1952 Police Blotter Provides Some Chuckles
A Chicago report recalls 1952 oddities including a patient found working at a mental hospital, a Des Moines man escorted off a bus with a dog and poultry, and a Oklahoma City housewife charged with stealing meat. The items show light moments in police logs across multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Weston
W. Va
State Mental Hospital
Columbus, O., State Mental Hospital
Des Moines
Oklahoma City
Okla
J. E. Eden
Atlanta
Prostate Health Booklets Promotion in Kansas City
An ad for The Kansas City Medical Press touts a booklet on the PROSTATE GLAND with plain language and promise of relief. Readers are urged to mail 10 cents for the Little Doctor Book Series to KC Medical Press in Kansas City Missouri for information on the Prostate Gland and related conditions.
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The
Kansas City Medical Press
K. C. Medical Press
East
91St St
Kansas City
Odd Year of Notable Thefts and Escapes Across Cities
A roundup of unusual crimes and incidents from 12 locations. From a Georgia salvage yard burglary missed by a shotgun owner to a crippled jail breakout in Tennessee, payphone thefts in Ohio, a stolen mayoral car in Detroit, a kitchen sink theft in Knoxville, a drunk lawn mower crash in McKeesport, a burglar directing police to a source, and various other peculiar robberies. Includes theft of rails in Pennsylvania, a forged bill scheme in Chicago, a hotel fire escape theft in San Francisco, cockroach thefts in Northbert College, leather theft in Winston-Salem, and Santa Clauses jailed for unpermited fund solicitation in Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Louis C. Miriani
Civic Association
Knoxville
Tenn
McKeesport
Chicago
Gladys Berman
Alverton
Baltimore & Ohio
Memphis
East Bank
Mississippi
George Washington
San Francisco
Wilkins Hotel
John Barton
St. Northbert College
Winston-Salem
N. C
Edmund Lowe Supports Film Censorship Despite Past Edgy Roles
Hollywood legend Edmund Lowe, famous for torrid Twenties scenes, says his films sparked censorship but he approves. The actor now stars as a detective on TV and hints at reuniting with Victor McLaglen for a detective movie next year after a long break from cinema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Mosby
United Press
Hollywood
Edmund Lowe
Lowe
Victor McLaglen
Lillyan Tashman
Vic
Radio DJ Found Sleeping At Studio Mic
San Mateo police found announcer Jerry Leeds asleep beside an open microphone at the local radio station after listeners reported strange sounds on Sunday morning. No music was heard as Leeds slept. incident noted by authorities in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Mateo
Calif
Jerry Leeds
GIs and Germans share Christmas spirit across Germany
GIs in Germany fund and join Christmas dinners with German hosts at Wiesbaden and other bases. Soldiers, airmen, and their hosts plan to feed and celebrate with German families and orphans. An American committee at Bremerhaven allocates funds for toys and food for underprivileged children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Wiesbaden
Frankfurt
Germany
Army
Bremerhaven
Gasoline Blaze Damages Freight Terminal. $1000 Loss
Workmen and firemen quickly extinguished a spectacular gasoline fire Sunday evening at Merchants Freight Terminal. Damage was estimated between $800 and $1,000 after a truck pulled away with a gasoline hose snagged on its side. The hose pulled loose the pump and flames damaged the truck and another pump before carbon dioxide extinguished the blaze.
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Merchants Freight Terminal
North Thirteenth Street
Harold Maloney
Christmas Eve Service at Immanuel Lutheran Church
Immanuel Lutheran Church plans a 7 30 PM Christmas Eve service with children presenting carols hymns and recitations under the theme Our Savior's Birthday Why Our Savior Came How Our Savior Came How Our Savior Was Received We Welcome Our Savior. Sunday school teachers direct the program. A Christmas Day service at 10 30 AM will include a Christmas message by the pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Man Detained After Attempted Robbery Amusingly Foiled
John Giragosian 27 of Shrewsbury Massachusetts tried to hold up off duty Fireman George Michelini. He was toppled and disarmed by a former Air Force judo instructor and required 30 stitches for a wound from the fall. The report also mentions Governor Stevenson and Grandpappy Jenkins in a side note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Giragosian
Shrewsbury
Mass
George Michelini
Air Force
Giragosian
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Santa
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Richmond
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Pearsons
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Elkhart
Laport
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers and
Trigger
Dears Hy — Eee Ae Furniture 4x Music CO
Crawford
ATMOS
Lecourtre
le Courtre
Wiandt
Adlai Stevenson
Grandpappy Jenkins
Calverts
Calvert
Calvert Graserve
Calvert Distillers Corporation
New York City
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