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Show L. D. S. Mission Head Back i From Labors in Germany A. C. Rees, president of the L. D. S. church East German mission for mor than two years, had returned from Europe Friday with Mn. Rees to report the people! of Europe "stricken ernment "generous" In Its attitude toward the L. D. S. church and said the German mission has 78 branches and 8000 members. Mr. and Mrs. Rees ars residing at 1138 Gilmer drive. by consternation." The couple left Berlin on August Au-gust 18, when "an ominous silence prevailed," and went to Zurich, Switzerland, where their son, Eliss Rees, serving a mission there, Underwent Un-derwent an appendectomy. They were In Paris when German troops Invaded Poland. Mr. Rees said "blackouts" were frequent and that a blackout was staged on the United States ship Washington, on which he, Mrs. Rees and a group of missionaries returned to America. He reported the German gov- |