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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1938
Page
2
The Daily News states communications must be submitted with authority for any stated fact and will not publish erroneous or defamatory material. Corrections will be made promptly when brought to the editor’s attention.
A Frederick Post report describes a near Indian Summer opening for the Frederick Fair with cloudless skies and warm sun. While one article says winter hasn’t arrived, the season’s beauty and annual controversy over its name are noted as the fair opens amid hazy, clear days.
A tribute to Christopher Columbus on Columbus Day notes his indomitable spirit and crucial role in opening the Americas to nations that would become models of democracy. It praises his perseverance amid refusals of funding and hostility from rivals, and honors his legacy beyond national labels.
Poem tribute to a Frederick figure praised as the finest citizen and a unifying, forward looking presence. The verse lauds his broad mind, warm heart, and tireless concern for progress and others, claiming his spirit lives beyond any grave.
The late Cardinal Hares was a pious charitable figure admired across faiths. He died while in prayer, a serene end believed fitting for a consecrated leader. His passing is described as a universal loss to the nation and a testament to a life spent in service to God.
A Frederick pastor, MALCOLM S. TAYLOR, rector of All Saints Church, writes to thank the Frederick Fair authorities, the sheriff, and the police for efforts to keep the fair clean after earlier protests against gambling and indecent shows. He notes parental gratitude and recalls previous public protests years ago.
A devotional note recalls Mark 16 16 belief and baptism as path to salvation and honors Robertson for urging obedience to God to reveal His deepest teachings. The fragment presents a religious meditation on love obedience and divine truth.
From The News column dated Oct 12 1289 the Freddy items note a fair attendance despite cold weather with 10 000 visitors and 540 silver collars in receipts. Mr and Mrs Samuel Weinberg hosted their twenty fifth wedding anniversary at North Market street. John McClellan a Singanore blacksmith showed skill by carving a complete wagon running gear from a solid walnut block.
As influenza tightens its grip in Frederick County, Dr. T Clyde Bouton asks the State Board of Health to send a physician to Jefferson and nearby areas. Drs W H Brown Xuhl-Taan and Yourtee of Burkittsville are ill. Red Cross volunteers form a group to aid stricken families while Florence E Garer reports two deaths in one home. Mount St Marys College in Emmitsburg quarantined with 1350 students in bed. Frederick plants close. 70 Ox Ford brush workers confined at home. Army units from Frederick County play large roles in France as residents follow the war effort.
Members of the Monday Musicales gathered at the Hendrickson home with Mr. and Mrs. Hendrickson and Mrs. Bowers hosting. Elaine Russell Hendrickson and Eleanor Biehelbert er performed piano and vocal items, with a program featuring hymns from Finland Ireland Wales Bohemia and Polar and classical pieces. Refreshments followed and the club adjourned to meet October 24 at the home of Mrs. John Francis Smith and Miss Mary Maulsby.
A Frederick man drew a two day jail sentence in default of a $5 fine and costs for assault and battery. A woman who preferred the charges was released under $3,500 bond for appearance at a four prelimi nary hearing on two counter charges of running a bawdy house. The convicted man and the woman are Arthur Bond and Miss Evelyn Hazard of 115 West Sixth Street. Bond denied assaulting Hazard. she showed a cut lip and a burn. Prelim inary hearing on the bawdy house charge is set for next Tuesday night. In the same session John Boyd, colored, was given a suspended sentence of 60 days for larceny of $3,355 from Fannie Posey, restitution required. Officer Reno Six made the arrest. Thirty-one treated at chest clinic in Winchester Hall Health Offices on Tuesday.
OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON reviews recent children’s titles. Songs From Many Lands compiles seventy four songs with simple piano accompaniments. The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins by Dr. Seuss offers playful nonsense about a king and an unruly hat. The Girl Who Ruled a Kingdom retells Jadwiga’s life for ages twelve and up. Boyhood Adventure of Our Presidents presents thumbnail sketches of U S presidents from Washington to F D Roosevelt, for ages ten to fourteen.
Myron Buck Baker longtime featured clown with Ringling Brothers-Barnum Bailey circus visits Frederick for the first time in four decades. He retired three years ago and now works in advertising for a District of Columbia dairy with a trick tractor-trailer display. Baker recalls past feats including a 36 second one wheel ride at the old Athletic Park and a world record bicycle circuit.
The Du Bois veteran unit of the Catholic Students Mission Crusade will meet at 8 PM Tuesday at East Second Street home of Miss Norbert Dorsey for a social. Dance committee meets at 7:30 PM to discuss plans for the November 18 event. Committee met Tuesday at Linden Hills at the home of Misses June and Martha Miller. final details not settled.
Dr Morris Fishbein argues that speeding causes most traffic accidents and that driver error, impaired senses, and lack of license laws fuel rising death tolls. He notes rural increases, cites state license laws in force, and warns cars kill more than homicides or suicides combined.
The piece notes rising tensions among nations and the belief that peace may be bought at a price. It observes some hope for a lull and cites the turkey crop outlook, bigger than 1937 but smaller than 1936, reflecting mixed fortunes amid unrest.
A reader quiz on social etiquette covers hosts greeting guests. taking responsibility for introducing a house guest to others. responses after meeting someone. girls introducing dates to parents. correct pronouns in introductions. candy passing phrasing. and the best candy question choice. Answers include Yes for handshakes, the hostess should introduce if possible, say Thank you, and use the pronoun form correctly.
Key dates and figures listed include Alexander Stewart born in Ireland and died 1876, Helena Modjeska born 1840, Charles King born 1844, John B. Lennon born 1850, Wilberforce Eames born 1866, Elmer Sperry born 1862, J Ramsay McDonald born 1866, Columbus discovery 1492, John Fitch steamboat 1788, Pekin siege 1860, Robert E. Lee death 1870, Edith Cavell execution 1915, U S troops in Panama 1925, Roosevelt address 1933, and notable birthdays of Michael Curley, Peter Kyne, Kathryn Meisle, Lamont Du Pont, Perry Burgess, Howard Gore, and Joe Cronin.
A masculine, ambitious reading encourages leadership in work and play. It urges ruling by argument over force, noting studious, mystic tendencies while warning against imposing opinions. Avoid confrontation to prevent trouble and promote constructive influence.
Daily English lesson emphasizes correct usage and pronunciation with examples. It defines nomadic as wandering and roaming, illustrates with a sentence about after years of traveling, and urges vocabulary growth through a daily word.
New York gossip column notes from Oct 12 highlight Wilder’s preference for Vienna and Chicago, Sabu the Elephant Boy’s seat incident, and a raft of show business chatter. Mentions Lucia Graeser, Edward Johnson, Marc Connolly, Leslie Howard, Eva LeGallienne Paris trip, Marie Antoinette play, Norma Shearer, and Lee Tract fashion quirks.
The article notes an American writer who appeared in one of his own plays and declined the Pulitzer Prize in 1826 while accepting the Nobel Prize in 1930. He died eight years before Chicago’s World Fair, not the Century of Progress. Name and details follow.
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