Prayer Verse From Matthew Cited In Silent Reflection
A brief biblical quotation from Matthew 6 6 urges prayer in private to seek reward from the unseen father. The line emphasizes personal devotion and divine reward for secret supplication.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1942
Page
4
A brief biblical quotation from Matthew 6 6 urges prayer in private to seek reward from the unseen father. The line emphasizes personal devotion and divine reward for secret supplication.
The War Production Board reports the scrap aluminum drive last year yielded just over 11 million pounds, far below the 20 million pound forecast. While reclaiming was beneficial, the overestimate highlights the difficulty of predicting metal needs. The effort also shifted back to using regular channels for collecting and moving scrap.
Allied prospects to open a second front dim as Libya risks, Tobruk siege, Axis pressure in Crimea, and Japanese advances near the Siberian border pressure Western efforts. China fears a Japanese push toward Russia while the second front remains a cautious, thinning threat to the axis.
The article notes mass reprisals failed to capture Heydrich’s killers and that Gestapo leaders grew irritated. They announced the attackers had been found and killed, seen as face saving. Public horror at the killings did not move Gestapo, which pressed to end its failed method.
The steel industry believes the war labor board will grant wage increases totaling 200 million dollars annually. Concern grows over how higher wages will affect price ceilings as costs rise, making price stability seem nearly impossible, say businessmen studying the issue.
The southern city school head says construction paused as material flow is cut off. He hopes the project will resume with federal funds after the war and employ returning soldiers. Many expect postwar federal funding will continue at current levels, sustaining local government support.
National commander says Kansas City gathering next fall will drop the slapstick elements. Legionnaires, growing older, will focus on a serious program as the convention progresses.
The air corps competes with the navy as a branch for young men to join and see the world. Flying crews have already traveled widely and will make return visits to several important areas.
Beet sugar will play a major role in easing wartime sugar limits. Philippine and Hawaii supplies are cut off, West Indies output is diverted to war needs, and shipping is prioritized for materials. Beet sugar, produced in 19 western states, will shift eastward to meet demand while remaining identical to cane sugar in composition.
Clergymen in a major city ranked ten wise sayings from Solomon. Notable lines include restraint brings power, ant wisdom, avoiding drink, gentle speech, and guidance for children. Proverbs verses cited span 6:6 20:1 15:1 30:18 19 1:7 14:34.
The Valley Center Index predicts railroads will improve next winter to deliver more supplies to Hitler's forces in Russia. It forecasts a shorter haul for logistics and military materiel.
A Cheney Sentinel line wryly jokes that to crack German morale one could invent a bomb that smells like beefsteak frying with onions. The quip blends wartime bravado with culinary imagery.
It must have been quite an experience for this year's graduating classes to look out over the commencement audiences and see the eager faces of all those prospective employers.
Utilities commissioner J L Constant says road work from Haskell Avenue to Oak Hill Cemetery will begin in about a week. Local residents travel and errands may be affected as crews start resurfacing and improving the cemetery approach.
Churchill in the United States urges reinforcements to stabilize the Mediterranean front as Rommel aims at the Suez and the Caucasus. The article argues Britain and the United States must defend routes via Ukraine and Turkey to curb Nazi advances and protect allied war aims. It also briefly reports on Joliet police catching two youths tied to a car theft and attempted flight toward a munitions plant.
Urbana Illinois milk man Guy Moore and his wife welcomed triplets all girls, fulfilling their wish for a baby girl. The Moore family, with a son already, celebrates the birth as a bright moment for the household.
In Cozy Longview Washington a dozen lumber mill workers rally to support the war effort declaring this war is everybody s funeral if we don t win it and pledge to save what they can for victory.
Wayne Dougherty of Eudora visits grandparents the Ackermans this week. Dr. Basil Mathews of Boston addresses at ministerial school in Buckhannon West Virginia. Judith Ellen Bennett born May 26 to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bennett of West Plains New Jersey. Dr. William C. Hanson of Kansas City tours Baldwin en route to California. celebrates 25th wedding anniversary. Arden Booth reports directing a talent show during Pacific crossing to Hawaii. Bishop William C. Martin of Omaha speaks at Kansas conference school banquet. reception at Horns. Family reunion at the Black home with siblings Mildred Gladys and Donald Black. Car accident near Ottawa injures Mrs. Mosslander and Ruth Mosslander. Rev. G L Taylor assists. Fayetteville Ark visitors Mrs Gilliland and children stay with Wilder parents.
The board of education bought land in South Lawrence for a proposed new high school site. A Red Cross meeting in Eudora drew over 150 attendees. Notables include E W Cross and T D Funk returning from Hutchinson meetings and Otto Barteldes' qualification in St Louis. The Rotary convention for 1918 will be in Kansas City. Miss Leila Thorne visits Eudora. Alexander Baldwin Mitchell and Edna Davis married in Junction City. Rolltop desk inventor C E Tyler died in Colorado Springs. Public notices include a special city council session on Carnegie library funding.
Local families from Barker Centropolis Baldwin Lawrence Worden and Wor den shared Sunday meals and afternoon visits with neighbors. The Worden church Sunday school class met at Orville Platz's home with many married couples in attendance.
Hunter Dent is released on bond by Judge Elkins after a jail stay. He visits Sally Riker to learn what she saw the night of the bank stick‑up, believes Sam Doolittle is linked, and pieces together a theory that inside men in Red Ballard’s circle seized seventeen thousand dollars. Red later hints she knows who has the money.
Two weddings mark Tuesday and Wednesday at Worden. Geneva Reynolds and Ralph Pohl wed in a garden flower decorated ceremony at Worden Evangelical church. Pauline Stoebner and Alvin Johanning also married at St John’s church with garden flowers and a two course dinner.
Saturday Evening and Sunday listings show KMBC WDAF WREN and others broadcasting music plays news sports and variety programs. Notable items include Nova WuBOC Tile the Torelf er and Abie's Irish Rose plus Coast Guard Talk and Hotel Muehlebach Orchestra.
A reader survey notes 76 percent of subscribers read the classified page daily, indicating strong engagement with ads and notices across the section.
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