Proverbial Advice on Seeking God and Truth
A religious reflection contrasts Deuteronomy's call to seek the Lord with John Jay's assertion that God is good and findable. The quotes emphasize wholehearted pursuit and assurance of divine presence.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1940
Page
4
Britain as a “good risk” for U S loans questioned
The article questions why federal financiers Jones and Morgenthau call Britain a good risk for a loan while Britain has defaulted on World War I debt and paid little of the due amount. It notes Britain did not pay the latest war debt installment, filed for more aid, and contrasts with Hungary and Finland who paused or reduced payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
Hungary
Finland
Congress
Great Britain
German agriculture chief boasts high European food standard
In a national broadcast Walther Darre claims Germany holds the highest food standard in Europe aided by intensified German farming. He notes steady milk output and fat rations during wartime while criticizing England's blockade. He is portrayed as a strong Nazi figure with a controversial background and plans claimed to be worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walther Darre
Germany
Europe
England
Herr Darre
Argentina
Darre
Germans Would Control American Relief Food, Says Kirker
William C. Kirker reports from Berlin that Germany would permit some relief but insists supplies be distributed by the German Red Cross. The article accuses the Nazis of dishonor and predicts they would seize shipments and suffer no privations themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
France
Berlin
National Broadcasting Company
William C. Kirker
Germany
Europe
Red Cross
America
Darre
How He Knows It Will Be A Hard Winter
A Virginia farmer and New Deal follower predicts a harsh winter based on spring rheumatism, lack of plow horse, summer heat keeping people indoors, and autumn bird hunting. He also cites forgotten loaned ax and worry about obtaining winter wood and a political job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Gold Mine For The Doc Opens From One Patient
A St. Louis man has just undergone his 137th operation signaling optimism about medical progress and implying improved business amid the country’s so-called glorious new deal as highlighted by the Charleston Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
The
Charleston Gazette
Willkie’s future plans debated amid public concern
The text notes anxiety over Willkie finding work after his presidency and suggests he will likely secure a position through his own efforts as he has done in the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willkie
Editorial Comment on American Newspapers Critique
The Dayton Daily News defends newspapers amid criticism noting the vast daily praise and letters received, and argues editors should be observers not sponsors. The piece cites coverage accuracy in campaigns and contrasts with other papers praising objective reporting across sides of controversies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton Daily News
James M. Cox
Ohio
The
Daily News
Ian
Public Ee
News
Dayton News
Herald
Greeleys
Bennetta
Reids Wattersons
Hal
Cox
Roosevelt
Chattanooga Times
the Herald
Lexington
The Midlands as Britain’s War Industry Heart
A tribute to the Midlands calling it the heart of Britain’s war effort, honoring its guns tanks munitions and tools of death while celebrating its historic places and figures from Oxford to Coventry. The tribute links war industry to historic sites and legendary towns, urging reverence for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midlands
Britain
Oxford
Avon
Huntington
Cromwell
Roosevelt's Independent Plan for British Aid Emerges
Washington reports that President Roosevelt may have conceived a nontraditional aid mechanism for Britain aiming to keep the dollar out of the equation. Congress shows cautious obstruction to neutrality shifts, even as lobbying by propaganda groups sways some conservatives toward interventionist steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Mallon
Washington
Roosevelt
Britain
Treasury
Congress
Senate
The Once Over An Appeal From Uncle Sam To Boss and Workers
An editorial urging unity during wartime stresses that workers should ignore strike agitators and follow government directives. It argues labor demands pale beside the wartime defense, warns of cross orders and confusion, and compares a failed war to a perilous jump overboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Pgh
America
Wartime morale and sacrifice urged in guard against overwork
