Policy Game Reveals Racket Grip on Nation
This second NEA Service report exposes the numbers game as a nationwide racket drawing millions daily. It discusses how mobsters shifted from prohibition income to the numbers schemes, targeting gullible bettors willing to risk necessities for a big win. The article notes about 2,000,000 Americans participate, with roughly half the take as profit. It explains how the three digit bets work and the wide range of schemes backed by organized crime.
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NEA Service
NEA
Numbers Betting and Mutuel Payoffs in Historic Odds Ring
The piece explains how betting numbers are derived from mutuel figures across races, using totals from win, place, and show results to form a winning number. It describes methods like treasury balances, stock totals, and bank clearances as sources for digits, with examples such as 47 and 9, and notes risk from raids or operator manipulation.
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Treasury
Health Service Fights Paralysis
Health Service outlines infantile paralysis concerns in the United States, detailing prevention limits, emphasis on post illness care, and the Four point plan by a new national foundation to coordinate research, care, and orthopedic support nationwide. The piece notes vaccines limited progress and calls for centralized aid and public fundraising efforts aligned with the President’s Birthday celebrations.
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DH. Thomas Parran Bnrgeor
U.S. Public Wealth Service
Washington, D. C
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Public Health Service
Georgia Warn Springs Foundation
National Foundation
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Dreams violence aid police fave roles in Numbers Racket
A fragmented OCR text discusses a numbers racket involving bets and commissions. It mentions a runner earning 1 percent, tips, and the risk of losing money if a dime is played. The piece notes how some fail to profit after large wins.
Public Health Service Fights Infantile Paralysis Basis of Need
The text outlines creating a national foundation to combat infantile paralysis. It emphasizes coordinating research, education, and clinical dissemination, funded through a nationwide drive centered on the President’s birthday. The aim is to empower physicians, reduce patient dependency, and mobilize voluntary agencies without duplication while avoiding direct control.
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United States
National Foundation
Unis National
Barbs on fashion boosts and public life notes
A pithy, satirical column lists fashion trends like pearl blond hair and jokes about red fire engine color. It surveys public topics from Chinese art treasures dispersed by war to West Point exams, labor strikes, Wall Street, and income tax forms. The piece references a 1898 presidential plan and urges professional support, noting a broad call for clarity and reform.
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Calotabs Boost Cold Fight Says Ad Copy
Calotabs are advertised as a thorough intestinal eliminant and diuretic to aid nature in throwing off colds. The ad claims cleansing the intestinal tract of virus-laden mucus and toxins and promoting elimination of cold poisons from blood. A family package costs twenty five cents and a trial package ten cents.
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