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Flashes of Life and Oddities From Across the Nation
A border inspection in San Diego fines parents for oversized baby shoes found under a blanket. An 18 year old prisoner escapes a Chicago detective bureau, then is recaptured. In Connecticut a tomato plant sets a record with 20 tomatoes on one stem, stirring rival claims from Louisville. Airmail misdelivery over St. Louis prompts a note about misaddressed romance. North Carolina plans to issue 1941 plates as 1942 and 1943 tabs run short. Oakland man pays a $1,000 bill as if it were $10, then recovers the excess. In Los Angeles a wife cites long distance costs as grounds for divorce from war worker Allan Emerson.
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Los Angeles
Bobbie G. Emerson
Thurmond Clark
Allan R. Emerson