Community Socials Add to Greenbank Weekend Mix
Greenbank notes show Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Buzzard and several Misses spent Sunday with the Harnish family. I N Houck hosted visitors from Beltsville Akron Wilmington and Philadelphia. Additional gatherings featured the Parmer and Sweigart households with diverse relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Buzzard
Arlene Brill
Mary Jane Shaub
Ethel Buzzard
Willis Harnish
I. N. Houck
H. W .Dietrich
Beltsville, Md
Weaver Martin
Chester Houck
New Holland
D. P. Dietrich
Lester Dietrich
Francis Dietrich
Akron
Charles Pflaumer
Horace Sweigart
Billy
John Otty
Philadelphia
William Parmer
Park Parmer
Baltimore
Glenn Hoover
Bareville, R. D
Harry Parmer
Terre Hill
Jonas Lantz
Elsie Mae
Alvin, Samuel
Anna Mary
White Horse
Isaac Rhiel
Work out your own salvation through Christlikeness
Rev Kenneth S Wuest explains Philippians 2 12 13 clarifying that salvation is a gift by faith not earned by works and that Christians must cooperate with the Holy Spirit to grow in Christlikeness. He urges daily prayer asking Jesus to let the Spirit control thoughts words and deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth S. Wuest
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Jesus Christ
John
Jesus
Tee
Powerful Nazi Push Forces Allies From Belgium In Early World War II
The piece analyzes a German offensive pushing Allied forces out of Belgium after King Leopold III orders Belgian troops to lay down arms. It notes German advances, air strikes, and the retreat toward England and France, with Berlin signaling victory while Allies suffer losses.
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Leopold III
Adolf Hitler
Belgium
Flanders
France
English Channel
Strait of Dover
England
Somme
Aisne
Berlin
Channel
British Isles
Paris
Names in the News and Defense Drive Rise in 1940
Eleven months after resigning as Louisiana governor Richard Lewh(e)ault faces trial on mail fraud tied to a truck deal that allegedly netted $113000. Walter Connolly, noted actor, dies at his Hollywood home. England and France bolster defenses as Germany advances toward Paris. Roosevelt's fourteenth fireside chat launches new defense program with unity calls and a looming tax hike debate. A seven member presidential commission will coordinate resources for armament production with leaders from industry and labor. Morgenthau signals potential halt of new car models while planes may keep assembly lines open. Henry Ford pledges capability to produce surplus aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Richard W. Lewhe
Huey P. Long
Walter Connolly
Hollywood
America
William Henry Bisbee
Shirley Temple
Columbia ‘University
Nicholas Murray Butler
Roosevelt
Uncle Sam
Paris
London
Washington
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
U. S. Steel Company
William S. Knudsen
General Motors
Sidney Hillman
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union
Chester C. Davis
Federal Reserve Board
AAA
Ralph Budd
C. B. & Q. Railroad
Leon Henderson
Securities Commission
Miss Harriet Elliott
University of North Carolina
Defense
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Henry Ford
Neighbors split over Trotsky in Mexico and Latin drift
A survey of international tensions highlights Leon Trotsky in Mexico facing ambivalent local views as officials urge him to leave. Panama thwarts a revolutionary plot aimed at the 1940 presidential vote while Moore McCormack launches Atlantic Pacific shipping to boost U S South American trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Trotsky
Mexico
Trotsky
Joseph Stalin
Panama
U. S
Moore-McCormack Lines
North
South America
Atlantic
Pacific
Albert W. Moore
Commerce Department
Original coal grate on display in Wilkes-Barre
The original coal grate where anthracite was first burned 132 years ago is shown in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. The grate is linked to the birth of the large anthracite industry that flourished in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Lauriston Taylor Directs Corona Cap Placement on 1.5 Million Volt X-ray Machine
Lauriston Taylor of the U S Bureau of Standards guides the fitting of a corona cap atop the world’s largest X ray machine in Washington DC high voltage lab. The device, able to generate 1 500 000 volts, will set standards for hospital and cancer clinic use nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lauriston Taylor
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Washington, D.C
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Greenbank News
Martin Lutz
Everett Flowers and Son
Wilmington, Delaware
Floyd Croll and
Phoenixville
Levi Ranck
Amanda Thomas
Horace
Richard A. Bard
Leacock, Pa
Gian
J. B. Zimmerman
Blue Ball, Pa
Maedern
Exchange Place
Jersey City, N. J
Hardwa
Holland, PA
Farnham F. Dudgeon
U. S. Defense Board
Western Newspaper Union
the War
Prise Blitzkrieg
Johnny Bull
Congress
Senate
House
Commission
Chester Davis
Jay P. Moffat
James H. Cromwell
Canada
Moffat
State Department
Cromwell
Hitler
Social Service
United States
National Conference of Social Workers
Grand Rapids
Mich
Army
Mojave
Calif
Desert
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Chicago
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Communist Party
German Bund
I. G. Davis’ Sons
New Holland, Pa
Mork
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