Rubber from Goldenrod Sparks Domestic Rubber Hope
The Frederick Daily News discusses Edison era work on rubber from goldenrod. Edison’s successor researchers now report yield up to 13 percent, about 700 pounds per acre, potentially easing dependence on foreign rubber, though costs remain high at roughly 70 cents a pound under current estimates. The piece notes northern growth limits to Tennessee and broader government land use implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John V. Muller
Edison Botanical Research Corporation
West Orange
M. J
Goldenrod
Edison
Mento Park
Mr. Miller
Leavenworth
Miller
Tennessee
Myr Miller
Letters and letters on Mexico and faith from readers
Readers comment on newspapers and religion with letters from Beverly Hills and Maryland. They discuss Catholic Church history in Mexico, education, and church persecution, contrasting attitudes toward God in schools and politics. A brief Frederic County feed dealers meeting is noted.
Health Machine Age Reduces Demand for Calories
The mechanical era lowers calorie needs as physical work decreases and fats rise with vegetable oils and salads. While overweight risks prompt healthier habits and fashion prefers slender figures, studies compare meat and bread intake across Germany, the U S, and Holland, noting Americans consume more animal foods. Calcium and phosphorus are stressed for bone health, with Belgian researchers linking alcohol to overweight via digestion rather than calories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
Holland
Czecho-Slovakia
Belgium
Pearson Attack on University Policy Sparks Editorial Fire
In Colles Park Maryland a front page Diamondback editorial charges President Raymond A Pearson with disastrous effects on the University of Maryland’s academic standing due to administrative policies. It claims replacing senior professors with less qualified instructors wrecks departments and prompts salary cuts amid reduced state funding. Pearson responds that state appropriations have fallen and salaries cannot be paid, denying plans to cut enrollment, while editor J Marshall Mathus notes private talks with the Governor failed to avert reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colles Park
University of Maryland
Raymond A Pearson
Diamondback
Pearson
J. Marshall Mathus
The
Editor Letters Question Bias in Mexico Church Reports
Wm F Grove challenges Leon Estabrook on bias in Mexico coverage. The writer defends Estabrook’s grasp of conditions and argues persecution of Christians and Catholics is exaggerated, recounting a personal trip and observations of churches, authorities, and how liberal impressions may mislead.
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Wm. F. Grove
Estabrook
Mexico
Leon M. Estabrook
Stabrook
Mr. Estabrook
Christianitiw
Mesico
Union States
Mexico City
Whey Ottens
Flapper Fanny Says News Rape Prelude
A fragmented clipping mentions Flapper Fanny and a reference to a rape case or incident. The readable portion is brief, non-graphic, and lacks clear names, dates, or locations. Further context is needed to specify entities or outcomes.
Outbreak at Montevue prompts county charity board action
Nine tramps fed this morning sparked a special board meeting at Frederick County Board of Charities and Directions. The two hour session, led by Joseph G Miller, decided to employ able bodied men to escort tramps to work in the future. Over the past two weeks the county home held 68 brais on confinements of magistrates and constables, who split the $3 fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevue
Nak
Board of Charities and Cirections
Atle
Joseph Go Miler
Cnadheas
Robert T Darner
Alice Suman
Eist Church Street
FE. R. Eschbach
Fo P Suman
South Market Street
Lewis TH Bennett
West South Street
Emmitsburg High School Play Featured by Faculty
Emmitsburg March notes cover a Tuesday 8 pm performance of A Photographer's Troubles by the Emmitsburg High School faculty in the auditorium. Cast includes Francis Myers Miss Margaret Watkins Mrs Bernard Yonkers Prof Arvin P Jones and others. PT A meeting precedes the show with plans for a fall play. The issue also lists birthdays, social calls, and club news.
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Emmitsburg Emmitsburg
Emmitsburg High School
PT. A
Francis Myers
Margaret Watkins
Bernard Yonkers
Helen King
Arvin P. Jones
Mary Higbee
Mary Smith
Milton Carback
Vernon Holter
Edna Harmon
Charles E. Troxell
Rocky Ridge
Anna Lee
Aaron Adams
Emmitsburg
David Wetzel
Lester Troxell
Charles Wood
Floyd Wetzel
Harry Knipple
Grayson Clem
Charles Troxel
Mildred Keilholtz
Frances Wetzel
Dorothy Wetzel
Margaret Troxell
Anna Lee Troxell
Carroll Troxell
J Cc. Randolph
Calvin Troxell
Clyde Kn
J. Frank Wivell
Harry E. Valentine
Jones
Claude Sullivan
Charles McNair
Frederick
Emmitsburg Lions Club
W.H. Treiber
Cosl
Roy Bollinger
Dorothy
Emma Miler
Auan Rotering
Harry Boyle
Mary Paskey
Grace McNamara
Dorothy Caldwell
Baltimore
George Eyster
Richard Zacharias
Allen Pryor
Hanover
Daily English Lesson on Alienation Word Study
A compact lesson notes common usage and mispronunciations for English words. It defines alienation as a withdrawal of affections with a Bacon quote illustrating its meaning and urges daily vocabulary growth by mastering one word.
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Bacon
Friendly Circle Class Meeting at Calvary Methodist
The Friendly Circle Class of Calvary Methodist Episcopal Sunday school met Thursday at Miss Margaret Willhide’s home on Dill Avenue. After a hymn and prayer, a brief business session led to games and refreshments. Attendees included Ethel Nichols Helen Whitmore Cora Mulligan Louise Smith Charlotte Loy Anna Schauty and several Mrs. Mulligan Shipley Davis Krell and Wilshide. The next gathering is planned for Miss Charlotte Lay’s home on the third Thursday in April.
