Shake-Up In Shreveport Tax Office Under New Revenue Head
In Baton Rouge on February 6, W A Cooper announced reorganization of the public welfare revenue division and a push to improve sales tax collections. Albert Ligon will head a new division combining licenses and public welfare revenue, with Howell Alexander remaining in the merged unit. The department plans an intensified drive after a weak yield since July 1, about 5.4 million annually, leaving roughly 5 million for the board and hospital. The north Louisiana office in Shreveport saw J Rucker and his secretary discharged, with MecGuirt and Isom rehired. P A Bartmess joined to assist in reorganizing the office under Sam J. Smith. Alice Lee Grosjean, awaiting oath as supervisor, may take over next week. The revenue department collects about 50 million yearly with a 1.75 million annual budget, increased by 550 thousand in 1998.
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Baton Rouge
Public Welfare Revenue Division
State Department of Revenue
W. A. Cooper
Cooper
Albert Ligon
Board of Public Welfare
State Hospital Board
Howell Alexander
Public Welfare Revenue
North Louisiana
Department
Shreveport
J Rucker
Arlene Hollembeak
T. B. MecGuirt
Inez Isom
Rucker
P. A. Bartmess
Sam J. Smith
Smith
Bartrnes
Alice Lee Grosjean
W. A. Tharpe
Louisiana Tax Commission
Department of Revenue
Admiral Leahy May Keep Place in Navy High Command
Washington report says President Roosevelt may extend Admiral William D. Leahy’s term as chief of operations avoiding immediate retirements of Leahy and army head General Malin Craig. Legal over sight allows postponing changes amid peacetime arms expansion. Craig to retire next August. Houston oilman T. P. Lee dies after eight weeks in hospital from arterial hardening and a coma.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William D. Leahy
Navy
Army
Leahy
Naval
Congress
Malin Craig
Navy High Command
Craig
War Department
TVA to buy Commonwealth and Southern electric properties
In a dramatic end to the Willkie TVA feud, Tennessee Valley Authority will purchase all electrical properties of Commonwealth and Southern in Tennessee for 78.6 million dollars. The deal, announced in Knoxville and New York, settles long dispute with major concessions recognizing equity value and going concern value in utility systems.
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New York
New Deal
TVA
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Tennessee
Knoxville
Tenn
Wendel L. Willkie
Commonwealth and Southern
Tennessee Electric Power Company
Wall Street
Willkie
Willkie-Tva
Federal
Thief Leaves Chickens With Note In Pennsylvania Henhouse
Lancaster on February 4 a thief left two chickens and a note for James Stonesifer claiming to provide eggs this morning. The same thief stole 18 of 20 hens from Stonesifer after a raid two weeks earlier.
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Lancaster
James Stonesifer
Stonesifer
Italy Will Keep Troops in Spain Says Fascist Council
The Fascist grand council declared Italian volunteers will not abandon the Spanish Civil War until Franco’s victory. The communique noted satisfaction with Hitler’s Reichstag speech, and Mussolini avoided naming demands on France while pledging continued efforts for a complete Franco victory. Count Ciano updated members on specific foreign policy aspects.
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Rome
Franco
Hitler
Reichstag
France
Mussolini
Ohio Valley flood fears ease as 20 die in west
Freezing temps lessen flood threat across Ohio valley as subfreezing winds grip the south and east. At least 20 people dead, three from West Virginia floodwaters. Some 1,500 refugees prepare to return home while landslides close roads in Kentucky and West Virginia. Ohio River crests may reach 56 feet at Cincinnati, with rivers rising elsewhere. Local authorities deploy highway crews and National Guardsmen stand by as relief operations continue.
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Associated Press
Ohio Valley
West Virginia
Cincinnati
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Kentucky
A. B. Chandler
Licking
Cumberland
Frank S. Lebkuecher
Frankfort
Huntington
W. Va
Carrollton
Golden Triangle
Monongahela
Allegheny
Beheading of a Convicted Murderer by France’s New Executioner
In Rennes France Maurice Pelorge, first in line for execution under President Lebrun, rejected a traditional pardon and was beheaded with the guillotine. The temporary successor to Anatole Deibler, Leopold Desfourneaux, faced criticism for a slower blade drop and questioned expertise.
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Rennes
France
Maurice Pelorge
Monseur de
Pelorge
Albert Lebrun
Leopold Desfourneaux
Anatole Deibler
Desfourneaux
Deibler
Parliament Houses Closed In Britain Amid IRA Threats
Parliament buildings in London were closed for the first time since the war as Britain seeks to curb IRA terrorism. Reports say IRA raids in Belfast uncovered plans to bomb Buckingham Palace Windsor Castle the House of Commons and the Bank of England.
