Word: liquored
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Edward Ballard had a gambler's impulsive temperament, but in running his casino he was shrewd and businesslike. No local resident was ever permitted in his gambling rooms, no liquor was ever allowed, all patrons had to wear evening dress, no employe was permitted to wager a nickel. One year Gamester Ballard made $1,000,000. He bought the West Baden Springs Hotel, and later, with a Detroit gambler, Robert ("Silver Bob") Alexander, also opened a gambling place at Miami. After a time Ballard withdrew from the Association. In the same era he plunged into the circus business...
...Atlantic City, N. J., Mrs. Frank Hippie won a divorce after witnesses testified her husband had traded her wedding ring for three pints of liquor...
LOCKE OBER--A city club atmosphere--a Harvard Club annex--Perfect food and liquor...
...Nominee was being driven away, a liquor bottle crashed against the stadium wall, showered the running board of his car with splinters of glass. "I just couldn't resist the impulse," confessed 16-year-old John Dobbins to police...
Schenley Distillers made $1,716,847 in the third quarter, $4,782,795 for the nine months, a slightly better showing for the long period than in 1935. This year Schenley expanded capacity from 27,000,000 gal. of hard liquor annually...