June 29, 1943, Washington D.C. – In a bizarre tale of office intrigue, Ranee Baker has found himself at the center of a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. The hapless clerk has been plagued by the theft of his Coca-Cola stash, with courthouse deputies seemingly taking great pleasure in pilfering his precious drinks. Ranee’s water cooler and office desert cooler have become the scenes of repeated crimes, with his colleagues calmly helping themselves to his beverages whenever he’s not looking.
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Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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