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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1949
Page
5
Juvenile authorities in Miami Beach break up a high school junior gambling ring inspired by a city’s major betting operation. Over 30 teens were warned to stop the syndicate or face juvenile court. The group bet on baseball and horse races, with 5 to 10 cent bets and a 25 cent limit. payoffs ran up to 3 to 1.
Circuit Judge B W Eovaldi granted probation yesterday to James Russell Harriman 20 on a two year term after a guilty plea for forging an Express Co money order with restitution ordered. Andrew Patterson 15 and William L Hess 16, previously pleading guilty to automobile larceny, received two year probation periods.
At a circuit court session Judge B W Eovaldi held Everett Lee Bolen in contempt for failing to pay $363.50 plus fees for his minor children. Bolen, divorced from Inez last year, was ordered jailed until payment is made or court orders otherwise.
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