The Plain Dealer from Cleveland, Ohio (2024)

July 13, 1948

Publication:

The Plain Dealeri

Location:

Cleveland, Ohio

Issue Date:

Tuesday, July 13, 1948

Page:

17

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SOCIETY NEWS Club and ashion Notes Sporting News Classified Advertisem*nt and Picture Page CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER CLEVELAND TUESDAY JULY 13 1948 SAVE TIME and Shop the' Sale Miscellaneous and Sale Household Goods Bargains in Want Ads 17 less whatever further allocation of income may prevail Nothing Paid for Protection Morey said he had never paid a cent for protection and had never been approached on the subject Other permit holders of less te merity than Morey would not allow the use of their names in connec tion with accounts of being cajo'led and finally threatened to installl the brand of punch bowl slips We ran into punch bowl games in almost every section of the nine county Sandusky enforcement area The story we heard as to their source was almost invariably the samb that they came from parties who run the saloon with the swing ing door in Sandusky Charley Robinson commander of the Sandusky Amvets Post told us in a matter of fact way of another phase of life that is considered nor mal in some Erie County quarters He said that when the Amvets started out a loan of $6000 was se cured A party named said to be associated with Morris in stalled three slot machines in post headquarters on a 70 30 division the larger share for the post But the post paid back its loan by handing over its 70 share to the slot own ers until the obligation was wiped out The Amvets have no liquor li cense Members use the locker sys tem An application for a 4 (pri vate club) license was turned down on the ground that the organization was less than three years old Rob inson said In a southern section of the San dusky liquor area two dealers who would not permit use of their names told us they were approached by liquor agents on the possibility of getting punch bowls back in spots in that sector The dealers said they Turn to Page for Other Higbee New! SALE! fresh new wonderful! cotton shop dresses fE HIGBEE and some time in ebruary I bought the punch bowl game distributed by Jack Morris Since that time a liquor inspector has never been in my Morris is the proprietor of Jax Sandusky Bar Lottery If It's $4 Kind Bar in downtown Sandusky a bar where we bought whisky and high powered beer yesterday morning in I defiance of regulations against Sun day sales I Morey said the old games used to cost $350 each and sold for $4 He said he could not ac count for the 50 cent price hike At first glance a mild and pettyform of gambling the punch bowl or jar game on a wide scale can climb into hign tinance Each set is supposed to contain about 2170 lotter slips selling for 5 cents each Lucky numbers pay prizes which distributors assert total about 80 of the gross income As it works out according to Morey his gross profit before paying for the slips is $20 to $22 Busy bars and poolrooms can sell a jarful of slips a a daily in come of almost $20 for the pro prietor and $4 for the distributor BY ROBERT DRAKE AND BILL TODD i Staff Correspondents SANDUSKY July 12 A type of punch bowl games found on many Erie County bars without apparent interference from Sandusky area state liquor inspectors costs proprietors 50 cents more than another brand which met with frequent offi cial disapproval the Plain Dealer was told Authority for this assertion ana for the troubles that a line of gambling material may cause is Ralph (Happy) Morey whose beer and wine permit is in danger of suspension because according to him he delayed too long in switch ing to a safer lottery "Happy" Morey proprietor of Lunch in West Sandusky was far from happy when he re counted the events leading up to his citation for possession of a lot tery device last November He told his story in the presence of these investigators and another witness despite his fears that liquor au thorities would prosecute him with renewed vigor when his case is heard in Columbus July 29 been in the business for go ing on 15 years and this is the first time eVer been in he began I some period of time I bought I punch bowl games sold by a man who I understand is no longer in the business I guess I was just about the last of his customers inspectors used to come around every few days last fall and threaten me But everybody else in town had jar bowls and I figured why I November an agent came in and asked me if I had a jar bowl I said I had but it wasn't for sale It was down behind the counter He asked to see it I handed the bath annual July sale SLENOERORM TREATMENTS skirt 16 30 HIGBEE 2 striped broadcloth charmer frills its tucked bosom front with self rufflings White striped in red green blue or brown 10 18 greatly underpriced at 395 pretty girl cotton in powder blue yellow grey aqua has a tucked bosom front of crisp white pique Little collar cap sleeves 10 20 greatly underpriced at 895 Chief Asked for Report SANDUSKY July Po lice Chief Russell A Thom to night was ordered by the five man city commission to prepare a written report relative to the Cleveland Plain Dealer stQry of alleged Sunday whisky sales and gambling devices in Sandusky Commissioner Harold Schaef fer asked for the report declar ing that some of the remarks were detrimental to the city of Sandusky and its officials 4 frost cool town cotton hdndscme with cavalier cuffed sleeves Tucked bosom White striped with red green blue or brown 10 20 greatly underpriced at 895 suave rayon shantung basic with cardi gan neckline crystal buttoned bodice fly front skirt Town brown or black' red or green 10 20 greatly underpriced at 895 Marvelous chance to save on the treatments that get your figure ready to look its best in slacks shorts end bathing suit It's a soothing steam bath and salt glow a tingling shower end then relaxing rest under the spot reducing Slenderform treatments Call Cherry 4600 now 1 spun rayon sun dress with whirling has its own slim fitted town jacket cotta green black lipstick red or aqua sizes 10 18 greatly underpriced at 895 bowl to him and he took it away The next thing I knew I had a citation to appear in Columbus for! 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