Jewish women urged to renew religious efforts
BUFFALO N Y May 24 The lack of spiritual leaders and drift of Jewish men and women from the faith were highlighted by President J Walter Freiberg at the opening session of the 26th biennial convention of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. He noted fourteen graduates from Hebrew Union College and fifty congregations seeking rabbis.
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Buffalag
N. Y
J. Walter Freiberg
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Hebrew Union College
Rickenbacker damages plane propeller in landing
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, who left San Diego to begin a New York flight, smashed the propeller of his plane during a landing in Los Angeles and was forced to abandon the journey. The machine sustained damage but he was not injured.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Eddie Rickenbacker
San Diego
Oakland
New York
Rickerbacker
Compulsory Bathing Proposed in London
A coroner's inquest cited a woman prisoner who died from blood poisoning linked to vermin and skin disease caused by filth. Dr. Waldo urged compulsory policing to seize visibly infested persons in public places for bathing and disinfection, a reform endorsed by the jury's verdict.
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P. J. Waldo
City of London
Waldo
Farmer's son dies after 60 day fast
Selma Iowa May 24 Walter Oliver son of a wealthy farmer died yesterday after fasting sixty days to seek a divine blessing. He had refused to wear a uniform at Camp Dodge and was sent to a federal prison. Upon returning home he lived as a recluse and later began the fast claiming he would not eat until the Lord blessed him.
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Selma
Iowa
Walter Oliver
Oliver
Camp Dodge
Industrial waste excess in national forum speech
L W Wallace of the American Engineering Council told a national forum that industrial waste is excessive in the United States. He cited fashion-driven changes in hats and shoes as a costly subsidy, warned of burdens from housing, building, and railway design, and noted waste in radios and ready-made clothing due to frequent style shifts.
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
L. W. Wallace
Washington
American Engineering Counsil
American Engineering Societies
Chicago
New York
Wallace
American Engineering Council
Herbert Hoover
Boys Work Conference session held in Besghamton city
One hundred fifty delegates gathered for the fifteenth annual Boys Work Conference in Besghamton May 34. Addresses were delivered by William B. Campbell of Pawtucket TR IL Robert D. Kleeg of Chicago Mrs Roy Bull of Syracuse and Elizabeth Straub of Philadelphia.
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Besghamton
United States
William B. Campbell
Pawtucket
TR. IL
Robert D. Kleeg
Chicago
Roy Bull
Syracuse
Olizabeth Straub
Philadelphia
Sims Receives Warm London Press Reception
Admiral William S. Sims, commander of American naval forces in the war zone, arrived to receive a Doctor of Laws from Cambridge University. London papers praised him as the best friend in Great Britain, while city health reports warn of malaria risks along a ditch-bordered road.
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William §. Sims
Admiral Sins
Cambridge University
England
New York
Read Apparel Shops Big Size and Vacation Dress Sale
A department ad highlights plaid gingham dresses for ages 6 to 10 and oversized fits up to 54 with Read Apparel Shops offering voiles, prints, and organdie trims. Prices range from $1.00 to $25.00 for dresses, suits, and coats, with Mignonette and crepe de chine selections noted alongside polo coats in camel hair and tailored lines for full-figured wear.
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Read
Jersey Suits and Dress Fabrics Deeply Discounted
The catalog lists Camel's Hair Cloth sport coats in browns greens blues and Oxford with prices cut from 27 50 to 27 50 and 35 00 to 27 50. Silk lined Canton Crepes taffetasGeorgette dresses feature hand embroidery fringe and bright piping with former prices up to 75 00 now reduced. Tailored suits navy tricotine and sports suits Meadow Brook homespun offered at reduced rates with limited sizes and styles.
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Meadow Brook
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