Jewelry Heist at Tiffany's Reveals Old Schemes
A jumble of notes reports a 1900s style burglary at Tiffany's with diamonds valued at $163,300 and other gems. The piece juxtaposes the heist with a 1950s inquiry into weight loss ads, FTC criticism, and a Kansas shooting anecdote, stitching together disparate clippings.
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Tiffany's
Hess Blomiat
Pinkerton
New York
Andrei
Washington
Gromyko
5Th Ave
U. S
House Government Operations Committee
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Rep
William E. McVey
R-Ii
Valhalla
McVey
Burglars Break Windows With Sledge Hammers
Police theorize burglars struck shatterproof display windows with sledge hammers creating holes about five inches wide. The openings could admit a man’s arm. The windows lacked a burglar alarm system.
Bartender Foils Toy Gun Bandit at Sacramento Bar
Dale L. Davenport emptied the cash register as a gunman waved a revolver. The weapon opened and Davenport, aided by a patron, tackled the robber. He later told detectives the gun was a toy cap pistol with the cap compartment visible.
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Sacramento
Dale L. Davenport
Davenport
Stenographer's Quip Sparks Military Office Tale
A Wright-Patterson Air Force Base office tale recounts a newly assigned colonel asking a stenographer for the normal complement of the office. The young clerk, newly from Jackson Miss, replies with a risqué greeting describing the colonel as handsome and the morning as lively.
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Dayton
Ohio
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Here
Jackson
Miss
Long Beach Press Telegram Local Postal Delivery Rates
Scrambled OCR shows a Long Beach Press Telegram notice about post office carrier delivery charges, monthly per year rates, and a cited audit bureau. It references Berg and a single item with monetary figures, but the readable text is fragmented and unclear.
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Press-Telegram
Toaliel
Long
Beachy, Callt
Berg —Aesmeeeereeme
Gory Exe
Cally
Pine
Long Beach
Pureau
Live on the Beach at the Huntington Hotel Ad
An old hotel advertisement for the Huntington Hotel on 1290 Ocean Boulevard Long Beach promotes its beachfront access from boulevard to sea, two lobbies, private baths, wall-to-wall writing desks, and maid service. Rooms and meals $35 weekly per person, with a large dining room and a dining dog room. Meals include steaks and roast turkey. Phone listed as HH 6-6253. Club breakfast priced at 5c, regular breakfast $2.15.
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Huntington Hotel
OGEAN
Long Reach
Janere
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