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IrlINII.MMIMINWrine, willMONIMINI=1

NEW DIRECTORS
ARE NAMED BY
PONTIAC BANKS

WHY OSCAR S. STRAUS WENT TO
HIS OFFICE ON YOM KIPPUR
AS THE SECRETARY OF LABOR

All the Tile and

NEW YORK.- (J. 1'. A.1 -A its height, and thousands our,'
l'ef1Tillee tic 1111 Arneelean flocking to our shores 1,1 l'Seaa.!
ho held the office of Sec re- this persecution. My fat her made
Jet whit
Lary of Labor and attended to hit it his duty to personally and
Several changes were made in office duties on Punt Kippur, l',111- promptly go over all rectimmt•nda-
"y" iiie personnel of local bank direm
tabled in an editorial in a New lions for deportation with the
t rah s and officers at the annual
Yak Orthodox Jewish yvetikly, most minute Cara, Da Mattel' what
nu clings. Five new directors were
elicited a reply from huger W. other lillSaless might Ia. at hand.
tiler t• , t1 by the stockholders of the Straus.
"The afternoon before Punt Kip-
Pix plus State Bank and a new as-
f „ th e J et,- par father received word that there
hi a
FiAlat Cashier was appointed. The
Roger W. had !e'en a large number of Jew ,
Itullt•tin,
"?.; Firm National Bank added one ish Daily
ant Ellis
that
new member to the board of direr- Smits replied to the criticism held
von in the Jewish Guardian, unusually large number of eases
ty totis and several changes were
which
made
the
reference
en
pas-
were
about
to
be
referred
to him
, made among the offizers. The
when it criticised the family for decision. thi Punt Kippur
oir Pontiac Comntercial & Savings sent
of the late hear Admiral Joseph- morning, just as father was about
(ii Bank added a new assistant cash- thal fur arranging the funeralae- to go to the tomtit. with !tattler, he
ler.
I cording to Christian rites. "It suns reettived a message that these de-
New Directors.
this thought (that Judaism was tit poi tation paper s had arrivtx1 from
..l;
The five new directors added by secant;( r}•
Father a fterwards
moment and that duty to Ellis Island.
K•i+ t he Peoples State Bank are : .1.
the state even if this carried with told me that when he received this
KovinsItY. Dr. .L J. Morph}', Fdt- ' it disloyalty to God and his people information he immediately vis-
, t;y • ward Donnelly, Theo. F. MacMan-
YOU HAVE COMPLETED A WONDERFUL NEW
Male first) that led a one-time sec- utilized the terrible anxiety of
t:',2- us and E. J. Steiner. Mr. Kevin- ret , ary tit' Commerce Had Labe,. Ur these people who had been told that
BUILDING WHICH LOOMS IMPRESSIVELY IN TILE
.!;`?.,
the question of their future depend
sky was made a vice president and go to his office on Yom Kippur and,
DOWNTOWN SKY
William I,. Roy was made assistant the presence of an Episcopal Bish- eii "Pon his Personal decision. and
:,,Jiii cashier.
of
te
tociating
minis-
that
he felt immediate action which
p as Ulle
h
ffi
I CONSIDER IT AN ESPECIAL PRIVILEGE TO
Following is a complete list of ! te
i,ty.
rs at his fune ral, " was the cdi- we uld advise "P"" thi s, the I. '"
tto
Sachs(,
president;
l.i
•-•ii
Akers
:
O
Kippur
day, what their fate was ;u
VOICE 111Y CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS
I torial remark.
ii Ralph T. Keeling, vice-president I
:.!,i
In his reply Roger \1•. Straus be would I the best expression of
ACHIEVEMENT.
.."..". and attorney; J. Kovinsky, vice-.
his
religious
teaching, even better
stated: "As this reference is ve r y
president; W. B. Grunwald, vice-!,,,,id,,,,..y
to my father, the late than attendance at services.
In
0
.
STAND
BY
TO
ADMIRE
AND
ENJOY
WHAT
i-ti,
AS I
president, in active charge of the Oscar S. Straus, I feeel it is my , this particular case he went to his
-•- "ark; John C. Peck, cashier and duty to write you about it. It is office on Yom Kippur not because
YOU HAVE CAUSED TO BE CREATED, IT AF-
!`5't William L. Roy, assistant cashier. ! quilt. true that father's Judaism it was a question of serving the
FORDS ADDED PLEASURE TO REMEMBER THAT
itii The baud of directors now
in- , : to state
but to relieve the na•ntal :III-
Wit:: Second
his Americantsm,
eludes the foregoing officers, with but second to nothing else; he had guish of his co-religionists. I do
,-.
ALL THIS IIAS BEEN ACCRUED TO A MAN WITH
,..,,, the exception of 'Mr. Roy, and E.
a great love and affection for his not for a moment doubt that if
RECORD OF CIVIL INTERESTS
A
ligion which he inculcated into father hail felt that it was essen- '
ii IL Fowler, W• `I• Ileguni -fen
