Yonkel the Jink and a Holiday Tragedy on Mulberry Street
A vivid tale in old New York about Yonkel the Jink a small time operator who loses at craps and reshapes luck. A December hijack ends with the burial of Alfie in a $1000 wood box as Yonkel defends Alfies misunderstood status and the Kingston crew reflects on sentiment in crime.
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New York
Yonkel
Montclair
Ming
Prac
Ice
Bugs
Mymor
Little Alte
Alfie
Ale
Anthony Abbondando
Mulberry Street
Jink's Downfall and Yonkel’s Narrow Escape
Yonkel faces a failed plan after the Jink is voted down and a note to Abbondon is issued. He inches toward a funeral, overhears scheming above Seapfolk’s Market, boards the Interboro Rapid Trust to Pelham, and seeks a bold future with a single C note in hand as gang tensions rise.
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Saneta Furs
Seapfolk
Yonth
Interboro Rapid Trust
Pelham
Yonkel
Scapiolli's
Yank
Sramoli
Haigler Re-Elected By Alabama CIO
Carey E Hagler of Birmingham was reelected president of the Alabama CIO at its ninth annual convention in Montgomery. Eugene M Wells of Birmingham was elected to a third term as secretary treasurer. Delegates included Hagler as organizational director and Wells as alternate delegate. The convention endorsed constitutional revisions and labor law repeal actions.
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Montgomery
Carey
E. Hagler
Birmingham
We Alabama Cio Conner
Eugene M. Wells
Birt Noms FC
United Steel Workers
Maigier
CIO
Portland
Ore Wells
Alabama
Department of Labor
Hal Boyle Column Uses German Eavesdropping Tales
The Hal Boyle column humorously describes German spying and tattle habits among workers, noting how fear and suspicion spread in wartime America. It portrays a mix of exaggerated anecdotes about German intelligence and social chatter, reflecting wartime paranoia.
Cancer Fund Quota Reaches 790 in Geneva Drive
Geneva residents are urged to fulfill the cancer fund quota of 790 with donations directed to the Geneva Coin offices at the post office box and Midtown address. The notice lists organizers and local supporters including Mrs Mew, Mbairdark, and Yel, and calls for contributions to help acquire equipment and care facilities.
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Geneva
Geneva Cones
PO Mos
Ata Imrey
Hoard of Education Study on Reading Errors
Research by the Hoard of Education found the most common unreadable errors involve the letters A E R and T. The report notes a high incidence of these letters in illegible writing and urges improved literacy techniques.
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New York
Hoard of Education
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Clyde Jewell
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the Home
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Cafiberia
Faison High School
Bhami
Fla
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Cleveland
le Tourneau, Inc
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Ward
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Hal Boyle
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Uae
Piass Informatie
Ebayer
Hearing Authority
Houston
To & Pml
Getitkeister
Ecapaoe
Browns Hearing Aid Service
Momile
Atamaen
Lydia E. Pinkham
Howard Ward von Nbe
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Pen-Am Man
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