12/17/1931
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"It was emphasized that the economies are no wise at the expense of dismissals from the service or through reductions in salaries."
"The Post Office officials advise the President that the indefensible practice of payment to political organizations for Post Office appointments in some Southern States has been absolutely stamped out..."
"President Hoover insisting that there be no economies that would enhance the present unemployment situation."
"I am deeply interested to learn of the dedication at St. Paul's Church, Hoboken, on Sunday May 24th, of a World War Shrine commemorating Hoboken as the Port of Embarkation and Debarkation and the plac..."