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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1938
Page
7
New York reports Eddie Cantor to head a Los Angeles broadcast Friday evening for the Coastlines 151st anniversary. CBS and NBC plan varied coverage of Hitler’s Nuremberg speech and World Series, with multiple programs listed across WEAF NBC and CBS networks.
Washington dispatch notes President Roosevelt and Senator Smith oppose living on 50 cents a day while statisticians report 32 million Americans fall under or near that level. The National Resources Committee study on Consumer Incomes in the United States shows 27 percent of families under 730 annually in 1935-36, with 14 percent under 37 cents per day and 2.5 million under 17 cents. The data include homegrown farm products used by families.
Salem M E Church Cedar Grove near Hendersons Corner dedicates a two story educational and social unit Sunday at 2 30 p m with Rev Raymond He from Damascus and Elis Williams as superintendent. Weeklong dedicatory events feature visiting ministers and lay speakers each evening culminating Sunday with Epworth League guest Rev F Reid Isaac. Construction honors and slate of church officers, teachers, and volunteers are named.
Social scientists business leaders and government review a major report by Dr Hildegarde Kneeland from a WPA project based on data from over 300 000 families. It shows 89 percent of the nation s families and 10 000 000 individuals live on under 2500 yearly and two thirds earn less than 1430 annually. Economists say industry must target a low wage market while unions may push for wage reforms. The full summary appears in the upcoming Consumers Guide issue.
The Artz Library lists new adult and children's titles including Trerepk Over Pain by Rene Fidep Miter, Sons of the Hurricane by John Botty, and Thrice A Strangulation of Testament. Also featured are Penn by Elizabeth Janet Gray and Tales of a Chinese Grandmother by Frances Carpenter, plus Trudt and Hansel and Josie and Joe for young readers.
About 4.5 million families, 15 percent of the total, received some form of relief during the year. The average relief family has 4.3 persons, while non relief families average 3.8. Non relief households receive 83 percent of aggregate income with relief families receiving the remainder. Family size ranges from 3.5 in large cities to 4.5 on farms.
In 1937 this country saw 288000 more people move from farms to cities than the opposite. Despite this shift, farm population increased again due to a high birth rate, underscoring persistent rural demographics.
Public sale planned at Frederick County Court House on October 14 1938 at 11 AM for the Wa 310 Klinehart Alley property. Terms require half cash or notes with security, $50 deposit, purchaser covers conveyance stamps. property fronts Elinehart Alley between Third and Fourth Streets, with a two story frame dwelling.
A selection of police court hearings before Justice Water resulted in three day sentences for several defendants, mostly for drunkenness and related charges. Others faced fines or forfeitures for speeding, reckless driving, or failing to appear, with names and residences noted and various guilty or not guilty verdicts recorded.
A garbled social roundup lists numerous individuals and couples including Mr and Mrs Russet Joan Mes E Smt Mr and Mrs Liosd DeGrange and many with common surnames like Smith Crampton and Stone. The fragmentary text includes multiple married couples and attendees, but details are unclear.
A Bufalo druggist thirty years ago created a formula for relief from itching and smarting caused by piles. The ad claims rapid relief and word-of-mouth fame, offering a 35 cent box and a money back guarantee if not delighted.
The article lists numerous individuals with surnames Steiner Wachter Smith South and De Grange, then notes the planet Venus undergoes similar phases from new to full. It adds that Venus is brighter than the Moon during the thin crescent stage.
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