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Smashing Illegal Gambling Devices

Date: 1948
Description: Destroying slot machines and other illegal gambling devices at Law Park. From L to R: John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigaret tax division; ...
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A.J. Taft, Maple Bluff Police Marshal

Date: 12 13 1948
Description: The street directory for Maple Bluff was delivered by Marshall A.J. Taft around the Christmas season. The contents of the directory reveal the growth of Ma...
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Swearing-In 48 Agents

Date: 08 04 1942
Description: Scene in rural schoolyard as Sheriff Sam Giovanoni swore in 48 Beverage Tax Agents as Iron County Deputies on Tuesday night, just before a a sweeping raid ...

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