Realty interests of Staten Island and the Bayonne district in New Jersey are predicting a steady increase in population, a gain in real estate activity and values and early development of vacant land and waterfront properties as a result of the completion of the $16,000,000 bridge which spans the Kill van Kull between Port Richmond and Bayonne.

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Borg, Rusch Boyd of Hackensack announce the development of North Brae, a home colony in the hills of Tenafly, N.J., by Brooks Parker, who recently purchased a ten and one-half acre tract from their firm. The plot fronts 548 feet on Hudson Avenue. Five houses are under construction. They will be of steel, containing seven or eight rooms and three baths on half-acre plots.

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1931John Kerr, American actor, singer, and lawyer (died 2013)^[†]

John Grinham Kerr was an American actor and attorney.

1931Mwai Kibaki, Kenyan economist and politician, 3rd President of Kenya (died 2022)^[†]

Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki was a Kenyan politician and the third President of Kenya from December 2002 until April 2013. He served in various leadership positions in Kenya's government including being the longest serving Member of Parliament (MP) in Kenya from 1963 to 2013. He was the fourth Vice-President of Kenya for ten years from 1978 to 1988 under President Daniel arap Moi. He also held cabinet ministerial positions in the Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi governments, including as minister for Finance (1969–1981) under Kenyatta, and Minister for Home Affairs (1982–1988) and Minister for Health (1988–1991) under Moi. Kibaki served as an opposition Member of Parliament from 1992 to 2002. He unsuccessfully vied for the presidency in 1992 and 1997. He served as the Leader of the Official Opposition in Parliament from 1998 to 2002. Following the 2002 presidential election, he was elected as the President of Kenya.

1931Pascal Lissouba, Congolese politician, President of the Republic of the Congo (died 2020)^[†]

Pascal Lissouba was a Congolese politician who was the first democratically elected President of the Republic of the Congo and served from 31 August 1992 until 25 October 1997. He was overthrown by his predecessor and current president Denis Sassou Nguesso in the 1997 civil war.

Headlines from November 15, 1931

Empire State Building Talk.

Ship That Rescued Rum Runner Held As Smuggler of Her Cargo and Crew; The Arlyn of the Bull Line Is Seized by Customs Authorities Here After Disgruntled Sailors Turn Informers, Charging They Were Paid Only $20 Each.

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