Baltimore man arrested on rape allegation in Sharpsburg
County Investigator Wayne A Pellman said Eugene Thomas 21 was arrested in Baltimore on two warrants accusing him of raping a 12 year old girl near the Antietam Battlefield in Sharpsburg last Sunday evening. Thomas resides in Baltimore.
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Pickets Stop Two Freights in Peoria Area
AFL and CIO pickets halted two freights of the Toledo Peoria and Western line near East Peoria as Brotherhoods members strike against the T P W last Dec. 25. Demonstrators blocked Burlington and Peoria and Pekin Union trains before crews moved them off. The road stretches 289 miles from Effner Indiana to Rock Island Iowa and serves transcontinental hauls and grain and war materiel.
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WPA Office Agrees To Halt Projects In Rest Season
Berkeley Springs W Va March 13 County Agent HC C Willay says the regional WPA office will halt projects during the gaming seniorresting season upon request to ease labor. He notes cooperation by releasing labor to cannery and orchard crops. Labor relief plans include town and county youths on farms deferment of essential farm labor and use of Federal Employment Service rolls.
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Don’t Wait For Painful Backache Kidney Health Claim
Advertisement claims nagging backache and other ailments stem from tired kidneys. It asserts kidneys remove acids and waste from blood, and that Dose’s Pills offer relief after 40 years of use.
Chinese Defense Line in Burma Near Rangoon Front
Chinese forces concentrate along the Mandalay rail axis to halt the Japanese advance toward Rangoon and the Irrawaddy oil fields. Japanese troops circle Pegu as Allied oil installations ready scorched earth damage to delay occupation. wells could take five years to rebuild.
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Shanghai Gesture film stars lead cast in Maryland premiere
Producer Arnold Pressburger and director Josef von Sternberg finish the film version of John Colton’s Shanghai Gesture. The movie opens with a star lineup including Gene Tierney Walter Huston Victor Mature and Lucille Ball. A notable change adds Mature as a romantic Arab mystic in the screenplay.
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Josef von Sternberg
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Gene Tierney
Walter Huston
Victor Mature
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Albert Basserman
Marie Quspenskaya
Eric Blore
A. H. Woods
Look Who's Laughing at Colonial Theatre
A funny clash unfolds as radio star Edgar Bergen and his duo Charlie McCarthy join small town couple in a vaudeville style farce at the Colonial Theatre. comical misunderstandings erupt over a vacation and local business worries, delivering light entertainment.
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Great Gast assembles famed cast for The Wolf Man
Henry's Theatre shows The Wolf Man with Lon Chaney Jr. as the titular creature and an all star lineup including Claude Rains Bela Lugosi Maria Ouspenskaya and Evelyn Ankers. The plot centers on Larry Talbot returning home after eighteen years and the eerie events that unfold as he and Gwen encounter a fortune teller and dark secrets.
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Thriller Teases Edge of Seat Chase Scene
The passage opens with Jenny found in the arms of a huge wolf, as Larry fights the beast and is bitten in the struggle. The excerpt promises a tense thriller that grips readers from the start to the climactic pursuit ahead.
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Babes on Broadway Proves Youth Dominates Picture World
The Academy Theatre opens Babes on Broadway showing a mix of music dance and comedy with Mickey Rooney and Judi Gerland leading. Virginia Weidler sings and dances in a departure from her usual drama while Ray McDonald and Richard Quine debut from the New York stage alongside Fay Bainter and Donald Meek.
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Judi Gerland
Virginia Weidler
Ray McDonald
Richard Quine
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Fay Bainter
Donald Meek
Dies Committee To Be Continued
The House Committee Investigating Un American Activities won approval to continue for a fourth year with funding sought at 300000 dollars to run through next January 3. The roll call supported continuation 331 to 46 amid charges of interference with the program and claims of plagiarism and inefficiency.
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Unclear Text Reflects Political Infighting and Accusations
Fragmentary passages allege a "well-organized minority" sought to impede a committee. The text claims opponents spent more money than Congress would fund the committee’s work while accusing authorities of discrediting it.
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State Junkyards Hold Much Auto Supply for War Needs
Baltimore March 17 War Production Board spokesman said a survey by the Works Progress Administration and the Department of Agriculture found Maryland junkyards holding 272 yards with five or more old autos. The stock could supply scrap iron and steel for 425 medium tanks or 7,500 Army reconnaissance cars.
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Statewide effort aims to scrap 13,696 autos for steel
The report notes a state-wide total of 13,696 junked autos and an estimated scrap tonnage of 9,171 tons. A drive now underway seeks to move these rusting vehicles to steel mills for processing.
Beware Coughs Following Flu
Coughs after the flu may turn chronic if neglected. Creomulsion relieves by loosening phlegm and soothing inflamed bronchial membranes. Tell your druggist to sell Creomulsion with the understanding you must like its quick relief or get your money back.
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