Pross Testimonial Dinner Draws Flak Over Racketeering Ties
The FPHE Beverage Retailer reports a 500-strong reception honoring Benjamin F. Pross, amid allegations of racketeering and bootleg whiskey from Schenley, tied to a New York underworld event. Congressman Andrew Edmiston attended to praise Pross, while charity gifts were redirected to the New York Heart Association and Runyon Fund.
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New York Journal of the
American Federation of Labor
Benjamin F. Pross
Vvow
Hotel
Delmonico
Pross
New York
AF of
Old Co
Tom’’ Clark
New Deal
Newark
Frank Hague
Thomas F. Meaney
Hague
Edgar H. Rossbach
Meaney
Joe Fay
Clark
Hitler
Schenley
Andrew Edmiston
West Virginia
Congress
Benny Press
Booze
Damon Runyon
Runyon Fund
University Settlement Society
Max L. Simon
Clive M Black Jr
Black
One Billion Cigarettes a Day Mirrors US Smoking Boom
Wartime demand spurs cigarette use with teens and women in good jobs driving factory-made sales from 172 billion in 1939 to 352 billion in 1948. Per capita consumption reaches 2,324 as tobacco products total 34 billion dollars, cigars peak in 1920 at 8.1 billion and decline to 45 billion by 1933. Government studies note price and income shifts affect demand modestly while snuff stays steady.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Joseph Cannon
Illinois
America
S. Labor Department
Treasury
Hangovers Cost U S One Billion Annually
Chicago hosts a first of its kind conference on alcoholism funded by the city committee. Dr Anton Carlson of the University of Chicago cites a nationwide cost of one billion dollars and per worker loss of five hundred fifty dollars annually. James H Oughton Jr of the Keeley Institute stresses alcoholism as a disease and urges careful treatment rather than dismissal.
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Chicago
Chicago Committee On
Anton Carlson
University of Chicago
Carlson
James H. Oughton Jr
Keeley Institute
Dwight
Gamble comparisons between rookies in baseball and race horses
A contemplative note argues rookie prospects in baseball and promising race horses share slim odds of major success. It cites high rookie investments, farm crops of prospects, and the rarity of making the majors, alongside boxing and golf digressions on heights, costs, and common faults.
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Wakefield
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Curt Simmons
Phillies
Red Sox
Simmons
Pericles
Ben Chapman
Bob Brown
Brown
Cardinals
Jim Hearn
Giants
Jansen
Dodgers
Robinson
Vero Beach
Sanford
Fla
Albany
Fire escape tale at Tall hotel ends with room charge
An emaciated man entered a Tall town hotel after fires in the area and asked for a top-floor room. The proprietor spotted rope among his belongings and the man claimed it was for a fire escape. The host hinted guests with such equipment must pay in advance.
The Big Bore and the Gasoline Tasting Trick
A club bore boasted of distinguishing beverages. A listener offered a flask, the connoisseur tasted and spat, revealing gasoline. When asked the brand, the man replied with the punchline that he knew it was gasoline but could not name the brand.
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Scott
Irishman recalls Dunkirk narrow escape in bantering tale
An Irishman with the British expeditionary force recounts a near miss at Dunkirk. He says a bullet entered his chest and exited his back but his friend notes it would have hit his heart. The man responds that his heart was in his mouth.
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