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Investigations outside Washington are generally arranged as vacation trips. A ten-day wild life survey by three Senators (Nevada's Pittman, Connecticut's Walcott, Missouri's Hawes) with their salaried assistants cost $1,983,67. Among the itemized expenses were: motorboat hire, $60; mineral water, $31; Minnesota fishing licenses, $22; one spoon hook, $1.25; three sinkers, 15¢; can of minnows, 75?...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Swindle Sheet | 8/29/1932 | See Source »

...James Joseph ("Gene") Tunney, in Paris, following an operation for an ear abscess; Joe Walcott, 60, famed oldtime Negro prizefighter, in Manhattan, of arteriosclerosis, senile psychosis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Aug. 29, 1932 | 8/29/1932 | See Source »

...funerals, but not with the purpose of depriving any one of Sunday pleasures. For three years the Ministerial Association of Lincoln, Neb. has worked for a city ordinance prohibiting Sunday funerals. The Lincoln City Council unanimously approved an ordinance drafted by Methodist Rev. Walter Aitken, Baptist Rev. C. H. Walcott, and G. T. Slavery of the United Brethren. Lincoln ministers feel they are busy enough with Sunday services, baptisms, christenings, church-meetings, vespers, Sunday schools, Bible classes. The ordinance takes effect next week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: No Sunday Funerals | 7/25/1932 | See Source »

...combination crew seatings--Stroke, Martin; 7, Stackpole; 6, Armstrong; 5, Walcott; 4, Dow; 3, Mendenhall; 2, Jordan; bow, Lewis; cox, Jones...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PARKER STROKES VARSITY CREW IN DRASTIC SHAKEUP | 6/8/1932 | See Source »

...Adopted a resolution by Connecticut's Walcott authorizing the award of a Distinguished Flying Cross to Amelia Earhart Putnam...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Work Done, Jun. 6, 1932 | 6/6/1932 | See Source »

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