Perfect Bank Robbery Foiled By a Flat-Foot Maffia Saga
Argentine authorities rejected clemency requests from Juan Galiffi known as Chico Grande and his daughter Agata of the Maffia. The gang tunneled from a house to the Bank of the Province of Tucuman vault in 1940 planning to swap funds with counterfeit notes. A watchman stepped on the tunnel causing the collapse and exposure of the plot.
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Juan Galiffi
Maffia
Argentina
Galiffi
Bank
Tucuman
Galiffis
Flower
Olice
Postwar schemes loom over average citizen
Alexander R. George surveys postwar plans from universal military training to air travel expansion and housing booms. He notes most ideas remain in blueprint stage while veterans benefits and road programs move forward, with experts warning against miracle products.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Nait
Civil Aeronautics Board
British Expect Lend Lease To Be Continued
London reports British officials privately accept that lend lease and reverse lend lease should continue after victory over Germany. They cite a New York declaration by the National Association of Manufacturers about using lend lease to aid Britain. Key points urge continuing mutual aid until Japan is defeated, greater US emphasis on Britain, and clarifying final settlement terms.
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London
Germany
New York
National Association of Manufacturers
Japan
United States
Middletown Lt. Larrick to begin further training in Arkansas
Middletown Virginia reports Lt Ranulph Larrick who completed a seven week course with Prof and Mrs H Denis Hoov on a day furlough with his father Mayor Fred J Larrick. He will depart Friday for Fort Smith Arkansas for additional training. He spent the weekend with his mother Mrs E M Snow.
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Middletown
Ranulph Larrick
H. Denis Hoovday
Fred J. Larrick
Fort Smith
Ark
H. Denis Hoover
E. M. Snow
Return to Employment in Baltimore After Ten Day Absence
A brief notice states that after a ten day period the individual has resumed work in Baltimore Maryland. The item records a return to employment status and location with no further details provided.
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Baltimore
Local People Visit In Bridgewater And Nearby
Sgt. Robert Evans returning from Newfoundland spends furlough with his mother Ona G. Evans and grandmother Mrs. D. H. Glenn in Bridgewater. Dorothy Felty and brother Pete Felty of Roanoke vacation with Miss May Ginn. Rev. R. Bowen Moore joins them for dinner. Richard Mann and son Dickey of New York arrive to visit their cats. Rose Carter of CatonsvilleMD and daughter Selby Nimocks vacation at Way Side Inn. Edith Thompson of Washington DC visits Mrs. Virginia Gason and Mr. Loring Pangle, and Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Kline are mentioned in connection to the visit.
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Bridgewater
Robert Evans
Newfoundland
Ona G. Evans
D. H. Glenn
Dorothy Felty
Pete Felty
Roanoke
May Ginn
R. Bowen Moore
Ginn
Richard Mann
Dickey
New York
Rose Carter
Catonsville
Way Side Inn
Selby H. Nimocks
Edith Thompson
Washington, D. C
Virginia Casgon
Mary Pangle
Loring Pangle
A. B. Kline
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Italy
Francis J. Spellman
Clark
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Tex
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Miami
Charleston
Chicago
Minneapolis
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Housing Committee
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Congress
Teebhodd
Times Square
New York 19
N. Y
Manhattan
U.S. War Bonds & Stamps
Winchester
U. S
Canada
North America Assurance Society
Main $T
Richmond
Dallas Tuck
Jeanette and
Lynn
Montgomery Ward
KWIK
Supreme Spark Plug
Eteryone
Ceel
Ceesee
Ra Sones
Loudoun
Loudoun St
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