Sicilian Black Hand Agency Tied to U S Crime Network
Senate crime investigators reportedly have evidence that the Sicilian Black Hand Society also known as the Mafia is responsible for major crime in the United States. The inquiry targets immigration and citizenship records of criminals and big-time gamblers to link them to the organization.
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Washington
H— Senate
Black Hand Society
United States
Senate
Kefauver D.tenn
U. S
H. J. Anslinger
Kefauver
General Sessions Court
New York
Col
Garland Willams
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Williams
Frank Costello
Senate Commerce
Costello
Willams
Joseph
Pip-the-Blind
Galiano
Charles ‘‘Little Bullet
Albero
Sicily
Market report Chicago hogs and cattle prices June 12
Markets report USDA salable hogs 11 000 with top 20 60 for a load and varied 180 to 600 lb tiers. Cattle and calves show 11 000 salable cattle and 500 calves with fed steers 29 25 to 31 75, heifers 29 60 to 31 00, cows 18 75 to 24 00, and stock categories 22 00 to 24 00 for sausage balls and 25 00 to 29 00 for feeders.
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Chicago
USDA
Wife and daughter mourned in church funeral details
Pallbearers named Thomas Cooper A Brady Pete Hernandez P J Chambers H W Holdings and J B Rutledge carried the casket for the service. Honorary pallbearers included Rev E W Davis Rev J E Allen Rev Cecil Janway and the family’s friends. Mrs Waldon had lived in the community.
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Thomas Cooper
A. Brady
Pete Hernandez
P. J. Chambers
H. W. Holdings
J. B. Rutledge
E. W. Davis
J. E. Allen
Cecil Janway
Mrs. Waldon
Longtime Twin Cities resident dies leaving large family
Twin Cities woman active in church work for 11 years dies. She taught Sunday School and led local and state women’s mission groups. Survived by husband, an only son Jory Loyce Walden, three daughters Naweeta Danita Lamela, six brothers and seven sisters. Brothers live in California, Arkansas, and Wesson. Sisters reside in Emerson Ark Dayton Tex Anahuac Tex El Dorado Ark Detroit Mich. The death coincides with her mother’s passing, the first in the large family.
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Twin Cities
Woman's Missionary Council
Jory Loyce Walden
Naweeta
Danita
Lamela
Jeppie Bradley
Redding
Calif
Clyde Bradley
Smackover
Ark
Roy Bradley
Camden
Henry
Dewey
Claude Bradley
Wesson
O. W. Whaley
Emerson Ark
Argie Bell Williams
Holly
Juanita Malone
Dayton
Tex
F. T. Collay
Anahuac
Jim Garrett
el Dorado
Zeno Bruton
Christie Sandeffer
Detroit
Mich
Drowned on River Trip After Dam Collision
Four men perished when a cruiser struck a dam while traveling a river. Survivors Kreig Wolfenden and Wright described a harrowing sequence as the vessel flipped, went under, and participants fought heavy undertow before rescue arrived.
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Kreig
Wolfenden
Wright
Harry Gold to appear for expected hearing today
Philadelphia June 12. Harry Gold accused of acting as intermediary in delivering atomic secrets to Russia will face Federal District Judge James P. McGranery at 9 a.m. EST. A plea could be possible if granted permission by the U. S. attorney. Gold, a 39 year old chemist, was indicted in Brooklyn on wartime espionage charges. He may be removed to Brooklyn for trial on capital punishment charges.
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Philadelphia
Harry Gold
Russia
James P. McGranery
Brooklyn
Gold
U. S
Philadelphia General Hospital
Rersonal
Resonal
Free Book on Arthritis and Rheumatism in Excelsior Springs
Excelsior Springs Missouri June 12 A specialized system for rheumatism and arthritis promises a free book to readers who write for it The book Rheumatism explains why drugs give only temporary relief and how to obtain lasting relief There is no obligation and it may save years of misery Address letters to The Ball Clinic Dept 3702 Excelsior Springs Missouri writing today
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Excelsior Springs
Ball Clinic
Missouri
Morristown Striking Textile Workers Face Escalating Police Action
Fresh highway patrol reinforcements were sent to Morristown to police the IOU Textile Workers strike at the American Enka Corp rayon plant. Twenty two troopers joined about fifty in Morristown as dynamite was exploded at non strikers homes and a carload attack occurred on Saturday. The strike began March 28 and seeks a 23 cent hourly wage increase. the plant offers 10 cents. Union officials condemn the violence and urge lawful conduct.
