Church Urged to Speak on Social Issues
The Associated Press reports on the 149th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States urging the church to address social issues or risk fading from the era. Dr. Charles J. Turck warned that churches must take a stand amid social strain, citing historical churches as warnings. More than 900 commissioners attend, with moderator election and candidate list dominating the opening agenda.
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General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
United States of America
Charles J. Turck
Department of Social Education
Presbyterian Board of Christian Education
France
Russia
Spain
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Henry B. Master
Philadelphia
William Hiram Foulkes
First Church
Newark
N. J
James A. Kelson
Western Theological Seminary
Pittsburgh
S. Willis McKelvey
Second Church
Kansas City
Yontc Associated Press
Chicago
A. R. Robinson
United Presbyterian Church
Robinson
Sixth United Presbyterian Church
Charles C. Proudfit
Board of Education
Robert W. Thompson
Monmouth
W. Bruce Wilson
Blood Donors Organize To Give Free Aid To Patients
A St Louis window washer started a charity to supply blood without cost to patients who cannot pay. The Blood Donors Benevolent Society of Missouri has 500 members with a Tel Aviv branch and ongoing formations in the U.S. Donors respond on call, travel to hospitals, and give about a pint per transfusion. The society averages one transfusion daily, with Emma Conrad and John Ellis highlighted among volunteers. Goodman, a WWII veteran who runs the group, is honored by doctors for public health service while stressing personal reward comes from saved lives.
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W. R. Goodman
James Mayes
Elvis Maxfield
Emma Conrad
Goodman
St. Louis Medical Society
Mix Disgusts Turks in Istanbul Cinema Fiasco
A young Anatolian peasant fired a revolver at the screen during a Tom Mix film in Istanbul after the star missed his target. The audience fled causing injuries to women and children. The shooter received three months imprisonment and was ordered to pay a fine and damages.
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Associated Press
Istanbul
Turkey
Tom Mix
Sissy Logs Get Giant Treatment
Berlin New Hampshire recounts log driving on the Androscoggin river where logs four feet long now travel downstream under dam managed flows. A thousand men begin the season as 225000 cords are piled in mill yards with piles often worth over a million dollars. Loggers live in camps earning at least two dollars daily plus board.
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Associated Press
Berlin
N. H
Androscoggin
Germany's tulip drive boosts independent economy
Germany's four year effort for economic independence has reached 100 percent success in foreign tulips. Once reliant on Holland bulbs Germany now cultivates tulips at home and meets domestic demand. The shift also places German tulips in Paris and London markets through government support of home cultivation.
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Associated Press
Duesseldorf
Germany
Nazi Gallen
Holland
Paris
London
Texas Sheep Population Shares of US Total
The 1935 census lists Texas with 7,000,000 head of sheep, or 14.5 percent of the United States total. Oklahoma soil requires a half million tons of limestone annually to replace lost lime. The leading cause of low production and death in sheep is stomach worms.
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Texas
United States
Oklahoma
FDR Holds Fast On Court Bill Despite Court Setbacks
President Roosevelt reiterates support for judiciary reorganization amid ongoing court tests for labor power and other policies. He rejects the notion that Supreme Court rulings end the battle, while unnamed Democrats note talk of withdrawing the bill for now.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Senate
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