Chief Askew's Diary: April 3, 1930

Grocery store is burgled, haul includes Prince Albert in a can

After a string of relatively quiet days, Chief Askew had a big case to investigate today. Thieves broke into a Newnan grocery store during the night and made off with a huge haul of goods. Among the items he recorded in his diary:

• Two new slot machines, one large one and one small one

• 3 or 4 sacks of flour

• About 20 pounds of fresh pork loin

• About 20 pounds of bulk sausage

• 4 or 5 large cans Prince Albert smoking tobacco

• “Some Can goods, Cigars, chewing gum & Etc.”

It seems the thieves got clean away, for I don’t see any diary entries in the next few days indicating an arrest.

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