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THE BIG SLEAZY.(Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long)(Book review)
On the night of September 3, 1930, a group of law-enforcement officials--members of the newly formed Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification--stormed into a room at Shreveport's Gardner Hotel, where a man named Sam Irby was sleeping. Irby was the uncle of a young woman, Alice Lee Grosjean, who served as secretary to the governor, Huey P. Long, and also, almost certainly, as Long's mistress. For a time, Irby had worked for the state's Highway Department and as business manager for the Louisiana Progress, a newspaper Long had founded, but he had been fired from both posts. Recently, he had approached members of the large (and increasingly anxious) anti-Long camp, ...
- Irby seeks to reverse firing from his liquor board job: Legal petition claims...
- Newspaper article from: Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD) April 11, 2006 700+ words
...Lynn Anderson Apr. 11--Nathan C. Irby Jr., who was fired as Baltimore liquor...filed in Baltimore City Circuit Court, Irby, a former state senator and city councilman...adequately explain why he was fired March 24. Irby was suspended pending termination Jan...
- Deal expected to strengthen Irby's market position.(forecast of Stuart C. Irby...
- Magazine article from: Mississippi Business Journal Lofton, Lynn October 3, 2005 700+ words
...acquisition of family-owned Stuart C. Irby Company with Sonepar USA, a subsidiary...strengthens both companies," he said. "Irby is not alone in a sea of competitors and...operate with autonomy. That's good for Irby, he feels, because the Jackson-based...
- Umatilla manager is at home on the job: Glenn Irby once was a police officer,...
- Newspaper article from: Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL) November 4, 2006 700+ words
...Erin Cox Nov. 4--UMATILLA -- Glenn Irby sat in his windowless office this week...city's problems waited to be solved. Irby couldn't be happier. "I'm pretty...bidding out a new sewer project. Sure, Irby faces more difficult tasks: addressing...
- Vision of Stuart C. Irby Jr. for Jackson partially fulfilled: MSU Architecture...
- Magazine article from: Mississippi Business Journal Jeter, Lynne August 9, 2004 700+ words
Even though the Stuart C. Irby Jr. Studios building, home of Mississippi...Center, has partially fulfilled the late Irby's dream of turning East Capitol into...but also apartments," said Stuart M. Irby, Irby's son and the president and...
- Young man's life a deadly game of chance After surviving six attacks, Lonnie...
- Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel JESSICA MCBRIDE June 17, 1996 700+ words
The corner of Milwaukee where Lonnie Irby Jr. spent his life could be called, along...Keefe avenues, life can turn on a dime. Irby's life took seven turns; the final one...in 1995 occurred along those streets. Irby collected scars like some people collect...
- Stuart C. Irby Company
- Reference information from: International Directory of Company Histories January 1, 2004 700+ words
Stuart C. Irby Company 815 South State Street Jackson...Equipment Merchant Wholesalers Stuart C. Irby Company, headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi...company is currently headed by Stuart M. Irby, grandson of its founder. Electrifying...
- Stuart C. Irby Company.(FAST 40)(Company overview)
- Magazine article from: Mississippi Business Journal November 19, 2007 700+ words
The last time the Stuart C. Irby Company (SCI) made the biannual Fast...homegrown business founded in 1926 by Smart C. Irby. Between 2004 and 2007, SCI doubled in...employees working together for the good of Irby." Early days In the earliest days of...
- Irby, Roden strike deal.(Smart C. Irby Co. acquires Roden Electric)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Mississippi Business Journal October 24, 2005 700+ words
JACKSON -- Smart C. Irby Co. has acquired Roden Electric's industrial automation...of the agreement, Roden Electric will acquire the Irby industrial operation located in Kingsport, Tenn. Irby, a division of Sonepar-USA, said the deal strengthens...