Two men receive prison terms in Cleveland gambling case
Willie Hoge and Arthur Drake were convicted of extortion in a numbers game operation at the Goldfield policy house. Each was sentenced to one to five years and a $1000 fine. Judge Kovachy praised investigators and noted police bribery may be targeted next.
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Peaches) Johnson
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Carlotta Monti Gets W C Fields Timepieces
Los Angeles July 28 A superior judge ruled Carlotta Monti entitled to three clocks and other items from the estate of W C Fields Magda Michael executrix to return Miss Monti's belongings Fields preferred many clocks and she will also receive the bed in which he died on Christmas 1946 The case notes his distrust of hospital beds. BLAST KILLS AGED COUPLE NILES Mr Harry Games 71 and his wife Alice 70 were killed as explosion and fire wrecked their home Neighbors said they used a fluid to clean clothes when the blast occurred.
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Mounds Club Seeks Right to Reopen in Ohio
In Columbus July 28 AP reports the Mounds Club seeks to reverse a fire marshal order closing the Lake County casino as a fire trap. Attorney Richard Moriarity says the club will file in Common Pleas Court, while the Liquor Department has criminal charges for alleged liquor sales without a license amid Governor Lausche's war on gambling houses.
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