Jimmy’s Old Joint Stirs Many Tales
Washington columnist recalls Jimmy La Fontaine’s gambling den straddling D C and Maryland. Fire destroyed the joint after years of high stakes, raids, and colorful memory. Haight describes chances won and lost, noting the establishment’s defiant crossjurisdiction stance.
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Bob Considine
Washington
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Walter Haight
Washington Post
Times Herald
Jimmy la Fontaine
Walter
District of Columbia
Maryland
Jimmy's Place and the Gilded Era of Washington Gambling
An anecdotal reminiscence recalls Jimmy, a Washington keyholder to a famed gambling spot, hosting cabinet officers and dignitaries. It chronicles his rise, the mob’s influence, a dramatic $3,000 loss by a man and his wife, and legends of fortunes and power, ending with Jimmy claiming control of the joint.
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Edward G. Robinson
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Ed Bradley
Palm Beach
Old Jimmy
Baltimore
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New equipment costs and totals reported
The article lists new equipment costs with line items including 1,494.28 and 1954.83 933.39 totaling 6,014.10. No additional context or entities beyond figures are provided in readable text.
Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher Set June 17 Wedding
Hollywood AP reports the engagement of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher and a confirmed wedding date of June 17. The couple has not announced the ceremony location, though it may take place in California.
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Debbie Reynolds
Eddie Fisher
California
GM sets 75 dollar subscription price for new stock
General Motors Corp announces a subscription price of 75 per share for 4,380,683 shares of additional common stock. The stock closed the day at 102 per share on the New York Stock Exchange. Directors declare a 1 per share dividend payable March 10 to holders of record February 14. Notice of will hearing appears for Anna Mae Sirowy in Linn County Iowa.
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NEW York
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Ubicek
Noval & Kubicek
Shareholders Offered Dividend and New Shares Plan
Shareholders will not participate in the dividend. The offering of additional common shares will convert stockholders of record Feb 8 in a ratio of one new share for every 20 shares held. Congressional salaries are subject to income taxes.
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