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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1924
Page
6
A collage of athletic feats and figures spans boxing, rowing, swimming and baseball. Notes recall G E Larner’s 1908 mile pace, Confederate veterans receiving season tickets, Frank Goddard versus Jack Stanley, and Ted Moore’s clash with Lon Bogash. It mentions Norman legends, club hosts, and Jack Hendricks’s early managing record with Cincinnati Reds.
In Smithburg annual town election three candidates faced victory and defeat. HW Ashby sought Assistant Burgess, Hubert Tawson and Roy Newman ran for Commissioners on both Citizens and Independent tickets. Citizens ticket won. Elis Hershberger elected wro cess over William Detrow 73 to 56. Ashby becomes Assistant Burgess. Towson Newman and Brenner named Commissioners.
A classroom moment turns humorous as a teacher asks what carries a person along rough and smooth roads and Tommy, son of a car dealer, quips that there is no such car. The line underscores a desire for a tangible answer to a metaphor.
A Washington DC radio night school teaches set construction and tone in. Prince of Wales may give the first world broadcast opening Britain’s Exposition on March 18. Radio industry forecasts exceed 300 million dollars in 1924. a McAdoo plan to broadcast from his Los Angeles home aims to support campaign speeches. Experimental wireless tests and short wave broadcasts span Europe and the United States as stations push international reach.
Chatham Mass March 19 reports a claimed long distance record for commercial radio transmission on 600 meter wave. Station WIM asserts messages sent from here reached a steamer 69 miles north of Wellington New Zealand, or $300 miles from Chatham, and by day as well.
A dialogue shows a manager questioning a job applicant for an office-boy post about age preference. Roy confirms he applied earlier and the manager notes wanting an older boy, while the two swap informal remarks and recollections of illness in France.
Science writer Gernsback notes four outstanding radio mysteries. Fading signals with no reason, dead spots where signals vanish, crystal records claiming long-range reception, and body capacity affecting reception when near a radio.
A quirky note from a reader describing a drought area with humor about rain and old regulations. The piece references the Pennsylvanian context and a seven year stretch without wet weather, mixing satire with local color.
An old friends scene at an auction room shows antique furniture and lingering charm. A western senator and noted collector pauses at the door, startled by the scene, while his wife urges restraint and he explains he wants to shake hands with a grandfather clock.
Politeness Helen attends her first party and decline a second helping of ice cream with a courteous no. She recalls her mother told her to say no, but she questions whether the dishes were too small to share.
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