Christmas Eve Services Held in Stable After Fire Destroys Church
In Kansas City the Jackson Avenue Methodist church held its Christmas Eve service in a deserted stable after a morning fire ruined the church. Despite cold and smoke, members prepared the stable with hayloft cleared, a makeshift stove, and borrowed chairs. A young author read an original Christmas story as an accordionist led hymns.
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Bennington Ross
Western Newspaper Union
Kansas City
Jackson Avenue
Christian Endeavor
Methodist
ROTC enrollments rise as 197,800 students trained nationwide
The fall 1940 R O T C enrollment reaches 197,798 trainees across American colleges, high schools, and academies, with 11,000 new entrants. Applications outpace approvals as 375 schools seek units while naval ROTC nears 3,000 students at 19 universities under a 7,200 cap.
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Minneapolis
R.O.T.C
War Department
Army
U. S
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Naval R.0.t.c
Navy
Army R.O.T.C
Officers’ Reserve
Naval R.O.T.C
Naval Reserve
Argument Over Modern Painting Ends In Prize Wins
In Waco Texas Mrs G H Shapard and her daughter Mary settled a dispute about a modernistic painting that was hid by the mother then shown at the West Texas Art exhibition in Fort Worth where it won first prize of 100 dollars.
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Waco
Texas
G. H. Shapard
Mary
West Texas
Fort Worth
Christmas Eve Service In Stable Pageant
Solemn evening services unfold in a stable setting with a pastor in an improvised pulpit. The choir, accordionist, and congregation sing carols as moonlight fills the space and the Christ child story is shared, two boys recalling a postponed Christmas pageant.
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Bethlehem
Emmanuel
Farm Prosperity Outlook Brightens With Strong Demand
U S farmers expect near record cash income this year as demand for agricultural goods improves and consumer spending rises. Crops and livestock show gains, though cotton and vegetables lag. foreign demand remains weak while domestic markets drive the 1941 outlook.
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U. S
Moose Antlers Show Power and Seasonal Growth
The article explains that moose antlers are heavier and more powerful than elk antlers, serving as both spear and shield. Bulls shed in January and regrow new, larger sets by late summer, starting soft and blood-filled before hardening to full size by September.
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Vernon Bailey
Nature Magazine
Brazil to turn surplus coffee into plastics plant opens
Brazil plans a near complete plant to convert surplus coffee into plastics with a molding power for telephones, holders, cups, auto parts and rulers. Capacity starts at 37 000 bags per year with potential to reach 5 000 000. this will reduce waste and keep costs low as beans supply both filler and resin.
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Brazil
Selection of Gifts Rates as Real Ar
This piece argues gifts should be meaningful and thoughtfully chosen for the recipient. It cites examples from Steinmetz and everyday items to show how suitable gifts can inspire, uplift, or support a person’s talents and needs rather than merely satisfy obligation.
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Steinmetz
Encyclopedia Britannica
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