Tax Fraud Case Against Big Oil Faces Setback
Drew Pearson notes the Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp case, once deemed airtight for criminal prosecution, stalls as Treasury officials recount internal intrigue. Internal Revenue agents pushed for charges over capital expenditures labeled as repairs, while Washington officials redirect the investigation, drawing in familiar Republican-connected counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
T-men
Internal Revenue Bureau
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Tulsa
Oklo
Mid-Continent
Oil Company
Tnien
Mid- Continent
Oklahoma
Lohn
Bolich
Benjamin Saunders
Charley Hamel
Hamel
Board of Tax Appeals
Prison population compared to Tennessee shows similar ratios
Governor Folsom questioned Alabama's prisoner count, noting 5087 in Alabama versus 2712 in Tennessee though Tennessee's population is larger. The Dothan Eagle found Tennessee has at least 3000 county prisoners, totaling a minimum 5712 convicts. Alabama's county prisoners also become state convicts, making Alabama's ratio roughly similar to Tennessee's.
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Folsom
Alabama
Tennessee
Nashville
Education: Alabama study warns of tax need to avoid deficit
A Legislative Reference Service study ordered by the Legislative Council finds Alabama cannot continue current public education spending without new taxes, a deficit, or cuts elsewhere. Key findings show tripled expenditures since 1926 27, education receiving about 35 percent of net receipts, and the state paying a majority of education costs. If trends persist, the $13 million year start surplus would vanish, forcing tax increases or spending reductions.
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Alabama
Alabama Legislative Reference Service
Legislative Council
Mississippi
The Evil in Others
Arlier Davidbuon reflects on how people view others through partial eyes. Favor or hostility shapes perception, magnifying good or evil traits and widening social gaps. Even with flaws in everyone, dwelling on evil skews judgment and loyalty.
Tax case legacy and Mid-Continent holdings face shift
The report details tax justice connections of Boss Hague and Mayor Kelly, with Deputy Commissioner Bolich directing to drop criminal prosecution in the Mid-Continent case. It profiles Mid-Continent leadership headed by Jacob France, F E Rouzer, and other directors, outlining vast oil and gas leases across Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, and New Mexico, extensive pipeline and refinery operations, and a significant stake in Great Lakes Pipeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamel
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Ed Kelly
Chicago
Hoover
Bolich
Mid-Continent
T-men
Oliphant
Internal Revenue Intelligence
New York
Tammany
Washington
Joe Nunan
Internal Revenue
Nunan
Jacob France
Maryland
Equitable Sun Co
Baltimore
Maryland Title Guarantee Co
Commercial National Bank of New York
FE. McClure Rouzer
France
Russell Faris
Ward Baking Co
Maurice Newton
Hallgarten and Co
Adams Express
Anaconda Copper
Paramount Pictures
Gotham Hosiery
The
Waldorf-Astoria
Otis McClintock
First National Bank and Trust of
Tulsa
Frisco RR
Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas
Arkansas
New Mexico
Mid-Continent Pipeline Company
West Tulsa
Ohla
Great Lakes Pipeline Company
Kansas City
Omaha
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Mon Wallgren Bolts Power Commission Choice
President Truman named Mon Wallgren to the Federal Power Commission amid praise as a liberal foil to Senate critics. The Washington governor and former senator was hailed for consumer-friendly aims but his early vote aligned with big private power interests, threatening the King River dispute between Pacific Gas and Electric and the Fresno irrigation district over 160 acre irrigation limits and Pine Flat reservoir rights.
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Mon Wallgren
Truman
Federal Power Commission
Senate
Leland Olds
The
Power Commission
Wallgren
Washington
Goliaths
Allgren
Reclamation Bureau
California
Central Valley
King River
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Fresno Irrigation District
Power policy reversed after coast hearings
A power commission examiner released a ruling following lengthy coastal hearings. The decision reverses prior expectations, stating that the public interest would be best served by a new approach despite initial concerns about feasibility and impact.
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Power Commission
One Skeptic Sees Santa Claus as Earnest Doubt
In this Pegler column a skeptic muses on Santa Claus. He questions the legend’s practicality and asks for proof while noting Christmas lore, air force opinions, and the tension between belief and reason, ending with a warning that belief may one day backfire.
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Washington
Santa_Claus
Santa Claus
North Pole
Iron Curtain
Air Force
Hoyt C. Vandenberg
Tooey Spaatz
Dasher
Prancer
Blitzen
Department of Commerce
Federal Trade Commission
Beverly Hills
Congo
United States
Government vs Private Exploitation of King River Power
Federal Power Commission awarded a license to P. G. and E. despite reclamation bureau opposition. The bureau urged federal development and public power plan linking Shasta and Keswick dams, fearing private control would hinder irrigation and low-cost electricity in the Central Valley. Fresno irrigation district allowed to study river power and irrigation potential.
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King River
United States
Reclamation Bureau
Reclamation
Shasta
Keswick
Sacramento River
TVA
Federal Power Commission
Wallgren
Bureau
Fresno
Kiwanis elects Mathews president at Morgan county meeting
23 Charles W. Mathews was elected president of the Morgan county Kiwanis club for 1925 at an enthusiastic Thursday meeting at the YMCA. Rev James D. Hunter joined the club after initiation conducted by Prof W Benson. North Alabama Methodist lay leaders plan to attend a Birmingham conference led by John Cooper of Hartselle with T L Baker of Decatur and C W Sarver of Athens noted among organizers.
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Charles W. Mathews
Morgan County Kiwanis Club
James D. Hunter
W. Benson
North Alabama
Methodist Church
Birmingham
John Cooper
Hartselle
T.L. Baker
Decatur
C. W. Sarver
Athens
Rainmaker in New York Water Wars Hidden in Schaefer's Sky
In New York City era prose, a GE scientist Vincent Schaefer of Schenectady is praised for seeding clouds with dry ice to trigger precipitation. The piece argues for government action, notes potential military and civil uses, cites a test snowstorm, and urges consulting Schaefer to solve water shortages and drought in cities like New York and Arizona.
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New York
INS
Vincent Schaefer
General Electric
Schenectady
New York City
Schaefer
University of Notre Dame
Air Force
Phoenix
Arizona
Colorado
California
Imperial Valley
Pacific
Columbus
Congress
Atlantic
Christmas Cantata by Central Baptist Choir
Sunday the Central Baptist church choir under Mrs S B Burr with Prof Ketcher and Miss Earline Johnson and Hortense Mahoney will present a Christmas cantata. Also notes reorganizing Westminster church Men's Bible Class at E C Payne home and hotel sale to J Sam Sharp of Corinth Miss per L W Crenshaw.
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Central Baptist Church
S. B. Burr
Ketcher
Earline Johnson
Hortense Mahoney
Westminster Presbyterian Church
E. C. Payne
Echols Hotel
Twin Cities
J. Sam Sharp
Corinth
Miss
L. W. Crenshaw
Autry Plans Longer PA Tour and 1950 Schedule
Hollywood gossip and film industry notes detailing Gene Autry’s extended 1950 winter tour to 36 towns with 34 more negotiations, opening Jan 7 in Pueblo Colorado with 27 rodeo performers and his staff. He will keep weekly radio broadcasts while preparing a six film slate in 1950.
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Hollywood
Gene Autry
Pueblo
Colo
Autry
Columbia
Lana Turner
Nevada Stands Alone With Subfoot Annual Rainfall
The article notes Nevada as the sole U.S. state where average yearly rainfall falls below one foot. It highlights arid conditions and regional climate implications shaping agriculture, water rights, and desert ecosystems.
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Nevada
United States
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