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1 story matching conceal
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:conced, conceit, conceiv, concept, concern, concert
- The Night Guard Who Got Arrested for Guarding the Courthouse
Mike Driscoll was hired to watch the Benton County courthouse after a suspiciously overheated stove. Prosser’s night policeman took his gun, and the prosecuting attorney had him fined for carrying a concealed weapon.