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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1938
Page
2
The Daily News Associated Press publishes no communication of any kind on whether to publish opinions without author attribution. Any erroneous reflection on character or reputation will be corrected promptly after brought to the editor’s attention.
An editorial from October 5, 1938 argues that keeping streets clean is an extension of home manners and public education. It cites a book from the American Public Works Association noting littering harms aesthetics, increases street cleaning costs, and risks public health, urging orderly behavior.
A nostalgic reflection on the value of silence inspired by a famous politician and the quiet efficiency of a Justice Department clerk. The piece praises restraint, citing Calvin Coolidge and a mail robbery investigator, warning that talk can cause trouble while silence can yield influence.
A compact page introduces common word misuse such as position versus office and pronunciation notes on ceramics. It emphasizes daily vocabulary growth and defines epitomize as to abridge or summarize, noting usage in a familiar formula.
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier opens with Maxim de Winter's second wife, a haunted narration of Manderley. Other titles include Lucretius's De rerum natura in accessible form, Steinbeck tales, and Miss Hutt Alice's The Little American Girl. Donations from local readers supported new acquisitions.
Fall hints appear as leaves drop and college teams play. Business remains slow despite cooler days and bright autumn colors. The furnace show is expected to help, but overall demand stays weak. N A Lufburrow.
From The News column dated Oct 5 1885 the Woodsboro teachers organize with Adam Roser as president Charles Wachter as vice president and Franklin Harshman as secretary They plan to study teaching grammar in the third and fourth grades at their next meeting A scrollwork table by George MecCleery of North Market street is among exhibits at the Frederick Fair next week Also B Lewis and Son are building a new bridge over their mill race between Jefferson and Broad Run
Announcement at the society’s main meeting states each district county will have an organ ica chairman and several ee members to assist with the annual county appeal of the Frederick branch Children’s Aid Society. Mrs Michsel E. Pue executive secretary reported activity for September, noting cases, examinations, and adoptions, with 149 children in care and multiple departments under supervision.
A surprise birthday party honored Mrs. Robert D. Webber of Knoxville on September 29 for her 70th birthday. Attending were numerous Webber family members and friends including Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Webber, Mr. and Mrs. John Ayres, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Webber, Mr. and Mrs. Graham Webber, and others from Brunswick and nearby towns. Refreshments were served and many gifts given.
Edward Doster aged 20 and Jewell Redmond aged 21 were captured in Mansfield, Ohio after escaping robberry and a separate robbery sentence. Doster received two years for robbery in Wicomico county while Redmond served 15 months for larceny. Bruns wick had escaped Roxbury penal farm on September 11 and was recaptured.
Rural women from Lander Ballenger Jefferson and Morayland Tract met at Lander for district meeting and flower show. Judging reports and blue ribbons announced for roses dahlias and chrysanthemums with 35 entries in class I and 70 in class III.
A course for adults interested in Girl Scout work is offered in Baltimore with Frederick attendees invited. Led by Miss Caroline T. Lyder, the program answers what Girl Scouting is aims and needed roles. Three two hour sessions will cover objectives philosophy and community role for new committee members in both cities.
Mr and Mrs Ira Delauter hosted a September 25 birthday event in Myerstown honoring Mrs Delauter s sixty second birthday. Guests included Linwood Sanford Elsie Corbin Elsie Delauter Washington Pinkney White Liberty Nettie Kreps Emma Forsythe Fred Harsh Williamsport Ira Stine and grandmother Mrs Smith Madeline Evelyn Stine Fred Smith Emma Kuba Foxville Guy Harshman Willie Delauter and Russell from Ellerton.
Bruce Catton’s review lauds Frank C. Bowen’s America Sails the Seas as a standout nautical book. It surveys voyage history from Columbus caravels to early steamships, with illustrations from A G H Macpherson’s renowned collection. The episodic text follows discoverers, pirates, Revolution sailors, whaling, War of 1812, and sail era glory.
In Hagerstown on October 5 Mrs Will MecHenry’s pocketbook containing $25 was stolen from her home. The thief missed the secret pocket, tossed the purse’s money into Miss Mary Miller’s yard, and Mrs McHenry identified the recovered pocketbook and money intact.
An absolute divorce was granted in Circuit Court to Harriet C. Eoy from David M. Eby of Florida. Mrs. Eby was awarded custody of their only child and was represented by Reno S. Harp.
In this third of five Dr Fishbein pieces on national food and drug protections the 1937 38 elixir of sulfanilamide deaths and untested cancer treatments pushed Congress to pass sweeping legislation. It bans interstate sale of new drugs without FDA submission and extends regulations to cosmetics, foods and dietary labels. Roger Bacon’s spectacles note ends the column.
Answers present social rules for women executives and secretaries. It covers greeting callers, addressing employers, business lunches, keeping a maiden name, and using professional titles. The piece provides a sample scenario for letter writing and outlines preferred forms for Miss Burns or Mrs Burns.
A history of anniversaries lists figures like James Iredell, Chester Arthur, and Edward Trudeau with birthplaces and death dates. It also notes events from 1853 Turkish war on Russia and 1910 Portugal's republic proclamation, plus births including Dr. Peyton Haus and Louise Dresser.
Those born today show good ability and confidence with a sympathetic nature. The mind may be frivolous and careless about the future, shaped by early training, leading to provident forgetfulness of past experience and possible imprudence.
The silent era performer nicknamed the girl with the topaz eyes died recently. She began in films the year the Lusitania sank, a landmark year. The topaz eyes reference points to her striking gaze, while the color specified is topaz, a yellowish brown. She entered films in 1915.
In New York on Oct 5 readers encounter George Tucker's musings about communists, Czech relief, and a Madison Square Garden Czech rally. He notes red sympathizers dressing ordinary, then shifts to a Greenwich Village nightclub sighting of ex-Cuban president Machado and an American ex-German gunner who dances for fun with his Cleveland wife, proudly loyal to the United States.
Senator Wagner cites that no ruler can shield his regime from a reborn national spirit. A Boston University psychiatrist faults youthful misjudgment in Hitler case, noting early petty thefts as signs of immaturity. Pickford quips about laws against toys.
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