Vowing and Paying Warned in Ecclesiastes Verse
A biblical verse from Ecclesiastes 5 6 cautions against vows spoken without payment urging fulfillment of promises and financial integrity for those who vow to God or others.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1944
Page
4
A biblical verse from Ecclesiastes 5 6 cautions against vows spoken without payment urging fulfillment of promises and financial integrity for those who vow to God or others.
The piece notes that many key industry personnel will be called to the draft, intensifying a long running shift in business. It describes how production has already adapted as workers depart and warns that output may face further strain as manpower declines. It calls the current achievement a near miracle not yet fully valued.
Reports say Russian forces have penetrated toward old Romania beyond the Carpathians, threatening Balkan states. Panic spreads in Romania and Bulgaria as Nazi-aligned governments face uncertain resistance while Hungary is reported under German influence as the Soviet push looms.
Kansas Governor Schoeppel states the state will protect soldiers voting rights with state and federal ballots. Federal ballots limit choices to president and congress, while state ballots allow voting for state, county, and local offices.
Proposals in Congress would have employers withhold taxes and transmit them to the government, making income tax an indirect tax for many. Critics question desirability, while supporters argue it reveals to taxpayers what is taken from earnings. The article notes a messy tax return season but says a simpler method may open. It mentions Grandson Ford in war plant management and Cassino as German defenders press the siege. It calls for a week of warm, clear weather to aid farm work, and Pravda reports German disarray on the eastern front.
A former resident editor from Journal World writes from Kansas about Cleveland with its many cities and villages under separate government. He discusses labor unions, wage patterns, and strikes, comparing labor and farm markets, praising some plants with labor management committees, and criticizing stewards and head-office politics. He calls for national labor law akin to Kansas law and notes long-tenured workers and community pride amid ongoing disputes.
The item recounts historic notes with Coach Hamilton smiling, Don Welty returning to the Kansas University track team, and Bank Call club's expected popularity. It mentions a Community Service conference closing session with Mayor Kreek Chancellor Strong and D. Smith. Enid Bennett film Partners Three at Varsity theater. Roy Laster’s return from Camp Funston. T. C. C. meetings at the Lescher home. and Clarence Kelly's trip to Eudora.
Fort y years ago Col Henry Watterson planned to lecture here. Harry Dumas was surprised by 25 friends for his ninth birthday. Fay De Moss won first prize with Annetta Spurlock taking consolation. Alfred J. Brown of Grand Rapids, Michigan, visited with W. Barteldes. Pane Delts from the high school were hosted by George March. Chester Woodware came from Topeka with his mother Myrtle Shane, a local teacher. The Navajo club will be hosted by Edith Covey this evening. The Friday Night Whist club meets Thursday at Prof and Mrs Stimson.
An across and down puzzle page fragment with fragmented clues for a crossword. The list includes numerous partial entries such as animal, exist, negative, head cover, radium symbol, and more, indicating a mixed clue grid. No coherent solution or grid is provided.
Headline style commentary discusses labor strikes and union politics in Cleveland and Washington. It notes class 1-A draft threats, intra union power, and wage claims. It contrasts retail prices with 1941 levels and reports meat and poultry costs, then shifts to wartime analysis of Nazi resources and Allied strategy.
War analyst Bewitt Mackenzie notes Henry Ford claims the war could end in about eight weeks though Ford withholds reasoning. The piece assumes Hitler’s defeat is near but not imminent. It highlights Nazi strength on the Russian front and dwindling Luftwaffe as signs of mounting pressure from Allied forces.
Washington D C Mar 20 In memory of William Allen White editor of the Emporia Gazette B nai B rith through its National Hillel Commission created the William Allen White Interfaith Fellowship at the University of Kansas Henry Monsky announced The fellowship will be awarded annually to a junior student judged by an inter faith faculty committee as having the most outstanding record in promoting tolerance and opposing bigotry The Kansas Chancellor D W Matott said we accept the fellowship with appreciation and are honored
Lightnings to London chronicles the daring cross Atlantic ferry of P-38 fighters in 1942. Amid meteorological hazards and pilot discipline concerns, eight fighters attempt the last leg from Iceland via Labrador and Greenland, with two flight elements losing sight in thick clouds and misinterpreting directions before regrouping.
On the campus of University of Kansas nominations for the award will be made by the directors of the student religious foundations. In Washington McKellar seeks two measures to curb TVA funds and federal patronage, risking governance over a major wartime power program. Lilienthal denies discrimination charges and argues policy rather than personnel. Critics warn congressional control could hamper TVA operations and war production.
Chester M. Peters of Seattle, 22, described as one of the first U S civilians to escape the Philippines since its fall, recounts a perilous journey by boat and hidings across islands in 1942. He traveled via an uninvaded isle, later evacuated to Australia, then sent to Seattle with Red Cross support. Also listed are nationwide wartime casualties including two Kansans wounded in action.
Fishermen aboard a 24 foot boat caught a seven ton black whale in their nets off Southern California. The whale drowned. Separately, picketers from an independent welders' union protested the National Labor Relations Board offices. The Los Angeles plasma bank welcomed its 600000th visitor, a mother of two who donated her ninth pint of blood. A draft list mentions a police chief, a congressman, and his father among those drafted.
March broadcasts list listings for WREN WDAF KMBC and EMBC stations. Entries include Jack Armstrong Big Brother Club Western Echoes News World Today and The George Burns Show among others with time blocks from 2:30 to 11:45 p m. The schedule also notes lessons in romance languages French and Spanish and a Living Books reading of Pamela with speakers W D Faden Sam Anderson and John B.
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