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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1940

Page

3

Roosevelt's secret plan to run again remains hidden

Democratic leaders and insiders speak of Roosevelt's decision as momentous as the 1940 convention looms. White House secrecy persists with Farley sealing the pledge while Morgenthau and Hopkins offer conflicting views on a third-term bid.

Sphinx Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt Jim Farley Farley Roosevelt Cordell Hull Morgenthau Hopkins Sen Sherman Minton New Deal Bays Indiana Hoosier White House Chicago

Manpower and Selective Service Debate Warns Against Peacetime Conscription

General Hugh S Johnson and 240 leaders argue peacetime conscription is un-American and harmful. They urge a volunteer system within call A-1, warning current pay boosts and long terms deter enlistment and risk disrupting industry. They favor rapid, flexible selective service based on registration classification and voluntary induction.

Washington Eliot Federal Bureau of Education WPA

Job 42 Revival and Restoration Lesson Summary

Lesson on Job 42 God reveals his sovereignty dissolving friends false views leading to renewed fellowship and usefulness The outline covers renewed fellowship restored usefulness and restored prosperity with emphasis on trusting God through sorrow and affliction

Job God Lord Jesus Christ E. L. Douglass Christ

Death of Saul and his disobedience to the Lord

The verse notes Saul's death as punishment for his transgression against the Lord and for consulting a familiar spirit. It emphasizes his failure to keep the Lord's word and the seeking of guidance from a spirit medium.

Saul

Temptation to Resist Temptation Proves Not Honesty

A brief aphorism notes that resisting temptation once does not establish lasting honesty, warning against assuming virtue from a single act. It emphasizes that repeated behavior defines character more than a single restraint.

Mother and daughter dress alike in Barbara Bell patterns

Two Barbara Bell patterns for matching outfits for mother and daughter imitate movie star garb. No. 1977 B converts playsuit into a spectator frock with a separate tailored skirt, sizes 2 to 10. No. 1978 B covers sizes 12 to 40 with corresponding busts 30 to 40. 35 inch fabric guidance included. price 15 cents each. Send order to:

Barbara Bell

Fresh Eggs and Matrimonial Quips in a Column

A playful column sketches a matrimonial bureau image with drawers full of dresses and one necktie. Silly exchanges about eggs and oysters mix with social banter as characters Miss Anna, Alford, Jean, and Joan react to marriages and means.

Light Baggage Before a Small Audience

Mr. Smith had been lecturing in a neighboring town. His wife asks about the reception. He says the audience was small, but he could have carried them with him if larger.

God Job

Metal Plated Money Could Defeat Counterfeiters

England plans bank notes coated with a fine metal layer invisible normally but phosphorescent under Wood's light. Different metals and blends show distinct tints, potentially giving each denomination and country a unique color code to deter counterfeiters.

England Collier’s

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