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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1937
Page
4
The Daily News states it is an independent afternoon paper with AP rights and exclusive use of AP dispatches. It invites corrections for any erroneous reflections and requires real names for communications or opinions published.
Dr Harlan True Stetson of MIT links sun spot cycles to stock market gyrations over the last decade noting uncanny parallels between solar disturbances and NYSE swings. He suggests sun-driven shifts could influence food supply, physiology, and even economic turning points, while acknowledging the speculation.
A scanned page presents a true false test with questions about biblical figures and events. It includes statements about Joseph, Solomon, Moses, cucumbers and other foods, John the Baptist, Methuselah, and a music term adagio. It also asks about Mark Twain and other authors and ends with a quotation about women and a note that answers are on the last page.
New research from the University of Colorado shows that glass marked by a cutter regains about 30 percent of its strength over 16 days with most recovery in the first two days. Polarized light reveals strains in the glass and color changes as the stress recedes.
Readers explore correct usage and pronunciation of difficult terms. The page highlights misused phrases mispronunciations and common misspellings while urging readers to expand vocabulary by mastering one new word daily.
David Riser of Bruns wick, a former councilman, retired from Baltimore and Ohio Railroad after 52 years and one month. His last day was September 28 with retirement effective October 1. He worked on the Shenandoah Valley division and hauled the first carload of stone from Millville quarries in 1900, later hauling more stone than any other man. In the past five years he served on the Millville Digger project.
Local notes recount a Frederick fair day amid thefts and crowds. P L Hargett and Co displayed farm machinery to farmer visitors. Charles Hooper illus a Washington visit. 1917 items report war camp drive pushes, baseball World Series notes at Comiskey Park, and a county land sale at Mt Pleasant district where Henry Nelson’s farm sold for 31 dollars per acre.
Babson reviews the rise and fall of American merchant marine from 1860 to the 1930s. He cites tonnage declines, wartime returns, and government subsidies of rivals while warning that high costs and labor strife hamstring US shipping. He argues for a revival of seafaring spirit and efficiency over subsidies.
Local Maryland Children's Aid Society drive lists recent donations from multiple towns including Williamsville Ridgeville Libertytown Unionville and Frederick. Contributors include Dr. George H. Riggs Mr. and Mrs. William A. Walker Miss Gertrude M. Barnes Dr. Otis B. Stone and others with gifts ranging from 50 cents to $10.
Dr Morris Fishbein explains caisson disease in workers exposed to high air pressure. As pressure rises, nitrogen bubbles form upon sudden decompression causing pain dizziness chest constriction and possible paralysis. Tagging and rapid recompression with oxygen help, preventing misdiagnosis as intoxication.
A short devotional notice cites John 1 7 on Jesus cleansing from sin and quotes a saying by Owen about thoughts of sin vs thoughts of God. The fragment presents a religious reflection suitable for a church bulletin.
A chronology of notable births and events on this date including William Penn Benjamin Edes Francis Lightfoot Lee Alexander Smith Elwood Haynes Anne Warner John Hammill and major events from Hastings to the 1924 German loan. Birthdays include Woodrow Wilson’s widow Norman Armour Paul Muni Lillian Gish and others. A moral on language and personal training follows.
Answers cover correct etiquette for dining car and Pullman service. Yes to tipping for tray service, typically 25 to 35 cents. some railroads waive it. If steward is absent seat yourself or wait. attendants have other duties between meals. If you must seat yourself choose a waiter to seat you.
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrive in New York amid speculation on which venues will tempt them. Rumors point to Times Square cabarets and the Cotton Club, with interest in Viennese music and American entertainment. Sightseeing could include Flushing Meadow, the World’s Fair site, and Robert Moses projects.
Duke University professor J B Rhine presents evidence for extra sensory perception from card-guessing experiments. About one in five to identify cards better than chance suggests a mind beyond the five senses. Further work is needed, but the potential significance is immense.
Poem laments that many youths miss higher education due to work and costs. It notes potential, grit, and hope are wasted when the chance to attend college is lost for financial reasons. The speaker urges awareness of this enduring problem.
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