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Born. To Hjalmar Procopé, handsome Finnish Minister to the U. S. and his British bride of last year, a son, their first; in Washington...
Sibelius: Belshazzar's Feast (London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Robert Kajanus; Victor: 4 sides; $2.50). Incidental music to a play by Sibelius' friend Hjalmar Procopé, Finnish Minister to the U. S. Finnish Orientalism is queer, but pleasing...
...Miss Isabella Comeron gave the Finnish Legation in Washington a $2,000 diamond bracelet. Finnish Minister Hjalmar Procopé issued an immediate appeal for bicycles. New York's fiery, hen-shaped Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia told 1,200 lunchers thatcivilization was on the side of Finland and Finland was on the side...
...that it was popular in the U. S. At the National Press Club in Washington, where generally foregather the most cynical, disgusted, acid-eyed newsmen on earth, a routine luncheon turned into an emotional spree: gathering to hear about news broadcasting in Europe, reporters spied Finnish Minister Hjalmar Procopé in the audience, cheered him to the rafters...
Under these circumstances the League Council had to weasel, did. Presiding Finn Hjalmar Procopé refused to allow Costa Rica's question to come up for consideration in open Council, but easily obtained the endorsements of his colleagues for a confidential note to Costa Rica which he personally concocted. This epistle, while neither defining nor interpreting the Monroe Doctrine, felicitated Costa Rica in glowing terms, and suavely referred her to the U. S. State Department for further information...