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Clifford Henry Jennings 1928 USPC

373 South Main Street

  

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

 Delivered to Salt Lake Hardware Co., Salt Lake City, UT

A guy named Clifford Henry Jennings was born in Salt Lake City in 1892 and died there in 1959.  Jennings was arrested several times in Salt Lake on bookmaking and liquor charges.  I’m not certain what he was doing in 1928 when the chips were ordered but a year later in March of 1929 he was denied a license to operate a “card club” by the police chief because the address where he wished to operate was a known bookmaking location.
 
The address, 373 South Main, was busted for bookmaking as early as 1927 but I’m not sure if Jennings was operating it then or not.  By 1930 the place was being referred to as the New Grand Smoke Shop and by the mid 30’s as Cliff’s Place (named for Jennings).  The address was raided for gambling numerous times and Jennings was arrested there 1932, 1933, 1935 and 1937. 

Jennings was also involved in the auto parts and service business from the 1910’s-30’s.  He was involved in the promotion of auto racing in SLC.  Ad  to the right is from 1920.
 
373 South Main was located in the New Grand Hotel building (structure still exists).  Below is a pic from 1937; located on the ground level below the white “X”.  Also shown (below, center) is a google shot circa 2011. 
   
 
June 11, 1933 May 11, 1935 Feb 14, 1937
 
 
Arrested—March 10, 1932
 
Denied license—March 26, 1929