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January 4, 2013 by TimHughes · Leave a Comment
The “Detroit Free Press” issue of December 12, 1939 report this interesting incident which affected–of all organizations–a fire company…
Filed under: The 20th & 21st Centuries, Unusual, Fun & Bizarre
Tagged: 20th century, fire fighting, firefighting, humor, just for fun