Crime in America recounts St Louis gambling mob history
United States Senator Estes Kefauver presents a Senate Crime Committee report on St Louis area crime focused on illegal gambling. The piece details mobs including the Hogan, Egan Rats, Cuckoo gang, Green Dagoes, and Pillow gang, as well as bookmaking operations led by Carroll Mooney and Rich & Co. It notes vast betting volumes, Western Union involvement, and testimonies revealing networks across Missouri and Illinois with significant profits and notable figures.
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America
Estes Kefauver
United States
St. Louis
Senate Crime Committee
James Joseph Carroll
Cauca I
Missouri-Southwest
Illinois
Hogan Mob
Egan Rats
Cuckoo Gang
Green Dagoes
Pillow
Carmelo Fresina
Fresina
Sheltons
Birgers
J. J. Carroll
Carroll
Carroll-Mooney
East St. Louis
Wil
Frank Costello
Costello
Carrool
Washington
Rich
Rich-Wyman
Carroll-Mooney-Grady
Western Union Telegraph Co
Rich Company
Weatern Union
The
Rich & Co
Romissson
Jason
Lucra
Western Union stockholder Molasky linked to betting network
A 1950 committee report details William Molasky of St Louis as a major Western Union stockholder and gambler. It says the firm’s facilities may have been misused in state-law violations. Molasky, once a paperboy, runs a horse racing sheet and holds 18,050 Western Union shares valued at $783,000, plus 35 percent of Pioneer News, a racing wire.
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Western Union
William Molasky
St. Louis
Aiitribeian
Molasky
Pioneer News
Fantasia In Law Enforcement In Louisiana
Senate Crime Committee ends a full history of local infiltration by the national crime syndicate in Louisiana. It details alliances with Costello and Kastel and traces Marcello’s control of gambling, slot machines, and related networks in New Orleans and state crime operations.
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Louisiana
Senate Crime Committee
National Crime Syndicate
New Orleans
de- Lesseps S. Morrison
Costello- Lansky-Adonis
Frank Costello
Philip
Dandy
Phil) Kastel
Kastel
Carlos
Marcello
Uigiana
al Capone
Anthony
Nar‘cotica
John J. Grosch
Orleans Parish
Johnnie
Smile Awhile SS Acute Stage Humorous Exchanges
A collection of witty vignettes and quips exploring misunderstandings about language and everyday objects. The banter contrasts ships and cargo with shipments, doughnuts, photography, and light social banter with a playful edge.
Springfield Cook Wins 50 Awards at State Fair
Springfield cook Miss Smith headlines Illinois State Fair wins with 50 awards including Grand Cook of Today and Governor's Cookie Jar. She praises Fleischmanns Active Dry Yeast for quick rising dough and festive yeast raised treats.
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Springfield
Cook
Miss Smith
Fleischmann
Fleinchmann
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