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ARRESTEDiFIREWORKSPolice Kept Busv In Attempt To Enforce City OrdinanceDISPLAY AT MINIMUMt!No Injuries Reported Within City; Many Complaints Accompany Noise.In a campaign to enforce the city ordinance prohibiting discharge of fire crackers in the city, police Saturday night arrested five young men on charges of violating the law.More than 100 complaints were filed with police about discharge of fire works. The call cam from all parts of the city.Patrolmen Edward Hamilton and Ora Miller arrested four who gave the names of Hussell Long and Uoy Cooper of Sciotoville, Lonnie Powell j ( and Joseph Powell of 111b Newton street at Gallia and viaduct and Patrolmen Theodore Schimpf and Hoy lines arrested Paul Thompson of ltil2 Dewey avenue, at Gallia and Gay streets. Police said they caught the men discharging fire crackers imd confiscated a large quantity of the noise makers. jAll day long sod during tlie night, j fire crackers were heard in all parts of tlie city. It was far less, however than In former years. Thai the city ordinance has prevented many children from being burnt by fireworkswas Indicated by the fact that noaccidents were reported Saturday.Police wete kept on the Jump re spending to complaints. Arriving on the scenes, they learned the persons%responsible for discharging fireworks had left a few minutes before In n*rchines. Several young men rode about the city discharging the fire crackers here and there.
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Portsmouth Sunday Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Sun, Jul 05, 1931
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