Word: r
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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Much to the surprise of many a regular North Carolina Democrat, the Senate last week confirmed (47-to-11; the appointment of Frank R. McNinch, a 1928 North Carolina Hoovercrat, to be a Democratic member of the reorganized Federal Power Commission. Approved at the same time were the four other commissioners: Chairman George Otis Smith, Ralph B. Williamson, Marcel Garsaud, Claude L. Draper. The McNinch appointment precipitated a great deal of senatorial controversy as to just what constitutes a Democrat. Five Democratic members of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee disapproved Appointee McNinch's Democracy, voted against recommending his confirmation...
...Boston American. Year later Publisher Hearst boosted his colonel to be general manager of all Hearst dailies, with a reputed salary of $150,000 a year. The course of the next three years was not wholly smooth. Big, self-confident Col. Knox several times offered his resignation, which "W. R." refused, believing perhaps that experience in the big business of chain publishing would eventually shape his man to the ways of Hearst. Last week he accepted it, uttered regrets. Reason given by Col. Knox: "... A difference of opinion as to methods of management." Friends said that Col. Knox had saved...
...headed Durant Motor Co. of California which assembles and sells Durants under a participation contract with Durant Motors, Inc. In selling. Mr. de Vaux has attained a great reputation, reaps fat commissions. He lives in Piedmont (across the Bay from San Francisco ) on an estate previously belonging to R. C. Durant, son of William Crapo. When not working, he is apt to be seen swishing around in fast speedboats, second in his heart only to automobiles...
...Percheron horse who has had a mild case of diphtheria for almost nine years wore a garland of flowers around his neck for a party last week. He was 14-year-old Doc Dobbin, oldest diphtheria antitoxin horse in the laboratories of E. R. Squibb & Sons at New Brunswick, N. J. Because Doc Dobbin has produced antitoxin enough to treat 30,000 children, Dr. John F. Anderson, Squibb vice president, gave a birthday party on the anniversary of Doc Dobbin's ninth year of service. One hundred school children from Highland Park, N. J. attended. The birthday table...