Jim Heimann Sins of the City: The Real Los Angeles Noir, Chronicle Books: San Francisco, CA, 1999, 159 pp., 1920s
"In the 1920s prohibition increased the problems . . .
"Gangs and crime bosses knew a good thing when they sniffed it and came crawling across the country to set up shop. Bootleggers such as Tony Conero, Dominic DiCiolla, and Albert Marco, controlled the business. Vice lords Guy McAfee, Nola Hahn, Jack Dragna and Bob Gans commandeered their turf, laying claim to numbers rackets, prostitution, gambling, and slot machines. They were local hoodlums . . ."
[p. 89] [Caption: "Dance marathons masqueraded as entertainment for a fad-hungry Los Angeles whose population gobbled up the sport. The Depression-era craze served as the background for They Shoot Horses Don't They?, a novel set in a seaside ballroom similar to the one advertised in this brochure." Pictured "Official Program All American Championship Non-Stop Dance Marathon No Sleep No Rest How Long Can They Last? 25c Any Time 25c Free Parking"Duke Hall " Master of Ceremonies Now Being Staged at La Monica Ball Room Santa Monica-on the Pier Phone S.M. 22606 Broadcasting Three Times Daily KTM Tune In 760 Kilocycles 8:00-8:05 a.m. 1:45-2 p.m. 10:00-10:30 p.m." And the photo is labeled "Couple No. 4 Charlie Loeb and Billie Jones Marathon Dance Presented by Duke Hall Santa Monica, CA in white ink; in black ink "1,167 hrs" and "To my friend Jack Niedorf? best of luck Your Pal, Charlie Loeb"]
[KTM Santa Monica, CA *11/--/1928 05/06/1935=KEHE, now KABC-790, Los Angeles]