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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1938
Page
2
The Daily News communicates that any errors or reflections on individuals will be corrected once brought to the editor. Posters at Fred Eck, Ma. 28 indicate second class matter.
A 1938 editorial argues against loud car horns and calls for dimmers to reduce noise in cities. It notes New York fines reach 19 000 dollars and cites Deputy Mayor Henry Curran proposing horn dimmers and softer tones for urban driving.
The piece notes nations rely on gold mined abroad to fund aggression. It cites Italy during Ethiopia’s raid where couples donated wedding rings in public squares. It also suggests Tokyo dentists extract gold from corpses to divert wealth from graves, claiming 10 million yen yearly. The argument links such theft to a broader wartime morality and resource drain.
Reading notes explain pronunciation errors for Arab and English sounds, then define mutability as the act of changing and inconstancy as a human weakness. Encourages daily vocabulary with the rule use a word three times to own it.
The European wild boar, once kept by English sportsmen for hunting, has escaped in the Cherokee National Forest Tennessee after a failed 1929 effort. The event marks a rare instance of animal escape in the region and highlights historic attempts to introduce boar for sport.
A speaker argues that success comes from delivering results not luck or social climbing. He recalls Napoleon saying it is victory that creates marshals. The up and coming man blocked by bias or gatekeepers may still rise if he proves real ability.
A wartime muse laments shattered hopes for lasting peace. The author warns that naive dreams of no more wars fade as nations drift into renewed conflict, suggesting democracy's fragile grip and the unpredictable fate of ideals.
Local items from The News columns dated September 12 1888 report the election board delaying a contract for twenty five glass ballot boxes due to lack of samples. Benjamin Green and George P Grossnickle testified in Uniontown against Hogan for swindling the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company and victims receive bail money. William Bopst’s milk wagon to town creek broke down, horse ran away with front wheels and shaft.
In Frederick on September 15 1918 crowds rang bells and blew whistles as men aged 18 to 45 were urged to enlist for World War I. Public schools closed for the day while teachers gathered in the Girls High School auditorium to mark National Registration Day and honor returning Company A veterans. Brunswick youth Norman Miles, a Canadian Allied troop member, has been wounded again in France and is hospitalized, per his father George E Miles.
It’s odd but science explores atomic power. The energy in a lump of coal could drive two steamships across the Atlantic. The breakthrough begins with hydrogen, a key chemical. Dr Irving Lang of General Electric helped uncover a method decades ago.
A historical report describes how atomic hydrogen releases vast energy when atoms recombine, powering the world’s hottest welding torch. Scientists aim to prevent immediate recombination to harness heat as a high energy source, noting cooling to near 459 degrees below zero to keep atoms separated would need ultra fast cooling.
Bruce Catton praises Triumph Over Pain for tracing the history of pain and relief, from primitive operations to the ether breakthrough of 1846 at Massachusetts General Hospital. The book covers the long struggle to ease suffering, highlighting Morton the dentist and the reform of surgery. Scholarly and well documented, it promises strong reader interest.
The article contends that the potato's spread in northern Europe spurred population growth, which in turn contributed to tensions and the onset of World War. The claim links agricultural change to geopolitical conflict, highlighting the plant's social impact.
County voters turnout is heavy with Democrats and Republicans tallying results. First returns from Baltimore city expected by 6 p.m. as polls close. Countywide canvass by Election Supervisors to begin Thursday afternoon. delays possible as late Republican returns arrive. Local candidates campaigned Sunday and observers await final counts amid election security notices.
The Maryland health official urges families to have children examined before leaving for school or college. Regular dental checkups can catch minor troubles early to prevent major later problems.
Teachers in the Hagerstown Church of the Brethren Primary Department held a Wednesday evening shower at superintendent Mrs. Freda Dodd's home for Miss Jennetta Hummel. The event, given ahead of her marriage to Ronald Kachzel of Frederick, featured gifts and refreshments. Attendees included Mrs. Mary Young, Mrs. Emma Belle, Mrs. Belle Flock, and Misses Helen Strite, Margaret Fogle, Edna Jones, Thelma Holsinger, Marie May, Mildred Bittinger, and Jennie Bowser.
