Tax Collector proposes staff boost to recover delinquencies
Davis urges hiring two assistants and a chief bailiff to speed delinquent personal tax collections. He estimates $20,000 needed for changes, seeks raises for deputy collector Collins and other staff, and asks for a home and wagon to improve collection efficiency.
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Davia
Davis
Devla
Cauhier
Canhfer
Davis Asin
W. Collns
C. Mf. ‘Towers
W. D. Clark
David Warner
Proposed Divorce Payment Deferral Law Disapproved
The house committee rejected a bill to defer divorce payments citing lack of necessity in the jurisdiction. Corporation counsel Thomas urged against limiting a wife's access to support, arguing the measure would unfairly advantage husbands and is unsupported by probable cause.
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Ue Corporation
Conrad Thomas
Commission to Inspect More Schools on Western Tour
The special congressional commission on school construction will depart Washington next Monday to inspect schools in Cleveland Chicago St Louis and other Western cities. Commissioner Morrow James Knox Taylor and Dr William B Chan cellor will be accompanied by Snowden Ashford District inspector of buildings. The panel has conducted several journeys since its creation and will prepare a detailed report with recommendations to Congress for early December submission.
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Morrow
James Knox Taylor
the Treasury
William B. Chancellor
Washington
Cleveland
Ohlengs
St. Louis
Snowden Ashford
Congress
Mae Parrish Brooke Denies Husband's Charges in Divorce Case
Mae Parrish Brooke formerly a telegraph operator at the New Willard Hotel, disputes her husband William Irving Brooke's cross bill for divorce. She claims cruelty led to abandonment, cites residence issues, and asserts relations with other men were correct. The court granted alimony of 10 dollars weekly while settlement proceeds.
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Mae Parrish Brooke
New Willard Hotel
Wiliam Irving Brooke
District Supreme Court
Sena Donal
Brooke
Denny
Rockville
Sha
Brooken Alexandris
New York Avenue
Oversahs
Brooke Seya Ahe
Friends
Aneausted
Falls Church
Anondent
Commissioner West to Address Municipalities League
West to speak at the eleventh annual League of American Municipalities convention in Norfolk Virginia September 18 to 20. An all day session will compare commission and city government with city administration in the District. Other participants include James G Berryhill Rhett Harris Allen Davies and Rear Admiral Chadwick.
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Tissioner West
League of American Municipalities
Commissioner West
Norfolk
James G. Berryhill
Des Moines
Iowa
Rhett
Charleston
D. C
Harris
Fort Worth
Tex
W. H. Ailen
Bureau of Municipal Research
New York City
Jonn R. Davies
Fanch
Board of Aldeemen
Chadwick
New Workhouse Wing Approved After Inspection
Commissioners West and Morton inspected the new wing of the District workhouse. They found the work satisfactory and recommended acceptance of the Pauley Hall Company contract totaling $100,000. The wing includes 185 steel units with a construction cost of $50,000 and overall project cost near $100,000. West hinted at plans for an administration building subject to Congress funding.
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Commissioners West
Morton
Napeotor Aubford
Commissional West
Pauley Hall Company
St. Louis
Wills Filed for Probate In Northwest District
Susanna Crandell filed for probate bequeathing all property to sister Addie. Property includes two houses on Massachusetts Avenue near New Jersey Avenue, a dwelling at 610 Hartest Northwest, Second Street Northwest, and Seventh and Datraste Northwest. Martin Gannon dated October 21 1906 and filed for probate devising real and personal property to his wife Mary Gannon, with Mary directed to pass to daughter Mary A. Gannon upon her death. estate includes property at 1910 N Street Northwest.
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Susanna A. Crandell
Propate
Addie
Massachusetts Avenue
New Jerey Avenue
Hartest
Second Street
Seventh and
Martin Gannon
Mary Gannon
Misa
Mary A. Gannon
Erecutrix
Streat Northweat
True Reformers Reunion Planned at Green Willow Park
The United Order of True Reformers will hold a reunion at Green Willow Park in Anacostia tomorrow with delegates from Washington and multiple towns including Galthersboro Norbeck Sper gerville Sitka Sligo Oxequl Chepel Hill. About 6,000 Reformers are in the Washington division. Velvet Kind ice cream and medicines are advertised.
