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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1938
Page
2
Public notice style text from an old newspaper masthead describing publication dates and policies. It notes billing details, Associated Press credits, and rules on letters to the editor and author identification. It emphasizes accuracy, real names, and submission authority for statements.
An Associated Press dispatch from Washington argues for a committee to study government aid in the form of loans to business large and small. It contends that recovering confidence, not credit, drives lagging business and criticizes Roosevelt for fear and interference while noting RFC is a potential tool. Helen Schwartz, a U.S. senior at Frege, is mentioned amid local notes.
A Frederick High economics class discusses County Auditors Reports and their cost. For the year ended Jan 1 1934 printing cost was 252.79 dollars and auditing 951.79 dollars, totaling 1 204.09 dollars or about sixty cents per taxpayer. Many reports end in the furnace, and taxpayers should study where their money goes.
A list of attendees and family members is recorded for a social gathering celebrating Mrs. Oscar Baker and others. The item also notes a relocation of Mr. and Mrs. John Gr from a Jefferson area farm to a Lewistown area farm, with numerous relatives and helpers named. The notice ends with a home decorating tip encouraging color in rooms.
Twenty years ago Frederick residents witnessed electricity used beyond street lighting. A photo by J Davies Byerly captured the News office staff by electric light. Maynard Dudrear offers a second story for public use as Harmony residents deny an itch epidemic, saying it began in the valley elsewhere.
Local item notes thirteen young men from Frederick area depart for Camp Meade. Also mentioned are a bill on dry law enforcement, a petition by farmers against a tax, Emmitsburg school transfer of Thomas Ordeman to Bors High, Elizabeth Horner replacing him, and W. H. Keller nearing 15 years with C. Carty Co. as a longtime title holder.
An article discusses labor, faith, and community aid with references to workers, church and school roles. It notes strategies of workers and the enduring presence of strikes, mentioning Brother Lewis and the cultivation of home, office, church, and school practices. The text is a fragmentary, OCR style summary from Babson Newspaper Synd.
Edgee W. Babson analyzes railroad earnings, costs, and policies. He cites capacity underutilization, rising taxes, labor costs, and political interference as core drags, then outlines five potential fixes and investment guidance. He urges cautious speculation on bonds, warns stocks are gambling, and suggests divestment when conditions improve.
The article explains audiology advances in measuring speech reception using phonographs to record tones and assess hearing abilities. It notes that speech hearing differs from single tones, and highlights factors like accent, attention, fatigue, and noise, with devices improving both hearing and challenges.
The passage lists varied opinions from H Gordon Selfridge, Jane Smith a dancer with a prosthetic leg, Joseph Sweeney founder of a non steady union at Tufts, and Alexander Kerensky, asking who can read a dictator's mind. It contrasts economic fluctuations with personal anecdotes and historical references.
A surprise party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Smith Friday night in honor of his 38th birthday. Family and friends attended, with games, music, and refreshments. Attendees included multiple Smiths and other relatives and friends listed among the guests.
Frederick was hostess to the Zwingle Leaders Class of the Reformed Sunday school of Walkersville. The class decided to hold a food sale at the home of Misses Mary and Julia Ramsburg on Saturday, April 2 at ten o'clock. The committee in charge is Mrs. Franklin Cramer, Miss Beattie Sauffer, and Miss Louise Winebrenner.
A reflective verse by N. A. Lufburrow mocks dictators and human vanity. It contrasts grand self view with worldly oblivion as empires fall and fate repeats. The casual musings celebrate humility before the endless cycle of rise and fade.
A compact composite item featuring biblical reference Acts 18 1 and a Rochefoucauld quip about memory and judgment. The fragment presents two aphorisms on language, place names, law, and personal discernment. It reads like a medley of proverbial observations.
A vintage etiquette guide outlines proper dress and behavior for afternoon teas and social encounters. It answers questions on hostess attire, guest dress codes, hat etiquette in elevators, taxi manners, and introductions, with the recommended guidance credited to NEA Service.
Today in history notes major events from 1800 to 1936 including U S agriculture pioneer Isaac Newton, painter Morris Hunt, stained glass artist John La Farge, naturalist Angelo Heilprin, mining engineer John Hays Hammond, economist Carleton Parker and other figures. Birthdays list U S Senators Maloney Dieterich Pope and others with brief notes. Ends with reflective editorial line.
Vocabulary note explains misused terms and pronunciation. Today's focus is the word abrogate meaning to annul by authoritative act as in the phrase The law was abrogated. The passage also covers stimulus versus stimulate and common misspellings and mispronunciations.
George Tucker recounts how Shubert and John Golden shape writers. A struggling author receives mentorship from Shubert, who sends him to study every play to learn theater mechanics. Golden aids a nameless writer, first with advice and money, later giving $500 to support a private manuscript.
A quiz asks which name in each list does not fit with the others and hints at place connections. Solving requires identifying one odd name per set and noting the puzzle’s framing about names tied to places. The page also mentions California tanks and tomato packing figures.
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