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With Cincinnati as their model, several American cities have already adopted the city managership. In each case it has meant increased service for the citizens; particularly it has lowered tax rates. In the green land of Eire cities like Dublin, Cork, and Limerick have profited by this form of government. With everything in its favor, Cambridge voters should give careful, consideration to the referendum which now, by the grace of the Plan E Committee, will be placed upon the November ballot. They should see that a city manager is a better way of getting more for their money...
Lawyer Henry entered both Republican and Democratic primaries, announcing that if he won both he would run for whichever party gave him the higher vote. (Wisconsin law provides that candidates cannot run under two labels.) This proposal angered both regular party organizations because it meant depriving one of them of a place on the ballot. The Republican organization put up Milwaukee Manufacturer Julius Heil. Democratic chieftains and the State New Deal machine got behind young Jerome Fox, who resigned his job as an HOLC attorney to make the race as a Roosevelt man. Coalitionist Henry, no New Dealer and deeming...
...members of the Boys Club of Boston were examined and here 94 teeth were extracted and 76 temporary fillings made, all of which meant the saving of a tooth. The Dental Committee was under the leadership of L. J. Donsanto 4Dn., chairman...
During the summer the maids were allowed an increase of 2 cents an hour by the University after "certain requests" were made by the H. U. E. R. A., according to Business Manager Durant. This meant that the traditional "goodies," having formerly earned an increase of 6 cents on December 8, 1837 when the College attempted to stall off the A. F. of L. drive, now earn 40 cents an hour, daily, including holidays...
...were "very small." Previous estimates showed that about 95% of U. S. deposits were covered by the present limit. But a new estimate is in order, now that bank deposits have risen to a near-record peak of $47,500,000,000. In any case, said Leo Crowley, he meant no reflection upon bank strength-in the first half of 1938 only 38 banks failed, of which 33 were insured...