Crime in America Exposes West Coast Rackets and Samish Fund
A Kefauver report details California gambling rings led by a seven figure operation fronting as a loan firm, with police, sheriff, and political links. It highlights the Guarantee Finance Co fiasco, payoffs, and a Nevada-like climate of corruption, including Mickey Cohen, Lt. James Fiske, and Arthur H. Samish. The piece traces tax evasion cases and the vast unrecorded Samish fund from the State Brewers Institute, revealing a web of influence and bribery across Los Angeles and Sacramento.
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California
Los Angeles
California Crime Commission
Guarantee Finance Co
Florida
William H. Parker
Los Aneles County
Sunset Strip
Parker
James Fiske
Fiske
al Guasti
Arthur H. Samish
Samish
California State Brewers’ Institute
Howard R. Philbrick
Arthur E.samish
Philbrick
State Brewers’ Institute
Institute
Teash
New York
Sewing Circle Patterns and Straitlaced Exchange
A humor filled snippet shows a woman boasting of entering two contests for beauty in a sewing circle while a man comments on her excitement. An Ozarks porch exchange follows with a tourist asking distance and an elder woman replying with a wry rural math joke about walking straight.
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Ozarks
Entire Family Helps With Preparations For the Holiday
A home guide urges family unity in Christmas prep with tree gathering, decorating, a nativity, bedside trees for sick relatives, and a coordinated gift exchange. Include songs, dancing, games, and a post party writing prompt on what Christmas means, to reveal faith and sincerity.
How old is Santa Claus this Christmas
The article traces Santa’s origins to European legends and St Nicholas. It states the American Santa is 88 years old this Christmas, noting Thomas Nast popularized the jolly form in 1863 for a book of Christmas poems by J M Gregory.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Europe
St. Nicholas
Myra
Thomas Nast
J. M. Gregory
Old Toys Make Charming Apron Gift for Young Housekeepers
Old toys with fresh paint inspire simple gift ideas. A decorated apron from a feed or flour sack suits a young housekeeper, turning thrift into a thoughtful present.
Early Puritans Frowned On Christmas Festivities
The Puritans opposed Christmas celebrations in 1659 Massachusetts. The general court decreed that anyone observing Christmas would be fined five shillings for each offense, reflecting their preference for Thanksgiving observances.
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General Court of
Massachusetts
America
Wheelchair Burglar Boasts He's Master Criminal
In Oakland California Leo Whaley a 16 year old in a wheelchair was caught burglarizing a home He claimed to have led two gangs and showed officers a perfect set of pick keys Police Lt Leon Carroll noted his skill and the break in followed his visiting a handicapped class at a local elementary school
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Kummel
Guasti
Carl Pearson
Lawrence Shaffer
Sheriff's
Shaffer
Rummel
Oakland
Calif
Leo Whaley
Leon Carroll
Leo
Whaley
Harry J. MacDonald
Visitor Sees Dual Jerusalems Along Tel Aviv Border
A traveler observes two Jerusalems near Tel Aviv as Palestinian merchants in camel laden streets create a scene reminiscent of the Magi. The modern city with streetcars hotels and autos contrasts with the ancient walled jetty and archways where donkeys and camels remain the primary transport.
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Mediterranean
Tel Aviv
Arens
Jerusalems
Christ
Prize-Winning Farmwife Rizzo Counts 52 Prizes
Cedar Falls Iowa mother of three, Mrs Joseph J Rizzo, has won 52 prizes in 32 years at state and county fairs. Her latest success came at the 1950 State Fair with eight prizes across three classifications. She favors Fleischmanns Active Dry Yeast for fast, easy, prize winning results and urges readers to use the best yeast for holiday baking.
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Joseph J. Rizzo
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Peter
Paula
Rizzo
Fleischmann
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United States
Mickey Cohen
Mickey
Max Shaman
Shaman
Cohen
Hollywood
Internal Revenue Bureau
Lavonne
Esten Kefauver
Cor
Doubleda Inc
General Features Corp
WNU
Santa Hikalaus
Riowie
Shusther
Merrie Englend
Christay
Jesus
Fryland
Adame St
Chicago
Sama
Jerusalem
Doan
Peter Pain
Casarigas
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