Faith is Not Wishful Thinking by Phyllis Mitchell
Faith is not wishful thinking but a daily habit of trust in divine power. It guides action, invites constructive ideas, and strengthens resolve to face problems with prayer and prudent steps.
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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 18, 1964
Page
6
Faith is not wishful thinking but a daily habit of trust in divine power. It guides action, invites constructive ideas, and strengthens resolve to face problems with prayer and prudent steps.
Burglars broke into the home of Mr and Mrs Romeo Gentinella in New London Connecticut and stole 15 books of trading stamps. No money or jewelry was disturbed.
An habitual alcoholic costs his employer an average of 600 dollars per year through absenteeism.
A collection of sharp epigrams from Lady Astor catalogs her wit and blunt judgments. Jests cover marriage motherhood gender England and wartime events with her characteristic candor and humor.
Nephas Tembo, Home Affairs Parliament Secretary, says Lusaka will have no prisoners and no police after independence from Britain, likely in October. Tembo, with a history of two 18 month jail terms for sedition, notes the plan reflects a philosophy against incarceration.
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson fought bitter opposition to become Britain’s first female doctor. She qualified as Licentiate in 1869, earned the Doctor of Medicine degree in 1870, and helped found the London School of Medicine for Women. She retired at 67 and became Aldeburgh’s first woman mayor. The hospital bearing her name remains a memorial.
The piece asks readers to reflect on personal driving faults and recalls common bad habits. It challenges motorists with questions about yielding, signaling, stopping, speed, passing, backing, and checking blind spots.
The article explains tobacco curing and production, noting that cigarette making is highly mechanized with Molins machines capable of 2000 cigarettes a minute, while growing and curing rely on farmer skill. It describes hand sowing and harvesting, followed by flue curing in tall brick barns with racks and ventilation systems.
The article explains a barn curing system using flues guiding heat to a central chimney. Leaves yellow at 90 to 100 degrees and moisture escapes as temps rise to 140 to 150 degrees with ventilators fully opened after five to six days. Growers manage about 20 barns, making a four month curing race to quality before grading into up to 80 categories for auction.
The Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society reports at its Annual Staff Conference in Toronto that newspapers and broadcasters can bolster arthritis research by dramatizing the disease. President Bryan Vaughan urges journalists to seek merit in material and warns news space cannot be bought but earned through compelling stories and diligent publicity work.
The text urges daily vigilance in forests to guard against fires and preserve natural beauty. It emphasizes staying on alert as a preventive measure to protect woodland areas and their scenery.
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