Two Escapees Sentenced in Ohio Jail Break Case
Edward Maras 19 of Warren received 15 years in the Ohio Reformatory Judge Lynn B Griffith announced. Walter Myers 42 of Cleveland got 11 to 40 years in the Ohio Penitentiary for a Niles burglary and the Sky Club holdup. Alex Kish 35 of Cleveland had earlier been sentenced 10 to 25 years. John Novak 40 remained at large.
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Transit system carries 21.4 billion riders in 1948
The U S transit industry served about 21.4 billion riders in 1948, averaging roughly 65 million riders per weekday, a load comparable to the combined populations of Great Britain and Canada. The figure underscores the massive demand on public transportation during that year.
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Great Britain
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Youth Jailed For Part In Attack Case
Fred Braun nineteen of Cleveland received a three to twenty year term in Mansfield Reformatory on a criminal assault charge for enticing a seventeen year old Cleveland girl into a car for his companions to attack her. Braun’s two companions Carl Fedor twenty one and Richard Fairbanks nineteen pleaded guilty and serve time in Mansfield. Braun had been convicted last May but appealed and lost. He was returned last week from Lima after Lima State Hospital officials deemed him sane.
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Fred Braun
Cleveland
Mansfield Reformatory
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Carl Fedor
Richard Fairbanks
Mansfield
Braun
Court of Appeals
Lima
Lima State Hospital
Etna
Kellys Bridge
Surprising Stove Demand Emerges in Mild Weather
IRONTON Ohio AP reports county School Superintendent George Webb notes a surprising demand for pot bellied stoves despite mild weather as part of a local education context.
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