Tag: September 1949
St. Louis Police Department Sparks Outrage with Segregated ID System, 1949
In a move that has left the Jewish community seething with indignation, the St. Louis Police Department has adopted a new identification system that segregates Americans of Jewish faith from other Americans. The IBM key-punch card system, approved and cooperated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, replaces the old ‘rogues gallery’ and lists the religion…
Byars Gang Dodges Justice in St. Mary’s County
In a shocking turn of events, five members of the notorious Byars-Wickline gang managed to escape a fair trial in St. Mary’s County Circuit Court. Judge Charles C. Marbury and Judge John Dudley Digges ruled that the group would be tried in Charles County in November, citing the ‘pollution of the stream of justice’ caused…
Elmer A Friend Business Irregularity, Juneau AK, 1949
A cloud of suspicion has been cast over the Empire Printing Company, publisher of the Daily Alaska Empire, following a series of alleged business irregularities involving Elmer A Friend, the company’s Business Manager. According to sources close to the Empire, Friend’s actions have raised eyebrows among the newspaper’s top brass, including President Helen Troy Monsen…
