Chief Askew's Diary: July 8, 1930

Same ol' same ol' with the chief, and other news of the day

“Very warm and dry again, no rain in sight and everything burning up” was Chief Askew’s observation of the day. Interestingly, he did not mention that a warrant had been taken out in Newnan for a Senoia policeman for allegedly shooting at a car driven by an Atlanta man headed to a July 4th picnic. The policeman claimed the motorist was speeding and wouldn’t stop. The motorist described the shooting as unprovoked and said he and some of his companions barely escaped death when bullets pierced their car. The policeman was charged with a misdemeanor. A trial date was set for later in July.

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In the photo above, Georgia “Tiny” Broadwick prepares to make a parachute drop in 1913 in Indiana. The photo was accessed via Wikimedia Commons.