Presbyterian Church session opens in Treated South
Presbyterian leaders from the South gather in Motre at N C for the 84th annual General Assembly session. Dr Donald W Richardson of Richmond will preach the opening sermon. Reports address world peace Race relations Sabbath observance and social welfare with debate on isolationism as a barrier to peace.
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Motreat
N. C
South
General ‘Assembly of the
Presbyterian “Church
Donald W. Richardson
Richmond
Permanent Committee On
New Car May Be Six Years Away
Atlanta reports auto parts manufacturers and distributors say replacing prewar cars will take five to six years after hostilities end. They note 5.5 million cars produced in 1929 and over 82 million on the road in 1941, advising motorists to keep current cars in top condition.
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Atlanta
Modest new congressman listens and learns in Washington
Alabama's George W. Andrews Jr. arrives in Congress with a vow to listen and learn. He works long hours, types his own letters, and strives to remember every constituent by name while juggling a heavy mail load and two committees.
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Virginia van der Veer
Washington
Andrews
Alabama
Capitol Hill
Arble
George W. Andrews Jr
Union Springs
Capitol
John Bankhead
Afi
John Rabkin
D-Miss
G.I
Will Whittington
Sam Rayburn
D- Tex
Everett Dirksen
R- Ill
Ed Donnelly
Navy
Army
Andrews Washington
Morse Feat Celebrated in Washington Centennial
In observance of the telegraphy centennial Commerce Secretary Jess Jones urged removing barriers to all forms of communication. FCC Chairman James L. Fly pressed for U S leadership and democratic programs to ensure unfettered flow of information worldwide and proposed legislation to ease mergers with government backed foreign monopolies.
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Washington
Commerce
Jess Jones
Commerce Secretary
Samuel F. B. Morse
Federal Communications Commission
James L. Fly
United States
Grenade Dropped in Brunswick Business District
A 17 year old boy, Clifton Weir, wandered the city business district and tossed an old hand grenade. It exploded near a storefront, shattering windows and a sidewalk crater. He was seriously injured but no bystanders were nearby. The origin of the grenade remains unknown.
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Brunswick
Clifton Weir
Breakthrough at Cassino reshapes Italian front
Washington reports a French led breakthrough in the Cassino mountains after months of fighting. Allied lines exploited a weak Gustav position south of the town, with Poles and French forces advancing and Germans retreating to avoid encirclement.
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Washington
Cassino
Liri
Hitler Line
Piedmont
England
von Ronstedt
France
Italy
Vitebsk
Grant
Richmond
Rome
Appian Way
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Piedmonte
Pico
Nowise
Cost of living rises in Birmingham and Mobile
The Birmingham Office of the U S Department of Labor reports a 4 percent cost of living increase in Birmingham and a 0.5 percent rise in Mobile retail food costs for the March 15 to April 15 period. Also noted is the Mormon tabernacle in Salt Lake City housing an organ with 6 868 pipes.
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Birmingham
Ala
Mobile
U. S. Department of Labor
Mormon Tabernacle
Salta City
De Gaulle Accepts British Invitation on French Administration
The French National Committee President General De Gaulle accepted in principle a British invitation to London to discuss questions of French administration amid the expected battle on metropolitan French territory. He will await general agreement on pending issues before traveling to London for talks.
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Algiers
Charles’ de Gaulle
French National Committee
London
de Gaulle
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