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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1938
Page
2
The notice asserts no communication will be issued about any designation or changes that may affect crews. It mentions the editor and correction of drought details. The entry is formally entered at the Fredrick, Md post office as second class matter.
Saturday column celebrates Nature's season ending colors in gardens and fields. It marvels at apple trees heavy with red fruit and fruit orchards glowing with yellow hues, comparing garden color to a sunrise and noting how beauty reflects a warm heart behind creation.
The chestnut forest faces blight with roots sending immune sprouts and 18 disease resistant hybrids showing promise. A new tannin-based treatment tested by an Eastern amateur reports cures in weeks, suggesting a potential Renaissance for this valuable forest tree.
Observes birthday at 78 with long Frederick tenure. Daily at old Birely tannery where he began over SB year ago, succeeding his father and grandfather. Longtime president of the company publishing The News and The Post. Active in Frederick County National Bank, serving 45 years on the board.
The entry details a European crisis with Hitler and allies amid a tense day of councils. It notes looming war risk, global unease, and grim public mood while local items include a tornado relief push to Boston and election recounts. Community events in Frederick follow political notices and preparations for the county fair and civic activities.
Three eggs, 1 cup butter, 334 cups sifted flour, 134 cups sugar, 14 cup raisins, 1 cup walnuts, cut fine, 142 tablespoons hot water, teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon soda in hot water. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs, mix cinnamon and salt, fold in raisins and nuts with flour, add soda and remaining flour. Drop on greased sheet, bake moderate.
A brief historical note links Balzac’s saying that the motto of chivalry equals wisdom with the biblical line from 1 Peter, praising those reproached for Christ and noting the Spirit’s rest. The juxtaposition frames service to all alongside loving a single ideal.
A dated essay praises advertising's role in popularizing household aids like the mop, vacuum cleaner, and washing machine. It credits ads with spreading awareness, driving invention, and lowering costs, while noting advertising creates jobs and funds improvements in modern appliances.
The note describes social activities resuming after the Great Frederick Fair, with card clubs pending, and a generally improving economy before looming war. It cautions that long term uncertainty, fear of conflict, and selfish intrigue temper optimism, echoing Dalton's critique of religious wrangling. Mary Esther.
The Motor Vehicle Commissioner Walter R. Rudy reports twelve fatal accidents and total fines of 9,473.50 for the past week. Licenses suspended include Paul R. Lee of Adamstown and Joseph F. Eisenhauer Jr. of Frederick for various offenses. Multiple drivers face fines for speeding, reckless driving, no insurance, and related violations across several towns.
Local items from The News column dated Oct 1 1888 report Frederick City Manufacturing Company busy with ink shipments to Brooklyn New York Newton North Carolina and Baltimore Maryland. Also notes sale of a business property on East Patrick Street for 10000 and the death of Isaac P Suman a Court Street Lutheran church member after a paralysis stroke.
A compilation of quotations from Joan Crawford Ernest Brown Mary Pickford and Charles Hodges highlighting attitudes toward women makeup and international affairs. The remarks touch on decadence war resistance and geopolitical judgments reflecting era perspectives.
The October 1 1918 issue notes Liberty Loan aims near two thirds of the county quota of 3 365 000 as the drive nears completion. Buckeystown misidentified for Frederick by army aviators en route to the demonstration. Frank Bender of Buckeystown dies after a two day illness, widow also ill. Miriam Apple leaves for New York to await orders to France with the Quartermaster's Department. Lieut J Boulden Waters, son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Waters, leads a class of forty officers and is named regimental bayonet instructor.
A poem by N A Lufburrow criticizes world tension and human greed. It argues earnest efforts fail to curb fear and hate as greed drives conflicts across fronts. The piece calls for removal of greed to end fighting and force.
Invitations go out for the fiftieth anniversary events at Goucher College Baltimore on October 14 to 16. Presidents and deans from many colleges will attend. A Towson campus party, a Goucher Hall reception, and a Lord Baltimore Hotel dinner are planned with awards announced for campus architectural plans and drawings on display.
A Florida newspaper offered a year’s subscription for the best answer to why a woman is like a newspaper. Entries include jokes about being thinner, worth looking over, or carrying the news. The winning reply suggests every man should have one of his own and not chase his neighbor’s.
A Northwestern Traffic Safety Institute study over three years found 12 percent of drivers on the road had been drinking and 2 percent had alcohol levels at 1 percent of blood. Forty seven percent of drivers in personal injury crashes were drinking, with 25 percent exceeding one part per thousand. Accidents peak in early morning hours and weekends. Women drivers show similar patterns to men when daytime driving is counted.
Frederick business manager G Mantz Besant rode in a large Boeing tri motor from Waynesboro to Frederick with 12 guests under Goodrich Tire Company sponsorship. Capt Cary piloted the flight, a 15 minute trip with a 5 minute city overflight.
Test your knowledge of etiquette in this correspondence style quiz. It covers introductions to parents siblings in laws and relatives by marriage plus rules for addressing husbands parents. The suggested social scenario favors introducing a stranger to small groups rather than one by one.
A compact list of historical anniversaries and notable births. Figures include John Muhlenberg Rufus Choate Kate Field Annie Besant George E Howard David R Francis Ezra Meeker A and P store opening Chinese Exclusion Bill Five Year Plan Roosevelt and Al Smith. Horoscope notes heightened sensitivity and potential early bereavement.
Daily English lesson highlights misused terms and pronunciation guides. It discusses farther versus further for distance, common misspellings like cord versus chord, and showcases synonyms such as hypocritical. The piece urges vocabulary growth and cites a quote on extrication from La Rochefoucauld.
News from New York notes the death of Thomas Wolfe from acute cerebral infection. The piece recalls Wolfe’s strain during writing Of Time and the River and his relentless, feverish work in Brooklyn, detailing years of creative torpor and urban wandering that left him spiritually exhausted and physically worn.
The quotation cites a nineteenth century architect calling the 924-foot edifice opened for public inspection at the Champ de Mars a nadir of architecture. It asks which structure this is, his assessment, its location, and the year it opened to the public.
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