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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1931
Page
3
A tense Crime Court session neared disorder as several defendants faced charges from drunkenness to assault. Maxel and others argued over blows, while Frank Grote received a suspended sentence for drunkenness with six months of abstinence. Others faced fines or dismissal as officers testified about disturbances on Five and a Half Street.
Melvin Ausherman of West Patrick Street was fined five pounds and costs on the principal charge of reckless driving after an accident. Thomas Keefer testified the Ausherman car cut in and tore Keefer’s bumper. no injuries were reported and the hit and run charge was not pursued. Ausherman also faced a drunkenness and disorderly conduct allegation, while CG Davis of Blue Ridge Summit and Johnson Phrases of Washington forfeited ten and five dollars respectively on similar charges. Police, witnesses, and a judge framed the proceedings in a tense local hearing evidencing minor street incidents and enforcement action.
Two former county residents narrowly escaped a drowning incident on the Potomac River near Glen Echo. The Rudy family of Middletown and Miss June Rudy, visiting from Washington, were rowing near Sycamore Island when a capsizing list led to exhaustion. Rescue arrived, Mrs. Rudy revived after 20 minutes, others pulled to shore. The piece also notes a claim about a large radium collection at Memorial Hospital, New York.
A slate of states faces high fire danger as heat spreads across Montana Idaho and the West. Officials report elevated forest fire risk with rising temperatures and dry conditions. Pressure on public lands and firefighting resources increases as heat persists.
Col and Mrs Lindbergh from New York arrive in Washington before starting their voyage to Japan and China for a first leg of their adventure. The famed flyer and his wife planned a vacation and immediate steps began with the Washington stop tonight.
Readable fragments show references to conferences of the gen and Mrs O and a vague itinerary by Col Lindbergh after a Ghant visit. The text mentions siren line black planets and barren wastes with deserted waters as a stylistic scene. A Pathfinder voice is quoted about skirts and a hate girl remark.
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