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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Married. Katherine Mackay O'Brien, daughter of Postal Telegraph's Clarence H. Mackay, older sister of Mrs. Irving Berlin; to Attorney Robert Ziemer Hawkins of Reno; in Reno. Mrs. Hawkins' first husband (divorced 1937) is New York Supreme Court Justice Kenneth O'Brien...
...Government except the White House itself, headed by a business man, peopled with non-political experts, and charged with "encouragement and development of an air-transportation system properly adapted to the present and future needs of the foreign and domestic commerce of the U. S.. of the defense." Postal Service, Regulations and were of to the be framed national "in such a manner as to assure the highest degree of safety . . . foster sound economic conditions . . . without unjust discriminations, undue preferences ... or unfair or destructive competitive practices...
Said her father, a Manhattan postal clerk: "Evelyn's a good kid. She swings and sways like nobody's business. I hope she pleased the King and Queen...
...Refused to help the hard-pressed telegraph companies, as FCC denied their petition for a 15% rate increase. Like the railroads the U. S. wire companies currently suffer from increased costs, decreased income. In 1937 Western Union made only $3,325,000 on gross of $100,400,000. Postal Telegraph, which is in 77B reorganization, lost about as much on its land line operations. Rate cuts for night letters did little good and so last December the companies asked a fat step-up in domestic rates. Last week FCC gave no reason for saying...
...Boston Postal Inspector Breslein stated yesterday, "I have received no official notification" and could not say what steps would be taken in prosecution. At present the Postmaster merely contemplates the collection of postage due from the New York League for the fliers confiscated from the mailboxes Monday...