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...Chapputs of Michigan, Bobby Layne of Texas, and Tex Furse of Yal are among the gridiron stars who will attend the fete at which Mayor William O'Dwyer of New York is to be honorary chairman...
...four noisy investigations of New York City relief were going on. The state was investigating, the Mayor was investigating, the grand jury was investigating, and so was the city welfare department itself. City Welfare Commissioner Edward E. Rhatigan was unceremoniously fired by Mayor William O'Dwyer. His successor, Benjamin Fielding, came down with what was described as a case of exhaustion after only five days on the job and tottered off to Doctors Hospital, asking to be shut up in a quiet room...
...Mayor William O'Dwyer of New York City went a handsome map of France from the Michelin Tire people in Paris. The map reached its goal despite the address on the envelope: "Mr. O'Dewey, Maire de New York...
That did it. By week's end, two of the cops were suspended without pay, the newspapers were black with the story, and Mayor Bill O'Dwyer had directed the prosecuting attorney to investigate the third policeman and to take the photographer's case to the grand jury. New York's Police Commissioner Arthur W. Wallander cried: "There must be no more assaults on our good people. . . . Courtesy must be the watchword of this department...
...Sister-in-law of Newbold Morris, Fiorello La-Guardia's heir designate, who ran for Mayor of New York City in 1945 and was defeated by William O'Dwyer...