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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1938
Page
2
A fragment from Fredneck's 1938 issue discusses Indian summer known also as St Martin's summer with origins tied to corn harvesting and Pilgrim lore. It recounts various theories from Doddridge and notes the period’s typical timing from September to December.
Large bridge luncheon at Hotel Windchens features Mrs Nixdorff and guests among eight tables. Collateral items note Bridge Club at West Second Street with prize to Mrs James H Cramer, plus discussions of current bestseller With Malice Toward Some. Also mentions badminton rise, visits with Fredericksburg residents, Harvard Princeton game trip to Cambridge by Miss Peggy Kieffer, and Mr Bernard Phelps visiting Jefferson area residents.
Ralston Goldsborough of Frederick Maryland writes to The News urging marking unmarked graves of prominent Revolutionary period figures in Frederick County. He cites Upton Sheridan and Judge James Johnson among others and offers to supply information to the D A R for burial markers.
In this lighthearted piece N A Uforburrow reflects on age as a relative state tied to repair needs and mental condition. He notes some appear older or younger at varying ages, stressing how health and mood shape aging. The author also remarks on broad horizons, calling humanity’s place in the world large yet modest.
Fifty and twenty years ago in Frederick are recalled with notes on town pavement dangers and local prices. Obituaries announce the death of W H H Clary, a Union Bridge Water Company director. Health cautions discuss school closures and entertainment limits amid flu fears. Bond debt totals and military notes from Frederick County residents are included.
Florida visitor Charles Gordon Bucker and son Richard Dan Buckey stayed with his grandmother on North Market Street and traveled to Philadelphia for a committee meeting before returning to Frederick. The week featured church tours, family visits in Salisbury, Hood Alumnae gathering, birthday parties, and Halloween events with local society figures and churches listed.
Spent a Few Days In New York Mr and Mrs John A Shires expected to return to Frederick today from New York City where they have been staying since Tuesday. Fredericktonians Attend Wedding In Baltimore Frederick residents attended the wedding of Miss Frances Davis Webb to Mr Benjamin Webb at Emmanuel Church Baltimore. Wiltshire Meeks Jr son of Rev Dr and Mrs Meeks married at six o clock in the evening at Emmanuel church Baltimore. After reception at Netherby the home of the bride's parents in Ruxton the party returned to Frederick. President and Mrs Henry I Stahr Hood College returned from a trip to New England visiting daughter Martha Elizabeth a student at Wellesley College and attending the Army Harvard game. At a dinner in the Coblentz Hall dining room Head College. Dr and Mrs Henry J Stahr entertained Dr Isabel Wallace, Dr Ruth A Merrill and Miss Cobb from the Women's College of the University of Rochester. Mr Arthur Potts a student at St James School in Hagerstown is home for the weekend with his parents. Halloween Dance At Club Saturday Night Ca tochin Country Club hosts Halloween dance with pumpkins and decorations. Prizes for best costumes. Dancing from ten to one with Joe Stephens and his orchestra. Miss Elizabeth Zimmerman from Smith College and Mr Thomas L Zimmerman Jr from McDonogh School will spend the weekend with their parents in Frederick. Local antique shop tours and Lohr auction attendees listed. Birth Announcement Mr and Mrs Paul Strine 35 Rosemont Avenue congratulate on birth of daughter Thursday at Frederick City Hospital. Birthday Mr Frank E Brown formerly of Roanoke Va now residing Prospect Hill.
The Maryland Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy held its annual convention at the Belvedere Hotel in Baltimore over two days. Officers for the coming year were elected, with Mrs. John Collinson as president and Mrs. Alpan M. Wood as corresponding secretary. A tea honored historian general Mrs. William Cabell Flournoy of Virginia, and local members attended including Mrs. Gregory and Miss Ott. Visiting relatives and attendees from nearby towns were noted, along with other social events and upcoming programs by Federated Church Women.
A brief etiquette quiz asks about yawning discreetly, men combing hair in public, touching a sleeve or shoulder while talking, chewing gum in a stadium, and smoking where not allowed. It offers guidance on what to say if you miss a remark and presents suggested responses, noting copyright by NEA Service.
A long list of historical anniversaries and birthdates from 1466 through 1924 covers Desiderius Erasmus, Capt James Cook, Henry Inman, Simon Wolf, Homer D. Martin, Joseph W. Fifer, Moses Ezekiel, and others, with events like Harvard’s origins, Thoreau’s publications, the Statue of Liberty dedication, and armistice notes, plus a 1924 Dawes Plan note and a horoscope advising reform and caution.
A reflective piece cites 1 John 3:6 about abiding in Him and sinning, noting personal turmoil from a wilful sin shadow that blocks harmony with God. The author, George Eliot, frames the moral tension between faith and deliberate wrongdoing.
New York reviews Broadway shows with humor in Knights of Sons, Oscar Wilde, and Gilbert and Sullivan. Queen Victoria debates Germany as ally, Lincoln jests about Kentucky Todds, Wilde impersonations delight audiences, Catherine Littlefield promotes ballet Cafe Society with Grofe music.
A brief quiz item listing five statements with mixed truth values. It asks readers to identify which are true or false, noting the phrasing indicates the source is a Las Page column. The statements involve historical dates, positions, university locations, and capital cities.
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