Presbyterians Shape Policies at Cincinnati
United Press reports the 147th annual Presbyterian general assembly in Cincinnati will set policy for 1935-36 for about 200,000 commentant members. Preliminary meetings consider merging National Missions with Christian Education, alcohol control, and joint efforts to abolish child labor, with 1500 delegates to vote on a moderator and board consolidations.
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United Press Staff
Cincinnati
Presbyterian Church In America
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General Assembly
Presbyterian Extension Council
Wm. Cralmers Covert
Philadelphia
Board of National Missions
Board of Christian Raucation
Charles W. Welch
Louieville
Dera Allen van
Cinesh
Uronosed
Boar
Tureign Missions
Pensiors
Pelmeen
Boards of
National Missions and Christian Education
Anmtrel Ribechi
Bottom Drops Out of Erie Chain Letter Craze Erie
May 22 Erie reports the chain letter market collapsing as interest waned from fever pitch to zero. Many who bought late cannot find new buyers and now face emptying their bags amid piles of returned letters.
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Erie
Congress Responds to A Flood of Mail From Voters
A Central Press report notes congressmen and senators are overwhelmed by mail with daily mail to the House averaging about 7,000 letters and the Senate handling more, driven by bills like the Townsend plan and Rayburn utility reform. some members receive thousands while others receive personal letters about jobs, loans, invitations, votes, and pensions, prompting varied response tactics.
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Central Press and Corry Journal
Rilla Schroeder
Washington
the Times
House
Senate
Finis
Jack Gates
Long
Gates
Huey Long
Jme
Tadio
Senator Long
Isabella Greenway
Arizina
Bon
Sam Rayurn
Texas
John Stevens McGroarty
California
Townsend
Raydun
Congress
Caroline O'Dayl
New York
George Stephan
Ben English
McGronity
Raybuna
Vinson and Patroon
Charles B. Coughlin
Patman
White House
Franklin Man Held Over Anti Red Speech Incident
Harry Dragon 42 of 652 Pacific Street held at county jail awaiting hearing on charge of disturbing a public meeting at First Baptist Church after John E. Waters Madison Wis spoke on Soviet Russia. Dragon handed a note to Elks Exalted Ruler, confronted Waters in vestibule, was arrested by County Commissioner Ritchey and pleaded not guilty. Dragon possessed Communist newspapers and claimed Russian relatives.
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Russia
Franklin
Harry Dragon
Pacific Street
Mr. Waters
Soviet
Dragon
David W. Frazios
the Elks
Waters
John EB. Ritchey
Thumbing arrest marks first in Springfield history
In Springfield Massachusetts, 21 year old Lee Henry was arrested for hitchhiking or thumbing a ride, marking the first such arrest in the city. The incident spotlights a novel crackdown on the practice.
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Springfield
Mass
Lee Henry
Postal letters answered the day they arrive
The text contrasts past times when an office could reply to every letter the same day with modern mail demand, noting that hundreds or thousands of letters arriving daily overwhelm even small office staffs of two or five people who cannot respond instantly.
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U. S
Warrant Charged Involuntary Manslaughter Case In Franklin
A warrant was issued for MB Guertin aged about 45 on involuntary manslaughter charges connected to the death of Forest Moore near Pleasantville. Guertin, held in jail at Tionesta on malpractice charges, was expected to be arraigned in Jones last night and returned to Venango County to face the charge.
Missionary Assn to Meet Amid Farm Murder Probe
Authorities search for a second man tied to the Ridge road killing of Barton Lepley as 72500 concealed cash suggests a frame. Berry, jailed suspect, claims no accomplice though gun seller leads to a Black Erie man. DA calls luck or tips pivotal. Erie Branch Women’s Missionary Association convention to open at Glenwood U B Church Evie.
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Barton Lepley
Ridge Road
Dinner Berry
Portamouth
Erie
Mortimer &. Graham
Berry
Lepley
Women's Missionary Association of the United Brethren
Christ Church
Glenwood U B
Evie
J. H. Smith
Dayton
The
Foreign Missionary Society
Mabel I. Sliver
Sie’ Ra Lecie
West Africa
Alice E. Bell
America
Two Tons of Sweetness at Lebanon Strawberry Pair
Lebanon Oregon prepares a two ton strawberry shortcake for the 46th Lebanon Strawberry Pair to be held May 31 and June 1. The cake will be cut into 10 000 pieces. A confusing report suggests a delayed arrival and a possible connection to a separate incident, with unclear details about a person named Lepley.
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Lebanon
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