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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1938
Page
2
A damaged fragment notes the Daily News may publish communications and opinions with authority for statements. It references entry at the Fredrick Mid post office as second class matter and discusses reputation and editor attention.
A Journal of the American Medical Association article links rapid shifts in traffic signals to nervous strain in motorists. Symptoms include faster pulse and dry mouth, with advice to stop driving briefly and see a doctor if symptoms appear. The piece notes fewer accidents after a New Jersey city removed lights, but attributes crashes to drivers ignoring signals.
An essay notes the appeal of sausage and wheat cake and pumpkin pie as autumn delights. It contrasts these intimate food thoughts with the election as a distant, secondary consideration while praising the season's beauty and comforting textures of spice, crust, and richness.
A 1739 Easter tale where Austrian townsfolk faced Napoleon era danger. The dean urged faith and bells instead of relying on strength, prompting the French army to retreat after hearing the chimes. The story frames ringing with faith as a parable of divine providence.
A brisk appraisal of The We Was My Garden by David Fairchild praising the botanists and agricultural explorers who expanded U S food supply. The piece notes Fairchild’s lineage from Michigan agricultural leaders and describes the Department of Agriculture’s early days and its impact on modern abundance.
A short quiz lists five statements about history and geography. It asks which are true, including claims about Lew Fields, the Eiffel Tower, Chrysoprase, Australia’s location, and the British sovereign. Answers appear on the last page.
An excerpt from Cow Country by Prof. Paul Beckhelm of Hood College was performed by the Rochester Symphony Orchestra. The program closed the symposium and was broadcast over NBC.
In Frederick the prior day’s rally featured a joint debate between Congressman Louis E. Mc Camas and Col. H. Kyd Douglas. Douglas appealed for low tariff while Mc Camas argued high tariff policies. Seconds Gen. L. Victor Baugh man and Milton G. Amer stood with their candidates. Nearby marriages include Samuel L. Rowe and Mary Horner at Emmitsburg and Vincent Kalb with Martha Baker, both officiated by Rev. E. P. Allen.
Local items report Hood College pausing to recess for ten days due to influenza. Infirmary cases are not serious, but president Dr Joseph H Appie enforces strict measures. Red Cross Hospital moved to first floor for patient access. Three Doctors from Bastione assist local physicians. Sheriff Klipp and deputies ill with flu. deputy Werten baker remains active. St James School teacher fatally injured in a south Ridgeville automobile wreck. Frederick City Hospital confirms death. News from St Louis confirms Allan Trail, brother of Col Charles E Trail, has died.
A Room Mothers group at North Markets hosted a covered dish supper with teachers and former students in attendance. Mrs Bowers led the event, singing solos, while many attendees including Mrs Suners Mrs Shank and Mrs Stultz contributed conversations and refreshments.
The first in a series of card and bingo parties will be held Friday at 8:30 p.m. in St. John's parish hall to benefit the school under the Sodality of BVM. Preparation has spanned weeks for a successful event with many prizes donated and over 200 tickets sold. A 60-member delegation from Blessed Sacrament parish in Baltimore plans to attend. Rev. Arthur C. Slade of St. John's heads the local arrangements, with Mrs Corinne Doll chairing tickets and a large team assisting with prizes, cake and refreshments.
The Christian Endeavor of the United Brethren church hosted a Hallowe'en barn party Friday night at the Grimes barn east of Frederick. Guests enjoyed games and refreshments. Attendees included Elizabeth Summers Irene Grove Virginia Brightwell Anna Carmack Grace Fogle Dorothy Knudl Frances Sulcer Genevieve Young Shirley Pumphrey Betty Grimes James Shaff Jr John Adam Elmer Hull Merri Waters Ralph Carr Kenneth Fozie Bernard Fogle George Knill Jack Knill Miller Cassell James Oct Mr and Mrs James Me and Mrs Thomas Williams Mr and Mrs John Dorsey.
Merryland Tract Club met at Mrs. Johns home in Brunswick with members present. President read minutes and a poem titled October was performed. A program on education included songs Polly Wolly Doodle and Auld Lang Syne and a history of Frederick County. Dues were collected and the meeting adjourned to November with plans to meet at Mrs. George Chick's home.
