Duty of Man Verses Cites Ecclesiastes Conclusion
A short moral line echoes Ecclesiastes urging to fear God and keep his commandments as the whole duty of man for steadfast living.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1942
Page
4
A short moral line echoes Ecclesiastes urging to fear God and keep his commandments as the whole duty of man for steadfast living.
The Parsons Sun argues Congress has cut non war expenditures by nearly two billion dollars in the first six appropriation bills this year, showing a strong independent record. It notes administration critics push the idea Congress is weak, while Congress advances measures on its own.
Local grain dealers say storing wheat in buildings now unused by business, due to wartime demand, would be feasible in this part of the state. In the big wheat country, as much as ten million bushels may have to be piled on the ground, though this total could be reduced by repurposing unused building space.
The Nazis theorize that the Prague Gestapo leader was shot by parachutists aided by the Czechoslovakia government in exile. They argue Bohemia Moravia firearms bans would require an outside assailant, implying parachutist activity elsewhere in Norway and France.
The Abilene Reflector quotes Adolf Berle assistant secretary of state on the "interesting experience" ahead as rationing tightens. He warns by summer's end leisure time will shrink with less driving moviegoing and disruption of civilian life due to reduced sound light and motion. Berle is a leading proponent of wartime measures.
The speaker argues that increased tax collection under lawrence proves the people endure government measures, while urging a shift from today’s pleasures to independent thought. He questions whether reduced leisure could push citizens to think for themselves rather than have their thinking done in Washington.
The Pittsburg Headlight notes John R. Brinkley is dead but his political invention endures in Kansas. It credits him with pioneering the use of sound track as campaign equipment and mentions a Winged Victory marker Brinkley bought in Italy for his grave.
The Mexican Senate and Chamber of Deputies approved a measure authorizing President Avila Camacho to declare a state of war against the Axis. The move follows Axis attacks at sea, giving the president extraordinary powers to mobilize the country as the war begins.
The article notes Shangri La as capital of Sans Origine in Hokus Po bay off Asia. It credits Prof. Gullible Munchausen Cruso with first discovery in A.D. 2208 and claims it was his first sighting of a horse fly, linking to the term horse feathers.
On a recent evening all campus lights went out when university power plant employees walked out. The disruption caused consternation and raised questions about the institution’s emergency plans and preparedness.
A Dodge City resident, seeing his flooded home, called the weather bureau amid a week of dam and river rumors along the Arkansas River. He asked if the east bank of the Pacific Ocean had given way, a far fetched claim sparked by the flood.
A publication mocks a speaker invited for a commencement address calling his borrowings an achievement. It notes he had to borrow money to reach the venue, highlighting the irony of praising financial need as a credit by the event.
The Abi lene Reflector notes that Kipling’s idea of East and West never meeting is outdated as cultures meet head on in contemporary times. The critique emphasizes changing attitudes toward cross cultural exchange and global harmony.
The office of defense transportation bans sight-seeing bus services effective June 1 as part of the rubber conservation program reported by Pittsburg Headlight.
Prof W W Davis of Kansas University history department will speak at class reunions for 1926 1927 1928 and 1929 on the Union building second floor at 4 30 next Sunday afternoon. Florist note: Miss Florence Beamer and Karl Bratton wed at First Methodist Church with Rev E F Price officiating.
Dewitt Mackenzie reports a massive British air raid on Cologne with about 1,250 planes, signaling growing Allied air strength. He notes U S General Arnold’s talks with British leaders to maximize combined air attacks on Germany. The article also cautions the Russia front remains pivotal, with battles near Kharkov to Rostov shaping the Caucasus outcome.
Rev and Mrs William Runyan returned from Pittsburg after attending their grandson William Runyan's high school graduation. Alfred joined them for commencement, and Grandparents arrived in Stillwell to meet William at the station. Other visitors include Mrs Grace Black and Mrs Earl Martin with Baker graduates and relatives from Chanute Beloit and Lawrence.
Various guests visited Baker University for the 84th commencement as families of graduates and faculty stayed with local hosts in Baldwin. Notables included Mrs. H F E McLeod Florence, Mrs. O Scott Morgan, Mrs. Chester W Gates, and Rev Ernest Gordon alongside Baker alumni in families.
