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ITEM VIEW: CG216197
455 South Plano
Porterville, California
Type: Card Room
Status: Closed
Open: 1967, Close: 1995

T. R. King sold 2250 of the "AC" small crown chips to Arthur Castrillo, between 1967 and 1968, and 2200 of the "3-7-11" small crown chips to William E. Baugher, between 1967 and 1974. Both were sent to the 3-7-11 Club.

William Ervin Baugher was the owner of the "Alley Cat Club" (Bakersfield) in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was arrested in 1960 on bookmaking charges at the Alley Cat, and again in 1980 for bookmaking at the "Mecca Bar" (Porterville) (see Archive).

Listing (fifth from top) from the 1970 Porterville Yellow Pages, under "Taverns".

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CG216197 Obsolete
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Added: 2018-12-02
Last Update: 2022-07-11
Color: Orange
Inserts: N/A
Mold: SCrown
Inlay: HS
Contributed by: Richard Edward Staeffler

"The Orange" was a bar in Lindsay, CA, about 10 miles away from Porterville. The two bars may have shared ownership during the late 1960s.

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