Postmasters to Serve Out Terms Under Civil Service Policy
Postmaster General Farley pledges incumbents may serve full terms under a civil service exam system. The administration will not replace loyal efficient postmasters before term end. A nationwide survey reviews past postmaster examinations while seeking Congress guidance on qualifications.
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Farley
Washington
Post Office Department
Sre
Roosevelt
Joseph C. O’mahoney
Congress
Parents Yield to Science Over Baby Eye Surgery
In New York a father after court pressure and medical urging agreed to have his two year old daughter Helen examined by a New York specialist for a cancerous growth in her left eye. Reports say the doctor offered to operate free of charge if needed. The Brooklyn appellate court had been weighing whether the state can compel a life saving operation against parental wishes. A decision was expected Monday as doctors warned the cancer could spread to the brain and prove fatal. Canada produced 110,275,912 lbs. of nickel in 1929, a new high mark.
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New York
Helen
John Vasko
Brooklyn
Smyth
Westchester
Little Hielen
Youths of Nineteen Lead Nation’s Great Crime Parade
Washington reports the Department of Justice notes nineteen year olds are the leading group in the nation’s crime parade based on fingerprint card data from January to March 1933. Auto theft is the most common offense with 45.8 percent, followed by burglary and robbery. The study covers 80 785 arrest records with most subjects male and about 35 percent with prior records. narcotics cases show the highest repeat-offender rate.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Bureau of Investigation
Bureau
Sne
Thel
United States Bureau of Investigation
Banner Elk Plans Water and Sewage System
Banner Elk mayor J. S. Shell reports council members R. B. Guy Chester Lowe and Frank H. Perry discussed a new water and sewage system with D. S. Abell of the State Board of Health. The project may be financed by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. A separate drive funds a new drinking water system for the Edgar Tufts Memorial Association serving Grandfather Orphans Home Grace Hospital and Lees-McRae College.
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Banner Elk
J. S. Shell
R. B. Guy
Chester Lowe
Frank H. Perry
Shell
D. S. Abell
State Board of Health
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Edgar Tufts
Edgar Tufts Memorial Association
Grandfather Orphans Home
Grace Hospital
Lees-McRae College
Tennessee Senate OKs 3.2 beer bill for May 1 implementation
The Tennessee State Senate passed the house approved 3.2 per cent beer bill by 22 to 11. The measure, awaiting governor Hill McAlister's signature, becomes law with May 1 implementation after house concurrence.
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Nashville
Tenn
State
Senate
House
Tennessee
Hill McAlister
Week in Washington pieces on beer taxes and world economy
The piece notes beer sales netted about ten million for government and local units as repeal of Prohibition edges to state ratification. It highlights Roosevelt inviting eleven nations to Washington to shape policy ahead of a London conference, aiming to stabilize prices and currencies and promote trade.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
London
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
United States
Government faces new taxes to fund vast relief programs
The piece outlines expected federal taxes to cover five to ten billion dollars in relief measures including farm and home mortgage relief, unemployment aid, bank insurance, and public works. It notes debate in Congress over inflation, gold reduction, or capital levies, while a coordinated plan is said to be in development and a Caldwell County curb market reports about 113 dollars weekly in sales.
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United States
Congress
Reading Hours and Atlantic Monthly Ad Offer
An advertisement invites readers to enjoy the Atlantic Monthly highlighting seventy five years of wit wisdom companionship and charm. It offers a one dollar subscription and directs to Atlantic Monthly 8 Arlington Street Boston noting the ad.
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The
Atlantic
America
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