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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1948
Page
3
Willard Simonton is reinstated as superintendent of the Athens County Home after a grand jury indictment for abusing inmates led to his removal. He was acquitted in Common Pleas Court and his reinstatement, effective August 16, is accompanied by his wife Gladys being reinstated as home matron.
Treasury figures show marijuana seizures jumped 64 percent last year from 23 588 to 39 694 ounces and arrests climbed from 692 to 987. Mexico remains a major source while U S backyards supply much of the crop. The piece notes risks, effects, and legal penalties.
Edson Worcester, a 25 year old American from Wilton New Hampshire, was found guilty of being a peace breaker after sending threats to Norma Shreeve a 20 year old English girl who rejected his marriage proposal Worcester was placed under a ten pound peace bond and jailed for deportation under Home Office order A letter read in court stated I am coming to England to set revenge You sure are a stick gold digger Worcester testified he wrote the letters hoping to shock her family into sense and that he loved her
Atlantic City observers note the 1948 Miss America contest has 550 contestants yet to appear in bathing suits. The program today featured talent with gowns as the official costume, ahead of days of events until the winner is crowned Saturday night. The organizer joked about a marriage proposal remaining open to the winner.
Canada remains the top producer of platinum, edging out Russia which ranks second in global output.
Charles H. Hubbell proposed a constitutional amendment to punish nonvoters. The plan would strip a qualified elector who did not vote in five years of rights to sue, buy property over $500, and drive. The amendment seeks ballot placement in 1950 with effect in 1953. In China a jinrikisha can move four to seven miles per hour.
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