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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1937
Page
4
Anxieties over a speculative boom and potential 1929-like crash are voiced amid calls to create jobs for millions unemployed. The piece argues for restraint on expansion and warns against excessive debt and overproduction fears. It also notes the Hindenburg disaster dampening optimism for Atlantic air service and questions future zeppelin use despite Lindberghs surveys.
Prof William R Barnhart spoke on Permanent Value The Changing World at Westminster Weekday Meeting in the Methodist Episcopal church Westminster. Pa jokey fashion note pjs shorter two piece summer wear in New York stores with striped patterns and nightwear ads.
A fragmented note from Mrs. J. A. Slagen at 806 North Market Street outlines Craiorite dishes and a YELLOW ANGEL CARE Geges recipe. It lists ingredients including sugar cake flour powder flavoring and water with step by step beating and folding instructions.
A breakfast recipe fragment lists ingredients for sugar cookies and a method. It mentions Lup butter, white sugar, sour milk, Naveving extract, cream of tartar, baking soda, and simple mixing steps with portions and baking guidance credited to Mrs. N A Slager of North Marker Street.
Bruce Catton discusses The East Wind by Compton Mackenzie as the first volume in a quartet. He notes it is heavily British, centered on John Ogilvie and friends, with many fine passages but long dull sections and a lack of humor. He advises readers to start now rather than wait for the others.
Fifty and twenty years ago today in Frederick notes an application at Washington for a Bartonsville post office with Charles E Mealey named postmaster. It also reports John W B Walsh making two daily mail collections at ten city boxes and Robert Staley winning the contract to regild the eagle atop the Independent engine house cupola.
May 11 1917 column notes new wartime taxes and daily life changes as residents avoid mail, phones, and lights. canvass by Prof John T White shows 16129 men aged 16 to 45 in Frederick County with likely 1000 called in the draft. Club speakers warn of near-term battlefield deployment while grain prices hit record highs in Frederick County.
Frederick High School nears completion of its annual exhibition opening Thursday for two sessions. The event features a student day film by William Brish showing how the five aims of secondary education are met. Sections arranged around the auditorium display work from every department. Members of the FHS League guide visitors and home economics girls provide light refreshments.
The All Saints Ladies Bible Class gathered at Mrs. John Rubeck's home on Monday evening. Margaret and Margy Catherine Rubeck performed a piano duet, followed by prayer, hymn, and Bible reading. Mrs. John Rubeck, president, outlined Bible terms while Miss Pickens and Miss King reported on secretary and treasurer.
A 1929 etiquette feature offers wedding marching orders from Miss Mary C. Hanlon of the Little Church Around the Corner. It details bride and groom standpoints, seating, bouquet handling, corsages, and the order of processions from arrival to departure with emphasis on family seating and proper formation.
Patriotic Londoners will wear red, white, and blue framed spectacles for the coronation. The latest in English eye fashions features these themed glasses as a festive accessory for the royal event.
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses rheumatic fever causes and heart effects, noting no established cure and variable prognosis. He highlights heredity uncertainty, crowded housing, cold damp climates, and greater risk in girls and undernourished children, with heart damage possible over years.
Excerpts show Margaret Mitchell reacting to winning a Pulitzer for Gone With The Wind. Burlesque figure Margie Hart comments on work and nerves. Supt. Bateman of Ohio discusses hospital staff strain. Miss M A Thomas of Allied Youth reflects on liquor law. Senator Borah voices concerns on recovery and national mood.
Woman guest at banquet asks etiquette questions about addressing servants, giving references on leaving employ, correcting staff, napkin handling, water in glasses, and introductions. Answers indicate use of respectful terms, only provide references if service acceptable, avoid public correction, napkin left unfolded on table, water present when meal announced, and polite self introduction.
George Ross discusses New York city officials banning burlesque licenses, displacing hundreds of performers and stirring debate on cleanliness and morality. He recalls past legends, contrasts old and new era entertainment, and notes summer work for vaudeville artists in Catskills and Adirondacks.
A historical column lists anniversaries from 1720 through 1936 with figures such as Baron von Munghausen, Charles Fairbanks, Otmar Mergenthaler, and Captain Robert Gray. It also notes births of Irving Berlin, Henry Morgenthau Jr, and others, plus an astrology-like daily horoscope warning against envy and mischief.
Fragmentary note reflects a religious reflection citing Luke 6 44 about a tree known by its fruit. The rough text suggests personal affirmation of seeing good in character and actions as proof of belief.
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