Sunday Movies To Continue Here Despite Blue Law Deadlock
In Hagerstown a blue law dispute stalled after jurors deadlocked on whether Sunday movie showings are legal. Warner Brothers manager Payette announced movies will run seven days a week through summer as the court mulls future action. The trial involved Maryland and Colonial theaters and followed a prior hung verdict. speedway cases face new-trial motions amid ongoing enforcement debate.
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M Citcnit
Hagerstown
George N. Payette, Jr
Warner Brothers
Martin L. Ingram
Maryland and Colonial Theatres
Hagarstown
Conococheague Speedway
Spesdway
Joseph D. Mish
The
Speedway
Warner’ Brothers
Francis H. Urner
Washington County Ministerial Association
Urner
Stuart Bushong
Ingram
Evem Gore
Bunhong
Hea
Sunday Movies Spark Blues Law Debate in Maryland
In Baltimore the legislature changed the blues law after public uproar from thousands of arrests. Bushong urged that every violator be brought before the court. The state's attorney argued Sunday movies violate the law, while Ingram claimed no personal objection and noted counties use legal processes to hold them.
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Baltimore
Bushong
Ingram
Berlin Railway Strike To End
Berlin faces an end to a five week railway strike after the GO union bowed to Western Allied orders. Strikers gain 60 percent of salaries in West marks, with 40 percent exchanged by the West Berlin government, while official recognition of UGO as bargaining agent was rejected.
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Daniel de Luce
Berlin
Anti- Communist Railway Union
West Berlin
Paris
UGO
Shadow over Dixie ongoing violence and political actions
The report notes federal and congressional scrutiny of Birmingham race violence. Alabama Senate backs anti mask legislation while KKK leaders push to end public mask wearing. Across the South threats, beatings, and mob actions linked to racial tensions flare in multiple communities, with crimes including a jail removal of a Black man in Irwin ton Georgia.
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Maclver
Poor Clark
Washington
Thureau
Birmingham
Congressional
Alabama Senate
House
Birminghan
Chattanooga
Thoret
Urevicris
Khim
Anthedk
Vinlenes
KKK
Alabama
Klinamen
Irwinton
Caleb PH
Coal Operators Meet Today On Strike Threat
Industry voices split over a proposed three day work week to cut a 75 million ton coal stockpile and keep mines open during negotiations with the United Mine Workers. Northern and western operators favor the plan while captive mine interests and others oppose it.
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Lewis
U.S. Steel Corporation
Harry M. Moses
U.S. Steel
Southern Coal Producers Association
UMW
Bluefield
W. Ve
Steel
Landlord Tenant Officials Prepare for Rent Increase Appeals
Officials say millions are asking for boosts amid a slow return rate and uncertain dollar amounts. Staff will aid landlords, especially small ones, in calculating entitlements and identifying eligible costs. Many landlords have omitted historic expenses when seeking higher ceilings, and new rules require tenant consent for increases tied to improvements or services.
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Woods
Landlord-Tennant
Gannet
Man Eats Live Shell Crab in Chester Farce
Lawrence Johnson a 34 year old stevedore from Chester Pennsylvania reportedly ate a live hard shelled crab weighing about a pound and a half. He swallowed it whole but chewed the sting and later sought X rays at a hospital feeling no further pain the next day.
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Chester
Lawrence Johnson
Johnson
Albert Michel
Aglf
University to Dedicate New Engineering Plant and Facilities
Pr Byrd announced the university will dedicate its new engineering plant in three months and begin construction of facilities tied to engineering for chemistry physics and mathematics. A subsonic wind tunnel costing 1 252 000 will be available to the Navy ordnance laboratory.
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Pr. Byrd
Navy
Ordnance Laboratory
Three Drown Over Weekend In State
Baltimore man Lloyd Howard 37 died after rescuing his wife when a speeding motorboat foundered near Bodkin Point. Two other Baltimore men, Reuregard Thomas 22 and Edward Carroll 21, perished while swimming in a quarry near Muirkirk and at Manhattan Beach respectively.
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Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
Lloyd Howard
Muirkirk
Prince Georges County
Anne Arundel County
Howard
Bodkin Point
Howards
Reuregard Thomas
Edward 4. Carroll
Thomas
Carroll
Manhattan Beach
Voluntear
Earleigh Heights
City Park Concert Draws Record Crowd
City Park hosted the Hagerstown Municipal Band concert drawing a record crowd lured by cool weather and the Arion Choristers. David Dorman directed the Choristers in Smoke Gets In Your Eyes and Old Moses Put Pharaoh In His Place with an encore Zingety Doo Deh. Oscar Raup sang baritone while Viola Fisher played piano. James Peter Buys led the band through pieces by Strause Sullivan Ketelle and others.
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Saagon
Hagerstown
City Park
Arion
David &. Dorman
Old Moses
Pharaoh
Oscar Raup
Viola Fisher
Jar
Peter Buys
Strause
Sullivan
Ketel Ley
Why BC Relieves Headache and Neuralgia So Quickly
The ad extols BC Headache Powders and Tablets for fast relief of headaches neuralgia and minor muscular aches. It claims multiple widely used pain relievers combine for superior effect versus single ingredients. It promotes safety time-tested use and convenient tablet or powder formats with two tablets equal to one powder.
County Records For Heat Broken
The longest June heat wave in years produced the warmest day of the year yesterday with 97 at Keedysville and 94 at Bridgeport. Humidity stayed high and rain was scant, sending locals to parks and theaters for relief as analysts noted the week’s string of 90 plus days and forecast no relief soon.
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Weather Bureau
Keesdysville
Bridgeport
D. Paul Oswald
Keedysville
Keedysvills
Hagerstown
Sonja Kumi
Washington County
Travis Knode
Cumberland
Baltimore
Keedusville
Weedysville
Keedyaville
Church Letters in Czech Crisis Warn of Punishment and Loyalty
A pastoral letter from Czech church leaders denounces state pressure while urging priests to resist anti church actions. It cites government accusations of anti state agitation and hints at a possible religious agreement with Catholic Action. The letter calls Catholics to remain loyal to their bishops amid the historic trial and warns against provocations.
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Beran
Church
Ministry of Justice
Catho Mc Action Group
Heirarchy
Catholic Action
Pops
Vatican
Man steals handbag from porch on Locust Street
Miss Evelyn Baker of the 100 block South Locust street reported yesterday morning she left her pocketbook on the porch and returned to find a man had taken it. Police were notified of the theft.
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Evelyn Baker
Locust Street
Miss Coplon May Know Fate Soon
Testimony described FBI informants guiding officials of Amtorg the Soviet trading agency. Foley claimed giving Coplon three papers labeled hot and interesting for her attorney, while Coplon denied coercion to note and carry documents to New York. Palmerbee portrayed Coplon as urging prosecution of Amtorg for failing to register as a foreign agent. The Justice Department had investigated Amtorg but not charged. Coplon declared she is innocent and framed amid seven pages of testimony. Meanwhile a newborn blue whale weighs about 15 tons at 26 feet long.
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Amtorg
FBI
Miss Coplon
Foley
New York
Palmerbee
Justice Department
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Shadow Hangs
Dixie
Robert
W—St. John
Billie People
Washington RT
Bagerstown
TRONE
IR Maree Ape
Independant Travel Plan
Americam Express Tour
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Forgate
Montreal
Quebec
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Professional Arts Building
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Victor Cushwa & Sons
Williamsport
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