Wall Street Bank Embezzler Hides Three Million Loot
Walter E. Wolf, ex Continental Illinois manager, returns home after 15 years in prison for embezzling 3 666 929 dollars. The 56 year old has never disclosed the fate of the funds or how they vanished since 1931, leaving Oak Park friends and police puzzled.
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Chicago
Walter E. Wolf
Wolf
Sphinx
Stateville
Joliet
Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Company
Oak Park
Grand Jury Fails to Identify Walton County Lynchers
A federal grand jury reported it could not establish the identity of individuals involved in the July mass lynching near Monroe Walton County. Judge T Hoyt Davis recessed the panel rather than discharge it urging continuation if new information comes to light. The victims were Roger Malcolm and wife and George Dorsey and wife. rewards exceed 340000.
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Athens
Walton County
United States
T. Hoyt Davis
Roger Malcolm
George Dorsey
Monroe
Atlanta
Davis
Grand Jury
CIO WANTS RAISES OUT OF NEXT YEAR
Washington. CIO leader Phil Murray projects nine and a half billion dollars in 1947 profits and pushes a wage boost of 20 cents an hour plus two and a half billion for six million members. Critics call the plan reckless, warning it could trigger strikes, higher prices, and broader economic trouble.
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CIO
Washington
Phil Murray
Murray
Ford
General Motors
Vast Narcotics Traffic By Mafia
New York report details a vast narcotics operation run by a young Mafia network with East Harlem as a key center and bases in several major cities. Six men indicted on conspiracy charges faced arraignment. two are described as leaders, with one hospitalized. The scheme reportedly generates at least 1.5 million dollars yearly, spanning extortion, narcotics distribution, hijackings, and political corruption aided by a national grand council.
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New York
East Harlem
Gerald H. Williams
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Frank S. Hogan
Williams
Blizzard the penguin in Memphis suffers mixed season blues
Blizzard the penguin at the Memphis zoo shed feathers and shivered as winter arrived in December. Zoo officials described his condition as an acute schizophrenic disorder with emotional disturbance, noting the bird’s wish to return to the south pole with explorers.
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Memphis
Tenn
Blizzard
Antarctic
Zoo
N. J. Melroy
Melroy
South Pole
Admiral Byrd
Air Force cuts accidents to postwar low, three months
The Army Air Force reported on Thursday that accidents among personnel have fallen to a postwar low in the last three months, marking improved safety as Washington notes progress.
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Washington
Army Air Force
Regional groups extend reach to Texas and Louisiana
In Detroit Cleveland Chicago and Kansas City the Kansas City and Chicago groups extend their influence to Texas and Louisiana according to the supervisor. The remarks highlight cross state activity and organizational spread beyond the Midwest.
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Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Kansas City
Texas
Louisiana
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Lamont I. Beck
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Jimmy Durante
Peter Lawford
Henry Koster
Myles Connally
James O'Hanlon
Harry Crane
Joe Pasternae
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Walla
Urlluns
SUN
MON
Ameatade Knox
Russell
Sister
Dudley Nichols
Dudley Midhoh
Alexander Kaos
Mary McCarthy
Braaten Trucking
Bane Niatien
Western Newspaper Union
the Cherub
Boulder Creamery
Everett
Johnnie
Fred
Jake
Jake’s
Mary
Albert
Joe
Foan
Arnold
OSE Motor Company
Chuck
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Norman
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