People, Jul. 30, 1934

"Names make news." Last week these names made this news:

In a tumble-down little house overlooking a backyard dump in Pittsburgh, newshawks found a tattered sexagenarian living on relief funds, identified him as William Andrew Mellon, first cousin of one-time Secretary of the Treasury Andrew William Mellon. Said Cousin William: 'T need this place because I can read, study, think and dream. . . . Andy has been sending me money monthly."

At the American Club in Paris long-maned Artist Thomas Gilbert White assailed "Dr. Thugwell" and other New Dealers for calling his classical mural...

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