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Illegal Of The Day Missouri 3

Not all searches for info come back the way we would like. I had a hunch this would be a good one, mainly because of the good Kansas City info obtained in earlier “Illegal Of The Day Missouri” posts.
I guess all Kansas City chips are not created equal. vbg

Info on this one was hard to come by. The combination of a common name, no club name and no address on the Mason card makes research tough.

I am a little anal on ID’s and will not put out info unless I am certain.

I feel certain this one could be a good one. I think it is probably Jack W. Johnson who operated a bar/liquor store at 1600 East 12th St. in 1936. As we have seen in the past many Kansas City chip deliveries went to liquor stores. Looks like it will take a trip to the library in Kansas City to find any further info.

Enough of that:

Missouri:

Kansas City:

I got this card back in 2007. Just recently got the chip.

OT

Been looking into the OT chip without much success.
The combination of no address on the order card with a common name like Jack Johnson makes it tough. Several Jack Johnson's in KC in the 1930's and several dozen John Johnson's (if we assume Jack is a nickname for John).

I saw a John Johnson involved with gambling in KC on East 12th St. in the in the 1910's. Also a Jack W. Johnson who operated a bar/liquor store at 1600 East 12th St. in 1936. 1600 East 12th was located at the intersection of Vine. 12th & Vine was a legendary KC nightlife location--the well known
song "Kansas City" mentions the place:

I'm going to Kansas City.
Kansas City here I come.
I'm going to be standing on the corner--Twelfth St. and Vine.
With my Kansas City baby and a bottle of Kansas City wine.

My note: On top of being a great researcher my friend is also a singer. vbg Possible Grammy nomination for this song! vbg

12th & Vine no longer exists and is now a public park dedicated to the historical intersection.

I contacted the KC public library and asked for a look-up in the 1933 city directory but haven't heard back yet.

My Note: Libraries sometimes replies and sometimes they do not.
In the past a couple different chippers have jumped in and helped with Kansas City library research. Maybe they will see this.

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THANKS GENE! vbg

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