Caldwell Book Not Banned In Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Curtis Bok ruled that Caldwell's God's Little Acre is not obscene. Five Philadelphia booksellers faced charges for publishing or selling obscene titles including Sanctuary Wild Palms End as a Man and Never Love a Stranger. The Massachusetts case seeks a ban on the same book with the state attorney general urging action.
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Erskine Caldwell
Philadelphia
Curtis Bok
Common Pleas
Caldwell
Tucson
Massachusetts
Bok
God's Little Acre
Wild Palms
William Faulkner
Calder Willingham
Late Night Film Schedule Displays Mix Of Classics
FOX Tucson lists Three Godfathers at 1 40 4 40 7 40 and Mexican Hayride at 3 38 8 10 MIDWAY Drive In offers 7 04 10 08 plus Variety Time at 11 38 Plaza Rosa Las Nieves shows El Traje De De Luces at 1 47 5 42 9 46 Catalina screens Knock On Any Door at 1 10 3 15 5 20 7 25 9 30.
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Judge rules state obscenity law cannot ban non sexual novels
Judge Bok declares the state law against publishing obscene material cannot apply to novels that are not sexually impure or pornographic. He cites Harold Robbins and James Farrell works as not obscene, lewd, or filthy. The decision hinges on distinguishing literary merit from sexual impurity in the readings.
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Harold Robbins
Lonigan
Studs Lonigan
James T. Farrell
Bok
Associated Press
Ten Texas Counties Dominate Prison Admissions in 1948
More than half of Texas prison convicts in 1948 came from ten counties, though they hold about a third of the state population. Dr Rupert Koeninger of Sam Houston State College criminology department compiled the figures from state records.
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Huntsville
Tex
U.P
Texas
Rupert Koeninger
Sam Houston State College
Counties Leading in Prison Commitments Revealed
The report identifies the top ten counties with the highest prison commitments for last year. Harris Dallas El Paso Bexar Hidalgo and Tar as leading counties, indicating regional patterns in incarceration rates across Texas.
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Harris
Dallas
el Paso
Bexar
Hidalgo
Tar
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