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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1937
Page
4
An indecipherable OCR fragment from The Daily News and The News-Post in Fredericopolis shows references to printing, Associated Press, and a court building. The readable elements imply a local newspaper page with mixed services and public notices, but concrete events or names are obscured.
Jefferson Davis Tobias, aged 11, will graduate from Campbell College High School for Negroes in Jackson, Mississippi. He faced poverty and forced work, but with support and self study he persisted eight years to earn his diploma. Now 67, Tobias can read and plans to study on his own.
The jokesmith notes Americans dread monotony and seek travel while at home. He observes vacation restlessness arises not from home’s comfort but lack of funds or drive to explore. The piece laments the fever of motion in American life and urges finding pleasure in home routines.
Commissioner John Collier argues that there are more Indians than before, a finding that leaves Maine and Vermont with nearly vanished populations among Native communities while suggesting taxpayers seek reasonable governance.
Bruce Catton reviews Hector Bolitho’s King Edward VIII (Lippincott) as an odd mix of reverent adulation and harsh critique. Bolitho’s internal evidence suggests he wrote largely while Edward was king, yet the text shifts to exile and marriage plans, revealing flaws in character and training that make the volume unsettling and uneven for American readers.
A reader quiz asks about proper church behavior. It covers seating, hats for women, contributions, communion dress, and titles for clergy. Answers indicate appropriate sharing of pew space, hat rules, and respectful address.
Daily lesson notes misused words and pronunciation tips. Extort defined as wresting by force or illegal power. At John K Webb Post 3285 VFW meeting plans for a June benefit ball and floor show at the Francis Scott Key Motel Holiptor elected to chair the committee and Commander Hoffman secured J M Barry to stage the entertainment. Proceeds aid needy veterans with an informal affair.
Fifty and twenty years ago today in Frederick the annual Love Feast of the German Baptist Brethren began at Pipe Creek church Carroll County built in 1606 Services are led by Elders Gaunt Frederick Utz and Roop New Market and Kulp Rocky Ridge Trinity Reformed Church at Thurmont is being repainted and frescoed by G W Slocum and the Messrs Mackley M M Naill farm of 618 acres in Linganore district sold by William R Curry trustee to D E Stem for 1901
May 14 1917 column notes the first government war bulletin to be posted by Postmaster J A Williamson, details on Augustus Nicodemus Sr longtime local official and creamery founder, William Ti Shipley Confederate veteran leader and former alderman, Prof Joint White named to county soil and weather board, and an automobile inaugural by T T L Creager and Son in Frederick County with scattered archival phrasing.
Miss Marianna Radcliff to wed in June announces engagement of Marianna Radel to George A iosan of Walter Fo Zeige. wedding in Guilford near Frederick. Frederick Garden Club members toured Bou ton Studens owned by Mired J. Tormey and visited Flower Mart in Mt Vernon. Harrisburg-born Miss Hea Anne Robinson engaged to Ensign Bladen Dulaney Claggett. Various society events, dinners, dances, and club meetings across Frederick counties feature in this week’s social notes.
A collage of remarks from Mrs Helen Washburn and Rabbi Stephen S Wise, contrasting views on women attire and public life. Professing satire on Soviet leadership, religious figures, and American resilience, the snippets juxtapose opinions from William Carmody and others amid a global era of upheaval.
Keefer E. Adkins of Maddle town and Mrs. Golda May Angle of Frederick wed at the Lutheran parsonage Saturday evening. Rev. Dr. Amos J. Traver officiated the ceremony.
The annual Spring Style Show of the Home Economics club at Hood College was held Thursday evening in Brodbeck Hall with a formal banquet in Coblents Hall. Miss Mary Hammers and Miss Margaret Paar coordinated arrangements. students from Hood College modeled outfits crafted by clothing construction classes, featuring daytime and evening wear with Elizabeth Haller among the models.
The regular SPCA quarterly meeting at the Y M C A discussed activities since the last session. A notable report covered a suspected dog poisoning case, later deemed unintentional after finding the dog likely ingested poisoned rat. A cat home plan was proposed and approved to aid rat control. Human Week observances were highlighted with student posters and essays.
A Baltimore Criminal Court jury overturned Oliver D. Baker's drunken driving conviction after nearly four hours of deliberation. Baker, previously of Tamaville, was found guilty of reckless driving and failing to yield to a pedestrian in connection with January 6 injuries to Margaret Neenan of Haltimore. Neenan sues Baker for $100,000 in a civil action. Baker testified he had four beers before the crash. six police officers said he staggered, two doctors said his actions were normal. He was represented by Michael Fo Merton and Theodore R. McKeldin.
Today's 24 hour precipitation ends at 7 am is 0.11 inches. May to date precipitation is 1.60 inches while normal May is 1.80 inches. May 1936 total 1.07 inches. Excess in 1937 precipitation to May 15 is 0.77 inches. Yesterday high reached 84 degrees. Tomorrow high and low temps to be reported with moon phase and sunrise times.
New York May 14 trend notes social scene reporting on a blates singer requiring parental approval for nightclub jobs and a $100 weekly fee. Critics and theater chatter include Abie’s Rose, Jules’s Death Watch gags, and DeMille cigar bans. Coronation week brings royal-themed menus and free gold crowns at midtown venues.
A compact list of historical birthdays and deaths, spanning 1787 to 1952. Notable names include Samuel E. Parsons, Robert Owen, William Prescott, James D Cameron, Allan B. Parker, Hall Caine, and others with birthplaces such as Lyme Connecticut Salem Massachusetts Cortland New York and Middletown Pennsylvania.
A fragment notes a May meeting in Philadelphia to draft the U S Constitution but records no quorum until late. It mentions historic Lewis and Clark expedition starting from St Louis to ascend the Missouri River.
Bruce Rogers of New Fairfield concedes a celebrated book designer born Lafayette Ind sixty seven years ago today. Bertie Forbes of New York journalist born Scotland fifty seven years ago today. Donald A. Laird of Colgate University psychologist born Steuben County Ind forty years ago today. William Wale Thompson ex mayor of Chicago born Boston sixty eight years ago today. Ernest L Waldorf Chicago Methodist clergyman born Otsego County N Y sixty one years ago today. Harry A. Millis University of Chicago economist born Paoli Ind sixty four years ago today. Justin Ettinge famed male impersonator born Boston fifty four years ago today. Weathered horoscope notes urge cautious plans and listening to others' advice today.
A fragment reflecting on contemporary power and kingship, mentioning dictators and a busy modern throne. The verse critiques rulers who govern with pomp while citizens seek spectacle and risk, ending with a hopeful, albeit unclear, reference to a royal figure.
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