Herbert Hoover: “Paducah, Ky., is hereby abolished as a customs port of entry in Customs Collection District No. 42 (Kentucky), with…”

My dear Mrs. Bird: I am deeply grieved to learn of the death of your brother, the universally beloved Father Francis P. Duffy.

There is another phase of the bill as passed which is disheartening.

One never makes a statement like that.

I do so with the deepest regret because of the distinguished service you have rendered and the fine place you have been able to make for yourself in the Diplomatic Service.