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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1937
Page
4
A 99 year old Milwaukee Railroad boiler supervisor known as Soda Ash Horan began stacking cord wood in 1854 and later devised a boiler cleaning solution. He remains active to oversee boilers and keep an eye on his son William, who also works for the railroad.
Bruce Catton reviews George R. Putnam the former Commissioner of Light houses for the federal government. The memoir highlights his varied coast guard career from the Coast and Geodetic Survey to lighthouses light ships and Arctic exploration. It praises a steady nonpolitical Bureaucracy and Putnam’s readable narrative of public service.
Fragmentary wartime era prose laments rain as an ungovernable force in human life. A cryptic note hints at weather control efforts failing and mentions a birth amid electrical outages, suggesting a broader reflection on nature and fate.
A collage of remarks criticizes war powers and government growth. Admiral Byrd advocates citizen votes on foreign war. Goebbels condemns German regime. Ruth Murray notes modern dance. Summer Welles says controversy clouds horizon. Senator Byrd cites vast Washington staff growth.
A concise English lesson highlights common misuses and pronunciations, urges daily vocabulary growth, and quotes Henry Clay on allegiance. It notes mispronunciations of mustache and muslash, distinctions in word choices like recess and interval, and stresses spelling accuracy.
The Pleasant Hill Church of the Brethren in Monrovia presents a Mothers Day tableau titled Chimneys on Sunday at 8 p m. The program includes opening song devotions led by Norman Lease a musical selection the tableau Chimneys a closing benediction poetry read by Mrs Mary McGolerick and solos by Paul Derr and Paul Geisbert.
Frederick notes from May 6 1807 report progress as the city gains a public library funded by Mrs Margaret C Artz of Chicago. Additional items describe the recovery of a blue satin dress from 1895 found during burial ground clearing and an electric storm that damaged an ice house on W T Yingling’s farm near Greenfield Mills.
May 6 1917 note lists Marshal Joffre portraits in demand in the region. Five local men enlist in the U S Coast Artillery at Baltimore including Gettysburg College students Musa Dik Meaward Winebrewer and Cramer. Reading Schley enters submarine service. Hunter Bowers joins Hospital Corps. Mount St Marys sends four for Coast Guard duty. Other college volunteers include Monrse Johnson George Warheington Edward South David Winebrender Wallan Wein Princeton.
A 1937 analysis notes modest optimism in farm prospects across the United States, with good early wheat, rising farm income, and cautious expectations for continued demand. It warns against overconfidence amid potential crop shortfalls, price swings, and ongoing labor strikes, stressing national prosperity tied to crop yields and homebuilding trends.
Frederick Isle School dramatic clubs stage The Good Listener a three act comedy by James Reach on Friday at 8 1 pm in the school auditorium. Tony the debutante opens a listening bureau and becomes entangled with Professor Spatt Olga and the kidnap plot while a cast of lively characters fill out the story as students participate in costumes and staging committees. Proceeds fund the school library band and athletics.
A health essay outlines heart disease in the United States with rising deaths, major causes, and age distribution. It explains the heart as a pump, growth from birth to adulthood, typical heart rates, the pace-maker impulse, and how blood circulates through vessels. It notes historical beliefs linking heart to soul and courage.
In Stephenville Texas geology students from John Tarleton College dug up fish teeth they estimate date to about fifty million years ago. The find highlights paleontological interest at the college as researchers study ancient marine life.
A fragment on etiquette questions about salutations and address forms in business letters. It asks about using Dear Friend and proper addressing of well known individuals and groups, offering incorrect or correct forms as examples. The text presents guidance and sample answers in an unclear transcription.
In New York on May 6 George Ross surveys Broadway’s lively scene. He notes Hawaiian drink stands, a raft of current shows from White Horse Inn to You Cant Take It With You, and changes at Savoy Plaza and Plaza nightspots. He also comments on celebrities incognito, a Greenwich Village singer, and a proprietors miscue after a spontaneous performance.
A compilation of notable births and events tied to dates including Robespierre 1758 Abraham Jacobi 1840 Mary Clemmer 1439 Charles J Maynard 1845 Philander C Knox 1859 Robert E Peary 1956 and notes on the First New York Herald 1835 adhesive postage stamps in Britain and other historical details. Historic figures from politics medicine exploration and journalism are mentioned with places and dates.
A jumble of items notes a Langley drone flight 3000 feet over the Potomac and 1931 Spain inviting Jewish descendants back from 1492. It lists 1935 Britain monarchy celebrations and a Supreme Court ruling on Railroad Retirement Act. It then presents a string of birthday notes for prominent figures and a Tarot horoscope with garbled text.
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