Assail Jones Role In Sale Of Surpluses
Washington reports show banker Jesse Jones of the RFC helped a surplus property auction firm gain favored government business. Witnesses including New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia described alleged conflicts involving Surplus Liquidators, Inc. and letters from Herbert B. Swope to Jones.
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RFC
Federated Press
Jesse Jones
U. S
Assail Jones
Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
New York
Fiorella H. LaGuardia
Jones
Herbert B. Swope
Secretary of War
Swope
Herman Brandt
Jacob Goldberg
Surplus Liquidators, Inc
Jesse
Brandt
Will Clayton
Clayton
Bernard Baruch
Defense Supplies Corp Characteristics and War Logistics
The Defense Supplies Corp engages in producing, buying, holding, selling and dealing in strategic war materials. It purchases lands, plants, machines and supplies and may manufacture materials and deploy aircraft plants and railroad equipment. The secretary of commerce may order its actions to expedite the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lars
Secretary of Commerce
Defense Supplies Corp
War Damage Corp 1941 Insures Property Against Attacks
War Damage Corp announces a stock of 100 million dollars and offers protection against loss or damage to real and personal property from enemy attacks or damage by U S forces in resisting enemy action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disaster Loan Corp
War Damage Corp
U.S
Wallace Too Able Hill Tells Taft
Senator Lister Hill rebukes Senator Taft in the Senate stating Wallace is not incompetent but too competent and too effective for opposing views. Hill argues Wallace’s capability and effectiveness prompt opposition rather than questions of qualification.
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Wallace Too Able Hill
Taft
Washington
Robert A. Taft
Henry A. Wallace
Lister Hill
Ala
Ohio
Wallace
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Hortense Sovetski
Jefferson School
Federated Pictures
Uncle Sam’s Rfc
Uncle Sam
Reconstruction Finance Corp
America
Roosevelt
RFC Mortgage Co
Federal National Mortgage Association
Federal Housing Administrator
Metals Reserve Co
WPB
OPA
Rubber Reserves Co
Defense Plant Corp
Vine Street
Dr. S. Pollack
Drs. Briner
Schantz, Thomas
Haley Stephen
Zuiveskey
Enquirer
Aufdemkampe
Freeman Avenue Parkway
Union Stationery
Western Printing Company
Sycamore Street
Main
Texas
Chas Arene
Porter
Thay Pete
Texas State Manufacturers Assn
NAM
Albert
East Fifth St
Kathman
Goodyear
West Fifth St
RAD
Rollman’s
Richard
Higham
Nancy
Prentice
W.S.A
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