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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1954

Page

38

Evans A Sharpy For Two Acts In Dial M For Murder

Frederick Knott’s Dial M For Murder stars Maurice Evans at Cincinnati’s Cox Theater. Evans plays a clever, urbane husband who plans a murder to secure his wife’s fortune, with Knott’s humor emerging in act three as Scotland Yard closes in. Though crafted with top mystery elements and sharp dialogue, the play feels restrained by Broadway scale expectations.

Frederick Knott Maurice Evans Evans Cincinnati Cox Theater Knott Scotland Yard

Lakers Open Defense Of Crown Tonight

In Minneapolis the Lakers begin their defense of the NBA title against Syracuse in a best of seven final. The Lakers are treated as strong favorites to win a sixth championship in seven years.

Minneapolis Minneapolis Lakers Syracuse Lakers

Cleveland Indians Home Opener Tickets Go On Sale

The Cleveland Baseball Co. says Indians first home game on April 15 will have unchanged ticket prices even if President Eisenhower signs a bill cutting excise taxes.

Cleveland Cleveland Baseball Co Indians Eisenhower

Montreal tops Bruins in sweep to claim series

Montreal defeated Boston 2 to 0 to win the best of seven series four games to none, ending the series. Detroit edged Toronto 2 1 giving Detroit a 3 1 lead in the best of seven. Hershey beat Pittsburgh 3 1 as teams stood 2 2 in the best of five. Beve Francis of Rio Grande College will play for the Wellsville Petes in the Tri State Basketball Tournament in East Liverpool Ohio on Thursday.

Montreal Boston Detroit Toronto American Hershey Pittsburgh BEVO Trestate East Liverpool Ohio Beve Francis Rio Grande College Wellsville Petes

Numbers Game Operators Hit By Death Loss

Cleveland number operators were hard hit by the death of Benny Mason and a dream number tied to stock market totals. Police reported players used dream books to pick the word death, and Mason’s game reportedly grossed at least 1.3 million dollars in a year. Operators faced closures, postdated checks, and reduced odds after the fatal crash near London, Ohio.

Cleveland Benny Mason Carl I. Delay Underworld Mason New York Stock Exchange London Ohio Internal Revenue Sgt. Delay

Sports Scores Snapshot From Various Teams

Pittsburgh nets three against Boston but loses 0 Chicago defeats Baltimore 8 to 1 Cleveland edges New York 2 to 1 Philadelphia records New York 7 to 6 Washington beats Cincinnati 6 Milwaukee routs Savannah 27 San Antonio beats Cincinnati 12 with a separate B level listing priced at 3 dollars

Pittsburgh Boston Chicago Baltimore Cleveland New York Philadelphia Milwaukee Savannah Sal San Antonio Cincinnati

Car speed converts to feet per second

At 40 miles an hour a car travels 58 feet per second. This fact converts common highway speed into a precise measurement useful for quick distance and braking calculations.

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