Sugar House Bulletin | 1948-03-26 | Page 11 | Bandit it Just a 'Crumb'; Waitress Proves Her Point

Bandit Is lust a 'Crumb'; Waitress Proves Her Point DETEOIT. Mrs. Imogene Cor-retta, Cor-retta, 38, waitress in a local restaurant, restau-rant, brushed off a would-be bandit as she might have flicked a bread crumb off the counter, holdup squad Officers said. A man strode into the restaurant, right hand threateningly in his overcoat over-coat pocket in the approved manner. man-ner. He announced boldly, "This is a stickup." QMr. Corretta pretended not to hear him. "Open the cash register," the desperado des-perado blustered. Mrs. Corretta ignored him. The "bandit" reached across the counter and started to open the till himself. Mrs. Corretta calmly rapped him across the back of his hand with the dull edge of a large butcher knife and the toughie yelped and fled.