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Died. William Walton Griest, 70. Pennsylvania Representative since 1909; at Mount Clemens, Mich.; of arthritis and pneumonia. Chairman of the House Committee on Post Offices & Post Roads, he advocated lower second-class mail rates 1? postcard rate, increased pay for postal employes...
...Griest of Pennsylvania, chairman of the Post Office Committee...
William Walton Griest is a public utilities operator from Lancaster, Pa. As chairman of the Post Office Committee he quietly dispenses a vast quantity of Federal jobs. He controls the votes of the Pennsylvania bloc, 36 strong...
...Chairman Work of the Republican National Committee went a telegram from Representative William Walton Griest, aged "dean" of Pennsylvania Congressmen: "If possible bottle up tight William Allen White and all other hot air artists that may be hovering around national headquarters. Please try your utmost. They are a distinct liability...
...Griest Bill-reducing postal rates on second, third and fourth class matter and restoring the one-cent postcard. Publishers and by-mail advertisers were pleased. The reductions will cut Post Office revenues some...