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...office, or 2) a Federal employe with a civil service rating, or 3) a candidate who has taken "an open competitive examination to test his fitness." It was this new civil service "examination" that loomed largest in the President's order. But Postmaster-General Farley hastened to explain that the "examination" would be nothing more than filling out under oath a questionnaire about business experience. And by the unchanged Rule of Three, any of the three top men in the "examination" remains eligible for appointment. Moreover, should he so wish, the Postmaster-General was still authorized to throw...
...Another Tribune comic, "Moon Mullins," last week made things exceptionally difficult for parents who must explain the "funnies" to their children. Said small, tough "Kayo" Mullins: ". . . She called me a illiterate brat." Roared big, tough Moon Mullins: "She did, did she? Here, take your birth certificate over and show...
...Please explain why TIME'S editors permitted mention of a particular brand of cigaret in issue of July 3, quoting: "Administrator General Hugh Johnson . . . was to be found among a prodigious litter of waste paper and Old Gold cigaret butts...
...Conference, Dr. Currie believes that it was regrettable that so much international ill-will has resulted, but it would have been even more so if agreement had been attained by a definite commitment on our part to link the dollar to a fixed ration to gold. Going on to explain, Dr. Currie said...
According to leaks from the parley, Salesman Cox said to Prospect Bonnet: ''I can show you that your fears are groundless. Here, my good friend, let me put all my cards on the table and explain. You do not understand America's position or what she is trying to do. The United States is having its first taste of prosperity in three years. That cannot be jeopardized...