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United Order of True Reformers
Green Willow Park
Anacostia
To-Morrow
Urier
Washington
Galthersboro
Norbeck
Spergerville
Sitka
Sligo
Oxequl
Chepel ‘Hill
Iruit
Order
Lipscomb Sues Over Alleged Misrepresentation in Store Purchase
Arthur L. Lipscomb seeks an injunction in the District Supreme Court to cancel notes and restore a sale of a Breaux Nee store allegedly bought from James J Fletcher under false pretenses. Lipscomb claims the goods and chattels were not his and that a Teplevin warrant led to seizure, tying the entire transaction to fraud.
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Arthur L. Lipscomb
District Supreme Court
James J Fletcher
Sehneider
Green Avenue
Dipscomb
District Attorney Baker Pushes Bucket Shop Prosecution
District Attorney Daniel W Baker returned to Washington from Michigan and began studying the bucket shop case plan to push trials of pending indictments. He praised Assistant District Attorneys Harvey Glen and Frank Perry who spearheaded recent arrests, and outlined a program for expeditious prosecutions while warning of immediate action against violators. The grand jury is expected to return further indictments against bucket shop proprietors this week as two offices remain open only to close old deals. Special instructions call for strict inspection of all districts and immediate arrest of violators.
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Daniel W Baker
Washington
Michigan
Baker
Inwa
Ald
Baler
Wife ends divorce suit against Charles B Hemingway
Mrs Charles B Hemingway has ordered dismissed her recent legal separation suit against her husband Charles B Hemingway a Pension Office clerk. The couple reconciled after earlier small claims and the contempt alimony issue was dropped as she decided to live with him.
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Charles B. Hemingway
Hemingway
Jailed for Nine Months for Attempted Theft
James Blodgett was sent to jail for nine months in default of a 200 dollar fine by Judge Mulloway in the Police Court. He attempted to steal a display from Friedlander Brothers on Ninth and E streets northwest. Police found skeleton keys and a glass cutter on him. he had prior similar charges and had been jailed previously.
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James Blodgett
Mulloway
Ninth
E Streeta
Blodkett
Blodgatt
Saloonkeeper Arrested in Bottle Skull Assault
Robert Burns, a colored man, lies at Homeopathic Hospital with a fractured skull after a bottle blow in 1143 Seventh Street saloon. Samuel G Stewart, operator of the saloon, is accused of inflicting the wound and was briefly charged before bond was set. the case goes to Police Court when Burns is able to appear.
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Robert Burns
Homeopathic
Samuel G Stewart
Seventh Street
Stewart
Dray Knocked Woman Down Near Hotel Fritz Reuter
Mrs Adolphine Reuter operator of Hotel Fritz Reuter near Pennsylvania Avenue and Fourteenth Street Northeast was struck by a Merchants Transfer and States Company wagon driven by George W Williams. She suffered a severe scalp and arm injury though no serious consequences were expected.
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Mira
Adolphine Reuter
Fritz Reuter
Pennsylvania Avenue
Merchants’ Transfer and States’ Company
George W. Williamenn
Warrenton Horse Show Attracts Regional Attendance
Warrenton Virginia in September 1946 hosts a horse show with greatly reduced rates via Southern Highway promising easier access for riders and visitors.
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Warrenton
Street Grading Proposals for Albany Marble Street Northwest
City bulletin notes proposals received by Commissioners for grading Albany marble street northwest. G B Mullin bids 63.6 cents per cubic yard, lowest. highway engineer recommends acceptance. Other bids: Warren P Breniger 60 cents, E Gummel 44 cents, George Hyman 4 cents per cubic yard.
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Graang Pias
Albemarle Street
G. B. Mullin
Warren P. Breniger
Gummel
George Hyman
Acting Magistrates Named for Temporary Appointments
Justice Gould appointed two vacancies by temporary appointment. Luke Astley Gould of the District Supreme Court designated acting justice of peace in sub-district. Charles Bunly named acting judge of the wandh of the police court.
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Justice Gould
Tuattee Astley M. Gould
District Supreme Court
Luke
Astlea
Act- Justica
Auceenter
Charles 8
Bunly
Kimball
Yas
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Susanna Crandell
Guerantead
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Federal American Banking Corporation
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National Bank of Washington
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