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(THEY FINALLY CAUGHT THE FIREBUG! About time, it was stretching out like Dan Dunn was in charge of the case.)
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The firebug story always seemed to get less coverage than it deserved.
How about the Looney Tunes elevator going through the roof? I hope Bugs and Daffy weren't hurt.
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Two men said to be bookmakers are being held as material witnesses in the death of Salvatore Maggio, who was shot and killed near the intersection of Wyona Street and Pitkin Avenue in Brownsville just before the blackout on the night of August 28th. According to a police affadavit, 26-year-old Castanzio "House" Calia and 26-year-old Americo "Armee" Dipietto were "in the vicinity" at the time of Maggio's murder, and were known to have been "out looking for him" on August 15th. While the two have not been charged with the shooting, the affadavit states that that they know why Maggio was killed and who did it.
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Today's winner of "The Most 1940s Story of the Day" award.
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("Slaughteh!" snarls Sally. "Why ainnat bum inna awrmy????" "BUM!" shouts Leonora, blowing a spit bubble and slamming her spoon on the high chair for emphasis. "BUM AWMY!" "Jeez," marvels Joe. "If I c'n get tickets, we gotta take her t't game t'is weeken'. She c'n sit wit' Hilda!")
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2022 Yankee lead 3.5 / 1942 Dodgers 3. I continue to hate baseball.
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Private Billy Conn, Pittsburgh heavyweight now in khaki, predicts he'll "box Joe Louis right off the heavyweight throne" when the two fighters clash in a benefit bout for Army relief on October 22nd, a bout expected to revive the "million dollar gate." Conn declared yesterday that "poor Joe is getting old, and I thought he looked awfully slow when he licked Abe Simon in March."
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Conn seems to be confusing Louis with his father-in-law.
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Guess who's about to get sucked into a water reclamation plant. Oh, and GOOD DOGGGGGG.
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It appears that the head crook believes in the Ring Lardner method of providing an explanation.
Yes, the dog is a good looking fella. Also, it was nice to see that the police released Bo after that malicious anonymous report.
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Fish in a barrel.
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This is painful. I want Hu Shee to come and pull him out of there by his ear.
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I have a co-worker who lives, right now, in a boardinghouse, and he says it's actually a lot like this.
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There are a lot of reasons, but at a high level, regulation and economics have done away with most of NYC's boarding houses. My guess is that today they are much more common outside the city.