Duff and Phelps Audit Tweaks City Utility Valuation
Mayor Janstad and C H Nichols discuss assessing Tucson Gas Electric Light and Power. Duff and Phelps audit the four year books after a rushed engagement, raising their price from 10000 to 13000. The piece recalls comic banter and quips about value and worth.
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Janstad
C. H. Nichols
Federal Light and Traction Company
Alphonse
Yesteryear
Tucson Gas, Electric Light and Power Company
Belles Lettres
Duff and Phelps
Martin
Nichols
Stone and Webster
Council
Stone
Webster
Duff
Phelps
Chicago
Tucson
Duff and
S. P
Mr. Barnum
Stewart Nicholas
City seeks $50,000 for flood control and water supply
Tucson officials urge the Arizona Tax Commission to approve $50,000, $40,000 for flood control and $10,000 for water supply, to widen channels and improve culverts to prevent floods and boost local wells. The hearing before Commissioners Thad Moore and Dave ONeill explored how funds would be spent.
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Arizona Tax Commission
Sidney P. Osborn
Gilead
Tucson
Water Department
City of
Tax Commission
Thad Moore
Dave O'Neil
Mr. O’neil
Mr. Lyons
Mr. O'Neil
Mr. Martin
Moore
O'Neil
Pussy-Foot Politics by David Lewince
Washington commentary argues Republicans risk pussy-foot politics over civil rights and court review. It notes labor, War Labor Board actions, and potential impact on price and wage controls as Congress weighs extensions. The piece cites legal coercions, court review limits, and union reactions amid national political stakes.
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Congress
South
CIO
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
War Labor Board
Smith-Connally
Labor Board
Capitol Hill
Attorney General
Chicago
De Lorenzo to stand trial on false swearing charges in New York
Thomas de Lorenzo born Harry Posner a longtime union figure linked to Brewster Aircraft faces a federal indictment for false swearing in two acts as a war plant worker and on a labor panel. Prosecutors say he concealed a police record and falsely claimed prior airplane construction experience. Max penalty is 10 years.
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Westbrook Regier
New York
Thomas de Lorenzo
Harry Posner
DE Lorenzo
Fini Oriocel
Ihe
Brewster
Navy
Department
Washington
Henry Kaiser
Kaiser
Dhe Lorenzo
Long Island City
Johnsville
Richard T. Frankensteen
National Organization
War Labor Board
Navy Department
Roosevelt
WLB
A Word For Gandhi Baer
A humorous 1944 King Features column contrasts Gandhi with a goat parodying political protest and passive resistance. The narrator recalls odd episodes from London Parliament to hunger strikes, noting affectionate skepticism and a wary one track mind.
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Baer
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma
Walter Camp
London
Willkie Dewey clash fuels GOP wartime intrigue
Washington dispatch surveys a split within the Republican camp over Wendell Willkie s stance toward Dewey. Some leaders push Willkie to back Dewey while diehard Kelland resists. Other notes touch Madame Chiang Kai shek, Laur ence Steinhardt return from Turkey, and a humorous OWI triumph amid a John O Donnell dispute.
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Dre Washington
Wendell Willkie
Dewey
Willkie
Roosevelt
Harry Luce
Time, Life and Fortune
Clarence Budington Kelland
Arizona
South Carolina
Chicago
OWI
Office of War Information
Elmer Davis
New York Daily News
John O’donnell
John Taber
New York
O'Donnell
Australia
House Appropriations Committee
O’donnell
George Barnes
N. Y. Daily News
Chicago Convention Outlook and Iowa Political Tilt
The piece previews the 1944 Republican and Democratic conventions in Chicago noting transport and hotel strains, taxi shortages, and wartime service limits. It cites Iowa’s strong Dewey support, predicts large Republican margins, and oddly shows little interest in a Democratic vice presidential choice while favoring Roosevelt or Dewey for president among voters.
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Joe Chicago
Chicago
Italy
New Guinea
Office of Defense Transportation
Middle-West
Iowa
Dubuque
Willis York
Madrid
Republican State Central Committee
R. E. Hill
Henry A. Wallace
Gov. Dewey
East
Middle West
Roosevelt
Dewey
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By David Lewince
America
Milwaukee Journal
Detroit News
King Features
Arion
Federal Communications Commission
Debunk
Germany
Dr. Leigh
FBIS
FCC
United Feature Syn
Guy M. Gillette
George A. Wilson
Thomas E. Dewey
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