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September 10, 1948 - Image 8

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The Detroit Jewish News, 1948-09-10

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"ONE GOOD TERM DESERVES ANOTHER"

Re-Elect

CONGRESSMAN

An Outstanding Record
As A Detroit Citizen

An Enviable Record
In The 80th Congress

His colleagues showed their confidence

Howard A. Coffin, humanitarian and

in his ability by electing him to the

civic leader, served as head of the

important Congressional committees

Detroit Community Fund for 10 years;

on Public Works, House Administra-

was president of the Detroit YMCA

tion and the Investigation of the Black

and is a member of YMCA national

Markets, an unusual record for a fresh-

council. He is a trustee of Brown Uni-

man Congressman . . . He has carried

versity, which honored him with Phi-

out the mandate of the voters, hewing

Beta-Kappa; of Grace Hospital and of

to the party line, but not when he felt

the Detroit College of Law. These have

it was acting against the interests of

been only a few of the positions in

Detroiters . .. Coffin stands for the

which Coffin has served WITHOUT

strongest defense against Communism.

renumeration. As a practical business

He has earned and won the praise of

man, he has been executive of several

such great Republicans and statesmen

large organizations, retiring as a gen-

as Joseph W. Martin, Speaker of the

eral manager of White Star, Socony

House; Charles A. Halleck, Majority

Vacuum Oil Company, to become

Leader of the House and Homer Fer-

Congressman and to devote his entire

guson, Senator from Michigan.

time and efforts to ,public service.

America Needs Men of Howard A. Coffin's Character, Integrity and Honesty. He Is the ONLY Congressional Candidate in the

13th District Listed as PREFERRED by the "Civic Searchlight," Official Publication of the Detroit Citizens League.

KEEP HOWARD A. COFFIN IN CONGRESS

The American Way of Life

.

the preservation of individual

Tax Reduction

European Recovery Program

The Best Interests of Detroit

Curbing government spending, trim-

Help to the needy, the rebuilding

State support of Wayne University
. . . saving the
city millions in
taxes . . . Turn-
ing over Fort
Wayne to De-
troit for the re-
creation of De-
troiters.

initiative and en-

ming

top-heavy

of a self-sustain-

terprise under

ing economy in

free competition,.

agencies to
peace-time size,

retaining the in-

to

protect the

enslavement

centives t h a t
make for prog-
ress.

earnings of labor
and the rewards
of industry.

to the undemo-
cratic overlord-
ship of Russia.

Treason and Un-Americanism

Black Marketeering

Insisting on a clean bill of health

Uncovering under-the-counter deals,

Selfish Rural Lobbying

for a I I govern-

pay - offs,

ment employees.

tionate prices on

i n support o f
the Mundt-Nix-

on Bill exposing

Communistic ac-
tivities.

REPUBLICAN

7/4 0 M EWL

I=

SLACK M 4AKtT
EX tOSED

Europe, without

extor-

w a r materials.

Bringing to jus-

tice those who
bled America in
her crucial hour.

.

Helping the family food dollar go
farther by op-
posing the "pen-
alty tax" on col-
ored oleomarger-
ine . . . a tax
that h a s cost
America millions
of dollars.

.

Pork Barrel Extravagance

Cuting multi-billion dollar bills for

unnecessary pub-

-

lic works to

.

cf),

a

nominal$50,-.

000,000. Putting

<3E7 / national expendi-

'QV tures on a busi-
ness basis.

13th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

This Message Sponsored by Friends of Howard A. Coffin

Mrs. Samuel S. Aaron

Louis Berry

Mrs. Joseph H. Ehrlich

Harry Grant

Abraham Srere

Sidney Alexander

Harry H. Bielfield

Harry Frank

Herman Marks

Henry Wineman

Dr. Peter M. Bernstein

Aaron Droock

William Friedman

Leonard N. Simons

Harry Yudkoff

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