Roosevelt keeps third term plans secret from all
Washington reports Franklin D Roosevelt maintains total secrecy on whether he will seek a third term. Jim Farley and other aides guard the issue as the Democratic convention nears. Roosevelt hints to a few that he prefers no running and weighs the Willkie effect on his fate.
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Roosevelt
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Morgenthau
Hopkins
Sherman Minton
New Deal
Bays
Indiana
Hoosier Convention
White House
Chicago
Oppose peacetime conscription says 240 leaders
A Washington group of 240 educators clergymen and business leaders argue against peacetime conscription. They urge selective service by registration classification and induction with volunteer Within call A-1 principles and warn against high pay inducements and long service terms. They criticize current training programs and urge finally expert application of selective service.
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Washington
Eliot
Federal Bureau of Education
WPA
Barbara Bell Children’s Patterns Offer Varied Sizes
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1977-B creates a play suit with a separate tailored skirt for sizes 2 through 10. Pattern No. 1978-B covers sizes 12 through 40 with busts from 30 to 40 inches. Materials and yardage are listed for each size and patterns cost 15 cents each. Send orders to the address provided.
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Barbara Bell
Religious Lesson Subjects and Scripture Texts Notation
Instruction lists lesson subjects and scripture texts selected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education and used by permission for July 21. The note indicates licensed material for teaching and distribution within the lesson plan.
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International Council of Religious Education
Job's Repentance and Restoration Lesson Text
This study explores how Job's true solution to suffering lies in knowing God. It covers his repentance, renewed fellowship with the Lord, restored usefulness, and renewed prosperity, emphasizing faith, divine revelation, and God's sovereign care.
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God
Job
Lord
Jesus Christ
E. L. Douglass
Metal-Plated Money Could Halt Counterfeit Currency
England plans bank notes with a metal coat invisible to the naked eye but phosphorescent under Wood's light. Different metals emit distinct tints, allowing each denomination and possibly every country's currency to bear a unique identifying color for counterfeit prevention.
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England
Collier’s
Fresh Egg Quip Appears in Matrimonial Bureau Jest
A light exchange about hens and eggs sparks a humorous joke. The quote notes a matrimonial bureau as a bureau with drawers packed with a woman's clothes and one man's necktie.
Oyster Eaters Elicit Humorous Exchange
A snappy exchange features a speaker praising oyster eaters while recalling eating three oysters last night. Banter centers on whether the shells were fresh and if the oysters needed opening, with playful remarks about the task.
One of Them Anna with Mother on kitchen skills
Anna jokes that chicken salad and strawberry tarts are her only correct dishes while Alford asks what she is making. The exchange hints at domestic scene and family dynamics.
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Anna
Mother
Alford
Means Man of Fortune Orator Dubiously Married
A playful exchange notes the idea of a man with means who talks of deeds but seldom acts. Jean suggests the fellow shows grand intentions yet avoids decisive action in what reads as a light social quip.
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Jean
Death of Saul Transgression and Counsel Rejected
The passage states that Saul died for his transgression against the Lord and for seeking counsel from a familiar spirit. It notes he did not keep the word of the Lord and consulted with the spirit, leading to his death as recounted in I Chronicles 10:13.
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Saul
Light Baggage and a Small Audience Gaffe
Mr. Smith had been lecturing in a neighboring town. His wife asked how it went and whether he carried his audience with him. He answered that the crowd was small but he could have done so if it were larger.
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Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Philadelphia
Temptation Tested: A Lone Moment Probed as Honest Act
A brief reflection notes that resisting temptation once does not prove lasting honesty. It argues character requires ongoing restraint and integrity across repeated choices rather than a single act.
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