tˈiː. sˈɛmz wˈɔlmsli hɐdbɪn ˈæktɪŋ mˈeɪɚ sˈɪns ðə ɹˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən ʌvðə pɹˈiːviəs mˈeɪɚ, ˈɑːɹθɚ dʒˈeɪ. oʊkˈiːf, dˈuː tʊ ˈɪlnəs ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn.
T. Semmes Walmsley had been acting mayor since the resignation of the previous mayor, Arthur J. O'Keefe, due to illness in July 1929.