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Long Beach Press Telegram in Long Beach, California

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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1954

Page

2

Hot Rod Dream Leads to Turbulent Car Deal Gone Wrong

Michigan City couple clashed over a used car sale as wife Joanie Cornelius tore cash into bits during a dispute. Police later taped the currency together while Alton Ferguson faced disorderly conduct and disfiguring currency charges. Joanie, 19, of Minneapolis, works as a secretary and built a custom hot rod from a Nash body and Chevrolet frame with Oldsmobile parts.

Michigan City Ind Alton Fergusons Alton Wuavine Vk Toanie Cornelius Minneapolis

Do You Agree A survey classifies drinkers by city

A St Louis importer surveys U S drinkers to rank locals by “genteel” habits with hand gestures and quirks. Los Angeles drips, Miami is relaxed, Denver nurses, Minneapolis artless, Dallas fast yet slow with checks, Chicago nervous, Boston indiscriminate, New York lavish. Liberace's Milwaukee appearance nets a $100 43 bill. tiny welfare audit follows. Also reports on a Texas infant sailing from a car crash, Oklahoma law exams, a truck crash near San Mateo killing six sheep, a drunken conviction in Sanford and three Burbank boys stranded in Bakersfield after a freight-car lunch attempt.

St. Louis United States Los Angeles Miami Denver Minneapolis Dallas Chicago Boston New York Liberace Madison Square Garden Milwaukee Arthur Silverman Milwaukee Welfare, Dept Silverman University of Oklahoma Duke Logan Lloyd L. Schneck San Mateo Calif Douglas Baril Sanford N.C Burbank High School Bakersfield

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