Mob controlled Continental Press tied to Capone syndicate
Estes Kefauver outlines how illegal gambling funding shifted to a nationwide wire service run by Continental Press. The service allegedly moved profits to Capone mob via Chicago networks, with key figures Mickey McBride James M. Ragen Sr. and Jr. implicated as witnesses.
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James J. Carroll
Senate Crime Committee
Arthur M
Mickey) McBride
Cleveland
Ohio
Tom Kelly
Chicago
Continental Press
McBride
Continental
Kelly
Mickey McBride
McBrides
Ragen
Mickey
James M. Ragen Sr
James M. Ragen Jr
Ragen Sr
Eddie
Capone Syndicate
Chicago- Capone
Golconda
Jake
Greasy Thumb
Guzik
Tony
Accardo
Murray
the Camel
Humphreys
Capone
Trans-American
R&h
William Drury
Drury
Ragens
Trans- American
Capone-Chicago
Senate
Continental Press Service
Edward McBride
Arthur McBride
Indictment of Newsmen Spurs Louisiana Public Upcry
Lake Charles Louisiana angry reaction followed the indictment of publisher Thomas B. Shearman and four assistants for defaming three gamblers and sixteen parish officials. The Peoples Action Group, formed to combat gambling and corruption, nearly doubled its membership. Senator Kefauver urged citizens to defend the journalists in exposing the parish gambling situation.
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Lake Charles
Peoples Action Group
Thomas B. Shearman
Peoples Group
Kefauver
Louisiana
Closet With Fabric Door Fits in Any Odd Corner
Pattern 256 includes an exact pattern for scallops an actual-size guide and instructions to make a zipper laundry bag. Materials list and directions provided. Price 25c. WORKSHOP PATTERN SERVICE Drawer 10 Bedford Hills New York.
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Bedford Hills
New York
Tartan Wear Criminalized in Scotland Under British Rule
A historical note explains tartan wearing was prohibited in Scotland about two centuries ago as a symbol of clan authority the British sought to suppress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Chelf
Scotland
Milk Care Tips and a Lawyer's Bold Claim
A note warns to protect milk from sunlight to preserve riboflavin and nutrients. A courtroom exchange shows a client claiming innocence despite no funds, while the lawyer promises protection, ending with the client facing prison broke.
Hazel Bishop Lasting Lipstick Takes Cosmetic World by Storm
Beauty experts hail Hazel Bishop lasting lipstick as color true and long wearing from morning to night. It claims to resist transfer onto glasses and teeth and remains vibrant even after eating or kissing. Available now in drug or department stores for $1.10 plus tax with guarantee.
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New York
N.Y
Hazel Bishop
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Estes Kefauver
United States
the Wire Service
Public Enemy No
Colossus
Ario
Dan Serritella
Serritella
Illinois
Greasy Thumb Guzik
California
Air Force
Fourth Army
West Coast
al Capone
Estes Kefauver. Cor
Doubleday, Inc
General Features Corp
WIN
Louis Budenz
Fordham
Pittsburgh
Bre
Paula Marshall Russo
Broadway
Krajcovic
Washington
G.I
Richard Webb
Geneva
Taechon
Ana
Nebraska
Firestone
Glenn Stauffer
Meadow Grove
Neb
ALR
Aner
Voice of Firestone
NBC
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