Monday, December 20, 1920

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The Headlines

'STRONG ARM' WORK OF POLICE SENDS CRIMINALS TO COVER; Motor Squads and Special Details of Regulars and Reserves Patrol Streets. FEW HOLD-UPS YESTERDAY Many Suspects Seized in Raids --Return to Old Methods Promises to Be Helpful. TWO MURDERED MEN BURIED Clergymen Make Lawlessness Subject of Their Sermons--Official War to Continue. New Jersey Terminals Guarded. Opposition to Heavy Ball. Enright Directs the Work. Many Freed by Magistrates. Zones for Motor Patrols. Ex-Officers Urged to Arm. MOUNTED POLICE WANTED. Governor Ritchie's Recommendation Favorably Received in Maryland. TO BAR OUSTED CRIMINALS Baltimore Police Head Will Watch for New York Thugs. CRUSH BOSTON CRIME WAVE. Police Commissioner Praises New Force for its Successful Drive. MORE GUARDS AT SING SING. Warden Lawes Takes Precautions Owing to Crime Wave Here.

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John Schonberger

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Raggedy Andy

You Share a Birthday With

• Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890)
• John III of Sweden (1537)
• Ferdinand Buisson (1841)
• Irene Dunne (1898)
• David Bohm (1917)

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Tech Check

Commercial Radio Stations (KDKA), Hair Dryer & Band-Aid.

Style of 1920

Silhouette: Straight and drop-waisted (Flapper)

Material: Beaded silk and rayon

• Bobbed hair
• Cloche hats
• T-strap heels

Cost of Living (1920)