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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1938
Page
2
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Mrs. Frank Williams and her daughter Linda of Yazoo City Mississippi arrived Wednesday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Gregg I at their South Market street home. Numerous social events populate Frederick as lectures, dances, and parties unfold through the week with residents and visitors attending from Baltimore, Washington, and nearby towns.
Statisticians reveal disturbing U.S. crime figures with 33 murders per day, about 22,000 yearly, and 157,000 murderers at large. Odds favor noncapture, nonconviction, and nonexecution, while a 28 percent deficient parole system releases criminals annually, fueling ongoing crime.
A public reflection urges greater voter participation urging 60 million potential voters to register and vote. It warns that low turnout could disappoint the founders aims and stresses the duty to study government questions and value the right to vote.
A minister lauds Frederick's annual fair for banning crooked gambling devices and risque shows. He notes record crowds and commends law enforcement and fair workers for directing traffic and maintaining order. Oct 14.
The tornado hit the largest city in South Carolina known as The Palmetto State. The Republican governor nomination went to a district attorney in The Excelsior State, better known by its nickname.
Daily lesson shows common usage errors and pronunciation tips. It defines misused phrases like large-size melon and describes how to pronounce hospitable and the number zero. It offers spelling notes for improvement and explains synonyms for debate and discussion. The piece encourages daily vocabulary growth and highlights the word infer as deriving from reasoning and facts.
Miss Potts of Court Square will entertain informally Saturday afternoon between Eve and seven o clock. Frederick Fair guests include Mrs. Daniell and others from Baltimore and Washington. social notes list visitors, matrons, and engagements across Frederick and Baltimore.
Frederick column recalls the death of David Frazier of East Patrick Street and notes his widow and seven children surviving. It also lists Urbana Democratic Club officers J Harry Worthington George R Dennis and Luke T Brien and mentions John Davis named chief marshal for a Cleveland mass meeting. Republicans in Middletown district held a large rain affected mass meeting led by Capt S R Bowlus with a torchlight parade of around four hundred participants.
The News columns for October 14 1918 report twelve influenza deaths in a grim week with fewer new cases giving a glimmer of hope. Toll includes Private Harry Smith at Camp Meade and Martinsburg High School principal Martin L Wachtel. A half column notes the death of Billy Hemlion 13 a famed midget Boy Scout. The Fair Society and Hagerstown Fair expect losses totaling 34000 to 5000 due to the flu epidemic. Frederick County soldier Martin Luther Hahn near Emmitsburg killed on French battlefields per telegram to his father James Hahn.
Hood College professor Dr Dorothy I Morrill will represent Hood at the fiftieth anniversary of the Baldwin School Etyn Mawr Pa. Dean Helen D Bragdon and Miss Ruth E Perry will attend the anniversary of Goucher College Baltimore. Miss Hazel Holter Miss Mary W Holter and Miss Glenna Remsberg return from a United Christian Youth Retreat at Camp Kahlert near Annapolis where Mary W Holter was named to Frederick county State United Christian Youth Council. Mr and Mrs Alvey Zittle Middletown announce the birth of a son Monday.
Miss Lapis, guest of Dr and Mrs Joseph H B Apple of North College Parkway, visited Hood College in Salisbury. Miss Fante, longtime Hood Science head and registrar, came to Hood in 1894 and left in 1925 after a Leipzig study stint. Mrs Cara Smiley Hogshead, a Hood graduate, accompanied Miss Lantz and mingled with former Hood colleagues. Hood club meeting featured bridge and a sizable list of attendees from Frederick and nearby towns.
Today in history notes key anniversaries with William Penn born in London 1644 and his death in 1713, William Jay Youmans born 1838 and linked to Popular Science Monthly, and Laura A. Haygood born 1845 in Georgia with brief biographical notes.
New York critics note fewer ingenues in Times Square as Broadway pivots amid feverish Rialto activity. Legends like Emma Trentini and Eva Tanguay are recalled, while many stars seek Hollywood, raising questions about the era’s stage vitality and Will Hays’ influence on behavior.
The fragment lists individuals born in 1857 1869 and 1906 with roles as teacher missionary and journalist plus major events including Hastings Jena Fremont Wilsons peace note and early radio networks. It preserves names places dates and brief achievements across eras.
In the 1936 campaign Roosevelt touts saving business from ruin while Landon accuses the administration of hindering progress. The page also lists today’s birthdays for notable figures including Dr. Frank P. Graham and Sumner Welles, and a horoscope advising practical language study and personal application.
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