Pickpocket Of Business In Prohibition Era Recalled
Little Rock detectives recount a fading racketeering tale as veterans Morris Gordon and Louis Bell, ages 59 and 60, discuss their careers. Bell explains starting at 14, shifting to gambling houses, and the aging craft now harder to pull off as eyesight fades. He reflects that younger criminals are bolder and victims more cautious, predicting dwindling pickpocketing as old-timers pass on.
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Little Rock
Morris Gorgon
Louis P. Bell
Gordon
Bell
O. Martin
Martin
Neter
On the Air: Local Station Schedule Briefing
Local station presents a daytime lineup including The Guiding Light, The Teenys Children, Women in White, and additional programs. Notable hosts include Beatty and Morgan, with air times around 2:30 indicating midafternoon scheduling.
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Morgan Beatty
Guiding Light
Thanksgiving service and local notices in Hoosick Falls
Hoosick Falls held a largely attended Thanksgiving service at First Baptist Church with Rev Wallace E McCoy Rev Mark Kelley and Rev der tald Potts among speakers. Also reported are Hoosick Grange officer installations Seward Burns undefeated in a Knights of Columbus card match and domestic news of weddings furloughs and memorial observances. A separate item notes a hunter shot dead in Canada near Port Arthur Ont.
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First Baptist Church
Wallace E. McCoy
Mark Kelley
DDH
Dere Tald €, Potts
St Mark's Episcopal ‘Church
Kelley
Hoosick Grange
Lgrange
Stanley Best
East
Greenbush
Warren Filkins
Hoosick Falls
Seward
Knights of Columbus
A F L Chief Seeks Higher Wage Scales in New Orleans
The American Federation of Labor opened its annual convention in New Orleans with a push for higher wages for all workers. The executive council warned current wages jeopardize purchasing power, proposing a 40 cent hourly minimum and intensified organizing to raise real wages across industries.
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Comenmer Devingi
Todey
Powlan
A. FL. Ofton
Detective to Study With F B I
Detective Sergeant Joseph F Markham of the Troy Police Department will be the second Troy officer sent to Washington D C to take a course at the National Police Academy. The program begins January 3 and runs for 14 weeks, covering all phases of police work.
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Joseph F. Markham
Identification Bureau
Troy Police Department
Troy
Washington, D. C
National Police Academy of Th BL
Frank
Randall
Frederick Taborr
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Markham
Kendall
Former Central Station Detective Promoted to Sergeant
The article notes a longtime Central Station officer promoted to detective sergeant in the Identification Bureau. He previously served as a state trooper with Troop DB at Oneida and graduated from the State Police School in 1979. He also completed an engraving course at the Institute of Applied Science in Chicago IL.
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Wheel
Troy. Po- Hee
Oneida
Ise of Applied Stierce
Chicago
Endire Greenn Biat Wallon Captured Near Hericourt
A 4th division operations officer reported yesterday that an endire Greenn biat Wallon of deaf-mutes was captured intact near Hericourt. The account notes the group numbered three members and involves Frese near Belfort.
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Belfort
Hericourt
Labor battalion faces dangerous front assignment
A labor battalion was given a highly perilous front assignment as they were deemed less likely to be thrown into panic by battle noises. They surrendered to the French at the first opportunity, matching their stated desires, with Snows cited in the terse language.
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Cheney Public Library
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