Word: heidt
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...assume, Mr. Contratto," said Heidt coldly, "that you are a man of your word...
...Heidt kept on counting out the bills-150 of them. When he had finished, he took out an envelope and wrote a bill of sale on the back of it. Contratto signed it; Heidt hired him as his manager. In a year, the ballroom netted a profit equal to the sale price...
...Easy Way. In February 1945, Heidt bought a faltering restaurant in Beverly Hills for $65,000. A month later he bought a glorified auto court (the Lone Palm Hotel) in Palm Springs for $225,000. (Last fortnight he refused to sell...
...Heidt reached into his pocket and began counting out thousand-dollar bills. Contratto's jaw dropped. "I have $45.000 worth of liquor in the cellar." he demurred...
Last May. Still moving on and up Heidt bought the Nevada Biltmore Hotel in Las Vegas for $500,000. Like most Las Vegas hotels, it had hot & cold gambling. Heidt lost more than $6,000 a night until he discovered that he was playing against loaded dice and marked cards (he now displays them in his home labeled: "We learned the hard way"). Then he hired a professional to run the casino, and the losses stopped...