Southern States Cooperative schedules its annual meeting at 10 a m on November 3 in the Lord Baltimore hotel Baltimore. Directors O E White Frank Cline C Elvin Ahalt Harmon Smith L K Grossnickle and Gary L Utterbier lead a large delegation with 2 000 attendees including Lewistown Farmers delegates and advisory board members. Murray D Lincoln Ohio State Farm Bureau Federation secretary is the chief speaker. W G Wysor general manager presents the annual report. O L Zacharias Jr reports finances and T K Wolfe discusses Farmers in Business. H E Babcock and the Cooperative Grange League Federation also speak. Three new directors H H Nuble Edwin Warfield Jr and F L Livers ton will be ratified with policy matters voted by the board.
Hood college officers invited presiding officers and advisers from Maryland college home economics clubs to spend the weekend at Randy the recreation cabin. The Junior Advisory Cabinet planned work for the year and exhibits for the American Home Economics Association Convention in Houston Texas in July. Miss Dorothy M Greey accompanied the group as Hood college adviser. The party included Miss Virginia Doub of Frederick president of the Maryland association Miss May F Kohn Hood college State Adviser and Miss Martha Thomas department head.
Carroll County Board of Education met in October and approved hiring Harvey Leister to transport Finksburg students to Westminster High School, easing Gore's bus shortage. They accepted Marjone Butler’s resignation, appointed Scott Couchman as librarian, and named Jane Brightful a Union Bridge teacher while transferring Beatrice Stanley to Robert Moton and moving Arintiva Marsh to Taneytown. The board also authorized advertising the Blue Ridge tuition scholarship, reviewed the Stegman, House and Company audit, and set procedures for distributing copies. They formed building and insurance committees, closed white schools on October 28 for State Teachers’ Meetings, and supported the Manchester P T A request to repair Endvale road. The year-end financials show $455,612 in revenue and $452,114 in expenditures, with $302,057 for salaries and materials, $80,232 for student transport, $15,804 for capital outlay, and $6,497 in unexpended appropriations.
Dr George H Opdyke author of Art and Nature Appreciation gave two Hood College lectures on October 21. The first addressed applying art principles to dress and the second explored unity of the arts across literature music and architecture. Sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation and the American Institute of Architects.
In this health column Dr Morris Fishbein notes cancer mainly strikes those over 35, with stomach and intestinal cancers leading deaths. He cites 1934 figures: stomach and uterine cancers at about 27,000 deaths each, breast 13,174, skin 3,315, tongue 1,056, lip 712, and rising rates as longevity increases.
A compact daily vocab lesson highlights common errors and proper usage. It defines authoritative spelling for authoritive, stresses circumspection as careful attention to circumstances, and features a quotation about true courage tempered by caution. The piece promotes expanding vocabulary one word daily.
A reader quiz on theater etiquette and social behavior answers: do not rattle programs, applause is good, avoid continual apologies or constant gesturing, don't speak with food in mouth. When a friend earns honor, offer a congratulations note, and consider writing to his mother if appropriate.
Today in history lists numerous 18th to 20th century figures with birth and death details including Sarah J B Hale John Moncure Daniel Belva A Lockwood Noah Brooks George W Hough James Sherman Don Carlos Seitz Alonzo D Phillips and others. It notes a transcontinental telegraph completion the 1861 Pony Express end and the 1871 Los Angeles killings with other historical notes and a horoscope.
Charles T. Brosius III of Lime Kiln has accepted a job in New York City. He graduated from Notre Dame University in June with magna cum laude, correcting a prior error that listed it as summa cum laude.
New York Oct 24 A rodeo crowd of 20000 watched a dramatic moment as a box with a famed star appeared empty then a swift jumper appeared and waved to the crowd. A reporter saved the moment for the photographer with a quick time-stopping act while a nightclub scene delivered a boxing mischief story. The column also quotes a marriage-appropriate lifestyle note from a book by Margaret Devereux Bravol.
A dated fragment quotes Proverbs 6 12 on a forward mouth and cites Johnson on uncivil speech. It adds an odd line noting the average lifetime of an autosmopile as seven and one half vans, a curious misfit in the clipping.
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