Secretaries Fire Two Commerce Officials in Loyalty Clash
Mash Secretary of Commerce Lawayer fired Michael J. Lee and William Remington amid a dispute over loyalty checks. Senate panel threatened a full inquiry into Communist infiltration if the suspects were not released, drawing on Elizabeth Bentley and Whittaker Chambers testimonies. Remington had been linked to Bentley, who claimed Reed sources in government supplied documents to Soviet agents.
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Commerce Lawayer
Washington
Senate
Commerce Department
Michael J. Lee
Department
Far Eastern
Wm. Remington
Commerce
Elizabeth Bentley
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Remington Fired After TVA and Communist Probe
Unions and witnesses bring new allegations to light as Remington faces firing amid revelations of 1930s CP links while employed by TVA. Betty Todd of CBS defies committee questions and is dismissed. Michael J. Lee resists quitting amid possible lawsuit over Secretary Sawyer’s authority. Lee, born Leiberman in Manchuria, rose to head the Commerce Far Eastern Division and faced multiple naturalization denials since 1943.
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Loyalty Board
Remington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Betty Todd
TVA
Un-American Activities Committee
Columbia Broadcasting System
Sawyer
Michael J. Lee
Lee
Leiberman
Commerce Department
Manchuria
Lee blocked export licenses delaying Chinese military aid
Henry Wallace as Commerce Secretary placed Lee in charge of the Far Eastern division desk to review export licenses. He sought ship and aircraft use details before denying the license, delaying Chinese General needs for months and potentially aiding Communist sources. The piece notes the book Seeds of Treason praising Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss exposure and mentions a party in honor of a five year old son with 55 guests and 19 children.
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Henry Wallace
Lee
Divisoin
Commerce Department
China
Cities Service Company
Washington
Alger Hiss - Whittaker Chambers
Victor Wendel Hosts Visitors From Luckenbach and Fredericksburg
Mr and Mrs Henry Frantzen and children of Luckenbach visited the Victor Wendel home Sunday along with Mr and Mrs Otto Itz of Fredericksburg joining the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Frantzen
Luckenbach
Victor Wendel
Otto Itz
Fredericksburg
Nirs McDougall Suffers Fall At Harper Home
Relatives and friends regret to learn that Nirs McDougall, age 7, fell last Friday at her Harper home and is confined to bed for several days.
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Nirs
McDougall
Harper
Parcel Post Speed Up From San Antonio to San Angelo
Parcel post service between San Antonio and San Angelo will be accelerated by 24 hours with a new motor freight schedule starting July 1. G. E. Miller announced in Washington to Lon L. Nasom of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. Local firms pressured for faster service citing loss of business to rivals.
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San Antonio
San Angelo
G. E. Miller
Washington, D. C
Lon L. Nasom
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Traffic Department
Chamber of Commerce
E. A. Holmgreen Jr
Chamber
Holmgreen
Nasom
Miller
Fredericksburg
Mason
Menard
Brady
Eden
Stonewall Albert Enderlin and Seipp’s Harper Sisterdale
Local notes mention Stonewall Albert Enderlin and Seipp’s Harper in Sisterdale with scattered references to Harper and Enderlin locations. No clear event or date is stated.
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Stonewall
Albert Enderlin
Seipp's
Harper
Sisterdale
Albert
Seipp’s
Enderlin
Albert Vs. Enderlin
Harper social notes include Kerrville visitors and Texas couples
Mrs Edwin Sears and her sons from Kerrville visited her aunt Mrs S A Stewart and friends in Harper on Friday. Mr and Mrs Shorty Beard of San Angelo spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Glen Hopf.
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T. J. Furnice
Lacoste
R. G. Bierschwale
Belton
Harper
Edwin Sears
Mrs
Shorty Beard
I$an Angelo
Glen Hopf
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