Rockefeller Leads Interchurch World Movement Tour
John D. Rockefeller Jr. heads a party of more than twenty officials and religious leaders touring major cities to unveil the Interchurch World Movement program. The two week trip precedes a nationwide April fundraising drive by 30 cooperating denominations seeking 336 million 777 thousand 572 dollars from Protestants.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Interchurch World Movement
Rockefeller
Interchurch Movement
United States
Carl E. Milliken
Maine
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Middle West
John R. Mott
Baltimore
Washington
Earl Taylor
A. E. Cory
R. 8
Emrich
Turkey
William Foulkes
New Era Movement
The
Presbyterian Church
Henry W. Peabody
Beverly
Mass
Federation of Women’s Boards of Foreign Missions
R. E. Diffendorffer
Interchurch Home Survey
George Innes
Philadelphia
J. Y. Aitchison
Baptist Forward Movement
Ralph Ward
China
William A. Brown
J. Elwood Cox
North Carolina
Wilton Merle Smith
Rockefeller Group
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St Louis
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Boston
Ladies Auxiliary to Present Colors at Legion Post
Members of the ladies' auxiliary of the All Dorchester Post of the American Legion will present a set of colors to the post tomorrow night at the William Fr Russell School in Edward Everett Square.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
All-Dorchester
American Legion
William Fr. Russell
Edward Everett Square
Italian Girls Beauty Contest at Victory Ball in North End
The North End Post American Legion seeks entrants for its first Italian Girls Beauty Contest as part of the Victory ball at Paul Revere Hall on April 12. Prominent judges include former Mayor John F. Fitzgerald and Rep Edward Scigliano. marshal will be Charles A. Gardella with aides and reception committee members organizing the event.
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Greater
Boston
North End Post
American Legion
Post
Paul Revere Hall
John F. Fitzgerald
North
Stephen Foti
Vittorio Orlandini
Vincent DiMento
Ettore Ciampolini
Nathan Cohen
Anthony Moschella
Charles Lombardi
P. A. Santosuosso
George Costanza
Anthony Squilaciotti
Chatterbox Club
Alma Locatelli
North End
Policeman Elliot Rumor Debunked About Leaving Force
The item refutes a rumor that Patrolman Henry C. Elliot plans to quit the police department. It notes Elliot recently incapacitated three gangsters by hospitalizing them, confirming his active status rather than departure.
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Policeman Elliot
Henry C. Elliot
Noted Comment on Elliot's Safety by Superintendent Crowley
Superintendent Crowley defends Elliot saying the man is not extremist, will not be scared off, and will receive full support. He warns the gang cannot threaten from the air and confirms Elliot will continue his regular route with protection.
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Crowley
Elliot
Youthful Roxbury Driver Flees Police After Crash
John M. Fitzgerald a 16 year old of 63 Terrace street Roxbury drove friends to church and fled officers after crashing into a telegraph pole on Broadway near Thorndike street. He was captured later at a friend’s house after shots fired in the air failed to stop him. The car was heavily damaged and Fitzgerald was taken to Everett police station.
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Broadway
Thorndike Street
Everett
John M. Fitzgerald
Terrace Street
Roxbury
Main Street
Washburn
Federal debt calls Halton and Mondell warn on spending
Washington April 4 Government expenditures exceed revenues by more than 200 million dollars in the first nine months of the fiscal year. Representative Mondell Republican leader says only economy can avert a calamitous crisis and that debt must be reduced this year to sustain national credit. Treasury officials praise handling of the situation but demand spending within income.
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Washington
Mondell
Wyoming
Republian
Treasury
Dorchester Robbers Scare Off Milk Street Intruders
An attempt to break into J. D. McSwain’s store at 358 Washington Street Dorchester was interrupted early yesterday. The Woolworth store next door showed signs of tampering but no entrance was made.
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J. D. McSwain
Washington Street
Dorchester
Woolworth
Girls Use Old Looms in Weaving Rag Rugs
At Practical Arts High girls keep hand weaving alive using an antique loom. Miss Lucie Fogle demonstrated rag weaving at the Eastern Arts Convention, showing how red cross flannelette scraps are dyed and sewn into durable rag rugs for bathroom use.
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Practical Arts High
Lucie Fogle
Wentworth Institute
Red Cross
Eastern Arts Association
Funeral services for Joseph A. Gahm at Longwood church
Funeral services for Joseph A. Gahm who died at his Brookline home 1083 Beacon Street were held yesterday at the Church of Our Saviour Longwood. The Rev Henry K Sherrill officiated with members of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in attendance as Gahm was an officer.
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Joseph A. Gahm
Beacon Street
Brookline
Church of Our Saviour
Longwood
Henry K. Sherrill
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Gahm
United States Rubber Company Reports 1919 Profits Surge
Net income after depreciation and taxes reached 21.4 million dollars in 1919 with 17.7 million in net profits after interest charges. Surplus rose to 62.3 million, and net sales totaled 225.6 million, up nearly 10 million from 1918. Chairman Samuel P. Colt credits strong finances and a improving sales outlook.
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New York
United States Rubber Company
Samuel P. Colt
Mystery bat wing plane to boost civilian flying lessons
A secret new airship built on a radical principle is about to be revealed. Designed by William B. Stout, the bat wing craft may cut production costs by more than half and reach speeds of 200 mph. Civilians and enlisted men will be trained as wing cadets at government schools, with routes planned from Weston to New York and Burlington. Lt. D J H Knight leads air mail pilots with 106 flights in eight months.
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Boston
New York
William B. Stout
Aircraft Board
Washington
Uncle Sam
West Point
Annapolis
Leonard H. Drennan
Alr
New England
International Airdrome
Weston
Burlington
Worcester
Springfield
D.J. H. Knight
H. T. Lewis
Famine Conditions Reported in Slovakia Stimulate Riots
Reports from Vienna on April 3 describe famine conditions in Slovakia with people collapsing in streets and hunger riots breaking out in several districts.
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Vienna
Slovakia
Hortense Sauveur Engaged to Rowyn Taylor in Cambridge
Professor Albert Sauveur of Harvard University announces his daughter Hortense Sauveur’s engagement to Rowyn Taylor. The couple’s wedding date has not been set. Hortense is active in Cambridge and Boston society.
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Albert Sauveur
Elmwood Avenue
Cambridge
Hortense
Rowyn Taylor
Sauveur
Harvard University
Boston
Harvard
Romyn Taylor
Well Known New York Editor Dies at Home
William D. Showalter editor of the Editor and Publisher died at his home after a lingering illness. Born in Crown Mills West Virginia in 1869 he was educated at Oberlin College and began newspaper work in Chicago at age 18. He moved to New York in 1891 and later joined the Editor and Publisher staff in 1916.
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New York
William D. Showalter
Crown Mills
W. Va
Oberlin College
Chicago
Actors Equity to Admit Fidelity Members
New York April 4. At the Equity quarterly meeting the association adopted a resolution with one dissent allowing Fidelity League members to join Actors Equity, aiming to patch up differences between the groups.
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New York
Actors’ Equity Association
Actors’ Fidelity League
Equity
Fidelity
Association
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Lydia T. Lewis
Evelyn Biggs
Pole
Halton
Gahm Funeral
United States Rubber Co
Theodore
Hedlund
Hortense Sauveur
Miss Hortensh Sauveur
Paine
Ite
Cretonne
Wle Price
Brussels
Flanders
Sheraton
Fale
Kirmanshah
Savalan
Lyons
Hartford Saxony
Axminster
Royal Wilton
Arlington Street
Paine Furniture Company
Boylston
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