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Potash Case Highlights Municipal Court Session
A total of 82 trials were listed in municipal court on Monday with a potash throwing case dominating the session. Nona Jean King and Lemon Howard Jr faced assault charges after a dispute at Howard’s home escalated to a potash throw. Howard received a facial burn, King claimed ignorance of potash, and both were fined or jailed under the judge’s orders. Other dispositions included knife assaults, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and vagrancy penalties.
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Nona Jean King
22Nd St
Apt. 3
Lemon Howard, Jr
20Th St
Howard
Miss King
Nicholson
Franklin Cohen
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Willie Mae
Curly
Miss
Mrs. Howard
Johnson
Willie James Williams
James Henry Smith
Henry Grice
Robert Georgia
John Hill
Clarence Royal
Annet Major
Level Staten
Staten
Annett Major
Major