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...East Side, whence came Alfred dEmanuel Smith. Like most New York bosses, Mr. Curry is of Irish descent and distinguished himself by early physical prowess, in his case footracing. Until his election in 1903 to the State Senate he was a Western Union telegraph operator. He is a devout churchman, speaks quietly and?unlike Bosses Tweed, Croker and Kelly?prefers to remain out of the picture as much as possible...
...TIME, Feb. 23, you say: "Devout Catholics fell to their knees at the radioed sound of the Pontiff's revered voice." I beg leave to differ. In the first place, I have known all sorts of Catholics: good, bad, ardent, and indifferent; American Catholics and Catholics of varied nationalities. Naturally, they all respect the Pope, but there is not a one of them, even the most pious, that would even dream of falling on their knees at the sound of the Pontiff's voice. I believe that this is true of the whole country. From what I have...
...Shall I-do you desire me to disturb him?" stammered a devout aide...
...savages listened raptly to the tremulous Latin of Pope Pius 261st authentic Roman Pontiff, when last week he inaugurated Vatican City's radio broadcasting Station HVJ. The Soviet Government had for bidden Soviet stations' rebroadcasting the speech. The savages lacked receiving sets. But all other peoples hearkened. Devout Catholics fell to their knees at the radioed sound of the Pontiff's revered voice. Non-Catholics listened intently, musing on the significance of this most modern manifestation of Roman Catholic extension...
Hungary is more than ever expecting the return of its devout "Emperor"' Otto...