Crime in America by Estes Kefauver exposes Philadelphia rackets
In a condensed excerpt from Crime in America, Estes Kefauver's testimony details police payoffs, political influence, and the numbers racket in Philadelphia. It profiles racketeer Harry Stromberg, detective George Richardson, and the casino of corruption linking police, politicians, and businessmen, with cases of coercion and bribes.
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Public Safety
Samuel H. Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Police Department
Philadelphia System of Civil Service Regulations
Philadelphia
Bernard Samuels
Harry Stromberg
Nig Rosen
Stromberg
Stronberg
New York City
George Richardson
Richardson
New York
Greater
Mahoff
Philadelphia Steel
Louis Crusco
Strunk Steel Co
Crusco
Philadelphia Transit Co
America
Estes Kefauver
Cor
Doubleday, Inc
General Features Corp
WNU
Central Shore Basketball League Schedule
Central Shore Basketball League presents a dense schedule from December to February. Games feature Federalsburg, St Michaels, Denton, Cambridge, Ridgely, and Hurlock across multiple dates with pairings such as Federalsburg at St Michaels and Ridgely at St Michaels.
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Central Shore Basketball League
Federalsburg
St. Michaels
Denton
Cambridge
Ridgely
Hurlock
Tight Scoring Race Builds In Sho League Eastern Shore
A close individual scoring race shapes up in the Eastern Shore Soccer League after the first round. Rampmeyer of Ridgely and Messick of Federalsburg each sit on nine points, with Walls of Kent Island pressing from seven tallies in four recent games. Pippin Blann and Richardson trail with six each, while Federalsburg tops league offense with 26 points and Queen Anne has 25.
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Eastern Shore Soccer League
A. R
Tommy” Rampmeyer
Bill Messick
Rampmeyer
Ridgely Club
Messick
Federalsburg Feds
Queen Anne
Don Walls
Kent Island
Greensboro
Marvin “Shingle
Pippin
Roland “Skippy
Blann
Jack Richardson
Oxford
Richardson
Federalsburg
Ridgely
Hurlock
A. R. Rampmeyer
Marvin Pippin
Roland Blann
Russell Eaton
Giles Alderman
Lack Of Phosphorus Triggers Cattle Appetite for Indigestibles
A phosphorus deficiency in cattle can cause them to chew indigestible objects such as stones, wood, or rubbish. The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association urges checking phosphorus intake when such behavior appears. Ignoring it risks unthriftiness, lameness, reduced milk, and fewer calves.
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Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Photographer Stranded on Bombed Island Recounts Nightmare
A photographer recalls feeling like the last man on earth after becoming stranded on a tiny atom bombed island. His perilous adventure is featured in the December 9 issue of The American Weekly, the magazine circulated with the Baltimore Sunday American.
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American Weekly
Nation
Baltimore Sunday American
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Crime In America
United States
Joseph Sloane
Common Pleas Court
Lice
Michael McDonald
Jack Rogers
Rogers
McDonald
Mike Caserta
Caserta
Vincent Elwell
Mike
Elwell
Captain Elwell
Nevada
Archive
Sho’ Soccer League
Sale Electric Company
Clinton Morris
Farsall
Burrsville
Maryland
P. O. Harrington
Delaware
Telephones
Sll
Harrington
Coca-Cola Company
Easton Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Inc
Easton, MD
Fox
Hampshires
A. W. Perdue & Son
Ocean City Rd
Salisbury, Md
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