Police Probe Sporting Goods Theft
Troy police investigated thefts at two sporting goods stores with losses exceeding $1,000. Andy Petruska reported three fur jackets worth 1,210 missing from Andy's Sporting Goods over weeks, while Myer Adolf reported a break in at Tigar's Sporting Goods with three knives and a gun missing valued over 50.
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Troy
Andy Petruska
Andy’s Sporting Goods Inc
River St
Petruska
Myer Adoff
Tigar’s Sporting Goods
King St
Adolf
John H. Gray
U S Troops Guarding Rats Nest at German Camp
U S Army sentries guard a deactivated Rhine camp near Guntersblum Germany armed with a slingshot and two rat traps. The guards report frequent rat intrusions and scarce supplies with the 535th Engineers linking them to Mannheim.
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Guntersblum
Germany
U.S. Army
Rhine River
Dennis Walker
Oklahoma City
Roy Richardson
O'Fallon
Ill
Walker
535Th Engineers
Mannheim
Willie Davis
East St. Louis
Snow Kills Four in Austria as Snowdrifts Close Roads
Heavy weekend snowfall across Austria left four people dead per police reports. Strong winds piled drifts over six feet in eastern regions, isolating villages as road crews fought to clear passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Gold First Discovered in Pierce Idaho in 1860
Gold was first discovered in Pierce Idaho in 1860 prompting mining activity and settlement in the region as prospectors moved into the area seeking fortune. The find marked an early chapter in Idaho’s mining history and attracted new arrivals to the Pierce district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Pierce
1860
FBI Arrests Santa Claus in California Department Store
Santa Claus identified as Ronald G. Frankinburger, 22, arrested by the FBI in Eureka California for failure to report for pre induction physical. He was taken on a warrant from Indianapolis and held for appearance before the U S commissioner.
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Eureka
Calif
Santa Claus
FBI
Santa
Ronald G. Frankinburger
Frankinburger
Indianapolis
U.S
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Selective Service Boards
Fulton Street
John Gill
James Sawyer
Claude Sawyer
James O’brien
Paul Rosenberg
Robert Clarke
Aes
Dexter
Wall
Troy Plaza
Hoosick
Midland
Troy N.Y
Ryan
John P. Ryan Furniture Corp
River Street
Monument Square
the Disc Affiliates, Inc
Broadway
Opp
Keanes Plikbs
Chasan
Fourth St
4Th ST
Drexel
Zenith
Misty
Martinique
Apollo
GLOBE
U. S
Robt. H. Hill & Co., Inc
Broadway, Troy
Ann’s Gift Shop
3Rd ST
Lane
Cekat Cui
Reynolds Co., Inc
Waoee
Straeterarseors
San Snetersllems
Berner
Berner’s Jewelers
Third Street
Stetson
Nachman’s River
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