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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1938
Page
2
The Daily News outlines policy on publication, attribution, and anonymity. It states real names required for opinions or statements unless authorized and proper consent is obtained, and that unsigned communications will not be published. Entered as second class matter in Frederick Maryland.
The Community Chest kicks off with a $15 230 goal to fund Boy Scouts Federated Charities Children's Aid Society Salvation Army and Y M C A. It aims to replace annual drives for these five agencies and coordinate their work while urging generous support to avoid curtailment amid economic strain.
An editorial imagined a Portland without newspapers for five days. Advertising, events, and marriages halted while rumors spread. The shutdown affected printers, engravers, ink suppliers, and agencies. people learned how much news and service papers provide. Bruce Cation writes for N.E.A. Service.
A brief devotional note quotes Psalms 42 9 praising loving kindness within the temple and reflects on wisdom and care in life. The fragment mentions faith and mercy with unclear names or context.
A farmer rejects a book seller’s agri culture set, claiming he could be a far better farmer with internal stimulation. The piece argues most underperform due to lacking inner purpose, urging use of personal resources and religion to revitalize life and work.
A puzzle item asks to identify erroneous word usage in five sentences. Each line hides a grammar or factual mistake to spot, with answers promised on the last page.
The Unionville Woman's Club gathered April 26 with sixteen members. They sang two national songs, read the collect in unison, and heard two Edgar Guest readings by Mrs. B. Dudderar. A flower exchange followed and recreation ended the session led by Mrs. Della Albaugh. the next meeting will be at Mrs. Albaugh's home.
Frederick column recaps a Philomathean Literary Society debate where Joan W. Kolb and Glenn H. Worthington urged immigration limits while FT. M. Biser and H. Dorsey Etchison argued against them. Also noted are the funeral service for Daniel Baker Sr and a heroic act by Harry Blackston stopping a runaway horse near a train incident involving Alexander Brengle and Miss Mollie Duvall.
Local items note liberty bond sales reaching two million dollars as of May 1 1918 amid dry county status after a forty year local option fight. Frederick Woodsboro Creagers Town and Emmitsburg remained wet while others went dry. Eighty seven applicants seek instruction. drivers licenses issued with exams pending two weeks. Dr Joseph H Apple named to Maryland Public Library Commission by Governor Huntington.
Miss E Virginiia Doub was elected president of the Maryland Home Economics Association at Towson. She is the first county high school teacher to hold the post and likely the youngest to serve. The association links high school and college home economics educators and meets semi annually to exchange ideas.
A verse by W N LUF BURROW urges readers to choose cheer over gloom. It notes two men with opposite outlooks and argues a positive manner helps others despite personal woes. The poem promotes kindness and smiling as constructive responses to hardship.
Professor Barnhart discusses economic policy, unemployment, and government roles in a continuing speech. He cites 1933 to 1937 shifts, argues for increased purchasing power, criticizes overstocking, and praises Roosevelt era gains including Wagner Act and Court liberalization while stressing the need for positive proposals and focused industrial reform.
A fragmented set of notes discusses common misuses of can not and cannot, spelling mistakes, and pronunciation hints. It mentions word usage, synonyms, daily vocabulary drills, and references to money, indolence, and folly, with unclear links to specific names or dates.
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses how intensive training can dilate and enlarge the heart, termed an athlete's heart. He cites Japanese studies on New Zealand University rugby players showing right atrial dilation and lung congestion, linking constitutional nervous system types to risks. He urges screening adolescents in sports to identify those unable to handle training and to restrict their participation if health is at risk.
A Pageant of Brides presented in Lewisown Community Hall featured twenty brides in attire from 1845 to 1938. Dorothy Barrier and Louise Harper modeled, with Miss Lucille Nicodemus singing I Love You Truly and Miss Maxine Green winning the doll bride prize. An exhibit of old garments, a silver offering, and candy sales by 4 H Girls accompanied the event.
Four veteran Maryland 4-H club members Mary King Wilson Allegany Dorothy Fouche Frederick Henry W Kohler Jr Carroll and James W Davis Harford were selected to represent the state at the 12th annual 4-H camp in Washington June 16 to 22. The 2nd annual Hagerstown Interstate Fair is set for October 18 to 22 with the Frederick Fair on October 11, 12, 23 and 14.
Judge W. C. Sheely sentenced Ralph Miller and Robert Shirley, both in their 30s, to one and a half to three years in the penitentiary for chicken thefts along the Emmitsburg pike near Cumberland Township. Miller’s prior beer sales record and Shirley’s court history were noted. Czestochowa attract s pilgrims to its shrine in Poland.
A reader exercise on social etiquette with questions about long dinners, menu terms, asparagus with gazers, dinner invitations, and handling disliked foods. Correct answers include No to long elaborate dinners, carte du jour means todays menu, carte des vins means wine list, and tips on graciously handling unwanted foods.
A historical list of birthdays and deaths from Elias Boudinot to William R Valentiner, noting origins, roles, and death dates. Includes mid 19th to early 20th century figures like Theodor Herzl Clyde Fitch Rudolph Valentino and bands of events such as the 1787 convention and the 1927 sterilization ruling.
The reading suggests that a native with dirtaught competence will be cared for and increased. Those born poor have a good chance at wealth and fame due to nature's watchfulness and inherent qualities. Copyright status unclear.
Ralph J. Cline of Creagerstown displayed a mushroom weighing one and three fourths pounds at the News office this morning. He found it while foraging at Highland near Myersville on Sunday and said it was the largest he had ever seen and edible.
George Tucker recalls meeting Commander Bailis and Lt. Walsh in New York. The officer, back after ten months in the Antarctic, discusses enforcing whaling regulations among American and Norwegian crews near Byrdland. He notes 3,000 whales taken, blue whales up to 965 feet, and penguin observations before returning to Washington within a week.
The McKinney led worship period and reports for the county convention set for May 2 at Brown. An educational program on alcohol was presented by local Sunday schools and churches. Poems were shared, including Mam must retain the Sabbath and To the Daffodil. Members distributed literature and protested public dances in the school auditorium. The May meeting will be at Mrs. McKinney's home with the topic Flower mission and relief.
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