Are You Strong Enough to Take It Laura Davis Letter
Kathleen Norris frames a moral about facing life’s trials through Laura Davis a 22 year old Texan who loses hearing after a car crash. Norris compares her to wounded veterans and urges resilience choosing strength over despair and urging acceptance and courage in future marriage motherhood and self respect.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Laura Davis
Texas
Laura
Fred
Bataan
Normandy
Deafness and Determination in Laura Davis
Laura Davis, 22, a talented athlete and confident woman, ends her engagement to spare her ideal partner from burden. After a car crash caused by Fred’s speeding, Laura loses hearing and a friend dies. Miss Norris calls her trouble self-pity and warns of future trials, stressing mindset as key to overcoming obstacles.
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Laura Davis
Fred
Laura
Miss Norris
Reading for Pleasure Emphasized by Northwestern Scholar
Evanston Illinois. Jean H Hagstrum assistant professor of English at Northwestern University urges more reading for pleasure rather than utility. He notes a 10 to 15 percent rise in national reading in 1947 but a decline in fiction reading and warns against viewing reading as a purely utilitarian function.
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Evanston
Ill
Jean H. Hagstrum
Northwestern University
Hagstrum
Childless marriages rise as prestige over babies noted
Washington report by Dr. Lewis I. Sharp and S. Bernard Wortis cites five psychological reasons for childless marriages, including cleanliness and prestige value, plus economic pressures. They recommend baby subsidies and broader family counseling as delegates urge public housing support and a family court to handle divorces.
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Washington
Lewis I. Sharp
New York City
National Conference On Family Life
New York
S. Bernard Wortis
Sharp and Wortis
Hawaii
Taft-Ellender-Wagner
World's Largest Hydraulic Press R cuts scrap cars in California
In Los Angeles County, a 250 ton hydraulic press at Jerry Williams salvage plant in Southgate begins operation to compress whole automobiles into 2 by 4 by 2 foot metal masses. The machine, costing over 100000 dollars, handles 16.5 by 6 by 5 foot scrap and weighs 250 tons with a 30 foot deep foundation. It can bale and crush in one step, aiding Pacific Coast steel mills facing a postwar scrap surge.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Jerry Williams
Southgate
Pacific
Williams
Southern
California
Spinster Names Cats Beneficiaries of 75000 Trust
In Philadelphia Mary I. Clay, aged 72, left a will admitting probate that allocates a 75000 trust to nine cats that comforted her in life. The document notes assets of about 50000 in personal property and over 20000 in real estate. A caretaker is to manage the pets and provide specified meals at a weekly cost of no less than five dollars. The trust runs for twenty years before distributing among three beneficiaries.
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Philadelphia
Mary I. Clay
Bible Verses and Devotional Reading List
A devotional reading listing biblical references across multiple books. Includes Ezekiel Daniel Zechariah Luke John and specific chapter verses for reflection and study.
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Ezekiel Anh
Daniel
Zechariah
John
Luke
Hope in the Messiah Foretold Across Generations
The piece traces the messianic promise from Genesis through Daniel and Zechariah, highlighting the Good Shepherd and the coming King. It cites Isaiah and Daniel’s visions, emphasizes universal hope, and presents a hymn invoking Jesus as Saviour, King, and Sanctifier.
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Adam
Abraham
Moses
David
Isaiah
Ezekiel
Daniel
Zechariah
Jesus
Generosity in Liquor Joint Versus Church Highlighted
A Roy L. Smith remark praises occasional tavern collections to aid distress but notes such generosity is regular in churches. The comment contrasts charitable acts in secular settings with ongoing church practices, urging gratitude for generosity wherever it occurs.
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Roy L. Smith
No Grim Struggle To Become A Musician
A quotation from Virgil Kraft argues that success comes from faith and an open attitude rather than intense struggle. It emphasizes that life serves those who approach with trust and fear not. The message frames divine goodwill as the source of achievement.
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Virgil Kraft
Yoked Frock with Woce Detail Pattern Notes
Popular yoked frock style featured with contrast fabric options and optional bottom ruffle. Pattern No 1777 covers sizes 11 to 18 with cap sleeve and yardage details. Also notes a date frock design Pattern No 8303 in sizes 12 to 20 and fabric requirements. Contains offerings from Spring and Summer FA with free pattern and knitting directions.
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Colt
Seven Barrels of Silver Mystery Near Dodgeville Mine
A Michigan tale recounts seven barrels of silver abandoned in a Dodgeville mine after a labor dispute. Miners left rather than risk shaft instability. treasure valued at about 14 500 dollars, with historian Carlos Wenberg offering his view on the saga.
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Hiyo
Dodgeville
Mich
Carlos Wenberg
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
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Bible Speaks
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Saviour
Charles Wesley
International Council of Religious Education
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South Wells St
Chicago 7
Kellogg’s Allbran
Henry Witkowski
Kennywood
Kellogg Co
Battle Creek
McKesson & Robbins
U. S
Dixie
Etter Foods
St Louis
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