Welcome to the Jungle Inn
Title | Welcome to the Jungle Inn PDF eBook |
Author | Allan R. May |
Publisher | Conallan Press LLC |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Criminals |
ISBN | 9780983703716 |
A history of organized crime in the city of Warren and Trumbull County, Ohio, featuring stories about the infamous Jungle Inn gambling den, local ganglord Jimmy Munsene, the notorious Farah brothers, Detroit mobster-transplant Frank Cammarata, one-time Cleveland Mafia underboss Anthony "Tony Dope" Delsanter, and others.
Crimetown U.S.A.: The History of the Mahoning Valley Mafia: Organized Crime Activity in Ohio's Steel Valley 1933-1963
Title | Crimetown U.S.A.: The History of the Mahoning Valley Mafia: Organized Crime Activity in Ohio's Steel Valley 1933-1963 PDF eBook |
Author | Allan R. May |
Publisher | |
Pages | 629 |
Release | 2013-07-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780983703754 |
"Crimetown, U.S.A." is a narrative of organized crime in Youngstown, Ohio and the surrounding Mahoning Valley during the years 1933 to 1963. It begins with the Valley's participation in the Midwest Crime Wave of 1933-34, describing the demise of the legendary bank robber "Pretty Boy" Floyd. This is followed by the demise of one of the Valley's own in the brutal slaying of "Happy" Marino, which also happens to be one of the Valley's few gangland murders in which all the participants were tried, convicted and sent to prison. The mid-to-late 1930s is chronicled showing the dominance of the ethnic-based lottery houses, which operated in Youngstown. These operations came to end after a run-away grand jury created enough interest to draw the governor's attention. The late 1940s saw the height of popularity of the infamous Jungle Inn gambling den, located just over the Mahoning County line in Trumbull County. The history of this establishment is chronicled in "Welcome to the Jungle Inn," also by Allan R. May, and is a companion book to "Crimetown U.S.A." describing the history of organized crime in Warren and Trumbull County, Ohio. By the end of the 1940s the citizens of Youngstown put a new mayor in City Hall. Charles Henderson ran on the platform of "Smash Racket Rule" in the city. The man he brought in to do the "smashing" was Edward J. Allen. The feisty and fearless police chief began by chasing out two-thirds of the Valley's "Big 3," including Mafia member Joe DiCarlo, who muscled into the race wire service and controlled the local bookmaking. This period was followed by what was known as the "bug" craze, which was the Valley's nickname for the numbers game or policy, as it was also known. The battle for dominance resulted in a bombing war throughout the 1950s for supremacy in this field by the city's top policy racketeers, Sandy Naples and Vince DeNiro. By the end of the 1950s, Youngstown had become known as "Bomb Town." In the early 1960s, the bombs that were used to scare the competition were now being used to eliminate it. A wave of vicious killings took place, some taking the lives of innocent people. No murder was more notorious than the November 1962 car-bombing that took the lives of "Cadillac Charlie" Cavallaro and his 11-year old son. The senseless killing shocked the country and brought national attention to Youngstown. It also brought the city an everlasting and despised nickname, "Crimetown, U.S.A."
Jelly's Last Jam
Title | Jelly's Last Jam PDF eBook |
Author | George C. Wolfe |
Publisher | Theatre Communications Grou |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9781559360692 |
Dramatizes the life of Jelly Roll Morton, pianist, composer, and self-proclaimed inventor of jazz.
Welcome Home!
Title | Welcome Home! PDF eBook |
Author | Kristin Earhart |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2015-06-16 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1481414151 |
In this first book of a chapter book series inspired by Marguerite Henry’s Misty of Chincoteague, siblings Willa and Ben Dunlap begin their new life on Chincoteague Island. Ten-year-old Willa Dunlap and her eight-year-old brother Ben are new to Chincoteague Island, but it’s a homecoming for their mother, who grew up there. Willa and Ben’s parents are busy planning the opening of their bed and breakfast, which gives the kids free rein to explore the island. But with so many new people and places to get used to, will Chincoteague ever feel like home?
Lost Youngstown
Title | Lost Youngstown PDF eBook |
Author | Sean T. Posey |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1626198322 |
The massive steel mills of Youngstown once fueled the economic boom of the Mahoning Valley. Movie patrons took in the latest flick at the ornate Paramount Theater, and mob bosses dressed to the nines for supper at the Colonial House. In 1977, the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company announced the closure of its steelworks in a nearby city. The fallout of the ensuing mill shutdowns erased many of the city's beloved landmarks and neighborhoods. Students hurrying across a crowded campus tread on the foundations of the Elms Ballroom, where Duke Ellington once brought down the house. On the lower eastside, only broken buildings and the long-silent stacks of Republic Rubber remain. Urban explorer and historian Sean T. Posey navigates a disappearing cityscape to reveal a lost era of Youngstown.
Buttercup Mystery
Title | Buttercup Mystery PDF eBook |
Author | Kristin Earhart |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2015-06-16 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1481414186 |
The Dunlap siblings must solve the mystery of a sick pony on Chincoteague Island in this second book of a chapter book series inspired by Marguerite Henry’s Misty of Chincoteague. There’s a sick horse at Misty Inn! Something Buttercup is eating—or being fed—is making her ill. Can Willa and Ben solve this pony problem and help Buttercup feel healthy again?
Welcome to the Jungle
Title | Welcome to the Jungle PDF eBook |
Author | Ryan Handy |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2015-04-09 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781320814546 |