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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1933
Page
5
A city committee examined Father Divine and his followers after repeated complaints. It found anti social practices and questioned the cult's morality while noting the leader’s defined kingdoms in several cities. The report described alleged financial arrangements and a New York kingdom costing about 30000 dollars yearly.
A former follower Joseph Sims testified that believers become angels when turning over goods to the kingdom. He named Calloway in New York and Love lace as Divine’s legal representatives. A witness said she gave $300 insurance money for local kingdom banquets. Estimates of followers range from two million to ten million, with Divine setting 200,000. The committee says the kingdoms teach Divine is God and notes crowded, unsanitary, fire hazard conditions at 51 Bedford Street.
Dr. Funkhouser, back from a world tour, cites an AP dispatch arguing the first human race originated in southern Asia. He says Australia natives remain a dark race while groups like Maylays Polynessians Eskimos and certain Filipinos trend toward other racial categories. He questions Africa as origin for Negroes and suggests whites may once have lived in Africa before Europe. He notes a modern drift toward racial sameness despite centuries of divergence.
Miss Lyra Benton is the holiday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Houston. Mrs Frank Stewart hosted a surprise birthday party for her husband, Mr. Frank Stewart, with many friends in attendance. Mrs and Miss French are guests of Mrs. BE Wyatt. The wedding of Miss Dorothy Olivia Banks to Mr. Gentry Blackstone occurred Saturday at the bride’s mother Mrs. Elizabeth Banks home with many friends praising the attractive bride and congratulating the groom.
The piece outlines five developments: Clark Foreman reports to his chief in hospital about a leak. the Special Industrial Recovery Board probes the leak and what Davis knows. Secretary Ickes activates department investigators to learn how a verbatim minutes copy reached Davis. Davis hints at unfolding events when Congress reconvenes next month. and a graphic interview with the investigator is noted but not fully published due to space.
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