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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1938
Page
2
Fragmentary masthead and notice text from The Daily News, with garbled OCR. It appears as a blurred, partial reflection on editorial content and legal notices, mentioning entry and classification details. Names or concrete events are not clearly readable in the fragment.
Saturday October 22 2838 in the Holy Land reports a violent clash as Arab uprisings challenge British rule amid Jewish immigration. The piece notes centuries of persecution of Jews and refugees from Germany and Austria, praising peaceful coexistence and hoping for harmony in a land sacred to Jesus.
Good news from industry reports General Motors will soon add 35,000 jobs. The automobile trade serves as a prosperity thermometer, rising with business and boosting worker activity after a period of idle benches.
Bruce Cation surveys Ark That Matters by Peter Mendelssohn, an exile from Nazi Germany. The autobiographical tale follows a newlywed couple on the Riviera, then in Germany under oppression, with the husband resisting persecution and facing arrest, exile, and danger as the regime tightens its grip.
A reflective verse argues that avoiding news and woes would bring solitude but deprive joy and purpose. It emphasizes that happy people take action and stay engaged, suggesting even amid world sorrow there is meaning in work and presence. The author signs as WN. A LUFBUREQW
Recipes from Mrs George F Grove list chocolate coconut cakes and peanut macaroon cookies. Ingredients include cocoa, shredded coconut, roasted peanut meats, flour, sugar, eggs, vanilla and salt with baking temps around 423 degrees and yields of three dozen macaroons.
A compact language note explains common misuses of splendid and wreath pronunciation, lists synonyms for worker roles, and defines today’s word Fortitude as firmness of mind in danger or adversity with a cited example about Christian patience.
Secretary Ickes denies canceling California speeches while Sir John Simon urges a vigorous survey of Britain's changed world position as Chamberlain returns to London for urgent action. The quotes reflect international figures addressing rumors and policy shifts.
Fifty and twenty years ago items from The News dated Oct. 22, 1888 report Sheriff Benner receiving twenty five glass ballot boxes for the November 6 election, George A Gilbert’s North Market street boot and shoe emporium robbed, and memorial services held at Court Street Lutheran church for David Frazier and I P Suman led by Rev. Dr. George Diehl.
The News reports Maryland and Frederick County subscriptions soar to 88 648 750, surpassing the state quota by over 6 million. influenza claims Keefer S. Toms and Harrys Bready in their homes as Howard Marvin Jones is named justice of the peace to succeed the late John L. Johnson. Private Carl B. Willard letter home recounts Frederick boys with the 212th infantry amid French combat.
In Frederick County several autumn activities unfold as Halloween prep and Chamber of Commerce plans rise. Voters tally 26,659 of a 30k population. disputes over Frederick recount funding and a House of Delegates candidate disqualification stir politics. City bids for Junior Fire Company and Potomac Edison project progress, while local meetings address lotteries legislation and a forty eight hour marriage bill. Community notices cover Hood College alumnae weekend, medical society dinner, garden club elections, and a memorial for Joseph D Baker as area leaders note a changing season.
Aliss Frances Davis Webb daughter of Frank Davis Webb and Bedjamun Wiltshire Meeks Jr son of Remarun Wiltshire Meeks will marry this evening at Emmanuel Church Baltimore. Rev Theodore P Ferris will perform the ceremony assisted by Rev Dr Meeks with attendants in ivory dresses and gardenias. The reception will follow at Netherby Ruxton and the couple will reside at 2623 Saint Paul Street.
The Frederick Art Club met at Mrs. Samuel A. Gregg’s home with Miss Margaret Roderick leading a program on English history and architecture. Talks covered prehistoric England through Tudor times, Stonehenge details, English castles, the Tower of London and Windsor, WPA artist projects, and World’s Fair murals planned for New York.
The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shows total fines of 8750 for the week. Drunken driving revokes Edgar W. Smith of Harpers Ferry and a fatal accident leads to license suspension for Fred R. Kitne of Smithsborg. Other cases include suspensions and fines for speeding, reckless driving, no insurance, and failing to stop at accidents across multiple towns.
Dr Fishbein discusses cancer origins focusing on chronic cellular irritation, tar exposure, and hereditary factors. He notes cancers linked to occupational exposure, mouse studies, and the rarity of inherited cancer, citing family cases and twin patterns while cautioning against overemphasis on heredity.
The Buckeystown Parent-Teacher Association elected officers: President Mrs Herbert Grimes vice-president Mrs Walter Bartlett secretary Mrs Charles Harris treasurer Mrs Herbert Derry historian Mrs John Hill. A program is set for October 25 at 7 30 p m.
A vintage etiquette piece asks five questions about borrowing, telephone manners, candy access, opening doors, and seating. It provides concise answers: do not ask the owner to take back an item, say excuse me, do not help yourself, a man should pull out the chair, and a couple’s table is served at a fixed price.
A New York City gossip column recalls Mayor Fiorello La Guardia’s lively reception of a skit in Sing Out the News named Our Fiorello and notes personal encounters with figures like Postmaster General Farley. It describes Broadway Saturday nights, Stork Club hospitality, and Ruth Etting’s Ziegfeld theater debut memory shared by a longtime Ziegfeld cleaner.
A compact roster of birthdays and events from 738 to 1932 includes James Manning founder of Brown University born in New Jersey and died 1791, Franz Liszt born 1811, Leopolk Damrosch born 1832, Sam Houston oath as Texas president 1821, and early Northwest Territory settlement estimates, plus 300000 Protestants emigrating after Louis XIV’s Revocation.
Roosevelts broadcast on gold markets inspires a look at notable birthdays including Carl D. Smith Beebe College Danville Ky Constance Bennett and Giovanni Martinelli. The day includes a Virgo horoscope noting slow literary or artistic inclination and a devotional yet routine tendency.
A puzzle asks for the writer of Verity's Fair, born the year before the United States entered a second war with Britain and died the year after Lincoln spoke at Gettysburg. The middle name is sought, with clues linking Cuba China and Japan. Identify the man, his birth year, and his death year.
A compact meditation drawing from St Matthew and Sophocles on discernment between faith and deeds. It contrasts knowing truth with living by its fruits and warns that Heaven favors action over mere belief.
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