Soldiers urged to protect reemployment rights
Washington Aug 25 Brigadier General Hershey directed local draft officials to ensure citizen soldiers nearing release are protected in their legal right to reemployment. Local boards should appoint a reemployment committeeman to secure old jobs or suitable replacements, with about 200000 men out by Christmas. Committeemen will contact employers, forward records to state employment offices, and liaise to place returning soldiers in open positions.
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Barnacle Bill at the Maryland Theatre with Beery
Wallace Beery stars in Barnacle Bill his first waterfront romance since Min and Bill now at the Maryland Theatre. Beery plays a roustabout who falls for a domineering sweetheart and must care for a young daughter as he fights a refrigerator boat combine. Marjorie Main co stars with Virginia Weidler and Leo Carrillo in comic waterfront misadventures. Richard Thorpe directs Milton Bren produces.
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Hoppy Exciting Screen Fare Opens at Colonial
Thundering action as Hopa long Cassidy leads the latest adventure in Wine-Open Town. The famed character delivers with ample bravado as the Colonial Theatre presents a two day showing starting today.
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Beauty Bandit Star in Open Town Western
A frontier town western centers on a clever female mastermind who runs a gambling joint amid outlaws. Evelyn Brent leads as the beautiful bandit with Willi am Boyd as Happy and Russell Haden as Lucky, with Victor Jory as the vicious villain and Morris Ankrum editor. Shot in Lone Pine California showcases Mount Whitney scenery praised for realism and authenticity.
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She Knew All the Answers at Henry's Theater
Henry's opens a three day engagement of the comedy with Joan Bennett Franchot Tone and John Hubbard in a tale of romance and mistaken schemes. Gloria Winters seeks to win guardian Mark Willows and, through a Wall Street ruse, jeopardizes his fortune and leads to a comic finale promising laughter and a warm finish.
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Shadows on the Stairs at the Academy Theatre
The mystery play Shadows on the Stairs opens at the Academy Theatre. Written by Frank Vosper the London intrigue centers on death at the East India docks and a storied past as a film adaptation centers its cast with Frieda Inescort Paul Cavanaugh Heather Angel and others in a D Ross Lederman production.
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Miles Mander
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Seek delay on bridge closing near Point of Rocks
Frederick Md August 25 Residents of Point of Rocks planned to enlist Frederick County Commissioners Senators Millard E Tydings and George L Radcliffe and Rep Katharine E Byron to delay action of the U S Park Service in closing the 65 foot bridge over the old Chesapeake and Ohio canal They questioned the Park Services authority contending the bridge is the only connecting link between the town and lands between the canal and Potomac river An officer of the Park Service reportedly inspected the bridge last week and ordered the flooring condemned as unsafe Residents seek to keep the span open until a plan for repairs or replacement can be devised
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Frederick County seeks bids for Montevue fire hazard upgrades
Frederick County Commissioners on Sunday invited bids on improvements at Montevue county home for the aged to cut fire hazards in line with state requirements. The project aims to strengthen safety measures at the facility serving local seniors.
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