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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1937
Page
4
The Daily News includes a disclaimer about Associated Press content and correction policy. It notes the paper prints dispatches credited to AP and local news, requests real names for communications, and states editor consent is required for name publication. It also mentions corrected errors on notice.
The Very Reverend John Lawrence Sheridan was inaugurated as the 4th president of Mount Saint Marys College near Emmitsburg amid ceremonies. The News congratulates the institution and notes its century of influence and service to education in Frederick County.
A satirical piece criticizes the proliferation of special weeks as overdone and ineffective. It proposes playful alternatives such as Forget-About-It Week and National-Nothing-Special Week, suggesting even a presidential proclamation and delaying actions like writing to congressmen to foster deliberate indifference.
A Pasadena science item notes experiments by the Institute of California and other researchers on why plants like peas stop at a certain size. Adding nutrients such as vitamin B, growth salts, and chemical factors did not surpass the limit. Researchers concluded no single growth factor explained the halt, leaving the limiting factor unidentified.
A marriage license has been issued to Wesley Hagerston of Brunswick and Laira M Farnsworth, 24, of Frederick. The notice records the pair as applying together. The document lists ages and hometowns and records the official license grant.
Recipe listings furnished by residents Buckleberry and Mrs J M Culler detail dishes such as Pudding with huckleberries Fruit Punch Old Time Sponge Loaf Cake and Fruit Sherbet. Included are ingredients quantities preparation notes and serving suggestions with street address 12 West Third Street.
A mixed set of trivia questions about explorers narcotics and geography plus a farm sale report. The Loots Farm near Woodsboro Lib erty town covering 125 acres was sold to Roy B Kidd and wife through Emmett R Bowlus.
Local items recount the 1887 Annual Fair Dance at Junior Hall with sixty five couples and a catered midnight supper. The 1917 column notes a warm October opening of the 57th Frederick Fair, praising harvests and machinery, reports an auto theft from Guy Motter’s car, and mentions a house fire at East Patrick Street causing several thousand dollars in damage.
A bustling Frederick scene features fair week reflections, exhibits on domestic arts, poultry and cattle, 4-H and Future Farmers judging, and a note on public figures including Chief Chew resigning. Local events span education, church offices, and Legion boxing, with posts on improvements, politics, and a looming Rocks bridge project.
Morgan W Beatty argues that 1937 echoes 1914 as great powers rearm and blocs form, yet a League of Nations and new treaties shape policy. Roosevelt faces choices like Wilson, balancing peace goals with limited use of force and a moral boycott against war makers.
Raymond Luther Keeney of Frederick county was indicted by the Allegany county grand jury and arraigned in circuit court. He allegedly married a girl in Allegany county this year while still married to a Frederick county woman. Records show a license issued April 23, 1936, to Raymond L Keeney and Mabel Thompson, with Keeney listed as a truck driver from LeCore.
Washington reports that two dollar notes are scarcer with public holdings at 33 million on August 31 compared with 41 million in August 1936 and 62.6 million in August 1929. Treasury officials offer no reason beyond common belief that people consider them unlucky.
Bernice Harrison hosted the Monrovia 4-H Girls' Club at her Central area home on October 8 with Betty Betson as president and Judith Ault in charge. The group plans an achievement day October evening November 5 at New Market school auditorium with New Market homemakers as guests. A joint 4-H Boys' Club meeting is set for November 4. Ruth E. Davis hosted members at her Kemptown home. The next meeting moves to Ruth Nicodemus's Monrovia home on October 22.
This health piece discusses silicosis the lung disease caused by silica dust, its causes in mining pottery and stone industries, and related conditions such as asbestosis anthracosis and siderosis. It explains X ray diagnosis the progression from cough to severe lung changes and the need for annual screenings and immediate removal from exposure when silicosis is detected. It notes the disease may progress after removal and treatment targets secondary infections.
A column presents etiquette guidance with sample questions on introductions and memory, mispronounced words, waiting for introductions, dress queries, and ending engagements. It provides the given answers noting a polite name request, avoiding word recitals, walking on, and best practices for engagement termination.
New York critics scorn Ben Hecht's To Quito and Back while applauding Rachel Crothers and Burgess Meredith Gish in The Star Wagon. Drama season opens with heavy box office, notable grief over Osgood Perkins' death, and shifts as performers adapt to upheaval in Broadway.
A compact history rundown lists notable birthdays and deaths: Noah Webster born Hartford, Lorenzo Dow born Coventry Cann, William P. Fessenden born Boscawen, William R. Shafter born Galesburg, John Francis Barneths died 1916, Samuel P. Jones born Chambers County, Eugene O Keill born New York, Proctor F Ted Cook born Ponville Ill, Vincent M Miles born Marion Virginia, Lee Lawrie born Germany, Edward W Beatty born 60 years ago, King Carol of Roumania born 40 years ago.
Timeline highlights include 1846 the first public ether operation by Dr. Morton in Boston, 1859 John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, 1903 Dowie and 3,000 followers arriving in New York to recruit converts, and 1914 Walter Wellman and five crew launching the airship America from Atlantic City.
An early 20th century balloon voyage aimed at crossing the Atlantic faced a forced landing after several hours aloft. All crew were rescued. The era featured wireless telegraphy firsts and diplomatic notes on naval tensions.
A reader is advised that deep meditation may make worldly rewards slip by, yet quiet ability, properly trained, offers wealth and reputational gains. The note warns against careless ness and hints at potential success through disciplined focus.
Poem fragment by N A Lufbu argues that keeping busy prevents drift into complacency and monotony. The speaker urges action over idleness while acknowledging varied views about effort and purpose.
A compact quotation page presents Tah 4 9 about plowing wickedness and reaping it, paired with Alfieri warning that heaven guards against happiness earned by crime. The items reflect moral reflections and literary citation.
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