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Hold Man On Rape Charge In Bolivar Farm Case
James Kenneth Jobes 24 of Rockville is jailed without bond on a rape charge involving a 2-year-old Washington D C girl at a farm near Middletown. The girl, beaten, was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Jobes resisted the girl’s advances, fled to a neighbor, and police arrested him. The Sparks farm lies off US 40A near Bolivar. Jobes to be held for September grand jury. another rape case to be considered. Also in Montgomery County cattle auctions bring $20,670 at Fort farm near Germantown. Maurice Adamson of Rockville buys Fort farm for $85,000. Cattle sales record. purebreds and Holsteins fetch high prices. hay and straw sold. Women’s Guild meets at Lewistown. election held. plans for World Council Churches and family night October 1. Laos protests Paris cease-fire violations. Viet Minh accused of recruiting and arming in Laos. casualties and abductions reported.