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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1938
Page
2
The issued text asks for real name accompanying any appearance and denies erroneous reflections about any person. The Grim car corporation may appear and will be corrected upon notification to the editor. This notice is stamped as second class matter.
Thursday October 13 1938 report on Senator Sheppard leading a Senate committee probing campaign activity. It notes New Dealers misgivings about his inquisitiveness and details clashes with Treasury Secretary Morgenthau over the Baltimore Internal Revenue Collector’s political actions and the collector’s ties to Mr. Roosevelt’s circle. The committee condemns the collector’s conduct as violations of law and Treasury regulations.
A dispatch-based critique notes Mussolini’s Fascists adopting Hitler’s Aryan racial theories and hints at dangerous consequences for Italy’s Jewish population. The piece mocks Mussolini’s alignment while warning of grim European risks and the possibility of intensified anti Jewish policy.
A brief note cites Psalms 69 34 inviting heaven and earth to praise Him and adds Praise is the best auxiliary to prayer attributed to H Melville reflecting devotional reminder in a church or church bulletin.
A reflective piece extols the white line on highways as a moral guide. It likens the line to a scroll bearing Ten Commandments and Sermon on the Mount, urging drivers to stay in their lane, avoid reckless moves, and show courtesy on the road.
London observers warn of a looming doom era as Britain sees a renewed confidence in rearming and Munich style negotiations. The piece notes the Sudeten crisis as a turning point. Chamberlain's meeting with Hitler and Mussolini changed perceptions of England's strength and potential for peace.
A compact note teaching English usage shows how to avoid common errors. It defines calumnious as slanderous and explains pronunciation, spelling pitfalls, and the idea that repeating calumnious abuse too often dulls its impact.
Norris Robertson of 513 East Church Street showed a fifteen and a half pound African Lily bulb at the News-Post office. He explained the bulb is planted about a foot deep in summer and grows foliage like a small tree. Germany reports tobacco plants rich in nicotine and insecticidal value, with some specimens reaching 16 percent.
From The News column Oct 13 1888 notes a Frederick fair without President Cleveland. The final event was a tournament led by Jacob Kanade of Ijamsville with remarks by Hon Jacob Rohrbach. The annual bachelors dance at Junior Hall featured quadrille polka and waltz as night faded.
Local health officials abandon the fair following a flu surge as nine deaths are reported in today’s tally. The outbreak, feared worse than the 1882 diphtheria epidemic, prompts calls for volunteer Red Cross home service workers and notes a shift in Civilian Relief leadership. Dr Thomas Freeman Dixon leads Red Cross relief efforts as county auditors roast tax rates and Dr John Paul Tyler, Army chaplain hopeful, braves front lines in France while preaching atop a gun emplacement.
Bertha Diener argues in Imperial Byzantium that the Roman empire persisted as a continuing state until 1453, challenging the view of a fall with the Turkish capture of Constantinople. The eastern empire kept Rome’s tradition, endured for ten centuries, and was often more cultured and powerful than other European states.
Weather data for the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. shows no precipitation. October to date records 16 inches, normal October 2.58 inches, actual October 1939 9.36 inches. Deficiency in 1938 precipitation to October 1 stands at 1.26 inches. Yesterday high was 8, last night low 44. Moon rises 9:50 p.m., sets 11:41 a.m. tomorrow. Streams Monocacy and Potomac are clear.
Attendance on Wednesday at the Frederick Fair set new records for both afternoon and night shows with the cattle show near its best for the first two days. Mayor Lloyd C Culler and officials noted sell-out afternoon grandstand seating, a fireworks finale, and top acts including Joe Basile and his band, the Five Albanis, Jumbo the elephant, and White Brothers. Evening crowds enjoyed the grandstand attractions and aerial acts as livestock judging continued, with temperatures in the 70s and strong concession business.
An article stresses that driver fatigue causes at least one in a hundred accidents and lists signs and excuses. It cites cases from a professor to a clergyman, then offers tips to stay awake and safe pedestrians rules such as crossing at right angles and using signals.
The Hood College Arts Club held its first open meeting at 4:50 p.m. Wednesday in room 81 Alumnae Hall. Law Watkins, associate director of Phillips Memorial Gallery and head of Phillips Gallery Art School in Washington, D.C., delivered an illustrated lecture on Painting in Ancient and Modern Art Forms.
A Route 24 wreck near Huntington Indiana involved a truck carrying 4000 pounds of canned ether. Sheriff A L Thompson faced a challenging cleanup that left him woozy for hours.
House guests should not pay for host’s bills. guests should avoid overburdening servants. departing guests should thank servants. evening gowns not required at resorts. guest rooms benefit from magazines or light reading. If a servant leaves or hostess’s child ill, choices include staying on as planned or helping. Copyright NEA Service Inc.
A dense roster of historical anniversaries notes births and deaths of figures such as Ferdinand Farmer Lafayette Baker James Stoddart Pierre Lorillard and S Parker Gilbert. It also records key events from 12th U.S. naval actions to constitutional and international milestones. Birthdays include Jon G. Sargent Irene Rich and university figures.
Two woodsmen who fled to the Falkland Islands after a romantic misadventure spent a fort night in jogamachy as a pastime. Each fled due to a heart affair and fought for a period, occupying themselves with the game to cope with their failure while a morphine substitute under testing is mentioned on the last page.
New York October 13. George Tucker notes Life Magazine’s circulation chief Hicks, a former Life associate editor, received a letter asking for his opinion. Theater issues loom as Warner Brothers keeps a Hollywood sign atop Fifty-First Street Theater, confusing patrons. Oscar Wilde’s play draws keen anticipation in Rialto circles and George M. Cohan predicts a long run if not shut down by police. Ben Bernie, famed for pocket scissors, recently trimmed a necktie while off guard.
The era favors youth over traditional figures as voters tire of old names especially in politics. Bruce Barton of New York is cited amid this trend. Dr. Abraham Flexner of Princeton University offers a contrary view on logical life. Father Bernard Hubbard of Santa Clara University reflects on Eskimos and igloos in a tongue in cheek remark.
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