Word: farleys
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Third: Stroke, Roger Drury, No. 7, Bray; No. 6, Keyes; No. 5, Burton; No. 4, Chace; No. 3, Rantoul; No. 2, Swazey; Bow, Farley; Cox, Bissell...
...last things President Roosevelt did before entraining for Florida and fun was to hold a White House Study conference with Postmaster General Farley, Attorney General Cummings and Secretary of Commerce Roper. By the time the President was well out to sea on the Nourmahal, announcement was made in Washington of one more change in the Administration's airmail policy...
After tortured weeks of criticism and recrimination, the Post Office Department was ready to hand the airmail back to private enterprise, thus relieving the Army of its ill-starred postal duties.* Pending permanent airmail legislation Postmaster General Farley invited private carriers to bid on three-month renewable contracts for 17 routes comprising some 18,000 miles of the 24,000 miles flown before the Feb. 9 cancellation order. Bids were to be submitted within 15 days by companies able to begin operations 30 days after obtaining contracts. Rates must be no higher than 45? per airplane mile...
...specifications were so drawn that not one of the twelve airlines whose old contracts were annulled would be eligible for new ones. In line with the legislation pending in Congress, Mr. Farley declared that these companies must "reorganize" to have their bids considered. Beyond stating that mere change of name would not be sufficient, the Postmaster General did not specify what would constitute satisfactory reorganization. Sticking to his original contention that the annulled contracts were obtained by fraud & collusion, he agreed to accept briefs from carriers wishing to exculpate themselves. But he would not consent to hold open hearings, since...
...Postmaster General James Aloysius Farley the Observer remarks that "as a statesman, he is an excellent chauffeur," but gives him full marks as a politician. "Next to Roosevelt, he has the best glands in Washington." But the coming man of national Democratic politics, says the Observer, is little-known Edward J. Flynn, boss of The Bronx. "Mystery man of Roosevelt's Black Chamber" is Frank C. Walker, until lately treasurer of the Democratic National Committee. "Together with Farley and Flynn, he is a tacit reminder that Roosevelt's strongest single element of strength is the Catholic Church. . . ." Observer...