Detroit rackets and labor strife linked to Perrone plant
In a detailed account from Estes Kaefauver, the Detroit Michigan Stove Co. and Briggs Manufacturing tie together labor struggles, illicit earnings, and mob influence. Santo Perrone, an illiterate worker, built a scrap contract that yielded 40 000 to 65 000 dollars yearly, while his brother Gaspar faced prison for whisky production. The report traces connections to UAW organizing, Adonis linked networks, and Detroit steel stock dealings involving Cleveland gamblers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fry
Perrones
Santo Perrone
Santo
Gaspar
United Auto Workers, Cio
Detroit-Michigan
UAW
Perrone
Immigration and Naturalization Service
United States
Detroit-Michigan Stove Co
Great Lakes
Michigan
Canada
Perrone-Stove Works
Briggs Manufacturing Co
The
Stove Works
Dean Robinson
Briggs
Woodmere Scrap Iron
Carl Renda
Ford
Adonis
Detroit
Cleveland
Detroit Steel Corp
Max J. Zivian
Detroit Steel
Reliance Steel Corp
Zivian
Reliance
Morris Dalitz
Dalitz
Cleveland Gambler
Notable Local Figures Die and Community Notices
Mr William R Breeding of Federalsburg dies after months of ill health leaving a widow and three sons. Dr Rollin Brock Page former Denton physician dies in a Baltimore hospital. funeral at Easton Sunday. Marriages include Paul Beauchamp and Edith Fountain in Elkton. couple to reside in Marcus Hook PA. Caroline County Farm and Home Products Exhibit lists many local lenders and supporters. Obituary for Howard Pritchett Greensboro resident dies after tuberculosis battle. service held. Community notes cover Williston Ladies Club meeting and 1927 officers. A Baltimore company seeks to build the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. charter filed with State Corporation Commission. Subscribe for The Journal today.
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Willam R. Breeding
Federalsburg
W. Ford Breeding
Seaford
Earle Breeding
Washington
T. Mark Breeding
Denton
Rollin Brock Page
Baltimore
M. K. Newnam
W. Lester Ball
Easton
Page
Ohio
University of Ohio
Maryland Medical College
Johns Hopkins University
Franklin Square Hospital
Wheeling
W. Va
Caroline
Grace Ball Page
Paul F. Beauchamp
William T. Beauchamp
Edith B. Fountain
C. N. Fountain
Burrsville
Elkton
Ernest I. Weaver
Caroline County Farm and Home Products
Peoples Bank
Denton National Bank
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Hillsboro Bank
Hillsboro
Provident State Bank
Preston
Eastern Shore Trust Co
the Bank of
Greensboro
Howard Pritchett
Sarah Cannon Pritchett
Eloise
Adeline
Addie Pritchett
Maude
Ralph
Carvil Pritchett
H. G. Budd
Greensboro Cemetery
Roland Pippin
Guy Pippin
Mildred Carroll
Maggie Carroll
Whiteleysburg
C. R. Curtis
Goldsboro
Concord
McKinley
oMeers
Rosa Hignutt
Flora Cooper
Clara I. Rice
Effie L. Hignutt
A. G. Gelletly
Helen H. Thawley
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Crime In America
Estes Kefauver
Underworld
Business World
John A. Fry
Mr. Fry
Woodmere
Renda
Briggs Union
New York
New Jersey
Ford Motor Co
Joseph Dota
Joe Adonis
Automotive Conveying Co
Edgewater
N. J
E&l Transport Co
Anthony D’‘Anna
D’anna
E&l
Harry Bennett
Henry Ford, Sr
Wyandotte
Mich
Bennett
California
Philadelphia
America
Estes Kaefauver
Cpr
Doubleday, Inc
General Features Corp
WNU
Wasane
Journal of
State TV Commission
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Company
Eastern Shore
Journal Today
Phelco
GALE
Gale Electric Company
Denton, MD
Tel
DR. Weygand
DR. Parker
Chiropractors
X-Ray Laboratory
Thurs
Sat
Cambridge
Morton
Purina Schows
Icee
Annen
el & Fd
Eddie Arnold
WBAL
Irs
Ernest Cooper Fire & Liability Insurance
Denton, Maryland
Cooper
Hawaii
Cooper's
Christmas Tree Lights R. GC. A. Television
Sunbeam
Carville Fleetwood Hardware Co
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