Presbyterians elect new moderator at annual general assembly
The Presbyterian Church in the United States opened its annual general assembly in Montreat North Carolina with Dr Edward Mack of Union Seminary Richmond Virginia elected moderator on the second ballot succeeding W M Everett of Atlanta Georgia. Nominees included Dr Mc Brown of Dallas Texas and Dr C M Richards of Davidson North Carolina. Regular assistant clerk named as Rev J G Patton of Abingdon Virginia with assistants Rev W W White of Richmond J G Walker of Gaffney and Dorsey D Ellis of Sikestown.
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Montreat
N. C
Edward Mack
Union Seminary
Richmond
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church In the
United States
Mack
W. M. Everett
First Presbyterian Church
Atlanta
T. W. Currie
Austin
Tex
Mc Brown
Dallas
C. M. Richards
Davidson
N.C
J. G. Patton
Abington
W. W. White
J. G. Walker
Gaffney, S. C
Dorsey D. Ellis
Sikestown, Md
Retail Stores Sales Soar In Florida April Gains
Florida independent merchants in 290 stores posted a 5.6 percent rise in April sales from a year earlier, with total sales in Jacksonville Miami and Tampa climbing 9.2 percent compared with April 1938, based on Census data reported by the state Chamber of Commerce.
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Jacksonville
Fila
Florida
State Chamber of Commerce
Miami
Tampa
Janice French Mystery Deepens in East 70th Street
Mary Franklin pushes a Gazette investigation into Janice French life after learning of a separate East 70th Street address. Janice's parents deny knowledge, while a maid places the late girl's last visit near Beekman Place. Police promise further disclosures tomorrow.
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Edward
the Gazette
Miss Franklin
Mrs. French
Janice
East 70Th Street
Mary
New York
Janice French
Edward French
Miss French
67Th Street
East River
Beekman Place
Arthur Fenelon
Lynn Haven Memorial Day Service Plans With Church Swap
Presbyterian Church will not hold a morning service next Sunday. Congregation to attend a union Memorial Day service at the Methodist Church. Sunday School at usual time, War Veterans sponsor the event. Later, 8 T U service and evening sermon titled Lost Opportunities. Community invites Baptists to worship and attend.
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Christian Endeavor
Rose Collins
Billie Collins
Walter 5S
Dunscombe
Francis Rodgers
Ray Niquet
Office to Close Wednesday Noon in Local Merchants Pact
In keeping with the spirit and cooperating with local merchants this office will close Wednesday noon.
Probe Into Sub's Sinking Promised
A special Naval board will defer its inquiry into the sinking of the submarine Squalus until the craft is raised off New Hampshire. Investigators will determine if partial flooding came from mechanical defects or crew error. Senator Lucas signals possible Senate Naval Committee action if Navy reports disappoint.
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Washington
Special Naval Board
New Hampshire
Lucas
Senate Naval Committee
Vacation dress pattern 833 offers stylish back-button design
Claire Tilden presents Pattern 833 for misses and women sizes 12 through 40. It features a cotton frock with a backed fasten, a flaring hem, puffed sleeves, and panelled skirt lines suitable for summer resort wear or home sewing with durable fabrics like breadcloth or percale.
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Claire Tilden
Thwarts Railroading of Bookmaking Bill
In Tallahassee the Senate rejected a push to place on the calendar without committee study a bill legalizing bookmaking in Florida. Sponsor Senator Horne of Madison argued it would raise $5,000,000 yearly, with $1,250,000 to counties and $3,750,000 for old age pensions.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Senate
Florida
Horne
Madison
Cone vetoes bill to merge unemployment agencies
Governor Cone vetoed a bill that would merge the Florida Unemployment Compensation Administration with the Federal Railroad Unemployment Insurance Division in Tallahassee on May 26. The action preserves separate agency operations and funding streams amid ongoing state labor program oversight.
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Cone
Tallahassee
Fla
Florida Unemployment Compensation Administration
Federal Railroad Unemployment Insurance Division
New York salesman edges Englishman in British Amateur
Bill Holt of Syracuse defeats Kenneth Thom 3 and 2 to reach the British Amateur semi finals at Hoylake. Dick Chapman then falls to Anthony Duncan 5 and 3, leaving Holt as the lone American survivor. Alex Kyle upsets Jim Bruen one up after Bruen led early with a one hole advantage.
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Hoylake
Eng
Bill Holt
Syracuse
N. Y
Kenneth Thom
Dick Chapman
Greenwich
Alex Kyle
Jim Bruen
Ireland
Pattern order for fabric via Panama City News-Herald
A public notice advertises a sewing pattern requiring 334 yards of 35 inch fabric and a payment of fifteen cents in coins. Readers must write clearly their size, name, address and style number and send orders to Pattern Dept. 70 Fifth Avenue New York NY.
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Panama City News-Herald
Pattern Dept
Fifth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Pigeon Training Station Operates in Philippine Islands
The War Department runs a training station in the Philippine Islands to train homing pigeons to fly at night. Most homing pigeons return and descend during nighttime missions.
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The
War Department
Philippine Islands
Port News: American steamers sail for European and Gulf ports
Port News lists the Bienville sailing from Rotterdam Bremen and Hamburg via Mobile and Tampa to load for Bremen and Hamburg via Pensacola Gulfport and Mobile. Waterman 8. 8. Co. is owner and agent. Laminot du Pont sails for Tampa after discharging port cargo sulphur. International Freighting Corp. ownership. West Madaket sails to foreign ports via Gulf ports. Waterman S. S. Co. owners and agents.
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Rotterdam
Bremen
Hamburg
Mobile
Tampa
Pensacola
Gulfport
Waterman 8. 8. Co
Laminot du Pont
International Freighting Corp
Waterman S. S. Co
West Madaket
Gulf
Elkhart Police Chief Plans Stop Light Shuffle
Police Chief A Elmer Maning of Elkhart Indiana proposed a curbing speed plan by relocating stop lights from side streets to force vehicles on current through streets to stop at every other intersection. The idea aims to slow speeding on the two main streets and reduce travel speeds citywide.
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Elkhart
Ind
A. Elmer Maning
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