California Gambling Racket Saga Exposes Wellspring of Corruption
A West Coast probe into California crime reveals vast gambling networks led by Guarantee Finance Co in Los Angeles, with $6 million bookmaking ties. The investigation tracks Lt James Fiske, Captain Guasti, Sammy Rummel, Mickey Cohen, Arthur Samish, and the state’s political money web, including the 5-cent fund used to influence lawmakers. Credits to Kefauver’s Crime in America outline upcoming coverage on upstate New York laws.
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California
Los Angeles
California Crime Commission
Guarantee Finance Co
Florida
William H. Parker
Sunset Strip
Riske
al Guasti
Sammy Rummel
Mickey Cohen
Mickey
Internal Revenue Bureau
Cohen
Lavonne
Coke
West Coast
Arthur H. Samush
Samish
California State Brewers’ Institute
Howard R. Philbrick
Arthur E. Samish
Philbrick
State Brewers’ Institute
Institute
Budget Wise New Year Meats From Turkey to Pork
Dorothy Barclay advises shifting from turkey to other meats for New Year meals. Broiling chicks production soars to 1.75 billion by 1951 end and chicken intake rises. USDA forecasts 129 million more birds than the prior record, with pork production likely to hit weekly records into spring.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Texas and Missouri Keen Gridders and the Scholarship Debate
The piece discusses recruiting patterns in college football with focus on Texas and Missouri, noting Texas dominates with local players and many prep schools. It argues for separate divisions or classifications for teams with athletic scholarships versus those without, to ensure fair comparisons and ratings.
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Texas
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Ohio
SMU
TCU
Rice
Baylor
Texas A and M
United States
N.C.A.A
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Split Up May Follow In Boxing Due To Training Debates
The article argues a possible division in how football and boxing are run, noting James Joseph Tunney as exceptionally disciplined. It highlights his seven year prep for a Dempsey test, strict training, and self managed program including mental training and concentration focus. Tunney reportedly ran long road workouts and even trained during golf, signaling intense conditioning habits.
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James Joseph Tunney
Tunney
Wheelchair Burglar Boasts Of Master Skill In Oakland
Leo Whaley a 15 year old cripple in a wheelchair was caught burglarizing a Oakland home. He boasted to officers that he had masterminded two gangs in prior crimes and demonstrated lock picking by opening police files. Whaley cased the MacDonald residence and entered through an unlocked rear door. He said he attended handicapped classes at a local elementary school.
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Oakland
Calif
Leo Whaley
Leon Carroll
Leo
Whaley
Harry J. MacDonald
Tulane
County Board Seeks Newsroom Notes From Local Press
Madison county supervisors form a public relations committee and ask reporters at meetings to show notes. The chair calls it not a demand but to ensure accurate coverage. Attending journalists say they will cooperate to some extent, stressing it is not censorship.
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Wampsville
N.Y
Madison County Supervisors
Louisiana farmers stock ponds with bream and bass
Webster parish farmers stock new ponds with 30 000 hatchery raised bluegill bream. Twenty two farmers participate in building ponds to assure livestock water, with 8 000 largemouth bass to be distributed next spring.
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Minden
Webster Parish
Pretty outfits for small fry pattern notes
Sew-rite perforated patterns No. 8601 and No. 8738 feature children’s dresses. Pattern 8601 offers a simple dress with pinafore and a sleeveless dress with a button-on jacket in sizes 2 to 12. Pattern 8738 includes a dress with a bolero in sizes 1 to 6 years. Two separate patterns available.
Slip of Tongue and Spending Puzzles in Rural Trade
The railroad claims chief questions a pig loss report after a farmer’s lisped response. He rewrites the claim to read two sows and twenty five pigs. Government Executive jokes about spending 120 million, suggesting a Mississippi bridge as a relief idea.
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Mississippi
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