Love of the Lord Shines Through in Quiet Bulletin
A brief church bulletin reflects on devotion with a verse from Deuteronomy 6 5 urging believers to love the Lord with heart soul and strength. The text emphasizes religious duty and personal faith.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1941
Page
4
A brief church bulletin reflects on devotion with a verse from Deuteronomy 6 5 urging believers to love the Lord with heart soul and strength. The text emphasizes religious duty and personal faith.
The piece assesses Japanese aims in the Far East noting a push to negotiate with the United States to withdraw support from the Chinese government and end the war on Japan’s conditions while the American State Department reiterates a policy of honoring territorial and treaty rights and remaining open to discussion.
Washington endorses a super-control board to speed defense production while critics warn it centralizes power. Cox of Georgia denounces the plan as tragic, accusing Rosenman of stacking leadership to Knudsen and Hillman, casting doubt on national defense motives.
Pastor Niemoeller, who resisted Hitler, has been moved from a Berlin-area confinement to Dachau concentration camp. Friends report improved health. The pastor, part of a minority in Germany, is noted for independence of mind and opposition to Hitler’s regime.
The federal treasury shows August expenditures surpassing one billion dollars while the new tax bill is being shaped. Revenue growth is not expected to match rising spending.
The French parliament has been exiled to a town about forty miles from Vichy. The exact meeting location seems of minor importance amid national upheaval and governance issues.
A conference between Hitler and Mussolini on the eastern front debated how long the war will last and the postwar era. Analysts note the topic has grown in importance as morale concerns arise despite listed victories. A Finnish officer reports Finland uses American planes and artillery in its current involvement.
The piece reports the election of a cafe society glamor girl queen in New York. It notes that the general situation is far from normal and suggests some observers view the matter as trivial or exaggerated given current concerns.
A far west rising star defies Hollywood norms with fearless style. The late Charles F. Scott kept people on course regarding the correct use of flaunt and flout, but no one has matched his steady guidance since his passing.
The Fredonia linseed oil mill operates as an around the year industry. The flax harvest of 1941 nears completion with $100,000 daily value paid for flax. Prices around $1.60 per bushel support a profitable crop for Allen county and surrounding areas. The plant buys from Fredonia and beyond, and closes briefly two weeks before each season to prepare for new crop intake.
A Belleville Telescope quote notes a professor who sent his wife downtown to the bank and kissed his money goodbye, illustrating a humorous take on his absent mindedness.
The writer parodies a reader named Mr Muddle and critiques the era of wartime austerity. He portrays farmers supporting bureaus and reform while stressing old habits, family duties, and economic strain. He notes shifts in armament steel demand and Argentina wool production as context.
The Washington negotiations between the United States and Japan are framed as a prolonged show down with peace or war outcomes. Tokyo fears Washington's far reaching policy shift while Washington signals readiness to meet any eventuality, and both sides weigh terms to square the Sino Japanese incident and alliance links.
Veterans groups were urged by the administrator of veterans affairs to request Congress delay any veterans relief legislation until the full cost of existing acts is studied. The cost of veterans care continues to mount, while local robberies in Lawrence show housebreakers active after months of quiet. Four residences were broken into with losses totaling hundreds. Whipple's home saw the largest loss of clothing money and a watch worth 400 dollars. Other losses included Gurtler 15 dollars Wellman eight dollars Charlton four dollars and an entry at another home with nothing taken. A 700 Elm street burglary left no obvious missing items.
The city marked a new cement sidewalk in front of the Newmark store. A gun club shoot was held south of the university grounds with Walt Headon scoring 52 birds of 55 and Scott Holloway 20. Picnics drew thousands at Eudora. Horse race times were 1:18 and 1:09. Markets showed fruit and produce prices: peaches 20–25c a basket, radishes 5c, tomatoes 5c lb, potatoes scarce, grapes 20c a basket, corn 15c a dozen ears, apples and pears $1.25 per bushel.
Kay Donovan inherits a factory and a million cans of Wondrosoap as she advances plans to sell the cleaner. A chemist applicant Joe Benton joins, testing the formula in a secured lab, while a lab explosion reveals the product’s violent potential and sparks questions about its origins and risks.
A dense list of broadcast times and performers from WREN KMBC and WDAF detailing weather forecasts music orchestras news and special programs across a full day Sunday into Monday. Includes Walter Grass Orch John Tompking tenor Parker Family and various orchestras and programs with weather roundups and news segments.
Evening radio grid lists WREN Littis Hollywood KMBC WDAF with multiple shows. Musical clips news sports orchestras and variety acts fill the schedule from 6:00 to 11:55 PM including Ted Steele Guy Lombardo Wayne King Cedar Point Orch and Grand Ole Opry.
Farm Bureau picnic at Baldwin Lake features ice cream and cake. Grace Preston visits from Baldwin with her mother. Numerous local residents and families, including the Pearsons, Roche, O’Neil, Hays, Russell, and Van Tries, are listed as visitors or guests across Baldwin and nearby Kansas City areas. A reader note asks if 76 percent of subscribers read the classified page daily.
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