AND ACHIEVEMENTS.
1, )larks, M. E. Newman, Earl Mc-
.*
met and which I have endeavored I" for the interests a the 'tide Ilts
t r . , . Ilvain and the five new directors.
to put to practical effect by ,,,..
y for him to work on Yom Kippur he Ow;
'Li' added yesterday.
MAY YOUR SUCCESS GO ON UNDIMINSHED
active support of organizations for would have done sit, just as many A
,
.
Mr. MacManus is a resident of 1 ,,li , i ,,,,',, ,i, dma
ti •
thousands of our tot-religionists in
,, ion , et .
AND UNRETARDED.
is
Bloomfield llills anti is president •
}'
I remember the Yom
Kippur. this . and other countries, served 0
, .3. of Mat•Nlanus Inc. of Detroit. N1r., incident
you
mention
very
well,
al-
their state during the war, but tht•
:
it i !t7 , Kovinsky is one of the largest thoguh I was a boy at the' time, incident you mention does not come 0
.
ril.. ! strckholders in the bank and own- fathet often told me about it The under this heading, and 1 for one
er of the property in which the .cirt•unistitnet•s were these: At th • am perfectly willing to abide by 0
' bank is locted; Dr. 'Murphy is a , ti,,,,, father
father' was Secretary of La- ` the decision my father made at flit
father
1 ,0 ,
tt,., , Pontiac physician; Mr. Donnell • i
the immigration law was sucli time as to which was showing a
, : "5, a resident of Bloomfield hills
! to m it was almost u'i holly tliScre. grt•iitt•r love an d respect for his rt.-
i t7 a member. of the Detroit legal firm t • ;unary upon the part of the Sec- ligi on, to go to the temple that da y
'
V-, of Donnelly, Rally, Donnelly &' tititary as
to whether or nut a great or to go to his office.
•i•iit 'Munroe, and is also attorney for many cases under the 'likely to be-
"As to t he statement th at ati "10
i"-.5' the Peninsular State flank of De.' come a public charge' should be Episcopal Bisht.p was one of the •
.
ii ll troit. Mr. Steiner is a vice-presi- adauttt•t1
all..
uciating
.
ministers at my Path- 4
or not. Y ou will remem-
'• dent tit. Mac Manus Inc. and resides " her the years father was secretary ear's funeral, I can only state that
in Detroit.
you
are
mistaken.
The only non- •
A
was the period when Ilia pressure
Bank Strengthened.
and hostility of the Russian Gov- Jew who (multi be nientioned as n"
officiating" was Geor).!V Foster /'
Mr. Sachs( feels that the bank i etinnient against the Jews was at ::
ltji ,,k
Peabody, who is not only Mit a r
t. has been greatly strength
Bishop but a layauln. 1 asked him 10
the
latest additions made to d the
by
••••t•t•
MacNeil
Gravel
Co.'s
New
to say a few words because he was
-LIfiiihittit-kt-.-ti‘ti. ii'i% directorate. In commenting on them
•t=iinaWfAii!Lti!*•L'‘C:li.L11t4,7:4:Iiii
a boyhood friend of father's, as he
Plant.
he said: "In the election of the
and father were brought up to- 0
new directors all of whom are in-
gether in ifalltotton, George, moth- A
I ((tested in the continued growth
The MacNt•il Gravel Co.'s new
„ i , r , ., , , , 1
I,
testes ,,,
off Pontiac, we feel that the Pett- ! plant, on Nlaceday Lake, is located l i ' aiiii ' i' e ' ies t'''. "" e t re ' 44-,
servt ce both
isitn lit the e temp and
ples Slide Stank will be able to rare' on a iifi-acre section of unusually toils
the cemetery it would be appropri-
ne t only for present baulking needs lbw gravt I land owned by the mint-
ate for father's oldest friend to say
mit will be in a position to care lot " puny.
few weeds."
any larger opportunities that may
Mr. and M rs. Dan NlacNeil are a
The editor of the Jewish Doily
present themselves in the future co-owners in the enterprise.
of Bulletin in commenting on M r.
rhe bank has enjoyed a very pros.
hundred
tons
Eighteen
washed gravel daily is the [ratite- Stairs' hitter declared: "The Jew-
porous year."
ish n 1 ily ,. Bulletin is glad to p o i,: A
George II. Gardner Was added to thin possible at the new plant be-
,1lr. Stair answer so that the P.,
ms'
the directorate of the First Na- cause of latest equipment in- record of the great American Jew-
tionni Bank and several pronto- stalled.
ish statesman and the chrtiniele of
The storage bid, with a capacity.
Dons were made among the officers.
A. \V. Ladd, who has been serving of LIMO cubic yards, receives the his service to his country al ai his 0

AN APPRECIATION

Mosaic Work

ADDRESSED TO

t's

MR. JACOB KOVINSKY
ON THE CULMINATION OF
A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT

on the

PEOPLES STATE BANK BLDG.

of Pontiac, Mich.

