Soulful Rice Beliefs Among Sumatra Badaks
The Badaks of Sumatra hold rice as soulful, using the same term for the grain s soul and a human soul. This belief links rice to life and spirit in their cultural understanding.
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1947
Page
1
The Badaks of Sumatra hold rice as soulful, using the same term for the grain s soul and a human soul. This belief links rice to life and spirit in their cultural understanding.
Senator Stewart keeps his stance and will vote for the tax bill to override the veto. President Truman critics call the bill's timing and design wrong, while Senate leader Barkley forecasts possible further veto battles as the Finance Committee approves the measure 10-5 against two opposing senators.
Social notes from Prescott and London events detail Winsome Sunday School class gathering at Mrs. Minor Polk’s home with Miss Lucy Martins gs as the devotional, followed by ice course service. Also covered are Circle No 2 WSC meetings, Prescott B P W Club remarks by Sam Drake on local needs, and Royal engagement news of Princess Elizabeth betrothal to Prince Philip with public celebrations and future titles.
Little Rock July 10 The Prime Membership of the Vicksburg Confederate Memorial Commission authorized by the 1947 legislature was announced by Governor Laney. The commission, without an appropriation, was chosen to study establishing a memorial from Arkansas at the Vicksburg battlefield. Members include Neil Bohlinger chairman Sen. John Mosby Rep. W L Ward John J Horner Harry Ponder Sr Mrs John F Weinmann Mrs W H McCain Mrs W E Massey Ruth Hardin and Mrs A B Shiser. Also: Coyotes seen near Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park frequently taking food from motorists daily.
A fragment follows a tense exchange where a woman, Miss Brady, contemplates escape and avoidance, noting an address, an appointment, and a quick, spur of the moment line about a factor. The scene centers on a diversionary plan and a hitch in a plan as she guides Hitch.
A column notes the bitter humor about marriage through in laws and family ties. It argues that family background often strains marriages more than character or status, suggesting in laws are a chief source of home tension and conflict.
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