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This section of the timeline of United States history concerns events from 1930 to 1949.
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References
- ↑ "Elliott heads stage employes". New York Times. June 12, 1932.
- 1 2 "Introducing George E. Browne". The International Photographer. July 1934.
- ↑ Who's Who in the East. Larkin, Roosevelt & Larkin. 1942.
- ↑ "Film Extortion Plan Charge: Union Official Found Guilty". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 December 1943. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- 1 2 "Union report urges Browne be expelled". Chicago Tribune. May 4, 1944.
- ↑ "Capone gang aide slain in Chicago". New York Times. December 9, 1955.
- ↑ "Paramount drops Browne case". New York Times. November 22, 1947.
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