Homer Curved 2 é county man’s life and troubles
A misquoted obituary sketch follows R Amos Croy and his son Homer born on the farm. After his parents died the family moved to France where Homer Jr. died suddenly. Homer mortgaged the farm to pay debts and a dealer training firm for an oil company helped cover mortgages. His play Family Honeymoon faced censorship by Variety.
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R. Amos Croy
Misis
Homer
Ark
France
Homer Jr
Variety
Return to the Farm A Writer’s Homecoming Reflections
In this memoir excerpt the narrator recalls choosing which memories to tell, reveals life as a writer during wartime, and describes returning to a rural hometown. He notes lessons about writing, kindness, and simplicity, then walks through the town, farm, and family sites that shaped him, ending with a plan to continue next installment.
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William Harlowe Briggs
Harper & Brothers
Maker
YMCA
Signal Corps
Lanny Ross
Chic Sale
Earl Derr Biggers
Charlie Chan
Earl
Honolulu
Charlie
New York
New York Public Library
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Authors’ League of America
Elmer H. Davis
Elmer
Washington
Carol
Spide
Babylon
Wilcox
Moses Nusbaum
State Teachers’ College
Methodist Church
Blue Moon Cafe
Lesson Topics and Scripture Texts for May 13
The material lists lesson subjects and scripture texts selected and copyrighted by the International Council of Religious Education, used with permission. It outlines study topics and references intended for classroom use and religious education programs.
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International Council of Religious Education
Nations at Crossroads and Kings Who Forgot God
A sermon summarizes Israel and Judah’s downfall: Solomon’s wealth funded idolatry, Jeroboam’s policy placed worship in golden calves, and Rehoboam’s folly divided the nation. It notes Elijah and Jezebel’s clash, warns of rulers forgetting God, and cites Israel’s judgment for secret idolatry and ingratitude in II Kings 17:7-8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon
God
Rehoboam
Israel
Jeroboam
Judah
Jerusalem
Satan
America
Elijah
Ahab
Jezebel
Baal
Assyria
John W. Bradbury
Pancake Tips and Food Prep Dainties From A Practical Guide
A practical guide lists kitchen tips such as salting a hot pan to prevent sticking, dusting rubber gloves with powder to stop sticking, and using used crankcase oil for painting fences in dry weather. It also covers separating cold eggs, breaking them fresh, and lemon juice aiding grinding for soft dates and dried fruits. It suggests serving dishes at the table to keep food hot and reduce cleaning.
Bombers' UK housing toll from 57 months war to June 1944
The article reports that Nazi bombers damaged or destroyed 3,375,000 houses in Britain over 57 months up to June 1, 1944, an average near 2,000 daily. In the next four months V-1 rockets added 1,125,000 more houses, about 9,000 daily.
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Britain
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Phebe
St. Francis Hospital
Dave
Jesse L. Lasky
Pilgrim’s Progress
Harlen Kennedy
Nellie Logan
Lloyd Logan
Opal
Robert
Kenneth
Nellie
Croy Farm
Jim Vert
Jim
Mr. Shannon
Shannon
Lloyd
Hen A. Wallace
Harold L. Lundquist
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Ousehold
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
U. S
B. F. Goodrich Company
BF Goodrich
Kellogg
Kellogg’s
Joey
Mom
Fleischmann
Edith
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