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London
Britain
Irish Republican Army
Sunday Dispatch
Belfast
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
House of Commons
Bank of England
Justice Lawyer Orders Sailing Judge to Return
A Justice Department radio gram ordered Federal Judge Edwin S. Thomas to return to the United States for questioning by two federal grand juries. The judge, en route on the Grace liner Santa Barbara to South America, previously missed a subpoena in the probe tied to Judge Martin T. Manton’s resignation and the MecKessom and Robbins case.
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New York
Department of Justice
Edwin S. Thomas
Connecticut
South America
Santa Barbara
United States
Judge Thomas
Gregory Noonan
Noonan
Thomas
United States Circuit
Martin T. Manton
F. Donald Coster-Musica
MecKessom and Robbins
Radiogram
Brien McMahon
Administration of Justice
Russians and Japanese clash in four days of border fighting
Four days of near continuous combat between Soviet forces and Manchoukuo guards on the Manchukuo Siberia border are reported from Hsinking. Russian assaults were repelled at Mengosikili and other border garrisons as Japanese troops possibly involved. No casualty figures or definite outcome provided.
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Tokyo
Manchoukuo Today
Manchoukuo Guards
Hsinking
Manchoukuo
Japan
Manchukuo-Siberia
China
Siberia
Korea
Mengoskili
Honeymoon Pair Placed in Jail in Memphis
A Miami couple married about two months ago faced charges in Memphis after driving a stolen car from Miami to Snagit. Millard Francis Walker, 20, and his 19 year old wife pleaded guilty and were held for federal grand jury action with bonds set at 2500 dollars for the man and 500 dollars for the woman.
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Memphis
Tenn
Florida
Miami
United States
Lewis R. Featherstone
Millard Francis Walker
Snagit
Featherstone
Italians Egged In Panama City On Official Visit
Anti Italian demonstrators pelted an Italian minister Italo Capanni and Admiral Edoardo Somigli during a visit to President Juan Demostenes Arosemena in Panama City. The incident lasted 15 to 20 minutes as police detained participants and ordered harsh penalties for disorderly conduct.
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Panama City
Panama
Juan Demostenes Arosmena
Italo Capanni
Eduardo Somigli
Santa Ana Plaza
Somigli
Eugenio di Savoia
Emanuele Filberto Duca D'Aosta
Mussolini
Roosevelt
Franco
Nielsen Company Wins New Orleans Federal Building Contract
The United States treasury department awarded a 1,792,165 contract to the Nielsen company of Chicago for a 10 story federal building in New Orleans. The firm submitted the lowest bid among 12, with a 459 day completion requirement.
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New Orleans
United States Treasury Department
Washington
S. N. Nielsen Company of
Chicago
Nielsen Company
Treasury Department
Britain Increases Orders for 650 Military Planes
The British government raises total U S built planes to 650 as air deliveries improve. The air ministry says 50 general reconnaissance planes will come from Lockheed in California and 20 trainers from North American Aviation in California, with existing orders previously set.
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London
United States
Air Ministry
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Burbank
Calif
North American Aviation, Inc
Inglewood
Britain
France
Move Comes as Negrin Plans to Quit Catalonia
Perpignan France February 4. The Spanish government reportedly asked Britain to open secret talks with insurgents to end the long civil war. Negrin outlined three aims including independence from foreign influence, a plebiscite government, and liquidation of the war for peaceful reconstruction. Franco’s reaction was unclear as Catalonia collapses and his troops advance.
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Negrin
Catalonia
Perpignan
France
Great Britain
Juan Negrin
Spain
Figueras
Burgos
Franco
Gerona
Morde
Martial law imposed in Hungary after synagogue blast
Budapest announces martial law to curb political violence and enables special courts to issue death penalties within 24 to 48 hours after arrest. The decree also bans the Magyar Ság Nazi paper for two months following a bombing that injured about twenty.
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Budapest
Hungary
Magyarsag
Ferenc Szalasi
Roosevelt statement prompts senate openness demand
Senator Senn of Missouri joins Republican call for military committee members to reveal their versions of Roosevelt's White House foreign policy talks. The Missouri Democrat backs Bridges of New Hampshire while Gurney of South Dakota agrees, Johnson of Colorado cautions the issue is beside the point. The president had sworn the committee to secrecy, yet various accounts leaked out detailing his four point policy remarks.
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Washington
Senae
Clark
Missouri
Senate Military Committee
Roosevelt
White House
Missourian
Bridges
New Hampshire
Gurney
South Dakota
Johnson
Colorado
Rosevelt
America
Postoffice Reports Best Year in Monroe History
Postmaster J. R. Wooten announced 1938 was the busiest year ever for the Monroe post office with cash receipts near 170000. Five year figures show steady growth from 138000 in 1935 to 170000 in 1938, while January 1939 receipts reach 14306, up 946.73 from January 1958.
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Monroe
J. R. Wooten
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Italy
Lebrun
Parliament
Justice Lawyer
Edwin St. Thomas
Federal Bench
Manton
Coster Musica
W. FE. Badgett
Galveston, Tex
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