Professor Hamilton's Diary: March 16, 1935

He spends an hour in the sun; Reading part of huge criminal round-up

It was a “very warm, spring-like day” and since it was Saturday in 1935, just as it is in 2024, Professor Hamilton had only morning classes. “We took Mary Elizabeth outside, and I held her, seated on front lawn, for about an hour in sun,” he wrote. That paints a sweet picture in my mind. Later, Margaret went on a walk and made some calls, while he looked after the girls. Unfortunately, the baby had a “restless night,” indicating to them that her ear problem is far from resolved.

A banner headline and breathless prose accompanied the Reading Times’ account of a national roundup of 2,500 people charged with federal crime violations, including eight in Reading. Paid subscribers can read on. They will also get an update on the Reading Times’ serialization of the suspense novel The Dark Blond.