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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1922
Page
2
In a chaotic issuance scene about 5,000 auto owners faced license denials due to improper headlight lens details. Officials report 28,000 new applications already filed, with many applicants failing to state required lens specifications. Restrictions cited prevent issuance until compliance is shown.
Testimony described a Bronx driver Abrahams Barker and a partner in a murder case. The grand jury heard that the woman’s body was buried in a pit while she was still alive, according to witness accounts.
The report notes ACN Uyie preparing to fill out the applications and Welone issuing a check or money order to cover the license cost.
Barton Maryland December 1 Mrs Chas H Wagner wife of the Methodist Episcopal pastor has tended to her hospitalized husband since July 21 refusing to abandon duties. She preached and administered prayers when he could not, helped oversee church repairs after a fire, and traveled to Frostburg to exchange pulpits with other clergy to keep the work going. The courageous wife, a prominent example in Allegany County, remains at home and continues to support the gospel outreach.
A melodrama by Gouverneur Morris titled Yellow Men and Gold opens at the Palace Theatre for two days starting Monday. The story follows an adventurous quest for sunken treasure aboard ships bound for a island in the Hoult Bora with a Spanish galleon. Helene Chadwick, Meh arm Dix, and a strong Goldwyn cast star in this dramatic photoplay directed by Irvin Willat.
The article describes Cigarette as a passionate, jealous figure in a desert setting. It mentions Ali and his agent, a critique of civilization, and a romance surrounding a woman of respectability. Also notes Universal Jewel’s Under Two Pigs starring Priscilla Dean at Colonial theatre with cast including Mikawawood, Harmes, Davidson, and Terry.
James Oliver Curwood drama The Broken Silence opened at the Colonial for two days. The film follows Camrone Bruce, a Royal Northwest Mounted Officer, and Faanne Marat Jeanne, with Zena Keefe as Jeanne and Robert Elliot as Bruce. Supporting cast includes J Barnes Sherry and Master Joseph LePew.
A Texas man, Lee Williams Pitts, has smoked a pipe for 44 years and never let it nick his lips, aiming to set a long-distance record. The article notes his consistent devotion to tobacco, his fear of ever tearing his lips, and references a world record, though details remain unclear.
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