A wartime editorial urges workers to endure hardship as part of national defense. It counsels perspective on authority, unity with soldiers, and the dangers of self-pity while emphasizing sacrifice speed and resolve. It references industrial firms and government actions in defense policy and a trade dispute with General Motors over time payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
General Motors
Federal Trade Commission
Getting Even Quote From Taft At ANPA Banquet
Henry Villard introduced President Taft at the April 1911 ANPA banquet noting the toast offered a chance for “getting even.” Taft replied he would not. He said exposing wounds gives only momentary pleasure and may please the one who inflicted them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Henry Villard
The
Evening Post
Taft
six percent interest claim mocked by officials and press quip
A fragment jokes that maximum interest ran to only six percent and compares it to a government agency miscount. The quote from the Duke of r at Miami asks for rest and relaxation and teases correspondents and newsreel men to yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of R At
Miami
Calico Gift Sparks Senatored Nation to Seneca Press T
On the Tonawanda Reservation in New York the U S government gave its 146th annual allotment of six yards of calico to each Iroquois Confederacy member. The event was framed as keeping a 1794 treaty and faith amid critics who mocked the promise. Peter Doctor, seneca elder, challenged the display noting the irony of civilization and savagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonawanda
Peter Doctor
Senacas
One Smart Girl Fragment Prompts Curious Chorus
A fragmented page item presents stray lines about an athletic girl seeking details about a friend and his possessions, with bits of dialogue among chorus and church girls and a literary girl asking questions. The text appears as garbled OCR from an Associated Newspapers release.
Flulterer Shop Promotes Varied Size Range
Mrs Brown asks if these are the largest flutlery items available. The clerk says no, offering a progression from large to mammoth giant colossal and supe colossal sizes, indicating extensive product variety.
Man About Manhattan Mixes Art Vices And Lunch Names
A Greenwich Village restaurant uses famed artists Van Gogh and Goya as sandwich names inspiring an uneasy mix of culture and cuisine. The piece notes the odd, memory-tinged image of art history turned edible while reflecting on artistic genius and culinary novelty. In a separate aside, Doris Dudley recalls a White House luncheon invitation amid playful snooping anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
van Gogh
Goya
Rodin
Greenwich Village
Robin
Cezanne
da Vinci
Raphael
Canary Cottage
Goya T
Museums of Art
Doris Dudley
Ethel Barrymore
White House
Doris
Eleanor Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Riddle of Directions Sparks Amusing Station Banter
A traveler and station attendant exchange humorous misdirections about train platforms. The attendant replies with playful opposite instructions, fading into a light moment captured in the Mueller Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mueller
Fortifying Moral and Spiritual Defenses Statement
A platform from American Industry calls for a revival of faith in God and country and a spirit of self reliance to defend the American way of life. It contrasts free society with dictatorial rulers who suppress information and civil liberties, urging unity, sacrifice, and patriotic devotion during crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
Kennedy faces hostile reception as war debate grows
Diplomatic hecklers shadow Joe Kennedy amid reports of a post-vacation speaking tour. He vows to keep the United States out of war, risking a rift with much of the administration. Officials try calm while fringe voices push wartime excesses and sharp labels spread in lower circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Kennedy
London
Florida
United States
Mussolini Successor Prospects Weigh Milanese Power Shift
The article surveys potential successors to Mussolini as Italy’s leader, highlighting General Badoglio as a likely candidate due to proximity to the king, while Graziani loses influence in Africa. It notes Farinacci as Hitler’s possible pick and cites 200,000 Italian troops in Libya as a strategic factor affecting British advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tr Duce
Mussolini
Graziani
Africa
Badoglio
Hitler
Roberto Farinacci
Berlin
Farinacci
Fascist Party
Tripoli
Origin of the Dixie Name Traced to Bank Notes
The piece explains that Dixie derives from a 1852 New Orleans bank note, printed half in English and half in French. Each note showed the word ten and its French form dix, leading Southerners to nickname the currency dixie, and the region to Dixieland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixieland
