Trial of George Fletcher for Murder in Petersville
George Fletcher faces trial for the October killing of Michael Gordon. Fletcher claims self defense after Gordon advanced with a bat, Fletcher grabbed an axe and struck. The defense presented character witnesses. the jury, overseen by Chief Judge Hammond Urner, adjourned after the morning session and reconvened later. The case features testimony from Gordon’s wife Thereza and several neighbors, with the jury later lodging at Hotel Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fletcher
Pear Petersville
Michael Gordon
Stcinity
Gordon
Hammond Urner
John S. Newman
Robert B. Peter
Utrle
Fletcher
Sesson
Houm
Brunswick
Fletchher
Robert Fletcher
Tre Data
William M. Storm
W. G. Luttman
John W. Liord
Petersoil
Thereza Gordon
Francis Allen
Nancy Jackson
Edith Parker
Elisa Whimbs
Eni Rankin
Morgan Runkles
Vernon Redmond
Fletchers
Harry L. Masa
William A. Cramer
Murray C. Bohn
John J. Holman
Lewis A. Bigss
C. Newton Trundie
Charles E. Hutt
Jonathan D English
J. Fred Putman
John Windigree
Charlies P. Huesher
John H. Albsugh
Hotel Frederick Reno
Harp
Four Die in Dinamite Explosion on Nebraska Farm
Seribeer Neb March AP four men were killed and many injured when a dynamite explosion rocked a barn on County Commissioner Carl Holmoyer’s farm near Seribeer. Names listed include Gus Pattacka Metast postmaster Guy EO Citar Pied Rubdwe Pied Pelgner W. F. Surube Archer Schoeneck. Twenty one were seriously injured and hospitalized. doctors and nurses came from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seribeer
Neb
Mar
Demate
County
Guy EO Citar
Pied Rubdwe
Pied Pelgner
W. F. Surube
Archer Schoeneck
Dodge
North
Dexd
Sun day visit to state roads offices amid grand inquest
Thomas A. Butler and Charles L. Robins visited the State Roads Commission offices after Butler pleaded guilty to road fund offenses. Deputy State's Attorney J Bernard Wells testified they sought minutes of a commission meeting on the Riviere Beach road. They waited for a key to the Garret Building sixth floor and left around 5 50 p m. Wells said he did not know of any further acts in the Roads Commission offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annspalls
March
Thomas A. Butler
Charles L. Robins
State Roads Commission
Butler
Legislative
Neiligan
J. Bernard Wells
Battidore Citr
Wells
Themen
Dant
T E. Carrol
Thomas Dennis
Butler and Robins
Riviere Beach Road
Charles W. Miles
Garret
Commission
J. Baet
Nelligan Commission
Roads Commission
James Woods
Alexander Armstrong
Grand Inquest
Roads Commisssion
Annual Civic Club Meeting March 18 In Frederick
Maryland and Northern District officers expected to attend the Frederick Civic Club annual meeting and luncheon March 18 at Wayside Inn. Miss Jessie L. Snow of Baltimore will speak, with a morning business session and election of officers at noon. A special musical program is planned and officials from the state federation invited. A separate note reports a Packard roadster fire north of Seward, near $20 oclock, damaging the car and top with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Federation of Women’s Clubs
State Organization
J. T. Pres
R. S. J. Dutrow
State Federation
E. Dixon
E Schildkpecht
Charles W. _Loegh
William E. Kindes
Tims Clit
Pennsylvania
Sewate
Passag Motoris
Harold Frashour
Pamer Snoox
Stulls
Lewistown
Stull
Frederick
Ralph Kitee
Acme
le Pynossivans
Appoint First Supervisors of County Highways
County four districts appoints men to act as supervisors of county highways. Five districts are formed with appointed leaders to oversee road work and maintenance under the new system.