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Flint American
Art Mosiac &
Tile Co.

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TERRAZZO CONTRACTORS

A. BONOMO Mgr.

Flint, Mich.

1937 Beach Street

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MR. KOVINSKY FOR
THE PEOPLES STATE BANK

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Our Heartiest Congratulations
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inn-, people may be freed from criti-
as assistant cashier, was appointed gravel ready fur loading onto
i
1n t h e 'ism such as those voiced in the Or- 0
cashier, II. . It. Anglemier was ap. tor trucks for delivery.
organ."
4 ,
[minted assistant trust officer. 1,0 event that production goes beyond t hodox
p. Atkins and Reginald Cox were the capacity of the storage bins,
appointed assistant cashiers and the excess is passed to storage
THE CHOSEN ONES OF GOD.
George Reid was appointed ouch- Piies in the yards.
• Whosoeverdues nut tpersecute
,
Sand is taken front he screens then(
tor. The promotion of M r. Ladd'
o
t ni ti ( , 1,11 Wail persecute him, he Who
will relieve J. E. Horak, tine of the by flumes to the sand storage bite:.
s offence in silence, he who
. vice-presidents, of additional du- It also is Si three grades- -sharp, (. tat, : good for the love of it, and he
. used in concrete; medium, used in who is cheerful under his sufferings
ties he has carried as cashier.
The complete list of officers of ' smooth surface concrete work, and
id God,
h .
are („'hese " "es
fine, which is used in fine plaster- _-tall these
the First National hank
an follows:
anti tt theta scripture aeelares:
l ectures,
II. M. Zimmerman, president; A. ing.
"They • shall shine forth as does the
and
handling
efficient
For
1) . It. wil so n. J os -
rr
F . Newbey,
sun at noonday."—The Talmud.
mph E. Horak, vice-presidents; ' prompt delivery, we have a fleet
of 17 large capacity motor trucks.
George A. Brown, vice-president
'v
The problems of delivery have
and trust officer; Arthur IV. Ladd, :
. cashier; R. R. Anglemier, assistant' bean solved and we are able to
Congratulations to
vice-president and assistant trust
Axford,
P. Atkins
and Charles
Reg- ticking
care emergency
of ordinary as
business.
fficer;
.1. Leo
Bradford
Smith,
meet any
well as
Jacob Kovinsky

PONTIAC, MICH.

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"Furniture of Distinction"

Pontiac, Mich.

92 South Saginaw Street

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It.

STRUCTURAL STEEL

for the

PEOPLES STATE BANK BLDG.

PONTIAC, MICH.

furnished by

ALES

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COMPANY

Y DETROIT, MICH.

OUR COMPLIMENTS AND BEST
WISHES TO MR. KOVINSKY

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SOVIET RELEASES
Ward L.
160 ZIONIST EXILES TAYLOR

inald ('ox, assistant cashiers;
George licit!, auditor; Carl II. Pel-
t in, and Clinton McGee, attorneys.
The directors follow:
I.. I). Allen, G. A. Brown, II. M.
Crawford, E. II. Farmer, J. E.
Horak, Clinton McGee, C. ,I. Neph-
ler, A. F. Newberry, C. II. Pelton, Change of Attitude Believed
II. M. Pryale, George A. Rice, Har-
Taking Place; Two
k y D. \Varner, C. II. Wilson, D. R.
Wilson, II. NI. Zimmerman, George
Rabbis Exiled.
II. Gardner.
The only change made in the
:MOSCOW. — (J. T. Al — A
personnel of the Pontiac Outliner-
! cial & Savings Bank was the pro- change of attitude on the part of
motion of Ralph Lee to assistant the Soviet government towards
cashier. :Mr. Lee has been semi- Zionists in the Union of Socialist I
1 ing in the mortgage and loan de- Soviet Republics was believed to
partment and has been with the have occurred when it was an-
l'ank since 1921. Ile was previous- nounced here that by an "filer of
ly with the Oxford Savings bank the authorities IA members of the
and the Industrial Savings bank of dis.t.olved IleiChalutz, palestine
pioneers organization, were freed
Flint.
Lee Promoted
from exile.
The trio were arrested in 111211
M r. Lee WAS a laa appointed as-
' -iistant secretary of the Pontiac and exiled to Siberia and Turke-
Trust Company, this being the only stan,
The correspondent of the Jew-
1417111g, made in that organization.
The complete list of officers of ish Telegraphic Agency learns that
the Pontiac Commercial & Savings " same Of the pioneers will be per-
Bank follows: John II. Patterson, milted to ealigrate Ut Palestine,
•hairMaa of the hoard: Cramer while others will lie ordered to s•t-