Dixie
New Orleans
South
Land of Dixie
Frankliners
Bugbug Egypt Town Name Variant Spelled by Newspapers
The town in Egypt appears with multiple spellings across outlets. The Record uses Bugbug, NYT uses Bug Bug, Camden Courier-Post and New York World Telegram use Bug Bug, The Ledger Buc Buc, Baltimore Morning Sun Bug Buc, Baltimore Evening Sun Bugbug, Philadelphia Record notes the divergence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
New York Times
Camden Courier-Post
New York World-Telegram
The
Ledger
Baltimore Morning Sun
Baltimore Evening Sun
Philadelphia Record
Relief Roll Slump Causes Not Interest Shortage
Inquiry into relief roll decline after the election suggests turnover rather than apathy from new dealers. The text notes space limits for relief automobile parking, with a quip about candidates who attended church in September and October now taking Sundays to fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellow Jacket
Nebraska man injured by train at Keystone
Forty years ago today John Lowman of Nebraska was seriously injured when struck by a train at Keystone. Harold Ritz and W. H. Coffman of Bluefield were in Charleston on legal business. Mr and Mrs Carl Forsburg of Eckman were visitors here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lowman
Nebraska
Keystone
Harold Ritz
W. H. Coffman
Bluefield
Charleston
Carl Forsburg
Eckman
Welch mayoral nomination pulled after term limit
Thirty years ago C. Cook of Welch declined a third term as mayor. The Bluestone Traction company was replacing street lights in Bluefield with tungsten lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Cook
Welch
Bluestone Traction
Bluefield
Death of Dr. E H Thompson in streetcar collision
A year ago today Dr E H Thompson died after his auto was struck by a street car at Dearborn and College avenue. Will Sayers of Peay yards and Miss Wee Marshall of Abs Valley were marveled. Mahood was chosen to draft plans for Bluefield college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ree
E. H. Thompson
Is Auto
Atreet
Dearborn
College Avenue
Will Sayers
Peay Yards
Miss Wee Marshall
Abs Valley
Mahood
Bluefield College
Schmeling Offered Half Million for Boat William Stribling
Ten years ago today Max Schmeling was offered $500000 for the boat William Stribling. W E Holt and Red Baldwin were arrested in the act of burglarizing a Coal and Coke building dental office Mrs Malinda Helton died at Richlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Schmeling
William Stribling
W. E. Holt
John A. Luse Named Secretary of District 7
John A. Luse of Washington former Bluefielder was elected executive secretary of the coal producers board for district 7 created by the Bituminous Coal Act. Luse previously served as secretary representing Smokeless Fuel fields in Virginia and West Virginia and will take over duties from W A Richards of Bluefield. H D Everett of Smokeless Fuel Co Charleston was elected to the board created after Richards' death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Luse
Washington
Luncheon for New Kiwanis Members Held Today
A dozen or more new Bluefield Kiwanis members will learn the organization’s background and fundamentals at a noon gathering at the Pinnacle restaurant. Thomas H. Scott chairs the Kiwanis education committee and local leaders outline aspects of club work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Pinnacle
Thomas H. Scott
Kiwanis Education
Winning Contract Out of the Pan in Bridge Hand
A distressed bridge hand description shows Bast as dealer with both sides vulnerable. The text notes penalties doubled for partner danger and a rescue attempt, illustrating a rigged spread from danger to worse, on a typical hand involving specific card notation K1062 g 74 ae &Q974 ngs 10 103.
Bid Three Diamonds in Four Aces Bridge Puzzle
A bridge problem discusses South doubling and the misstep of overcalling spades. The key lesson is that with balanced partner support and unbalanced distribution one should bid three diamonds to show strength and shape. The piece notes the scoring for three diamonds and invites readers to send in queries to The Four Aces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Four Aces
Care Daily Secere
Care Daily Telegraph
Christmas Capsule Party at St Mary’s Guild
The Senior Guild of St. Mary's Church Bluefield Virginia hosts a Christmas capsule party at 8 PM at the home of Miss Tempie Osborne on Well Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Church
Bluefield
Tempie Osborne
Well Avenue
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