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News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1938

Page

7

Ambushis Guilty In Assault Case

Charles Ambush, a 7 year old resident near Miss Fannie Beck, was found guilty in Circuit Court of assault and battery after prosecutors dropped a related assault with intent to rob count. Beck testified detailing the beating, Ambush claimed amnesia and drunkenness, sentence withheld. The trial featured no jury and focused on the assault scene and Ambush’s past arson conviction.

Adamstown Charles Ambush Fannie Beck Arthur Db. Willard Charles W. Woodward Sherman P Bowers Ambusa Ambush Teddy Miss Beck Leroy Timpson George Goings Metto Alton Bennet James D. Baker Frederick E B. Shipley Frank Fraley Catoctin Furnace Baker Montgomery Prince George's District of Columbia Bennett Guy Stulz Sunly Stultz Clyde Droneburg

Frederick Pruitt urges new Frederick High School feasibility

County School Superintendent Eugene W. Pruitt told the Lions Club at the Francis Scott Key Hotel that Frederick may need a new high school building funded without federal aid. He noted reduced county debt, potential bond-financed construction, and the building could serve as a community center with an independent auditorium. He emphasized the value of technical education and youth programs amid high unemployment. The talk followed by A L Leary and Jesse W Kolb introduction.

Eugene W. Pruitt Lions Club Francis Scott Key Hotel Frederick Pruitt PWA Prustt H. Lavier Michael A. L. Leary The Frederick High School Jesse W. Kolb

Supreme Court on verdicts and juror reasoning noted

The article cites Hoeft v State Iowa 1936 where the court says a verdict must rest on trial evidence. It notes jurors cannot rely on personal knowledge. A housewife travels 3,000 miles yearly.

Supreme Court Hoeft State Iowa Northwestern

Roosevelt To Spend 10 Days In The South

The White House said President Roosevelt will leave Washington on March 22 for a 10 day trip to Warm Springs Georgia. He will visit the Warm Springs Foundation and spend noon March 23 at Geneva ville Georgia before delivering a formal address at Gainesville for the dedication of Roosevelt Square.

Washington Mar White House Roosevelt Capital Warm Springs Warm Springs Foundation Genesville Gainesville Roosevelt Square

CCC Enrollees Jailed for Disorderly Conduct

Clinton Kiisley and David Barnhart CCC enrollees were jailed in Police Court on a charge of disorderly conduct. Trial postponed until tonight due to absence of the chief prosecuting witness.

CCC Clinton Kiisley David Barnhart

Burriss youths linked to store raid confession tale

Testimony tied Willis to events as Officer Swomley and county probation officer Mrs. Michael E Pue testified. Burriss brothers Nelson Raymond Brown and William Griffith, Libertytown residents, pleaded guilty to breaking into Robert H Diller's store and stealing cigarettes and candy worth about a sum. Deputy Shook led the probe. Griffith signed a confession implicating Brown, who had no prior record.

Willis Ofcer Daniel Swomley Michael E Pue Burriss Nelson Raymond Brown William Griffth Libertytown Robert H Diller Shook Griffith

Whitney Indicted by New York Grand Jury

Richard Whitney, former NYSE president and Wall Street figure, was indicted for grand larceny in the first degree. The charge alleges he misappropriated 105000 to 110000 from a trust benefiting his wife and relatives, used estate funds to aid his brokerage, and left Bethlehem Steel stock in the trust.

New York Richard Whitney Ove Times New York Stock Exchange Wall Street Thomas E. Dewey John J. Bennett, Jr Dewey Whitney Harvard Charles H. Tuttle Harvard University St. Paul's School of Concord Mary Sheldon Murphy Bethlehem Steel Company

Hard Liquor Tax Rises Twenty-Five Cents A Gallon

Washington March 10 The House voted 160 to 34 to raise the hard liquor tax 25 cents a gallon. Rep Robertson of Virginia offered the amendment to set the levy at 2.25 a gallon. The measure moves toward a final vote tomorrow as the chamber tentatively adds six cents per pound on imported pork and three cents on pork products.

Washington House Rep. Robertson Virginia

Measure Proposes Strict Regulation of Business and Personal Activities

Premier Metaxas of Greece said he is not a candidate for any office. Under the new farm law he may set limits on certain crops. The location mentioned is Budapest. The item notes a measure proposing a strict regulation of business and personal activities.

Metaxas Greece Budapest

Charles T. Johnson Laid To Rest In Maryland Churchyard

Charles T. Johnson of Gaithersburg survived by family. Funeral services set for Sunday at 1 30 PM at Clarksburg MLE church with Rev. FP Chandler officiating. Interment in adjoining cemetery. J B Beall Inc Damascus funeral directors. Louis Best earned 17 medals and the title ace of the French infantry for valor in World War I.

Charles T. Johnson Gaithersburg Clarksburg FP. Chandler Djoining Church Louis Best

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