Activities of the northern district of Texas Conference of the Young Judea which convened here today held a debate on the subject “Resolved: That the principle of public as opposed to private ownership of land be followed in the projected National Homeland.”
The victorious debaters for the affirmative side of the question were Billy Goldberg and Gerry Bender of Austin. Nathan Kleban and Bernard Holand upheld the negative.
Wilbur Stein of Houston was elected vice-president to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Evri Mendel.
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