In Melbourne, thieves failed to crack a safe and left an unexploded charge. It later detonated, fatally wounding a welder as he tried to cut into the safe. The blast also injured several other workers and hurled the door fragments across the room. Police and safe experts were summoned after a warning note was found in the keyhole.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Levy hosted a Sunday noon dinner at the Catoctin Country Club for S Elmer Brown in celebration of his 76th birthday. Brown, born in Cedar Springs Pa, moved to Frederick County at 11, joined Wilcoxon and Brown lumber firm, engaged in farming earlier, active in civic life as former alderman 1898 1901 and Kiwanis charter member. Married Clara Wilcoxon in 1885, they marked their 50th anniversary years ago. They have three children Mrs Levy Samuel E Brown Jr and Anna W Brown.
The Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee found M Hampton Magruder, Baltimore Internal Revenue Collector, violated the spirit of federal statutes by signaling to non civil service staff a preference for White House backed candidate David J. Lewis in Maryland's senatorial primary. The panel said this was the only sustained charge among those raised by Lewis and opponent Millard E. Tydings. The committee will inform Treasury Secretary Morgenthau and seek guidance on action.
Des Moines dispatch notes Hopi Indians, long seen as detached from modern life, traveling to the Iowa state fair in up-to-date auto trailers, illustrating their adaptation to contemporary conveniences.
Dr Morris Fishbein explains tetanus inoculation using toxoid vaccines and formaldehyde treated toxins. British troops receive two doses six weeks apart. Combined inoculations against diphtheria tetanus typhoid show promise. Immediate tetanus vaccination is advised after penetrating wounds contaminated by soil or clothing.
A trio of voices warn of deeper disease beyond markets and politics. Dr Nicholas Murray Butler cites paralysis of will as democracy’s worst scourge. Rev Frank W Murfeldt condemns a crisis in character surpassing business woes. William Green links economic woes to unfavourable mindset, while Bela Imredi vows greater rights for Hungarians in Czechoslovakia.
A devotional note cites Isaiah 33 17 about seeing the king in beauty and the land far off, pairing it with Hare's remark that nothing is farther than the earth from heaven and nothing closer than heaven to earth.
A reader questions correct social usage in three cases. First, date etiquette: attend only if the hostess invites. second, listening means engaging, not silent. third, avoid self derogatory remarks as they force the listener to deny them.
History notes anniversaries of naval hero John Temps ter Shubrick born near Charleston died at sea 1815 and inventor Richard Gatling born in North Carolina 1816. Also lists births of librarians, authors and public figures including Spofford Warner Clark Parrish Robinson Browning Key topics, and notable events from 1635 to 1919 with brief bios.
The forecast notes abrupt yet genuine nature with strong critical mind. It highlights patriotism, love of country, home life, and sports, suggesting better performance in rural or domestic settings than in city life.
The item asks in what year a capital resident of Martinique started a lapidary business and when a resident of a city entered that calling. It refers to the League of Nations first meeting year and prompts a year answer on the Last Page.
New York columnist praises wax mannequin displays in Fifth Avenue windows as a refined art form. He recalls headless prewar figures and recalls a tragic night watchman fixation on a wax model, contrasting past dreariness with today’s dainty, lifelike forms.
Mrs Annie Kemp of 1005 North Market street observed her eightieth birthday on Sunday. Hostess L Homer Miller, her daughter, entertained at dinner with guests including Mr and Mrs Arthur Kemp of Richmond Virginia, Miss Lucy Ramsburg, Mrs Edwin Kemp, Edwin Kemp, Mr and Mrs Miller, Richard and Homer Miller Jr. Mrs Kemp received many flowers and gifts.
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