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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Garden City, N...
Typical was the largest Electoral College, which assembled in Albany, N. Y. Among the 47 electors who drew their $15 day's pay, their 10? a mile travel allowance and their free souvenir fountain pens (for signing oaths and official certifications) were, besides numerous ward bosses, four women, such political war horses as one-time Ambassador James W. Gerard, one-time Editor Herbert Bayard Swope, one-time Police Commissioner Grover A. Whalen, Roosevelt Friend Frank C. Walker, such reigning Labor Union chiefs as Sidney Hillman (Amalgamated Clothing Workers), Joseph P. Ryan (International Longshoremen), Max Zaritsky (United Hatters, Cap & Millinery...
...Their ballots were handsomely engraved in exactly the same style as the ballots used in New York to elect Grover Cleveland 52 years ago, saying simply "For President of the U. S., Franklin D. Roosevelt of the State of New York," "For Vice President of the U. S., John N. Garner of the State of Texas," and since State officials had with foresight had 200 engraved four years ago, there remained, even after 47 had been cast and scores distributed as souvenirs, 60 left over for this year. For Roosevelt & Garner, 47 votes...
...William N. Parker '39 was elected chairman of the Peace Committee of the student Union at a meeting held in Adams House senior Common room Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock...
...four to six inches of snow with a few bare spots on the practice slopes. Up to 36" of snow on Mountain Tow rd. Nose Dive slide is patched with icy surfaces. Suicide to try this. Lesser trails better than Nose Dive but still bad: Mt. Cardigan; Alexandria N. H.; six and one half inches of old snow on practice slopes, '12" on Duke's trail. Main slides fair in spots. Some slopes still skiable, but lower temperatures mean hard crusts...