Truman fires New York tax collector over refusal
President Truman plans to replace James W. Johnson, third district internal revenue collector for New York, who refuses to resign under pressure. Monroe Davis Dowling of New York, Labor Department analyst, is nominated to succeed, pending Senate approval. The Treasury cites inefficiency, but Johnson says he has done nothing wrong and will not quit.
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Washington
James W. Johnson
New York
Internal Revenue
Truman
New York City
Monroe Davis Dowling
Labor Department
White House
Dowling
Johnson
Senate
The
Treasury
Bolita cases hinge on missing evidence in court
Eight bolita agents faced renewed penalties as 16 charges lingered incomplete after evidence vanished from files and tickets. Judge Ben C. Willard pressed officials to review pending bolita cases across Kelly and Sullivan administrations. Authorities reported no explanation for the disappearance despite sheriff’s searches, while fines stood: Aleane Davis 750 dollars, William Gibson 500 dollars, and Al Rosenthal noted for a separate incident.
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Michael Zarowny
Ben C. Willard
Zarowny
John Kelly
Harlem Hospital School of Nursing Expands Extra Curricula
Harlem Hospital School of Nursing in New York City offers varied programs with top summer sports like tennis and swimming under expert instruction. Three evenings weekly feature students with Mary King Gloria Lundy and Violet Brownie alongside Instructor John Walters on the school and hospital grounds tennis court. Alicia C. Dailey, superintendent of nurses, collaborates with staff to provide the best for students.
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New York City
Harlem Hospital School of Nursing
Mary King
Gloria Lundy
Violet Brownie
John Walters
Alicia C. Dailey
Two Hold-Up Suspects Held In Three NW Robberies
Two men were arrested and held Wednesday as suspects in three recent holdups in the NW section. Detective Chief H. G. Howard said they were believed to be the men who held up El Tona during a shooting that injured Emma Couts. The suspects also faced accusations of slugging Sam Marmaros of Miami Beach, who runs a jewelry shop, and robbing Colonial Oil Co. A third man was arrested and questioned but released.
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H. G. Howard
el Tona
17Th Ave
Emma Couts
Sam Marmaros
Miami _ Beach
Colonial Oil Co
Miami
Ambassador To Haiti Resigns From Post
United States Ambassador to Haiti William E. De Courcy resigned last week effective June 30. He is 57 and a Texas native who plans retirement after more than 31 years in the military and foreign service. No immediate replacement is expected. The note mentions past and potential African American diplomats to Haiti and a secretary candidate whose bid has drawn mockery as suspects face vagrancy charges.
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Washington
ANP
William E. de Courcy
United States
Haiti
de Courcy
Texas
Truman
Sumner Furniss
Indianapolis
Paul E. Magloire
Daisy Pearl West dies. funeral set at St John’s Baptist
The funeral for Daisy Pearl West, who died July 4 at Christian Hospital, will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at St. John’s Baptist Church. She is survived by husband H. W. West Sr.. daughters Cora Hoyt of New York and Stella Mae Jenkins of Philadelphia. and sons H. W. West Jr. and T. J. West, with many relatives and friends.
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Daisy Pearl West
The
Christian Hospital
St. John’s Baptist Church
West
Linnie W. Fannin
Susie W. Francis
H. W. West
Cora Hoyt
New York City
Stella Mae Jenkins
Philadelphia
H. W. West, Jr
St. Petersburg
T. J. West
Miami
N.Y. City
Miami Sargeant Wounded In Action
M Sgt Henry H Wright husband of Ruth E Wright of 15701 NW 159th St Rd Opa Locka named on the 345th Korean war casualty list by Defense Department. Wright was wounded in action.
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Henry H. Wright
Ruth E. Wright
159Th St
Opa Locka
Defense Department
Wright
Lottery charges lead to fines and trials in court
At 3104 NW 62nd, a defendant was fined 750 dollars and costs on lottery charges. Four other defendants requested a jury trial. F. J. Pineda of 271 NW 11th Street was released after a judge compared handwriting samples with numbers he was accused of writing.
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F. J. Pineda
Man Carried From Modern Theatre Dies at Hospital
William Adams, 1835 NW Sixth Court, was removed from the Modern Theatre by two men and taken by ambulance to Jackson Memorial Hospital last Saturday afternoon where he was found dead. Homicide Detective Neal M. Coston said Adams had prior heart attack treatment at the hospital. The Richardson Funeral Home handled the body.
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William Adams
Modern Theatre
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Neal M. Coston
Adams
Richardson Funeral Home
Golden Jubilee Regional Meeting Leaders Named
Five men and one woman named to lead the upcoming Golden Jubilee Regional Meeting of the American Woodmen in Birmingham Alabama. Leaders include Lawrence H Lightner Denver Supreme Commander J E Robinson Houston Vice Supreme Commander Oscar Maxwell Americus National Junior Counselor Mrs M I Smith Morgan Denver Rev LL Haynes St Louis Supreme Prelate who will deliver the Jubilee Address and W C Patton Bam District Manager host.
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The
Birmingham
Alabama
Lawrence H. Lightner
Denver
American Woodmen
J. E. Rob
L.L. Haynes
St. Louis
W. C. Patton
Bam
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James Sullivan
William Brown
Tom Kelly
Brown
Aleane Davis
William Arthur Gibson
Coconut Grove
Confidential
al Rosenthal
Rockland
Clarence Samuels
Winnefred Warren
Rockland Palace
St. Clair Rogers
Rogers
Dunbar Nursery
Sargeant
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