"Here's Laughs galore on the people behind the newest craze...Picture Puzzles!"
Gangsters are attempting to control the solutions (and winning) of the puzzles in a national newspapers picture puzzles contest craze.
Social & External
The people behind it
Preston Foster
Bruce Keene
Sally Eilers
Penny Wilton
Cecil Kellaway
Mr. Beyers
Richard Lane
Steve Devers
Lorraine Krueger
Bubbles Blane
William Brisbane
Willy Beyers
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
'Softy' Blane
Arthur Lake
Waldo
Solly Ward
Gus
Frank M. Thomas
Charlie
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