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Ray Riley
Greta Keitholtz
James Martin
James Adelsberger
Carl Harner
Maryland
Lewistown Club
Emmitsburg
Lewistown Hall
Harry Boyle
Frederick
Ann Codors
Charles D. Gillelan
Edwin Chrismer
Charles A. Harner
Lewis Bell
Lester Null
Harry S. Boyle
George Eyster
Bernard J. Eckenrode
EL. L. Higbee
Roy Maxell
Charles J. Rowe
F. J. Campbell
Woman's Clubs
Frederick County
Roy Wagaman
J. AL. Topper
Frank Campbell
E. S. Higbee
Louise Sebold
Richard Zacharias
Helen Pearson
County Home
Andrew Annan
Lewis Higbee
Chas. Lenders
Bertie Martin
Charles McNair
Lawrence Orndorff
Allen Pryor
Charles Rowe
Frank Rowe
E. R. Shriver
Louis Stoner
Lewis Topper
William Troxell
John <Zahharias
Carrie Gillelan
Robert Dougherty
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
Margaret Willhide
Dill Avenue
Ethel Nichols
Helen Whitmore
Cora Mulligan
Louise Smith
Charlotte Loy
Anna Schauty
Margaret Mulli
Apricot Betty and Veal Chop Dinners From Mrs Alexander George
Menu item notes a nondescript dated recipe collection featuring savory veal chops mashed sweet potatoes buttered kale bread jam apricot Betty and hard sauce. Includes directions for veal chops brown, cook with onions and pepper, then form potato cakes, bake apricot Betty with bread crumbs apricots and spices, and prepare Ward sauce. Also mentions peanut butter combined with cottage cheese as a filling for bread sandwiches.
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Alexander George
Time and the River by Thomas Wolfe review
Fruce Catton discusses Time and the River, praising its bold American prose and memorable scenes while noting its daunting length. He argues the novel's strength lies in its vivid portrayal of a Southern writer's seek for meaning, though some sections could be trimmed. The work, published by Scribner's, earns high praise despite its pages.
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Thomas Wolfe
Wolfe
Ikim
Harvard
New York
Europe
Scribner's
Harlems dark side revealed in riot report by Paul Harrison
In New York writer Paul Harrison explores Harlem’s poverty and racial tensions behind the bells and lights. He cites Urban League figures showing 12,500 employed among 250,000 residents, describes crowded rent conditions, latchkey children, and the rise of West Indian agitators blamed for riots while noting white control of many downtown jobs and venues.
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Harlem
Paul Harrison
New York
Manhattan
Lenox
Seventh Avenues
New York City
Lower East Side
Seventh Avenue
The
Urban League
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Rockefeller
Batli
West Indies
Today In History and Anniversaries
Notable birthdays and deaths listed: Benjamin Thompson Count Rumford 1753 in Concord New Hampshire. Nathaniel Bowditch 1773 of Salem Mass. Herman Haup 1817 Philadelphia. John J Upchurch 1822 Meadville Pa. Arthur Parton 1642 Hudson N Y. Joseph P Remington 1947 Philadelphia. Edward Bellamy 1650 Chicopee Falls Mass. Other items: Walt Whitman 1892 Camden N J. Cecil Rhodes 1902. Sarah Bernhardt 1923. stock market drop 1929. Coress army 1894.
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Benjamin Thompson
Count Rumford
Concord
N. H
Woburn
Mass
France
Nathaniel Bowditch
America
Salem
Boston
Herman Haup
Philadelphia
John J. Oupchurch
Meadville
Ancient Order of United Workmen
Franklin County
N. C
Sloeelvile
Arthur Parton
Hudson, N
Joseph P. Remington
Edward Bellamy
Chicopee Falls
Walt Whiman
Camden
Coress
Ohio
Washington
Cecil Rhodes
Sarah Bernhardt
Wall Street
Notable births and birthdays mark 1934 events
The item lists multiple notable births and ages including Dr. James B. Conant Harvard president, Robert Frost, Paul H. Douglas, Robert W. G. Vail, Conde Nast, Bertha Van Housen, Alfred E. Housman and King Fuad, all noted as born on this day. Also included is a horoscope predicting perseverance amid setbacks and a local hospital update on Bernhard Williamson recovering from a minor operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Conant
Harvard University
East
Robert Frost
Vermont
Amherst
Mass
Sant Francisco
Paul H. Douglas
University of Chicago
Poliical Econ Mist
NRA
Salem
Robert W. G. Vail
American Antiguarian Society
Salen
Victor
Conde Nast
New York City
Bertha van Housen
Chicago
Rochester
Mich
Alferd E. Housman
Carrbbridge University
King Fuad
Egypt
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Estawrook
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Lime Kiln, Md
Prederick County
Hotel Preederick
J. R
Sausser
Ford Company
St. Lois
Morris Fishbein
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Journal of American Medical Association
Hygelp
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U. of Md
Flapper
Fanny
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the News
McCardell
Prederick
Birely
Bas Setond Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
State Roads Commission
Pennsivania
Herman Francis Steiner
Roy DeLauter
Fourth Street
Purcell Lyceum
Mount St. Mary's College
College Music Hall
Frances Treiber
W. H. Treiber
Frances Sanders
Cumberland
St Euphemia’s Hall
St. Joseph's Church
Boy Scouts Troop No. 14
John Hoke
Edwin Ohler
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Toonerville
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