Probe on surplus property implicates multiple officials
Washington Aug 9 Representative Slaughter resumes control of a wide inquiry into surplus property disposal. The House committee probes whether brokers overprice sales and if the government gets fair returns. Promoter Benjamin Fields will be the first witness next week regarding 530 rolls of wire screen for veterans housing. The WAA notes FBI involvement in the aluminum sheet case amid reports of a possible market corner.
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Washington
Slaughter
Capitol Hill
Hugh D. Wise, Jr
House Committee
Missouri
Truman
Wise
House
War Assets Administration
Aa-Fbi
WAA
Midwest
Slaughter Committee
Benjamin F. Fields
Senate War Investigating Committee
Garigon Inunitions Combine
Fields
Richmond
Rizley
R-Okla
FBI
Flashes of Life False Alarm in Pauls Valley
Early 1:45 a.m. fire siren drew volunteer firefighters to a mattress factory where workers found a calm employee smoking mosquitoes earlier, as smoke poured from the building and the fire crew rushed to control the blaze.
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Pauls Valley
Okla
Market Basket Prize And Jail Mail Mix In Readable Fragments
Market Basket prize next week will go to the best recipe for ice cream or sherbet. Dale Jordan, 56, received letters at McLean county jail but appeared for a 14 day sentence for disorderly conduct. Sam Faulisi, blind, was directed to pay property tax with a stranger who vanished after taking the money. Heat wave and drought threaten rabbits and birds in McPherson county amid a month without rain.
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McLean County
Dale Jordan
Ed Kalahar
Jordan
Kalahar
Chicago
Sam Faulisi
Faulisi
Foulisi
McPherson County
McPherson
Investigation Started On Veterans Receiving Unemployment Pay
Topeka August 9 M W Buffon acting executive director of the Kansas unemployment compensation division announced the opening of an investigation into veterans now employed but still drawing unemployment compensation. He said two Kansas City Kansas World War II veterans have been charged with receiving unemployment payments while employed and other cases statewide are under review.
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Topeka
M. W. Buffon
Kansas
Buffon
Kansas City
Kan
Animals Need Water McPherson County Reports Finding Dead Rabbits and Birds
McPherson Kansas reports a drought impact with wildlife deaths as ponds and streams dry up. Officials blame lack of water for die offs among rabbits and birds, urging conservation and monitoring.
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McPherson County
McPherson
Kan
Implementing Reforms Shifts Legal Field Narratives
The report notes reform efforts by government bodies affecting legal fields, highlighting changes in procedures and institutional roles. It mentions ongoing debates among officials about efficiency, transparency, and public access to records.
Topeka Hosts Scouts From Nine States At Classes
Topeka on August 9 hosts Air Scouts from nine states expected to total about 100. Nebraska Colorado Iowa Missouri Wyoming will be represented. A marriage license was issued.
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Topeka
Air Scouts
Nebraska
Colorado
Iowa
Missouri
Wyoming
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