County Board Completes Appointments For Five Districts
County commissioner list of supervisors for Creagerstown Woodsboro Mt Pleasant Johnsville and Walkersville districts announced with 42 names across five districts while others await finalization. Several districts including Urbana Ballenger Buckeystown Petersville and New Market still lack completed rosters as officials adjust to house changes and pending details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis F. Lochner
Creagerstown
Woodsboro
Mt. Pleasant
Johnsville
Walkersside
Middletown
Myersville
Jefferson
Bur Kittsyle
Braddock
Roscoe P. Brown
Lexistown
Hanvers
Emmitsburg
Thurmont
Carottin
George D. Smith
Urbana
Ballenger
Buckeystown
Petersville
Archley R. Stolesworth
New Market
Laberty
Unionville
Woodville
Tuscarora
Mini Mauwin
Lochner
Lst
Cammissioner Lochner
Charles Short
Robert Martin
Lester Fisher
James G Stevens
C. H. Exgenbrode
Roger Geisbert
Roy Dinterman
Roy Fisher
Carlton V. Jackson
Grayson Domer
George W. Pittinger
Murray Beyser
Harry B .Ogle
John Mehring
Woulsboro
John Irum
Richard RR. Keeney
Milton Fogle
Claude Gelsbert
Mt. Plessant
Ira Mercer Harlan Summers
Walter Crim
Charles Hoffman
Keefer Main
Robert Droneburr
Edward Hamilton
Charles Pax Myrtlin du
Admiral Pratt Named to Head Entire U S Fleet
Washington March 8 AP Admiral William V Pratt was named commander in chief of the combined U S Fleet succeeding Admiral Henry A Wiley. New assignments include Vice Admiral Louis S S Nulton as commander of the battle fleet's battleship division and Rear Admiral Charles B McVey Jr budget officer to lead the Asiatic fleet. Nulton and McVey to be raised to full admiral for the duration of their new posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William V. Pratt
U. S
Henry A. Wiley
Louis SS Nulton
Redr
Admial
Charles B. McVey Jr
Navy Department
Sutton
McVey
Nicaraguan politics and diplomacy noted in press dispatch
Article outlines Nicaraguan leaders Sacasa Moncada and exiled figures, detailing U S influence under Stimson in press coverage. Mentions embassies in Washington, electoral developments, and Moncada’s public works plans to boost schools and highways along with Atlantic coast development. Also notes fellowships awarded to Dr. Elizabeth Baldwin and a Presbyterian church pageant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Sacasa
Washington
Fifteenth Street
Meridian Hi
Frat
Gorgul
Transads
Dr. Secasa
Moncada
Sacasa
Atlantic
Managua
Capihal
Stimson
Odda
Nicaragua
Quadra
Emiliano Chamorro
Congress
National Guard
Republic
TUD & Railroad
Frederick Automobile Show Moves Across City This Year
Frederick will host its annual Auto Show next week with dealer displays in multiple locations rather than a single armory venue. Uniform exterior decorations by Frederick Advertising and Display Co plus varied interior layouts will showcase latest models daily until 10 pm. Representatives will conduct on site presentations at each dealer showroom to help buyers compare features and prices across the extended exhibition area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Frederick “Automobile Dealers’ Association
Dewlers
Iuiuhary
Sackays
Frederick City
Frederick Automobile Dealera’ Association
Frederick Advertising and Display Company
The
News
Hood College to stage two plays for Mothers Weekend
One act plays by Roenna Fahrnes of Frederick and Miss Margar et Gibbes win Hood College contest. Pliny's Letter follows a doting aunt supervising a niece's choice of a sweetheart with a senior coach. Gentlemen of Color features a negro romance with three characters. Cast includes Margaret Patterson, Alice Staley, Dorothy Thomas, Josephine Rupp, Mary Smith and others.