High school domestic science rooms host summer demonstrations on cooking and canning under Miss Lena Miller. Battery B Kansas National Guard arrives in state service led by Capt A W Patterson with 165 enlisted. Douglas county fair promises many features. Bell and Home Telephone merger to be completed by September barring war related equipment delays. Harry E Riggs Michigan University engineer elected president of KU alumni association succeeding Judge J C Ruppenthal. Claude Beeks heads to Victor Colorado for summer. Sunflower club to meet Thursday with Mrs Guy Moon. Chancellor Frank Trong hosts reception for graduates and alumni at Green Hall tonight.
An appropriation estimate of 100000 for a new hospital at Fort Riley has been sent to Congress by the secretary of the treasury on the recommendation of Mr. Root secretary of war. May was the warmest May since 1881. George Rhodes of North Lawrence bought property at Willow Springs Missouri. New wells are being sunk on the Harris ranch. W R Smith spent Sunday at Lecompton. Mrs E P Haworth starts a weeks long trip to New Mexico. C E Varnum goes to Kansas City on business. General Roberts A Monroe Eben Baldwin and M Robinson leave for California to attend the national Shriners conclave. The Camera club meets tonight at North college. F R Tomahawk of Haskell leaves tonight for North Dakota for the summer. Children day observed yesterday at Knowledge Hill and Sunnyside. Henry Reyer did a good job painting the hose cart. The Douglas county Normal Institute opens tomorrow.
Mrs. M. J. Knowles was carried by firemen from her third floor bedroom as flames trapped her home. After firefighters said the blaze was out she returned to bed only for rekindling hours later and was carried down the ladder again.
In 1912 Sergt Francis E Ulmer recorded information from newly commissioned Second Lieutenant William H Gill. Ulmer now a lieutenant colonel and assistant adjutant general at the post administered the oath to Maj Gen William H Gill.
Police recovered John Walsh’s car in Brookfield Missouri. The vehicle was undamaged and found with two new tires and tubes and gasoline aboard, items not in the machine when it was stolen, raising security concerns about leaving cars unlocked.
The Lawrence Board of Education schedules its regular meeting for tomorrow at 7 30 PM in the Liberty Memorial high school building office. The session was postponed from tonight due to the University of Kansas commencement exercises.
Talcott units with June Paterson at dinner while he searches for a hidden report from Halsey. He confronts a bald New York tailor and discovers an empty envelope as danger tightens and a cliffhanger ends the chapter.
Seniors march to Memorial Stadium for graduation under anxious hope for clear skies. A baccalaureate rain history worries students as five of seven ceremonies moved indoors. A dog served as a friendly mascot at the campus breakfast while seniors smoked the pipe of peace to seal class unity.
Master of ceremonies Dean Mitchelson Bax ter Springs cross labeled his tongue and accused Howard Rankin Topeka senior class president of missing classes. Toasts kept early risers awake while a class prophecy predicted a tunnel from Frank Strong to Fraser Hall that would misroute to the Kaw north bank, dismaying engineers laborers and faculty.
A tornado near Delphos Kansas Sunday demolished all buildings on two farms four miles southwest of Delphos. Mr and Mrs Fred Rockhold suffered lacerations and bruises but occupants escaped serious injury. At the other farm Mr and Mrs Alfred Hurtig were not injured.
A dense listing of radio time slots across WREN KMBC WDAF and others for Monday evening June 4 and Tuesday June 2, featuring Lum and Abner Jack Armstrong News Salutes to Stars and Stripes I Love a Mystery and The Cavalcade of America among many programs. Stations feature news reports weather updates and musical variety with multiple orchestras and hosts listed across the late evening and night hours.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Edelbrock visited Otto Kretsinger near Baldwin on Sunday. Greensburg couple Mr. and Mrs. Glen Bydler called on Mrs. Gertie Steffen and family. Mr. and Mrs. Bydler were Havlin neighbors of the Steffen family years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Gray of Stillwater Oklahoma called on Mr. and Mrs. Fred Papenhausen Sunday morning. Mrs. Kenneth Rash and baby of Thayer stay with their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Hearin and son Norman this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Vogler of Lawrence spent Sunday with their mother Mrs. Ann Newson.
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