Forest fires burn 8000 acres in Maryland district
Fire crews battled multiple blazes across Catoctin and Fishing Creek areas. About 8,000 acres burned since Friday, with 2,000 acres of city watershed and 3,000 acres of other watershed ravaged. 24 miles of fire line built to contain the spread. Wildlife losses noted as birds and grouse wiped out. city men sent to protect watershed properties under Mayor Lloyd Culler.
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Catoctin Mountain
Gresk Alex and
Bussard’s
Fouxville
Lewistown
Hamburg
Karl Pfeiffer
Baltimore
Bussard’s Flats
Camel
Hamburg Road
Klein
Catoctin Furnace
Ridge Road
Hamburg Pike
White Rock
Lloyd ©. Culler
Mayor Fined 250 for illegal home brew possession
Cumberland May 13 Thomas W Allen elected Tonaconing mayor for his fourth term was found guilty in federal court of possessing home brewed beer with high alcohol content but acquitted on selling it. Judge Moris A. Soper fined him 250. Prohibition agents testified they found beer making supplies at his home and that Mrs Allen admitted purchases of beer and wine duties. Continuous narration of actions followed with Allen taking responsibility.
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Cumberland
Thomas W Allen
Tonaconing
Moris A. Soper
Viahivitinn
William R. Aaivex
Cleveland
Jarvis
Allens
Daniig
Uiev
Allen
Parole Granted for Frank Shafer in Burned Barn Case
Governor Ritichie announced a parole for Frank Shafer from a seven year sentence imposed by Fredericks County Circuit Court for burning a barn. Shafer has served about three years and the governor cited an inquired case in Shafer's home community and his chance to reform as factors. The Hespttins belief that crocodiles bring luck is noted, with a lesson about watching for crocodiles.
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Shafer
Baltimore
Ritchie
Frank Shafer
Frederics County
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Lonaconing
Greenawalt’s Drug Store
North Market St
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Autite
General Insurance
Potts & Griffin
Belle Bridges
Winchester
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Qry
Nhafer
Delco Light Company
Dayton, Ohio
General Motors Corporation
Frigidaire Electric Refrigeration
Bower & Marleaux
East Baltimore
Sip
Vmagerstown, Md
Cyenan
Reise
Frederick, Maryland
Rata
The
Bank of Personal Service
Francis Scott
Ittinger
North Market Streets
Jacobson
Store DU Quem
dVatta Lael
Summer
New York
Herbert Hoover
Frederick County
Rogers Bros
McCleery’s Jewelry Store
North Market ST. Frederick, Md
Comfort
Vudor
Mullinix & Bentz the Bug Store
Pearre
Nerwscape Hethive
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