End of the Trail for Scarface Al Capone
The final chapter in a Kefauver committee series recounts Al Capone era crimes and his downfall. It covers Capone's 1929 Chicago massacre, trials leading to a prison sentence, transfer to Alcatraz, and his decline to deathly illness and burial in Chicago.
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Scarface al’ Capone
Treasury
Wilson
Frank
Hawthorne
Capone
James H. Wilkerson
Chicago
Guzik
Fischettis
Murray
Camel
Fragmented Clarksdale Notes On Culture And Politics
A column cites doorbell solicitation ethics in publishing, a midwest candidate paying men while women volunteered, hospital critiques, a royal wedding title issue in Britain, bloomers design history, jokes from a prison chaplain, bar cure, shaving thoughts, and TV broadcasting pressures. It also notes prescription sales growth and a UNC coach advising players to avoid cars.
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Clarksdale
Miss
Daily Press
England
Britain
Elizabeth Miller
Amelia Bloomer
New York
Sappho
Congress
Washington
Congressional
Truman
U. S
George M. Cohan
British Broadcasting Company
Labor Party
University of North Carolina
Carl Snavely
Draft Dodgers Few In Middle N C District
Assistant United States Attorney R Kennedy Harris said draft delinquencies in the middle district of North Carolina are at a very low level with no prosecutions to date under the current war. Few failures to report for induction have occurred, and delinquencies have declined since the Korean police action with adjustments handled locally by draft boards.
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Greensboro
United States
R. Kennedy Harris
Middle
North Carolina
Selective Service
Recreation Meet At Charlotte Continues Through Thursday
About 500 members of the Carolinas recreation society met in Charlotte for a mid century conference that began yesterday and runs through Thursday. The North Carolina recreation commission also met and unanimously opposed a federal curb on building recreational facilities.
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Charlotte
Carolinas Recreation Society
North Carolina Recreation Commission
Florists Elect New Officers at Southeast Meet
About 1,000 members of the Southeastern Florists Association voted for new officers during their silver anniversary meeting in Asheville. The program also included a growers clinic and a design school.
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Asheville
Southeastern Florists Association
Growers
Bicycle Training Boosts Football Players’ Endurance
The report describes a summer program where players ride bicycles to strengthen wind resistance and leg lift, aiming to improve drive and stamina for football. It notes athletes use cycling as cross training to enhance performance on the gridiron.
Duke seeks 8.65 million for 1950 51 plan to grow Duke
Duke University president Dr. Edens outlined a 8.65 million campaign for 1950 51 to fund scholarships fellowships professorships research libraries and new buildings. The drive aims to raise 4.5 million for academics 4 million for facilities and 3.65 million from alumni and friends with a goal of completing the campaign by June.
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Durham
Duke University
Joe Hollis Edens
Duke
Dr. Edens
United States
Edens
School of Law
West Campus Union
Sta
Long Time Between Salutes For Gotten Man Nabbed by MP
Gastonia report states 50 year old Thomas W. Pruitt was arrested by military police after eight years AWOL. Drafted at 42, he served two months before disappearing and faces transfer to a nearby army post from the city jail.
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Gastonia
Thomas W. Pruitt
L. C. Baxley
Pruitt
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By Freeman Fulbright
Central Press
House
Wiseacres
Bill
Thompson
Cook County
William F. Russell
St. Valen
Detective Bureau
Clark Street
George
Bugs) Moran
Herbert Hoover
Capones
Pennsylvania
Brotherly
Capone Gang
Ralph Capone
Dictments
Nitti
Jack
Greasy Thumb
Big Guy
Ag Ta Tn Eager Dye
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz
Terminal Island
Los Angeles
Scarface
Palm Island
Fla
Janee Ee
Enforcer
Sam” Hunt
By Neal O'Hara
Easel
N. C
Florists
Newmarket
Ont
James Brown
By Jimmy Hatlo
Acacia OR
Burlingame, Calif
Dodge
Time & Station
Horace G.ilderton
ST. Main ST
Showtime
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