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EVENTS

Phil D'Andrea is elected president of the Unione Siciliana .

Spring - Headed by Meyer Lansky and Johnny Torrio , organized crime leaders hold a conference at the Waldorf Astoria hotel to discuss the formation of the National Crime Syndicate .

July 2 - Paul Castellano is arrested for the armed robbery of a Hartford, Connecticut store. Sentenced to one year imprisonment at Hartford County Jail , Castellano serves three months before being released in December of that year.

October - New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia orders a police raid which results in the damage of over 1,000 slot machines owned by Frank Costello .

October 9 - Ferdinand "The Shadow" Boccia is abducted by Willie Gallo and Ernest "The Hawk" Rupolo and killed after a dispute with Vito Genovese over a fixed card game.

ARTS AND LITERATURE

'' When The Kellys Rode '' (film) {Link without Title}

BIRTHS

Americo Petrillo "The Cigar", Patriarca Crime Family soldier and associate of William P. Grasso

Frank Salemme "Cadillac Frank", Patriarca Crime Family leader and former member of the Winter Hill Gang

DEATHS

October 9 - Ferdinand Boccia , New York mobster