Word: weekes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Following the nation-old practice of dining with Cabinet members in order of precedence, President & Mrs. Hoover were last week guests of Secretary of the Treasury Mellon.* Mr. Mellon's daughter, Mrs. David K. Este Bruce, was his hostess...
...Last week President Hoover gave a state dinner to Vice President Curtis, escorted Mrs. Edward Everett Gann to the seat of honor at his right. Present were many distinguished guests. Absent were all government officials and their wives...
Consequent to the first report of the National Commission on Law Enforcement. Prohibition last week came into sharper focus in Congress than at any time since its inauguration, ten years ago last week. The Commission's report had furnished substantial grist for the legislative mill. Of its recommendations the most important (the Commission gave it No. 1 place), the most likely to become law at this session of Congress, was that for the transfer of the Government's dry enforcement arm from the Treasury Department to the Department of Justice. Such a transfer, as all the world knew...
Williamson Bill. To accomplish this purpose a bill was last week offered in the House by Representative William Williamson, chairman of the Committee on Executive Expenditures. In the Senate Chairman Norris of the Judiciary Committee promised "early and careful" consideration of the question. The U. S. Drys, Consolidated, generally applauded the prospect of the transfer and most of their friends in Congress promised action...
...home town, would be reduced to third class, and that his old schoolmate, Postmaster Shamus O'Brien, might have his salary cut. To Schoolmate O'Brien he sent $1,000 for stamps, to make Florence seem like more of a post office (TIME, Dec. 30). Last week this kind deed was nullified. Postmaster O'Brien was informed from Washington that the $1,000 order would not count in his year's business. Postmasters were warned that those who induce stamp purchases "for the purpose of increasing their pay or affecting the allowance of facilities at their...