Smith, president; (1..1. Beaudette, tl• in Tula, IVeronezh, Samara,
C..1. \lerz, C. E. Waldo and F. I. when. they will remain under po-
Perry, cued'-presidents;B..I. Greer, lice control. The first to (, haluzini
•ashier; L. \I. Baker, E. D. B e n. will proceed to Palestine on June 7
i . and Ralph and 12 others who worked in a
ltish
a cki,:ttits
will follow.
Crimea colonytill
Lc e, a.csistnt :

Company, Inc.

Investment Securities
and Insurance in All
Its Branches

302.303 Pontiac Bank Bldg.

Telephone 8442

CONGRATULATIONS
TO
MR. JACOB KOVINSKY

104

RIKER BLDG.

PONTIAC, MICH.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR
FRIEND AND NEIGHBOR
JACOB KOVINSKY

PONTIAC, MICH.

Greetings to

Mr. Kovinsky

A. G. BROWN

SUPERINTENDENT FOR TIIE
The directors follow:
RIGA.---1.1. T. AL—Two rabbis
ARCHITECT
JEWISH MEMBERSHIP
0. .1. Beaudette. M. B. Arm-
.'1;7iCt(;r.Will1. were exiled to Siberia by an order
ttrong,
W.
IN COMMUNIST PARTY
the Soviet authorities, it is re-
..f
iittrrAilli,thIli
Bird , F. H. Ii
12740 Strathmoor Blvd.
IN RUSSIA DECREASES f•. L. faucet, C. NI. Crofoot, W. I,: ported here from Moscow.
Hogarth 5785
Rabbi Samuel Levitin, head of
Day, E. H. Fay, II. W. Green, A.
DETROIT. M1t 11.
A.1- -The It. Glancy, G. C. Gillespie, II. J. the illegal Yeshiva at Newel, and
MOSCOW.--(J. T.
proportion of Jewish members in Iiicobson, It. G. Kneale. .1. Kovin- Rabbi Chime Harker, were ban-
the Communist party of Soviet ' shy, .1. II. Patterson, .1. 1.. Marcero, ished for three years.
Russia has decreased considerably 1'..1. Merz, D. I. Oliver. F. J. Mal-
during the last 10 years, according calm, S. J. Patterson, F. L. Perry, r e,
;
to figures made public by .1. I.arin, T. I). Seeley, Cramer Smith, IV.
Communist leader, writing in the Smith, Ross Stockwell, E. I.. Waite,
C. 1.1. Waldo, H. O. Whitfield, IV. 1,
Soviet journal Trihuna.
From 10 per vent 10 years ago II. Williamson.
and
Officers of the Pontiac Trust
the Jewish memlmrshipu in the
party now amounts to 3 15 per : Company follow: John H. Patter. 1.
son, chairman of the board; ('ra-
cent.
The writer gives further infer-, mer Smith, president; 0. J. Beau-
mation concerning the proportion Bette, vice-president; C. E. Waldo, 1
of Jewish workers and office em- vic•-president and treasurer; F.
ployees. In the cities the Jewish I'erry, secretary; C. J. Merz, E. D. I
workers number 4 per cent of the Benjamin and B. J. Greer, assis-
general number of workers. The tant treasurers; L. NI. Baker, It. S. I
percentage of Jewish office cm- Jackson, C. A. Maynard and Ralph
!Lee, assistant secretaries.
ployes is 20.

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Pontiac, Mich.

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PONTIAC, MICH.

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Cadillac 7593

WARSAW JEW GIVES
;50,000 FOR BATHS

WARSAW.—(J. T. A.)—The
LONDON.— (J. T. A.) — The'
amount of $50,000 was bequeathed
appointment of the Rt. Hon. Sid.,
ney Webb as Colonial Minister in to the Jewish community in War-
in the testament of Israel
the new Labor cabinet was re- saw
reined with satisfaction in Zionist Snamirm,vski, who recently died
circles here. here. The will stipulated that the
of fund is to be used for the con-
Although there is no record
of Mikvahs (ritual
any public pronouncement by Co- struction
Ionia] Minister Webb on the Pales- , baths).
The executive committee of the
tine question, it is understood that

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Detroit, Mich.

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Pontiac, Mich.

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