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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1951
Page
6
In Cincinnati AP reports police confiscated six sex films a screen and a projector as they halted a showing by the Greater theater group. The raid drew public chatter as authorities moved to curb reportedly obscene motion pictures amid city concerns.
Detectives report three men held without bond for investigation after movies shown at the Cincinnati Silent Club, Inc. allegedly involved rapes of women. They note some audience members with vocal cords but silent during the screening. Lightning curves and twists but no sharp angles.
The Supreme Court 6 to 3 decision limits state fair trade laws. Non signing merchants cannot be forced to honor minimums. price fixing by contract or agreement is allowed if states permit. The ruling affects 45 states with fair trade laws and upholds a Louisiana case involving Schwegmann Brothers.
Ohio Knights of Columbus elected Lawrence Rogers Warren as secretary and Jack Malloy Findlay as deputy. The convention closed with plans for the 1952 gathering in Cleveland, date to be announced.
Controlled burning of forest litter is used to destroy fungus by reducing ground fuel and sterilizing the soil surface. Forest managers report reduced sporulation and improved remaining tree health after the treatment, though it requires careful timing to minimize wildlife disruption.
David K. Niles resigns as administrative assistant to President Truman effective May 31. A Roosevelt holdover well known for handling minority group questions for two presidents. In a White House release he cites fatigue and a plan to travel abroad, including a visit to Israel, as a private citizen. Truman responds that he expects Niles to report back after rest for future discussions.
The 163rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S A will convene in Cincinnati from Thursday through May 30. About 880 commissioners from 262 presbyteries are expected, with parallel meetings of Presbyterian men and women drawing around 3,000 members. A major agenda item is electing a stated clerk to replace the late Dr William Barrow Pugh of Philadelphia, who died in a Wyoming auto crash last September.
Two Cincinnati patrolmen Handy Matthews and Ernest Wade exchanged five shots with 65-year-old William Bolden in a hallway before overpowering him. Bolden, who fired twice at officers, was charged with shooting to kill as they responded to a report of two women fighting nearby. He stood at a window armed with a .45 caliber pistol, then fired a shotgun.
The body of Donald R. Kephart a 35 year old Lima surveyor who drowned Sunday in the Maumee River at Independence Dam near Defiance was recovered and sent to Lima Kephart's boat capsized and a docking chain tangled around his legs A companion David Wisher of Lima swam to shore Also notes that 2000 to 3000 silkworm cocoons are needed to make a pound of silk.
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