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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1941

Page

5

Cadets Shop Early for England Christmas Mail

British RAF cadets at a Southeast training center fill the post office with requests for two cent stamps and parcel sending to England. They buy silk hose dolls and canned foods, hoping to ship gifts before Christmas.

Royal Air Force Southeast Air Corps Training Center Ruth Miller Huntingdon Bey England O. K Montgomery Toyland

Bible sales at new peak emphasize global reach

Dr. R. Lambuth Archibald, pastor of Central Methodist, preached on "The Bible" noting 26 million copies sold last year in 1,051 languages. He contrasted Prussian Bible sales with Mein Kampf and cited Bible distribution efforts in Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, and Russia, urging Christians to use their multiple Bibles and reflect on the Bible’s universal reach.

R. Lambuth Aarchibald Central Methodist Church Troup Prussian Bible Society Mein Kamp Archibald Germany Arthur J. Moore Goering Hitler Netherland Bible Society China Eric M. North North Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek Bible Society

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