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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1956
Page
15
Ohio officials outline amendments creating The Compensation Fund to pay veterans and survivors. The plan details funding through sinking funds, tax levies, and future bonds, with eligibility for monthly stipends and survivor benefits, and directs election language to approve the amendment.
A fragment lists Middletown Securities and LADD Members with New York Stock Exchange reference and a Manchester Hotel contact in Georgia. The text resembles a broker or exchange ledgers, noting possible trading or member identifiers and a GA phone snippet. No clear event or outcome is stated.
Oxford special report: Miami University officials report enrollment growth this year tying to 15064 students. School of education lists 9 percent rise in graduates, with 3010 men and 2284 women, highlighting gains in arts and high school level programs.
At Eglin Air Force Base Florida the FIA 2A delta wing interceptor was shown in public flight before a select audience. The event featured operational aircraft including the Bay medium and B52 intercontinental bombers as part of an aerial firepower demonstration.
Farm prices for eggs and poultry in the Cincinnati area are listed with grades and weights. Figures cover white and brown eggs, fryers, hens, roosters, and turkeys with various price ranges per pound. Also notes contract rates and copy deadlines on request.
A jumbled OCR listing covers categories from Lodge novitiates to funeral notices, apartments, employment, auctions, pets, real estate, and automotive items. It reads as a mixed page of classified sections with various search keywords and incomplete entries.
Fragmented obituary and funeral notices list several homes such as Schramm Funeral Home and McCoy Leffler in Georgia and Franklin, mentioning service times at Baker & Sons and Woodside Cemetery. A scattered mix includes orders for monuments, floral shops, and a few lost and found items, with miscellaneous names and addresses poorly legible.
The High Court hears challenges to the Smith Act as a tool against alleged subversives. Claude M. Lightfoot of Chicago, linked to the Communist party for 20 years, and Junius J. Scales, a Carolina party leader, argue the section is unconstitutional. Attorneys claim the act targets conduct, not status, while government lawyers argue it reaches intent and action.
Kant Davis and wife, 64, argued over the World Series. Mrs Davis told police her husband bit her twice with a chair bruising her arms. Davis said she hit him with a hammer. He went to hospital for head lacerations. Mrs Davis charged with assault with intent to kill and held on $1,000 bond.
Martha Raye, 39, was divorced by Edward T. Begley, 32, in Juarez Mexico after Begley identified himself as her fifth husband. The couple had married April 22, 1954, and Begley cited incompatibility in the Florida divorce filing earlier.
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