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Friday, October 20, 2023

Earl Ort Charged with Disturbing Public Worship Because He Flew Plane Over Church, Oct. 20, 1923

Aviator Charged with Disturbing Worshippers

Raleigh, Oct. 19—Charged with disturbing public worship from high in the air by dropping a “noise” bomb over a Richmond, Va., church, while its members were assembled for service, Earl S. Ort, advertising aviator, was arrested here last night on a warrant received from the Virginia capital. He was released on bond. Ort is here for the state fair, advertising a brand of cigars.

From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, October 20, 1923

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