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  • Public enemy No. 1: Gangster sightings were all the rage in early 1930s

    07/11/2005 1:44:43 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 9 replies · 1,201+ views
    Beacon Journal ^ | Mon, Jul. 11, 2005 | Mark J. Price
    The two well-dressed strangers were extremely polite. They entered the Falls Beverage Shoppe late one evening in July 1934, sat at a table and ordered hamburgers and beer. ``What town is this, please?'' one of the men inquired as waitress Wilda Work brought their sandwiches. She told him Cuyahoga Falls. The clock was ticking toward midnight, and the guests were in high spirits at the tavern at 2052 Front St. The older gentleman, a dark-haired fellow in his early 30s, flirted with the married waitress and tried to get her to loosen up a bit. ``Why don't you smile?'' he...