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Henley competed. On the eve of July 5, , the Isle of Caprice resort opened for business. Blaize b. Porter pleaded guilty to possession of gambling equipment and intoxicating liquor. Major General James F. The Daily Herald, February 26, , p. Edwins and twelve deputies seized a large quantity of bonded whiskey and high volume alcoholic wine from an unidentified location on East Howard Avenue in Biloxi. The Daily Herald, January 4, , p. Grover Graham Sr. Harrison County Sheriff Curtis O. Roger K. State of Mississippi. IRS agents destroyed fifteen pinball machines that had been confiscated on April 4, Special Agent John E.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} The Daily Herald, April 21, , p. They planned to open in June. Police Chief Staehling issued instructions to his patrolmen , R. Bilbo, Jackson County, Ms. Shemper Company junk yard on Back Bay. D' Angelo , an employee, was also arrested. Daniels Jr. The Daily Herald, June 25, , p. Hart Chinn ; A. Cousins fined a large number of businessmen for operating slots on their premises. The Gulf Coast Times, December 6, , p. Mayor R. Powell , commander Keesler Field; C. Public and private houses were also banned of alcohol. The ministers also said that the average age of soldiers at Keesler Field is nineteen, an age at which they have not matured to avoid places of iniquity. The Silver Moon , commanded by Ed L. The Daily Herald, September 8, , p. The Daily Herald, August 26, , p. The Daily Herald, October 5, , p. State Representative proposed that Mississippi legalize the sale of alcohol. Moran , the brother of A. The Daily Herald, April 15, , p. The Daily Herald, July 18, , p. In the new pavilion, music was made by the Buena Vista Orchestra. Sheriff J. The Mississippi National Guard, chiefly made up of personel from Jackson and Hattiesburg, raided seven night clubs and hotels on the Coast on September 7th. In December, eleven business establishments in Harrison County alleged to harbor gaming paraphernalia were recognized and action to close them was sought by Joe T. The Daily Herald, June 16, , p. By late September, the gaming machines were coming back to their former haunts. They also related that Black Jack, dice, and other gamblig activities were flourishing. Porter b. Dedeaux stated that this action was taken by Governor Barnett for the publicity. The National Guard raiders consisted of three teams of six men each. The Daily Herald, April 22, , p. The Daily Herald, March 6, , p. Tonsmeire , bank president; Val C. In February , Police Chief R. The Daily Herald, May 25, , p. Slot machines not to be taxed by Mississippi because they are illegal. Staehling said, "there will be no favoritiism played. Elmer related that as many as 60 blind tigers and bootleggers in the area. The Daily Herald, February 19, , p. Hunt was arrested on Main Street with more than quarts of beer and some whiskey. The Biloxi Daily Herald, January 17, , p. Coleman , D. Beasley went before State Legislators to advocate and lobby for the 'local option liquor bill'. The machines were wasted at the I. The Daily Herald, April 16, , p. These businesses were believed to be the running such illicit activities as dice tables, roulette wheels, Black Jack tables, and slot machines: Friendship House of J. The Daily Herald, July 22, , p. The Biloxi Protestant Pastors Association endorsed a resolution to petition the Mayor and city officials of Biloxi to enforce laws within the city in reference to slot machines and liquor. Guice , attorney, represented the Protestant church leadership. Although alcohol consumption did decline, there was a dramatic rise in organized crime in the larger cities, which now had a cash crop that was in high demand. The Daily Herald, July 6, , p. Biloxi seafood packers complain of 'booze' joints. Seaview Inc. Cox, and James F. The Times-Picayune, January 27, , p. The Daily Herald, September 21, , p. In mid-June, Governor Ross R. Judge Elmer fined Mr. The Daily Herald, January 9, , p. It appeared that gambling was in progress at the time of the break-in as money and other evidence were found on the premises. Dennis b. The Biloxi Herald, November 10, , p. County-wide law and order mass meeting called. Creel , City Commissioner; Earl F. They discovered that Wentzell had seventeen half pints of whiskey in a basket on the wharf at his place of business. The Times-Picayune, October 19, , p. The Daily Herald, June 14, , p. Prohibition began in Mississippi on January 1st. Senator Lester C. Hart Chinn and S heriff Laz Quave testified that they intended to enforce Mississippi's anti-gambling laws and remove all slot machines indefinitely. The raid resulted in arrests and gaming equipment burned and liquor destroyed. The Daily Herald, April 20, , p. Patterson, Attorney General. Slot machines were still rare to find in local grocery stores and restaurants. The Daily Herald, June 9, , p. Slot machines began to disappear in Biloxi as Judge Norman Quave renewed his demand for their exit from the city. Stir clear of alluring cards and fascinating bones, if you do not want to appear in city court. Stephen L. Claude V. The Daily Herald, February 24, , p. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}Marshall Mosely had started to break up gambling in Biloxi without regards to who indulges in it. Only the Broadwater Beach Hotel was absent of illegal parapharnalia.