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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1938
Page
2
The Daily News prints all letters and opinions but will correct any erroneous reflection upon a person or corporation when brought to the editor. Entered at the post office at Frederick Maryland as second class matter.
The piece argues war dominates public attention and shapes the 1938 election. It urges voters to evaluate Congressional candidates on national policies, especially government spending, and stresses Europe’s conflict should push Americans to calmly assess domestic governance as they choose representatives.
The shallowest Great Lake, Lake Erie, is the most treacherous and quickest to trouble boats. Quick arousals and lack of depth reflect shallow nature, linking treachery with instability, absence of moral purpose, self-control, and honor.
A daily English lesson fragment discusses common word errors and pronunciation. It emphasizes misused words like omit and oath, notes on spelling Champagne versus Champaign, and urges mastery of one word daily with the example deliberate as a verb meaning to reflect yet act decisively.
Bruce Catton critiques Bradford Smith’s American Quest, a blend of prose and verse that follows Walter Waller as he travels through Chicago, the Dakotas, Hollywood, New Orleans, New York, and back to Abbottstown. The novel argues that the American Dream persists for America’s 130,009,000 people amid greed and reform.
Vernon Webb, jailed in Abingdon, Va., is to be brought back to Charles Town to await trial for stealing a large batch of cigarettes from the D. C. Winebrenner Company warehouse. Clarence Muller, Abingdon filling station operator, was arrested with Webb and charged with receiving stolen property. he was tried in Abingdon. A city health officer notes food poisoning from spoiled custard pastries is most common in May October and November.
The former British Foreign Secretary famed for impeccable dress gave a speech on the Czechoslovakian issue in the hometown of the Bard of Avon. The article asks for his exact name, the meaning of impeccability, the town, and the Bard’s identity.
Fifty and twenty years ago in Frederick column notes three more liquor sellers were fined $100 each in Circuit Court. The Middletown Valley apple crop varies, with some areas light but O P Cobleniz near Middletown thriving with about 1,500 bushels. Lowenstein and Wertheimer return to North Market Street after a renovation featuring large front windows.
Local items report a soldier dies in Benjamin Harrison Indiana from unspecified wounds. Frederick aldermen vote to invest $15,000 in Liberty Bonds by trimming street expenses. Helena Stauffer oversees Red Cross surgical dressings work and influenza masks distribution. Herman Steiner, long a bridge builder and Civil War veteran, dies at 88.
Roger W Babson reports in London that Europeans fear war has passed its peak, easing recession hopes. He notes Chamberlain’s Czech settlement boosts Britain, Germany gains prestige, and Mussolini may be curtailed. He warns Russia plays a delaying game while hoping to seize control later, with France wary of invasion but colonies secure.
The DuBois unit met at Miss Betty Hitshew home to outline plans for a social and membership drive. A dance is set for November 18 with Harriet Leichert chairing the committee and Jane Staley handling tickets. Four Baltimore guests attended, fifteen members present, next meeting November 15 at Miss Jane Staley's Dill avenue home.
The poem praises radio as a wartime tool shaping national mindset. It notes radio keeps people informed from distant cities and offers commentators’ views. It acknowledges both thrilling and chilling aspects of radio’s impact and learning.
Rev Edward T Helfenstein bishop of Maryland will visit St Mark's Parish Sunday October 9 for confirmation at 9 30 one service and at Grace Brunswick 11. A large class is expected at Grace. Marriage accusations filed in Rockville name John T Beall 60 Silver Spring Myrle E Chandler 19 Cedar Grove and John J Riggleman 21 Olney Edna R Shipley 19 Browningville.
The Carrollites will hold an amateur contest at Winfield Consolidated School on October 24 with cash prizes for winners, followed by a dance. A note of extended hours is mentioned, ending when both are exhausted.
A historical calendar notes anniversaries of James McGill Ferdinand Hassler Robert Baird George Becker George Westinghouse Albert Beveridge George Lorimer and events from 1643 to 1937 including colonial migration battles and diplomacy. Birthdays listed for Carole Lombard Helen Wills Janet Gaynor John Van A. MacMurray Laurence Steinhardt Clarence Little and Ernest Lapointe. Glenna McQuillen, a St Louis Browns player, was a dinner guest at the Penner home in Detroit.
A fragmented social etiquette quiz from a NEA Service column asks five questions about proper thanks and signatures. It covers flowers for hosts, who a thank you note salutes, where a thank you belongs, how a married woman signs, and addressing a social event: plus what to do when a gifted item arrives broken.
Frederick figures, led by Joseph D Baker, are remembered for public roles in education and charity. He chaired the Selective Service Board, Liberty Loan, and Red Cross in 1917, aided Buckingham School, Hood College, and the Y M C A, and supported parks and hospital care. He died this afternoon after a long record in business and philanthropy.
The Frederick Presbytery urged Maryland voters to ratify a 48 hour delay between license issuance and wedding, a measure approved by the last Legislature but contingent on voter approval this November. The group also urged defeat of a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize lotteries.
Weather data shows 24 hour precipitation to 8 a m trace, October total 36 inches vs normal 58 inches. October 1938 deficiency noted as 1.26 inches. High yesterday 76, moonrise 4 39 pm moonset 4 21 pm. Streams Monocacy and Potomac are clear.
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