Christmas Eve Held in Stable by a Faulted Church
A fire destroyed the Jackson Avenue Methodist church on December 24 forcing Christmas Eve services to be held in an old deserted stable nearby. Despite initial hardships, the congregation prepared the space with a stove and chairs, and the service proceeded with a young author reading a Christmas story and an accordionist leading hymns. The night ended with solemn prayers and the crowd singing Silent Night and All Hail Emmanuel as moonlight filled the stable. The two boys who reported the fire earlier attended the impromptu pageant rehearsal and stayed for the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Ross
Western Newspaper Union
Jackson Avenue Methodist Church
Christian Endeavor
Bethlehem
Emmanuel
Methodist
Kansas City
Demand for Farm Products Improves as Prices Rise
U S farmers report larger than average crops and higher prices than last year. Domestic demand grows with rising industrial payrolls boosting holiday shopping. exports lag with most shipments industrial goods and war materiel. Brazil to convert surplus coffee into plastics to ease bean surplus.
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la Salle Extension University
U. S
IMI
The
la Salle Extension University of Chicago
Selection of Gifts Rates as Real Art
Gift giving should go beyond obligation and focus on meaningful, well chosen items. Gifts like educational books and practical tools uplift recipients, while thoughtless presents waste resources and misread needs. Prioritize usefulness, taste, and consideration of what the recipient already owns. Refrain from impractical or generic gifts and seek gifts that inspire and assist personal growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steinmetz
Encyclopedia Britannica
ROTC Enrollment Tops Two Hundred Thousand As Demand Surges
Minneapolis report shows ROTC enrollment reaching 197 798 trainees as fall 1940 figures add 11 000 students. Navy ROTC expands to about 9 000 across 19 universities while requests for new units surge, though officer shortages limit rapid growth.
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Minneapolis
R.O.T.C
War Department
Army
U.S
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Naval R.U.T.C
Washington Faces Isolation and Intervention Fork Ahead
The piece argues America must choose between aid to Britain and potential war or retreat behind closed gates. It notes President Roosevelt’s stance, internal dissent, and a new Washington roundtable led by Milton Harrison to probe policy with figures like Rexford Tugwell and Mordecai Ezekiel. It also reflects on press conferences and political tensions as the third term nears.
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Western
Union
Washington
White House
America
Britain
Hitler
Europe
H. G. Wells
United States
Defense Commission
War
Navy
Rexford Tugwell
New Deal
Jerome Frank
Securities Exchange Commission
NRA
Robert Garner
Guaranty Trust of
New York
Harrison
Mordecai Ezekiel
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezekiel
Farm Income Drops Seasonally But Surpasses 1939 Figures
Farm cash income declines seasonally yet remains favorable against 1939. Total marketing and government payments in the latest quarter may exceed the fourth quarter of 1939. Overall 1940 income rises to about 9.0 billion compared with 8.5 billion in 1939.
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Bennington Ross, M
L. G. Elliott
Brazil
LaSalle
By Allan Reid
Washington Digest
Roosevelt
By Baukhage
Milton Harrison
Congressional
Savings Bank Journal
Oval Office
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Roosevelt
Martin Dies
Department of Justice
Congress
Mr. Dies
Daniel F. O’brien
Massachusetts Avenue
Hancock
Cambridge
Harvard Bazar
Edward J. Donahue
Massachusetts Ave
Ola
Carver 5T
Boston
Boylston St
DEV
Mr. Business Man
Joseph F. Higgins Co., Inc
Mars. Ave
Chas. H. Fisher & CO
Brookline Street
J. Frank Facey
Clark & Reid CO
Green St
A. Anastasi
Master Barber
River ST
Central
Goer Business
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