| Illegal club operated by H. A. Powers, Ralph Brown, and J. A. Van Scoy, and located in the downtown business district. The club was raided on 8/28/1939 with a roulette wheel, dice table, cards, and chips confiscated. Powers, Brown, and Van Scoy were charged with violating state gambling laws, and Van Scoy had his card room license revoked (see "Archive").
T. R. King sold 1580 of these large crown chips in five colors to H. Powers, Yuma, Arizona, on 6/6/1939. Yuma, AZ is directly adjacent to Winterhaven, CA. |
