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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1937
Page
9
AP reports experts expect a brief pause in price rises with wages tracking 1929 levels. Figures from labor and agriculture show prices easing toward the old standard, while forecasters warn the cycle may resume. Mrs Consumer currently pays 85 cents for what cost a dollar in 1929.
Memo from Memphis dated Oct 1 previews the 1938 national women’s golf championship at the Memphis Country Club Oct 4–9. Pam Barton of England will not defend her title due to appendicitis. Mrs. Glenna Collett Ware, six-time winner, is among the entries along with 40 Memphis competitors led by Mrs. Marguerite Solomon. The course features Bermuda fairways, Italian rye greens, a 6440 yard layout, and tough holes 5, 12, and 15. The local club pros and locals tout the challenging layout and conditions for the visiting players.
The notable naval commander James Lawrence is born in Burlington New Jersey in 1781. He dies from wounds received in battle on June 4 1813 during the War of 1812. His legacy endures in the phrase liver by the sword and the flag.
Salt Lake City's only female judge Mrs Reva Beele Bosone presides over the traffic court. She imposes stiff penalties for repeat offenders. In six months only two repeaters appeared before her. Minor speeding fines start at 25 dollars, reckless driving from 10 to 150, drunken driving up from 100. She also recommends life license suspension for repeat drunken drivers. Police records show 12 speeders arrested last period. Memorial day arrests noted. Tomorrow New York controls traffic with pretzels.
Today in History lists notable figures with birth and death years including Rufus Choate Henry Clay. It also notes Louis Goddu Kate Field Annie Besant Esther Vandeman and historic events such as Meeker's westward journey and early retail milestones like A and P and rural free delivery.
A collage of birth anniversaries and historic milestones runs through the page. Items include 1919 bomb wrecks, 1928 Soviet Five Year Plan event, 1934 N R A farewell, and lists of notable births from Charles H. Martin to Williis J King. Also dated horoscopes and a brief note on sparrows.
A collage of remarks by Eduard Beneš Wellington Koo Adolf Hitler and Arthur Vandenberg reflects debate over democracy sovereignty and threats. The report notes George Ladbrook's arrest for heckling a critic of the former king and a Baltimore man named Hart in a cycle crash with serious injuries.
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