Tampa Sheriff Accused in Bolita and Mob Corruption Scandal
The Kefauver report excerpt details Tampa as a mafia linked narcotics hub with Cuban bolita operations and deadly gang rivalry. Sheriff Clifton Hugh Culbreath, aka Melon Head, faces charges of taking payoffs from underworld figures, with testimony naming Salvatore Italiano and others and noting substantial bank deposits and a rented jail gambling book run by Culbreath's brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Senate Crime Committee
Salvatore
Red) Italiano
Clifford Hugh Culbreath
Bolita
Oscar J. Perez
Jimmy Velasco
Velasco
Perez
Joe Provenzano
Noah W. Caton
Culbreath
Red Italiano
Anthony DiLorenzo
DiLorenzo
DiLorezzo
Underworld
Law
Paul Giglia
Giglia
Velas
Anthony Deschamps
Cabeza de Melon
Jimmy
Sheriff's Office
Ernest
Divorce Over Sucker Shortage in Brazil Indiana
Geneva Mae, 20, is granted divorce from Sam Pollum, 72, after he cut off her supply of frozen suckers. A judge awards $400 alimony. Geneva plans to buy clothes and a scrapbook for trial clippings. The couple married May 8 and separated June 22.
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Brazil
Ind
Geneva Mae
Sam Pollum
Geneva
Canaries, Cats, and Bologna in a Quick Tale
A playful exchange centers on a canary eating many frankfurters, the cat hearing the chirp and eating the canary. The pun lands as a reminder to keep quiet when one is full of bologna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobacco By-Products & Chemical Corporation
Richmond
Virginia
Director's Wife Denied First Class Travel
A board inspector refuses a director's wife travel in first class on a third class ticket. The exchange confirms strict class rules and the ticket examiner's firm stance.
Don’t Be Greedy The Girl Dance Line
A fragment from a likely stage dialogue shows Algy Pinhead quipping about leaving material for conversation while a tune or performance continues. The lines hint at comic banter over onstage topping or performance details.
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Pinhead
Bridesmaid lands job with film actress in Hollywood
Mrs. Binks relays happy news that her daughter has secured steady work as a bridesmaid to a film actress in Hollywood. The family voice greets the development with cheer and pride in the daughter breaking into the film world.
Home floor sinking and creaking indicates settlement
The floor is likely settling badly or timbers may be rotting. Call a competent building contractor to assess and determine necessary work. Bridging between joists or enlarging and strengthening foundations may be required. Adjustable posts can fix the problem, but this is not a DIY job.
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Crime In America
Estes Kefauver
United States
Charles M. Wall
Vincent Spoto
Spoto
Anthony Distributors
Italiano
Constable Culbreath
Florida
Rice
Brigg & Company
Leslie Cathcart
America
Cpr
Doubleday, Inc
General Features Corp
WIN
Truman
James Smyth
Internal Revenue Collector
California
Internal Revenue Office
San Francisco
Henry Lucking
Staten Island
Ward Ruppell
Ruppell
Fix-It
Edward Ruppell
Richmond County Gop
Lord Halifax
Commonwealth Fund
U.S
Oatis
Prochazka
William Oatis
Roger C. Whitman
Dean
Doan
Lee
Prestone
National Carbon Company
Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation
East 42Nd Street
New York
W. Y
Trestone
Eveready
AUS Aia
Kale
Tom
Atime
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