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Roenna Fahrnes
Frederick
Hood College
The
Athletic Association
Pliny
Nias Helen Serene
Pliny Margaret Patterson
Golds Hook
Alice Staley
Babs
Dorothy
Thomas
Jean
Eleanor Kemp Miles Marge
Martha Carson
Gentlemen of Color
Muss Mary Smith
Uncle Zeke
Josephine Rupp
George
Evelyn Hay
Eliza
Mary Blair Lane
Hood
Multiple Frederick area law violations listed in report
Frederick and vicinity figures cited for impaired driving and license issues. Names include Ale I. Fouche operating under the influence with reckless driving and license revocation, plus others cited for improper licenses, excessive speeding, and car tag issues. Local officers note penalties and fines across several cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond D. Fry
C. L. Mason
Wood
Union Bridge
Cecil Geo. Brown
Chas. D. Diller
Menteon
Carroll M. Withide
Park ‘Big Wind Uiptie
Rebels Capture Juarez In Bloody Battle On El Paso Streets
A chaotic street battle between Rebels and forces in Juarez spills into El Paso with heavy gunfire and damaged storefronts. The clash marks a severe outbreak of violence near the border town as authorities scramble for control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juarez
el Paso
Associated Press Seeks Reserved Short Wave Channels
The Associated Press asks the Federal Radio Commission to preserve adequate short wave channels for press use as it allocates 40 radio bands. Kent Cooper, AP general manager, cites 1,250 newspapers as AP members and urges the commission to address needs of the nation’s press. The hearing on press radio allocation continues as AP counsel William Cannon argues AP cannot be treated as a public utility. A separate note mentions an engine incident involving the Indepe Company and rubbish at an unidentified location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Federal Radio Commission
Kent Cooper
Commission
Press Association
Comm
Wiliam
Cannon
Avie Drowned in Aberdses Bridge Area Incident
Fragmentary report from Aberdses Washington dated March 8 says a drowning occurred near a bridge area. A doctor questions prevention and packing up to evacuate, though details are unclear.
Embargo Lifts on U S Airplane Shipments to Mexico Endorsed
Secretary Kellogg announces immediate restoration of the embargo on the sale of U S commercial airplanes to Mexico a year after its lift. In El Paso Brigadier General Moseley denies General Ramos access to U S soil for a bid to retake Juarez from rebel forces. Firing along the border is described as desultory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Maresa
United States
Mexico
Kellogg
Juarez
Miguel Valles
el Paso Herald
Santa Bridge
Rebel forces seize Juarez as federal defenses crumble
Reports from Juarez describe rebel forces under General Miguel Valles entering the border city as federal troops retreat. Brigadier General Van Horn Moseley sought access to warn rebels against firing into the United States but was blocked by General Matias Ramos. Casualties mount on both sides as fighting rages through streets and key landmarks including the Hotel Rio Bravo and the customs house, with U.S. troops across the Rio Grande watching closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
el Paso
Texas
van Horn Moseley
Matias Ramos
United States
International Border
Juarez
Ramos
International Bridge
Rio Grande
Mexico
United States Army
Moseley
Hotel
Rio Bravo
Blue Cross
Knotn
Ha H
Fort Buss
Tvo
Epilie
Juarea
Acros
Nortwest
Jirares
CDF
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Peteraville Negro
Mie
Les Shafer
Mane
Strls
Hemeotous
Jeresh Reeder
Katherine Barer
Ruth Martz
Ruth
Julia Shafer
Ruth Grote
Ada Weimer
Ever Webster
Robins
Civic Club
Miss Snow
Wayside Inn
Pratt
Frederick County
Senate
Inshman
Weekly Telegraph
el Saale
Kodaly Duicmis
Juan B. Sarasa
High Seas
Dr. Bacass
Bacasa
Waa
Sacasa Med
Daniit
Asce
Coolidge
Henry M. Stimson Coan
Courtry
Sam
Himelf
Senor
Evarista Carazo Morales
Tosing
Legation
Stair
Princes Elizabeth Baldwin
Baldwin
EL Maltby
American Association of University Women
Social Science Research Council of New York
Baic- Win
Geneva
League of Nations
London
England
Presbyterian Church
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Auio
Association
UTO
Potomac Edison Co
Rmitca
Ruey
Reite
Laken
West Penn Power Company
Central Light & Power Company
Willamsport
Saxton
Cumberland
Potomac Edisna
Potomac Edison
Lake Lynn
West Penn
Potemtac
Indepe
Aberdses
Wash
American Town Watch
Jesree
YI Pass
HS Paso
Wnemens
South el
Pam Gay
Charles & Welter
Presbyterian
Roscoe Ih
Rheeds
Alvers Culler
Wiliams A. Buches
Eki Crapaer
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