 in Frederick. Notable items include marriages, stock sales of Cyclops stallion, and Coquette mare purchases. Also noted are St Patrick's Day plantings, Union revival services drawing 25,000 attendees nightly, Yale athlete LeGore credited as captain, and the death of Mrs Rosine Meier at 430 North Market Street.
An editorial urging schools to emphasize leisure as an educative force. It argues that productive spare time builds interest and skills, proposing a curriculum where hobbies become avenues for science, mathematics, literature, and civic understanding, shaping well rounded individuals.
Enackaburg Club president J Allen Pryor leads Emmutsburg Women’s Club at firemen’s hall. Officers chosen include Clarence Fraley vice president Mir Laws Stone er treasurer and other posts. thirty four members attended. Reports on drama The First Commandment and table settings were presented. Delegates named for federation meeting March 18. Visitors included Mrs Dawson Hammond and Annie Folly. Blood drive volunteers listed.
A 1927 etiquette piece asks about hat rules with street wear at dances, proper dressing room exits for patoon toikers, whether dinner guests must join the dance, polite drink refusals, and sharing cigarette tips. It offers the expected responses: hats with street clothes, use dressing room for deties, attendees should join the dance when invited, no rude pressure to drink, and a humane attitude when a guest is unhappy during a stag line.
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses hydrophobia and preventive steps after dog bites, emphasizing immediate treatment when risk exists. He notes the Pasteur method allows normal activity, cautions against stress, and explains dog observation periods, vaccination limits, and broader community control measures to curb rabies spread.
The article argues that modern foreign language study broadens contacts and opportunities for youth, aiding in careers like journalism and theater. It emphasizes practical benefits in vocabulary, culture, and thinking, noting Latin’s value and urging exposure to other nations’ works for a well educated citizenry. COMMITTEE COUNTY TEACHER ASSOCIATION
Mrs. Louis Stoner, Mrs. O. H. Stinson, Mrs. John Zacharias, Mrs. Richard Zacharias, Mrs Arthur Starner, Mrs. Robert Gillelan, Mrs. Charles Shacrer, Mrs. Lester Wolfe reds, Mrs. Andrew Annan, Mrs. Roy Bollinger, Mrs. Harry Bayle, Mrs. Robert Diaugherty, Ales. Charl ence Prailey, Miss Carrie Callelan, Mrs Charles Landers, Mrs. Charles McNair, Mrs. 18.1 Ogle, Aliss Louise Sebold, Mrs. J. J. Topper, Mrs. W. H. Trejber and Mrs. Alvin Jones.
Montgomery County will establish a four-detective bureau with headquarters in Rockville under Chief J. William Garrett. Initial ranks include Sergeants Meuliffe, Rodgers, Jones, Bodmer, Detective Sergeant Vallen, and Officer Berry. County stations will be led by a single sergeant per site, and training for county policemen is planned under Sergeant McAntiffe after completing an FBI course. Formation follows years of urging by local groups and civic associations to boost county policing.
The county report lists numerous drivers with fines and suspensions for offenses such as drunken driving speeding excessive miles and improper use of dealer tags. Notable names include Emmitsburg Robert Brady Ervin V De aroft John R Ridenour Franklin Hrawner Len Wo and Marcus Simmons among others with fines ranging from five to two hundred dollars and suspensions or license actions.
New York reports recount the escapades of One-Eye Connolly and Tammany Young, famed tricksters of the theatrical world. They dazzled audiences with daring stunts, detours at polo events, and sensational entrances, including a Royal visit moment at Meadow Brook. The piece blends nostalgia, city gossip, and vivid anecdotes about their exploits and public persona.
A garbled chronicle of historical anniversaries lists figures like Roger Brooke Taney, Walter Q. Gresham, Kate Greenaway, and Charles Brush, with birth and death dates. It mentions Saint Patrick, the British evacuation at revolution, and fragments about John P. Holland’s submarine and President Coolidge scandal notes.
A garbled 1916 era item lists birthdays of notable figures including Pierce Butler of Minnesota, Amos Fries of Washington, D C, and Stephen Wise of New York City, with scattered references to floods, political fear in Germany, and a general horoscope predicting resilience and clear thinking amid obstacles.
March 1 report notes James Ho Thomas of Frederick Md and Sophie Mare Wy from Trinity College and Duke University were invited to membership in a local fraternity. The piece also mentions a Durham graduation and a fatal accident where most drivers were intoxicated, with one killed after drinking.
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