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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1938
Page
7
The May weather record shows a wet month with 5.01 inches of precipitation, the first wet May since 1934, and temperatures averaging near normal at 62.4 degrees. It brought drought relief, revived crops, and raised hopes for the upcoming wheat season despite a brief heat surge and nightly frost on the 12th and 13th.
In Seward Nebraska on June 1 AP reports Florence Mayland’s Boston terrier Skippy arrived at the city clerk’s office with a dollar bill in his mouth to pay for a day license and carry the receipt back home. The clerk was unfazed as Skippy did the same in prior years.
The John Hanson Society plans a bronze tablet memorializing John Hanson, first president under the Articles of the Confederation. The tablet, about two by two feet, will be placed in the Frederickton courthouse area with dedication set for June 18 and an invite to U.S. Senator Millard B. Tydings to speak. Hanson, born in Charles county in 1775, died in 1838. the memorial is sponsored by Bethesda, Montgomery County residents.
A May 31 survey shows tentative Public Works Administration projects totaling about 53.345 million dollars, with 10 million ready to proceed if funds are approved. Breakdowns include Baltimore areas, county schools in Frederick, sewers, water mains, parks, streets, and stadium plans, among others. The report highlights major items such as school construction and sewer work as main components.
Sam's Creek and surrounding towns report a flurry of Sunday visits and neighbors calling on relatives. Families from Sam's Creek, Westminster, Marston, and New Windsor are listed at a State sanatorium in Sabillasville, at each other’s homes, and at the Miller and Cover residences. Visitors attended a Baltimore circus. others returned from hospital stays.
A large docket in local Police Court was cleared Tuesday night by Justice Walter Sinn with about 26 defendants. Cases included six persons in two multiple-filed charges, fines of $1 and costs for disturbing the peace, and various drunkenness and disorderly conduct convictions. Several arrests involved officers Blumenauer and Dorsey, with sentences ranging from fines to jail time and suspended sentences.
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