Fall of Detroit Purple Gang Ends Long Crime Era
Detroit in 1930s history ends with the murder of Harry Millman, last of the Purple gang. The group once numbered about 50 and controlled bootlegging, speakeasies, and crime across the Midwest, with leaders like Abe Axler and Eddie Fletcher killed in gang battles. Police killings, prison sentences, and racketeering ties eroded the outfit after 1933 as Prohibition faded.
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Middle West
Purple Gang
Harry Millman
St. Louis
Abe Axler
Eddie Fletcher
Axler
Fletcher
Oakland Sugar Company
Chicago
New York
Little Navy Gang
Izzy Luther
Joe” Lebkowitz
Hymie Paul
Marquette Branch
Irving Shapero
Frank Klayman
Ohio State Penitentiary
Jack Selbin
Phil Keywell
Southern Michigan
Maurice Raider
Earl Pasnam
Henry Shorr
The
Purples
Bro
Charlie
Professor) Auerbach
Fleisher Brothers
Joseph Stein
Alcatraz
Millman
Rhodes candidate Elmo Hunter named for Missouri
Elmo B. Hunter a Jefferson City law student at the University of Missouri has been chosen to represent Missouri in regional Rhodes scholarship examinations. He joins John Samuel Meyers a political science graduate from Washington University in St Louis as Missouri’s two nominees. Hunter will travel to Des Moines Iowa on Monday for the regional tests with four of the twelve finalists earning two years of study at Oxford University.
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Elmo B. Hunter
Jefferson City
University of Missouri
Rhodes
Frederick A. Middlebush
Missouri
John Samuel Meyers
Washington University
St. Louis
Young Hunter
Des Moines
Oxford University
Flashes of Life includes water pistol gunplay in Philadelphia
A clothing store incident in Philadelphia ends with Louis Blatt firing a water pistol at an armed bandit who grabbed him. The weapon misfires as the bandit escapes, Blatt pursued but unharmed. The scene blends danger with a harmless prank.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Louis Blatt
Blatt
Christmas bonuses and dividends at Missouri bank
PICK-UPS employees at the Central Missouri Trust Co will receive a Christmas bonus equal to one month’s pay this year. Officials also announced a regular dividend of $2 per share and a special dividend of $1. Governor Stark hosted Jefferson City newspapermen at a dinner at the mansion last night. About 25 attended. The Roscoe Enroe Post American Legion mapped plans for its annual Christmas party next Monday night at the Knights of Columbus hall. A report from Oklahoma City notes the death of O. B. Tetrick, former Capital Cition. Fire in Steubenville destroyed a hotel, a 16th century German Bible, a Revolutionary War sword, and 4,000 other books in the Mangler Becker suite. Postmasters Don Roy King at Gallatin and Pearl E. Bussett at Wardell were confirmed by the Senate. The Purple Gang shooting ended with nine bullets piercing its target and four others wounded.
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Central Missouri Trust Co
Roscoe Enroe
American Legion
Knights of Columbus Hall
Steubenville, O
William A. Becker
GOP Nominates Frank to Head New Policy Panel
The Republican National Committee chose Dr. Glenn Frank to head a new policy forming committee at a four day caucus in St Louis. Frank denied invitations and said he had no contact with the group. The panel aims to draft a party principles declaration for upcoming campaigns and includes leaders from industry finance and agriculture among 135 to 140 members.
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ST. Louis
Republican National Executive Committee
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Hamilton
Chicago
John D. M. Hamilton
Frank
Executive Committee
National Committee
Hoover's plan to replace the New Deal with private enterprise
Former President Hoover outlined a new economic system to supplant the New Deal, arguing the planned economy erodes constitutional checks, increases deficits, and fuels fear. He urged private enterprise, cost reduction, maximum production through invention and waste elimination, plus regulated business, cross-group cooperation, and a poverty and fear reduction focus.
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Hoover
Chicago
Economic Club
Congress
Washington
Nine groups share steering committee roles in 90 members
The 90 member steering committee includes nine in each of the first group and features past and present labor leaders in at least five slots. Social workers and educators take three each. 14 women including housewives, attorneys, businesswomen and an aviatrix are listed. The roster also shows former governors, four judges, and about six former state legislators, plus former treasury aides, six manufacturers, two newspaper men and 16 other professionals. Death Strikes With Success in Cleveland details Bill Shear 54, penniless yet earned thousands, dying while drilling a top local well. Findlay Ohio planned to make drunk drivers chop wood in public instead of jail.
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the Treasury
KruGon touted as miracle laxative tonic in Galesburg
Anna Cashman of Galesburg Illinois credits KruGon with reversing years of ill health including weak spells kidney disorder back pain and insomnia. The KruGon Man at Tolson's Drug Co. promotes samples and explains the new laxative tonic claimed to regulate bowels tone the system and restore energy after over a decade of failed medicines.
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Anna Cashman
KruGon
North Broad Street
Galesburg
Illinois
Mrs. Cashman
Tolson’s Drug Co
A H Baker Dies At 61 Former Livestock Exchange Leader
A. H. Dell Baker 61 former president of the National Livestock Exchange and St. Joseph Livestock Exchange died last night in St. Joseph Massachusetts. He also served on the St. Joseph police board.
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A. H. Baker
Diey
ST. Joseph
A. H. (Dell) Baker
National Livestock Exchange
Federal racketeering verdict nets another victory
New York dec 17 AP John Harland Amen the federal government’s racketeering fighter scored a fresh win with a jury conviction of the International Fur Workers Union of the United States and Canada two locals two ex presidents and three organizers plus Nat Rosse of the Dressers in a 75 million a year dress goods racket case. Acquittals were returned for two alleged strong arm men. The trial alleged arson acid throwing pipe bombing explosions and assaults used to force cooperation with the Factor corporation linked to Buchalter and Shapiro.
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New York
John Harland Amen
Amen
U. S
International Fur Workers Union
United States
Canada
Rosse
Morris Kaufman
International
Morris Reiss
Philip ‘Silberstein
Isaac Hertzberg
William Cohen l
Joseph Marmell
John C. Knox
Sterich
Factor Corporation
Louis
Lepke)Buchalter
Jacob
Gurrah) Shapiro
Buchalter
Shapiro
Thomas Ewey
PENSION CHECKS DRAW HUNDREDS IN TEXAS
In Austin Texas on December 17 AP reports Uncle Sam gains over 1000 new Texans through naturalization tied to state old age pensions. Naturalization inspectors say many applicants seek citizenship to qualify for pension benefits with P J Pung noting several hundred already pursued citizenship to obtain state support.
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Austin
Texas
Sam
P. J. Pung
San Antonio
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