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Morristown
Tenn
Strifetown
American Enka Corp. Rayon
Nashville
Robert Medlin
Kingsport
Gilbert
Cookeville
Gordon Browning
National Guard
C.I.O. Textile Workers Union
Medlin
Murry Bible
Hugh Bloomer
Bean Station
H. S. Williams
Military Secrets Guarded by Amazon Tribes
Smithsonian ethnologist Dr Kalervo Oberg reports the Nambiguara and Terena tribes in the Amazon have limited contact with whites. The tribes guard their military secrets, hide bows and arrows when strangers approach, and maintain a primitive culture with feather headdresses painted bodies and ritual ceremonies amid dense forest headwaters.
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Washington
Kalervo Oberg
Smithsonian Institution
Amazon Jungles
Oberg
Amazon
Smithsonian
Kansas City Tower Standoff Ends After Promise of TV Appearance
A 36-year-old laborer, Joe Washington, climbed 475 feet up the 724-foot WDAF tower and threatened self harm for about an hour. Firemen assisted as Randall Jessee tried to reason him down. He descended after being promised a personal TV appearance and was booked for investigation at police headquarters.
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Kansas City
Joe Washington
Washington
WDAF
Randall Jessee
Potatoes Market Report With Prices and Arrivals
USDA potato market notes show arrivals 284 on track 301 with total U S shipments 1121 Friday 461 and Sunday 11. Demand is moderate and slightly stronger for whites and firmer for reds. Arizona Bliss Triumphs at 3 70 to 3 75, California Bliss Triumphs 3 65 to 3 75, Long Whites 3 15 to 3 45, Pontiacs 3 55.
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Chicago
U. S
Arizona Bliss
California Bliss
Butter And Eggs Prices From Chicago Market Report
Butter steady on two day receipts 913 and 295 with wholesale prices unchanged. Eggs steady with 24 204 receipts and minor 1/2 cent per dozen check price adjustments. Specific grades and scores listed for various butter and egg classifications.
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Chicago
U. S
Live poultry prices hold steady after steady receipts
USDA reports show receipts of 29 loads with prices unchanged to 1.5 cents higher. Heavy hens bring 21 to 24 cents per pound, light hens 20 to 21, roosters 30 to 33, fryers 25 to 31, old roosters 16 to 16.5, ducklings not quoted.
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Chicago
USDA
Cotton Futures Tumble Then Partial Recovery In NY Trade
Cotton futures weakened under profit taking and hedge selling with CCC pools and loan equities buying cited as factors. Declines reached 1.55 per bale before a partial rebound on trade buying and short covering. West Texas rains were seen as beneficial and in clear weather today for cotton. Late afternoon prices fell 20 to 75 cents per bale with July at 33.70, October 33.33, December 33.28.
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New York
Commission House
CCC
Texas
New York Stocks Make Modest Advance Amid Tepid Trading
New York June 12. The stock market showed cautious progress with only limited gains. Traders reported a subdued session as small advances appeared across several issues, while decliners outnumbered gainers in parts of the list.
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New York
North Korea official defects during border broadcast
Seoul reports Lt. Han Kook Sun, a cultural information chief for the northern regime, traveled to the border to urge South Korean soldiers to desert. As he prepared to address troops, a South Korean loud speaker urged Koreans to abandon communism and seek freedom. Han and three enlisted men then surrendered.
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Seoul
Korea
Han Kook Sun
North Korea
Han
Russia
Florida winter racing boosts state revenue in 1949 50
The 1949 50 Florida winter horse racing season contributed 8 239 313 25 dollars to state coffers. Hi aleah accounted for 49 percent of the total, underscoring its major impact on the industry and public funds.
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Florida
Hialeah
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