Answers to Curious Inquiries at the Gazette Office
The Gazette helps readers with daily questions from light bulbs to fireflies. It gives examples of inquiries answered promptly by staff, librarians, and sources including Britannica and World Almanac, showing the newsroom as a hub of public information.
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Frances Williams
West McKinley Street
The
Gazette
Barbara Smith
Phoenix College
Scientific American
W. A. Parlin
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Felon steals guns from trooper then flees in Nebraska car
In St Louis Mo a Nebraska convict identified as William Dunkin 36 escaped from Lincoln prison after grabbing a 12 gauge shotgun and a revolver from Trooper Herbert Groff on U S 40 near Kirkwood. Dunkin forced Groff to surrender his revolver and car keys and sped off in a Nebraska licensed car firing through the patrol car floor to disable radio.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Illinois
Nebraska
Herbert Groff
U. S. 40
Kirkwood
William Dunkin
Omaha
Neb
Groff
Dunkin
State Penitentiary
Lincoln
Nebraska Conservation and Survey Commission
Marshall Receives U.S. Mayors Service Award at White House
Soldier statesman George C Marshall, wartime chief of staff and former secretary of state, now Red Cross president, received the first United States Conference of Mayors award for distinguished public service from President Truman at a White House ceremony.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
President Truman
United States Conference of Mayors
Marshall
American Red Cross
White House
Angry Father Beats Son After Driving Lesson Incident
Patrolman recounts a father striking the 19 year old driver to discipline him after a red signal violation near Central Avenue and Indian School Road. The man, 45, claimed to teach his son proper driving and said the boy would "nurse that sore jaw." A girl in the car remained unharmed as the father drove away with his companion. A separate note describes a locksmith-like rescue where an officer helped a woman locked out of her bedroom. Another brief item reports Herman Wenzel, manager of the Mays Hotel, witnessing a theft at the candy stand inside the hotel entrance, where a man stole $5.70.
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Dead End Street
Kenneth Arline
Edward Casey
Central Avenue
Indian School Road
Casey
Laurel Avenue
Herman Charles Wenzel
Mays
West
Washington Street
William O’dom
Wenzel
O’dom
Desperadoes Jailed After Roof Chase
Two men, George Johnson aged 23 and William James McCormack aged 81, were identified by Detective Lt. C. O. Huttoe as the duo responsible for at least 14 robberies in the Miami area. They were cornered by two patrolmen after a movie-like rooftop pursuit through downtown Miami early in the morning as fire department searchlights lit the scene. Dozens of shots were fired but no injuries were reported.
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Miami
Fla
C. O. Huttoe
George Johnson
William James McCormack
Huttoe
Vets Group Purges All Communists
CHICAGO, Nov. 26 AP The retiring national chairman of the American Veterans Committee said the AVC has purged itself of all Communist influence. Gilbert A. Harrison told 600 delegates at the AVC fourth national convention that any Communists among them are not known to the national leadership and would have no influence if present in disguise. The AVC previously outlawed Communists from membership and Harrison stressed cooperation requires common objectives and that the AVC methods are incompatible with the Communist Party.
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Chicago
American Veterans Committee
Gilbert A. Harrison
AVC
Harrison
Communist Party
Greek Liner Aegean Repairs After Disablement Off Coast
The 325 foot Greek passenger liner Aegean, formerly Princess Alice, was disabled in rolling seas off Point Conception and made temporary repairs yesterday. The ship then proceeded under its own power to Santa Barbara.
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Los Angeles
Aegean
Point Conception
Santa Barbara
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