Unbossed Republicans Nominate Willkie McNary Ticket
The 1940 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia selects Wendell Willkie to head the ticket with Charles L. McNary as running mate after a dramatic roll call. Delegates recount a shift to a younger, decentralized leadership and a government stance amid war debates. The platform vows no third term and includes heated fights over wartime policy.
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Republians
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Willkie
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Martin
Hoover
MacNider
Gannett
Wendell Willkie
Charles L. McNary
Europe
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Herbert Hoover
Stassen
Hitler
Henry Ford
Glenn Frank
Dr. Frank
Small Town Boy Makes Good Tells Story of Willkie Life
A portrait of Wendell L. Willkie rising from humble beginnings to Republican presidential nominee in 1940. The piece chronicles his varied early work, wartime service, law career, rise in business, and personal appeal. It highlights his Indiana roots, education, and public meteoric ascent.
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Wendell L. Willkie
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Indiana
Minnesota
Texas
Wyoming
Colorado
California
Indiana University
Elwood
America
France
Edith Wilk
Akron
Ohio
Commonwealth & Southern Utility Company
New York
Will Rogers
Job Struggles with Faith Beyond the Grave
The article explores Job's question If a man die shall he live again and his struggle to trust in a future life. It contrasts Job's era with Christian revelation, noting his faith in a living Redeemer and urging readers to trust God amid suffering.
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Job
Christ
Eliphaz
Biddad
Carl] S. Knopf
Sheol
Bethany
Deee
God
Moses
Calvary
Pete Pace Wagions
Meat loaves bake quicker in a tube cake pan
Household tips advise baking meat loaves in a tube cake pan for even cooking. Lemon juice on a brush cleans glass. Hydrogen peroxide removes lime in bathtubs. Make stair carpet pads from newspaper covered with cloth. Use leftover toast as crumbs, processed in a chopper, stored in a glass jar.
Woman named assistant sergeant at arms at Philadelphia convention
Jottings from a crowded convention note a historic first for the Republican party with Mary Berkmeier Quinn named assistant sergeant at arms. The Taft headquarters boasted a 120-line telephone setup as the convention drew crowds and remnants of Philadelphia’s Mummer’s parade were staged during the event.
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Republican Party
Philadelphia
Mary Berkmeier ‘Quinn
Chicago
Ilinois
Taft
Lesson for July 14 Scripture Texts Se lected by ICRE
Lesson for July 14 presents subjects and scripture texts selected and copyrighted by the International Council of Religious Education and used by Dermission. The notes outline topics and referenced verses for study and teaching.
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International Council of Religious Education
Dermission
Blessed Inheritance Inspires Hope and Faith
A religious excerpt from I Peter 1 3 4 speaks of God’s abundant mercy and the believer's lively hope of an incorruptible undefiled inheritance reserved in heaven for the faithful, emphasizing spiritual renewal through Christ.
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Lord Jesus Christ
Peter
Here comes the Bride again in a new sketch
A continuation features the resourceful bride from Sewing Book 5 showcasing a clever chair rearrangement. The narrator recalls a pompous old dowager look in a junk shop window and the bride imagines transforming it into a jolly old lady seated in the corner with a ging.
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