Theft Oddities Across 1963 Newspaper Report
Odd theft tales span many cities with unusual targets. From a jail hauled away in California to a frozen refrigerator as a strongbox in Wichita and a bus theft arrest in Los Angeles, the year featured curious larcenies and humorous consequences.
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Chattanooga
Mobile
Ala
Los Angeles
Baltimore
San Diego
Buffalo
Wichita
Kan
Hutchinson
Tucson
Ariz
Shen
Yeggs
Fort Worth
Tex
Turquoise Everywhere A Home Painted From Floor To Ceiling
Hal Boyle sketches a quirky home makeover and a string of odd criminal capers from 1963. A woman transforms furniture with spray paint, while police blotters cover crimes from Lincoln to Phoenix and even a worm farm theft near Jacksonville.
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New York
Christmas Sermon Inspires Parishioners at Prairie Grove
The Prairie Grove Church drew good attendance as Rev. Walter Brown delivered a Christmas themed message urging gratitude to Jesus Christ and mission to spread the gospel. He likened biblical announcers to today’s believers, stressing salvation through Christ and rest for the soul amid a Christmas backdrop.
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Walter Brown
Earth
Jesus Christ
Sheppards
Jesus
Ing
W. Va
Miami
W. W. Ray
Mra
H. D. Rainer
Houston
Edward Bently
Earl Hudson
John al
Edd Eakins
Bryan
J. M. Duke
Corpus Christi
7. F. Duke
Holiday visitors and family gatherings in Mexia area
The item lists numerous relatives and friends visiting or staying with families in Mexia and Teague during the Christmas holidays. Names include Archi, Cox, Allen, Burt, Little, McBay, Fisk, Upchurch, Motta, Ates, and Heaton among others, with connections to Dallas, Waco, Bay City, Freeport, Corpus Christi, Houston, San Antonio, and Teague.
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Henrry Archi
Aaron Cox
Madisonville
Hald
Land
Harvey Allen
Hazel Burt
Jack Little
Waco
J. A
Charles Little
Freeport
Teague
Motta Mat
Arvin Burleson
J. M. Duke
Corpusland
Jimmy
Christi
Cecil
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Jesse Alston
Kansas City, Mo
Wayne Pollock
Bud Key
Spartanburg
W. L. Carrington
al Grissett
Prairie Grove
Che Mexia Daily News
Mneete
Taster
Tursday
Accident Life and
Herman Focke
Southland Life Insurance Co
Hubert
Penney’s
Penney‘s
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