Washington County CWA Quota At Work As Payroll Reaches 20000
A Baltimore dispatch reports Maryland CWA payrolls totaled 416761.89 for the week ending January 6 with Washington County at about 20000 in the city and county. The county quota of 1550 men is filled and more projects may push past the quota.
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Baltimore
Washington County
J. Stewart Miller
Camp Ritchie
Washington
Prince George's
Calvert
Cecil
Charles
Dorchester
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Kent
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Talbot
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Worcester
Baltimore City
Frederick
Allegany
Garrett
Winship Named To Puerto Rico Governor Post
President Roosevelt appoints Major General Blanton Winship retired of Macon Georgia as Governor of Puerto Rico in a move responding to protests against Governor Gore. Winship brings 35 years of insular service and experience.
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Washington
Blanton Winship
Macon
Puerto Rico
Roosevelt
Robert H. Gore
Gore
General Winship
Rudy Vallee Wins Battle For Divorce
New York reports the Appellate Court refused to enjoin Rudy Vallee from pursuing a Mexican divorce. The ruling upheld a lower court by allowing Vallee to sue for divorce while exposing a transcript of telephone conversations with Fay Webb Vallee and Garfield Leon.
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New York
Rudy Vallee
Garfield Leon
Darling
Red
Vallee
Leven
Fay Webb Vallee
Chargigg
Fay
Leon
Jess
Mr. Vallee
Rudy
Lovelock
Philadelphia
Jhen
Garfield
Park Meeting Involving Ill Gotten Funds And Spousal Support
In a contentious affidavit, Vallee’s counsel describes a plan to meet in a park to pursue an illicit affair, noting money Vallee supplied for the purpose and alleged stocking up. Purchases for his wife prior to separation include jewelry and coats totaling over 20 thousand dollars. Federal agencies announce a sharp rise in UK liquor imports with strict clearance deadlines.
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Leon
Fay
Nies
Vallee
Samuel Gottlieb
Two Held on Rum Charges in Maryland Raid
William R. Harvey of the Federal Alcohol Bureau arrested Howard Martin near Thurmont and charged him with possessing 156 gallons of untaxed liquor. Martin was arraigned in Hagerstown before U. S. Commissioner Angle Wolfinger and jailed on a $1,000 bond. Police seized peach and apple brandy whiskey and alcohol, plus 114 hogsheads and related paraphernalia. William C. Harthill of Thurmont faced a $2,000 bond for removing 22 gallons of untaxed whiskey, to be heard in Federal Court. Harvey urged public cooperation to curb illicit liquor activities, saying the situation was under better control in Frederick County.
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Thurmont
Wiliam R. Harvey
Howard Martin
Hagerstown
U. S
J. Angle Wolfiiger
Harvey
Customer Thinks Pipe Is Pistol in Baltimore Misunderstanding
Taxi driver Vincent Sergi entered a drug store as it closed. Owner John Patrick Sullivan, loading his pipe, mistook Sergi for a holdup. Sergi panicked, produced money, and fled. Police escorted Sergi back after the mix up.
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Baltimore
Vincent Sergi
John Patrick Sullivan
Sullivan
Sergi
Whiskey Making In Home Banned
Baltimore judge rules that manufacture of liquor without a license is prohibited under the state ban on untaxed alcohol. Mary Anders details the ruling as the court rejects the defense that the law only targets sale, upholding prohibition on home production.
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Baltimore
Mary Anders
George A. Solter
Criminal Court
Cde Murrer
Gonstatine
Company B Leads First Regiment in Armory Attendance
The Maryland National Guard unit in Company B topped the First Regiment with 99.68 percent attendance for the 1934 fiscal year starting July 1, 1933. Company K of Centerville followed at 99.26 percent. Company B has held the top attendance trophy for three consecutive years and was the lone unit with 100 percent attendance in December.
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Maryland National Guard
Centerville
Fire Causes Minor Damage in Double Frame House
A small blaze last night around 3 in a double frame house on North Jonathan Street opposite Washington County Jail caused limited damage. Firemen prevented spread and kept damage to a minimum. The building houses two African American families.
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Jonathan Street
Washington County
Dancing Lady closes today at the Maryland
The Maryland screens Dancing Lady for final showtimes at 2, 4, 7, and 9 with a star cast led by Clark Gable and Joan Crawford. Fred Astaire Winnie Lightner Franchot Tone Ted Healy and His Stooges Robert Benchley co star in a lively musical romance backed by new songs sung by Crawford and Art Jarrett with Nelson Eddy in a concert baritone role.
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Metro
Chark Gable
Joan Crawford
Fred Astaire
Winnie Lightner
Franchot Tone
Ted Healy
His
Stooges
Robert Benchley
Miss Crawford
Art Jarrett
Radio Fame
Nelson Eddy
America
Rawhide Romance Pleases Western Audiences at Henry's Theatre
Buffalo Bill Jr appears in Rawhide Romance a romantic western comedy at Henry's Theatre with Patricia and Gene Fortell. The cast includes Si Jenks and Mickey Mouse cartoons plus a Fighting With Kit Carson segment. Audience enjoys the show and the Three Little Pigs cartoon comes next.
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Buffalo Bill, Jr
Henry's
Bellato Wil
Patricia
Buffalo Bill
Pretty Genee Fbortell
Patrica
Si Jenks
Ferrytown
Kit Carson
Jackie Cooper Stars in Lone Cowboy at Colonial
Jackie Cooper leads in Lone Cowboy at the Colonial Theatre with a large supporting cast including Lila Lee Addison Richards John Wray and Gavin Gordon. Paul Sloane directs from a Will James inspired story for Paramount and Cooper delivers his best screen work to date in pivotal outdoor romance scenes.
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Jackie Cooper
Colonial Theatre
Paul Sloane
Paramount
Will James
Lila Lee
Addison Richards
John Wray
Gavin Gordon
Youbt Cooper
Cooper
Talented Cast in The House on 56th Street at Maryland Theatre
A galaxy of stage and screen stars linked to Kay Francis in the Warner Bros picture The House on 56th Street comes to the Maryland Theatre for three days starting Monday. Francis, known for Mary Stevens M. D. and others, headlines the cast.
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Kay Francis
Warner Bros
56Th Street
Maryland
Mary Stevens
M. D.” and Co
Four Leading Men Star in I Loved a Woman Cast
Edward G. Robinson headlines the cast with Misa Francis lovers among Gene Raymond John Halliday Wiliam Boyd and Ricardo Cortez. The piece notes their stage and screen renown and outlines the French unit force de cheval at 73g watts equal to 746 watts for horsepower.
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Ricardo Cortez
John Halliday
Gene Raymond
William Boyd
56Th Street
Edward G. Robinson
Misa Francis
Wiliam Boyd
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