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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1939

Page

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Union of Three Churches Tops Presbyterian Assembly Topic

Cleveland AP reports the planned union of the Protestant Episcopal Church and two Presbyterian bodies with about 4.5 million members dominates the agenda of the 151st general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. Leaders say past talks show cautious progress toward cooperation and better understanding amid long history since the 1861 split over slavery.

Cleveland Protestant Episcopal Church Presbyterian Church of the William Barrow Pugh Philadelphia Pugh

Hopkins proposes embassy to business in Commerce Department

Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins plans an embassy to business within the department to foster goodwill between the government and industry. Roosevelt asks Congress for a 255000 supplemental appropriation to fund a highly qualified staff to assist business and tackle major economic issues, with staff attached to Hopkins' office and eventual formation of the Bureau of Industrial Economics.

Washington LLP Harry L. Hopkins Roosevelt Congress Commerce Department Hopkins Bureau of Industrial Economics

Roosevelt High Students to Present Moliere Comedy

Roosevelt senior high school pupils will stage Moliere's The Merchant Gentleman in the school auditorium at 8 p.m. Friday. The English translation and direction are by Miss Roberta Dinwiddie Sheets. Dan Sweeney plays Mr Jourdain with a large cast and elaborate design and production staff.

Roosevelt Senior High School Moliere Roberta Dinwiddie Sheets Monsieur Jourdain M. Jourdain Dan Sweeney Mme. Jourdain Carol Selby Lucile Sarah Wykle Nicole Virginia Harover Cleonte Robert Smith Covielle Herbert Mary Ellen Thune Ann Graw Hazel Abernathy Dorothy Metela Margaret Danielson

Diamond color change by radiation warning note

A list of names appears in the notice including Dorothea White and Eleanor Gunderson with others as ushers and heads. The article also states that exposure to ultraviolet rays of radiation can permanently turn a diamond green.

Dorothea White Hildred Ann Miller Evelyn Scurlock Thelma Norland Clifford Hand Eleanor Gunderson Ruth Mastin Edith Gensicke Lila Geiger Darlene Hanson Jean Gerber Flora McAvoy Hazel Fattig Betty Whiting Lenora Jelinek Margaret Gearkee Alice Earl Josephine Stumpff Ruth Brownell LaFonda Parker Louise Gillette Bernice Wilson Lillian Wood

Lindbergh Testimony Spurs Shift in Air Program

Col Charles A Lindbergh told a congressional subcommittee that Germany outpaced the United States in attack planes and light bombers while urging expansion of aviation research and experimentation. Lawmakers weighing Army Air Corps funding questioned reserving 2163 of 5500 projected fighting planes and debated reallocating to research amid a $309 million appropriation review.

Washington Army Air Corps Charles A. Lindbergh Germany United States Army Lindbergh War Department Zich

From Abroad Because European Planes Lack Range

A brief note explains that the discussion centers on military aviation, arguing that European aircraft are not long range types, implying strategic limitations for distant operations. The source presents this stance as part of a broader debate on air power and procurement.

Pope Reclaims St John Lateran Basilica Ceremonial Tie

Pope Pius XII resumes a 90 year dormant ceremony by taking possession of Rome's Basilica of St John Lateran after a rift between the Vatican and the Italian government is healed.

Rome INS Vatican Pius XII

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