08 Aug 1930
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1930
Page
1
Severe heat and drought sweep Maryland and surrounding areas. Frederick reports temperatures near 200 degrees, crops scorched and water reserves strained. Baltimore records multiple heat deaths as showers remain elusive and a water supply plan is pursued. Citizens seek rain as authorities urge conservation and relief measures.
Fragmentary OCR states Marion Blair killed in Charleston. unclear details include age and context. The note references a sir name Pots and Baz am, with incomplete biographical data and a formal designation as Sr. Further text needed for full summary.
Local organizers announce a baby show for children up to age three in Frederick with ties to a Baltimore event. Letters invite parents to bring children to the morning event and certificates will be awarded by Dr. William Burdick and County Health Officer Dr. E C Kefauver.
A well attended meeting discussed staging a Labor Day celebration at Seneer Stadia. Details mention arrangements and scheduling amid rain concerns and local organizers.
A Johnsville resident was badly hurt when attacked by a bull while moving cows to the meadow near Meadow. A farm hand who ran to aid the man was also injured. first aid was given by Dr John H. Messler before they were taken by Westminster ambulance to hospital.
Republican leaders from Washington and Allegany counties will attend a rally Wednesday evening at Hotel Alexander in Hagerstown. The event, hosted by the Young Men's Republican Club of Washington County, aims to strengthen western Maryland Republican clubs. Speaker lineup includes Governor candidate Birch Bronn and running mates, with Frederick county officials showing attendance.
Derwood farmer and dairyman Mobley sues Maryland County Commissioners seeking return of all payments since 1927 to the Maryland Publishing Company for county printing and ads. He seeks a second suit against the commissioners individually and an injunction barring 1930 tax levy allocations to the publisher. The action follows a prior bid to block county contracts with the firm due to alleged director stockholdings. Judge Peter denied an injunction after noting the commissioners had dissolved their ties.
Fragmentary text reports uncertain claims about tribesmen in Peshawar and British counter forces. Key names and details are unclear, but the piece appears to reference a security event involving Afghan groups and colonial forces with ambiguous attribution.
The 1930 census places the Continental United States population at 122 698 1905 with total including possessions 124 849 661, up 16.1 percent since 1920. Pennsylvania reaches 9 640 802, Maryland 1 629 421, and Virginia 2 309 187, showing notable gains over 1920. The figures may be revised but few changes are expected.
Fredericksburg Virginia August AP report says Esrt Turner, 42, shot Margaret Limerick, 20, a boarding house waitress, then fatally wounded himself on a road five miles from town. A motorist found Turner beside the highway. letters from the woman suggest they planned to marry but Turner believed a wife and children were in Philadelphia.
Washington reports Manuel Herrick former Oklahoma representative faces charges for liquor possession. J L Acull chief of division of special agents says Herrick will be prosecuted like any other violator. Herrick is jailed in Baltimore on bond default after arrest in Southern Maryland. Prohibition HQ notes Herrick sought a dry agent commission, which was not granted.
The fragment describes a Petersville incident involving Ford vehicles connected with Charles V. Carter and HW Affleck. A collision occurred near a Petersville clock location with no injuries reported. Authorities or witnesses are not clearly identified in the readable text.
Report describes a mob assault in Indiana where a Black man was hanged from a jail window after being seized from his cell by a mob. Police restored order as a crowd of men and women reacted to killings linked to a series of robberies and a deceased suspect tied to a slain man.
A man named Charles Smith of Fountain Rock appeared before Justice Motter to answer a concealed weapon charge. He cited a clean prior record and family dependents. the court suspended his sentence for three months in the House of Correction and fined him five dollars plus costs for drunkenness.
Fragmentary text suggests a May date and a tax related matter with amounts around 625. It is incompletely readable and names or places are not clear. Further context is needed to identify entities and confirm events.
Report states two men attacked Gary N in an assault incident. Authorities are seeking suspects and reviewing evidence from the scene. No injuries or motives are detailed in the fragmentary text.
Work will start soon to remove poles and install underground conduit from Pascal Street to Ninth Street and along Market Street. The project covers 90 poles 10 500 feet of conduit 4 manholes 13 ARC few and 34 000 feet of aerial cable with completion expected in early fall.
The Anti-Saloon League of America challenged opponents of prohibition to propose a superior approach to achieve temperance. The call came in a declaration adopted at the board's last meeting, urging clearer effects of the policy and stronger national action.
A Century-old String family reunion took place at Cooksville Park, Maryland, with 63 attendees. Officers J William Strine Frederick president Elmer Houck Walkersville secretary and Charlies Kerschner Walkersville treasurer Harry Rice Charles M Strine and Harvey Houck Walkersville Charles R Strine Woodsboro and Calvin Eichholtz Baltimore served on the organizing committee. Next year’s gathering will be at Forest Grove Park Hanover PA on the first Sunday in June.
Local reports note a $25 filing fee for county offices with unopposed incumbents Weldon Haugh Chapline and Grove. Dems Myers and others file. judges of Orphans Court see two Democrats and one Republican. Petersville District splits into two precincts to aid voters with two poll sites Petersville No 1 and Knoxville No 2.
Fragmentary dispatch notes danger to missionaries in Eniticesburg with State Department concern in Washington. Names listed include Mary C Beges Anselma P Kola Helen C Laces and Clara Louse Grogt. other fragments mention Vincent DeLaude Amtes Leange and Staner Sooess amid confusion.
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