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Finish Attack on Illegal Liquor Boosts Internal Revenue Enforcement
Washington reports a nationwide finish attack on bootleggers as Treasury Secretary Morgenthau reorganizes the alcohol tax unit and doubles enforcement personnel to chase liquor revenue. The plan expands to 15 district offices and about 5 000 staff to secure up to 500 million dollars in revenue this year. Atlanta dispatch notes a school incident where a tooth erased from a child’s mouth ends up embedded in his ear. Arabs grind grasshoppers into flour for food.
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Washington
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Treasury
Arthur J. Mellett
Internal Revenue
William R. Sayles