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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1938
Page
2
The Daily News states no communication of any sort will be published without authentication of the writer's real name and seeks endowment of accuracy for all statements. It notes corrections will be printed on the editor's attention and enters as second class mail at Frederick Maryland.
An essay by Dr. Frederick Slocum of Wesleyan University argues astronomy is not a waste but a civilizing, essential science. It fuels navigation timekeeping optics and physics, dispels fears of the unknown, and drives mathematical advances, with educators seeking deeper student interest.
Frederick native Joseph D. Baker died Thursday. The Baltimore Sun lauds him as a wise, honest, unselfish leader who loved his town, county, and state and shaped civic life with a patriarchal presence. His numerous benevolences and influence earned broad esteem beyond the readable list.
A fragmentary note describes a culinary item or dish sequence with unclear origins. Readable elements mention a dish name and course style amid garbled OCR. No clear date place or people emerge from the legible text.
Pineapple muffins recipe by Mrs Mary H Decker of West Church Street. Ingredients include pineapple, flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, milk, eggs and shortening. Instructions cover mixing, batter prep, filling greased pans, and baking at 430 then 350 degrees for about 40 minutes yielding nine muffins.
Bruce Catton reviews Peter H Buck's Vikings of the Sunrise tracing Polynesian spread from India through a vast Pacific triangle. Buck, Maori son and Bishop Museum director, argues late prehistoric voyaging, clever rigging, and monumental Easter Island and Pitcairn sculpture. The article blends lore with history.
The Frederick County Agricultural Society opened its 28th annual exhibition this morning with a parade led by President Miller and marshals, band, and officials. The Frederick County National Bank directors elected J W L Carty as discount clerk to replace William Walsh. Thomas Schley and Albert Pearce reported a county high squirrel bag of 34.
The News reports an emergency closing order for all schools theaters and churches due to Spanish influenza. Health officers Dr T Clyde Bouton and Dr Ira J McCurdy received the edict from the State Department of Health as the worldwide epidemic spreads. Six more influenza deaths are reported in Frederick County including Arthur Bentze Emmitsburg a soldier whose mother was called to his bedside at Camp Meade. Maryland’s Fourth Liberty Loan subscriptions total $2 209 5530. Another Frederick County boy dies in France from pneumonia, Martin Luther Lu near Middletown. Telegram reports John Hammond wounded in action with the 110th Machine Gun Battalion in France.
A long read captures preparations for the Frederick County Agricultural Society fair with judges, regulations, exhibits by city and county residents, and social events. It notes political talk, a Baker Park expansion, anti gaming laws, tax rates, and a string of local happenings. The piece closes with sorrow over the death of Frederick leader Joseph D. Baker, praised for strength, philanthropy and character.
Large attendance expected at a private dance for Fred erck Coapter of the Order of DeStolay to be held Tuesday evening in Cres aps Rifles Hall at the State Armory. Lous Hill Orchestra to play nine to one. Mrs. Harrison in charge of arrangements. Luncheon hostesses and social events fill the day with numerous parties and club activities noted across Frederick and nearby towns.
A terse obituary note marks the community’s sorrow for Mary Esther, whose passing prompts a brief tribute describing a deep sense of loss beyond words. The message centers on mourning and remembrance from those who knew her.
excerpts feature quotes from Prime Minister Chamberlain, Alfred Duff Cooper, Mrs. Marie K. Brown, Norman Thomas, and District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey lamenting or interpreting social and political issues. The selection reflects wartime diplomacy, civic spirit, and crime causation debates.
A surprise birthday shower was given at the home of Mr and Mrs William T Martin in Monrovia on September 24 honoring Mrs Martin s 35th birthday. Attendees included numerous Warfields Martins Clarys Gosnells Mullinix Manns Penns and Murrays along with many others. Refreshments were served.
Local police were alerted this week to an escape from the Maryland Training School for Boys involving Walter Andrews Jr of Midlothian and William Yinger of this city. Both had been committed to the school by the Frederick County Juvenile Court.
Miss Dorothy Lynch class of 1930 has become children's librarian at George L. Pease Memorial Library Ridgewood New Jersey. Mr and Mrs Alonzo G Wachter celebrate their thirteenth wedding anniversary today. Gilmore R Flautt Jr left for New York for the World Series. Jessie M Haller observed her birthday Friday and received a postal shower. E R Pemsei and W F Sheffield Jr of Frederick will attend World Series games in New York as guests of Peoples Drug Stores, winning an expense paid trip in a shaving cream contest. They fly to New York and back by American Airlines leaving Washington at 9 this morning. This is the second year the pair has won.
A concise etiquette quiz covers who speaks first in mixed age introductions, using gloves during handshakes, and proper self introduction. It suggests three acceptable approaches for a girl at a party to meet a man—introduce herself, have a friend introduce him, or talk first—with a preference for arranging introductions through a hostess or friend.
A calendar of notable anniversaries from 1609 to 1940 including John Clarke George Abernethy John H Reagan and Elbert H Gary with notes on historic events such as the 1871 Chicago fire the 1912 Balkan War and the 1919 transcontinental air race. Birthdays listed include Rt Rev Samuel G Babcock Mary E Pennington Eddie Rickenbacker Robert J Bulkley Albert E Wiggam and Royden V Wright. A closing personal reflection cautions prudence in friendships and the mind’s susceptibility to impressions.
The question asks which country with the krona as currency had its industrial relations studied and which opera singer, famed as "The Nightingale," was most famous in America in the latter 19th century. It also asks for the singer’s full "Nightin gale" title.
A New York column recounts a Bronx hideaway tale where a 22 year old author rejects benevolent society help, cites a Westchester home and $3,000 bank account, while Broadway gossip follows Katharine Cornell and Guthrie McClintie, Miss Locke’s theater search, and Maurice Evans’ Hamlet return. Also notes Information Please as a top radio show.
The article notes rice paper as the industry’s purest material and widely used today as a cigarette wrapper because it is least injurious to smokers.
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