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Word: cornero (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1939-1939
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...owned and run by Anthony ("Tony") Cornero Stralla, 47, California's paramount rumrunner in Prohibition days.* Short and stocky, square shooting by his own code, Tony is well-known around Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, where he lives in a modest bungalow. He loves high-stake gambling himself, against big shots like Nick the Greek or syndicates of movie tycoons who set out to "take...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Chance on the High Seas | 8/14/1939 | See Source »

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