Flood Crisis Brings New Heroes Across Rivers
The Western Newspaper Union recounts the 13 state flood crisis with Red Cross relief, Coast Guard rescues, and a mosaic of heroism. It highlights evacuees in Wheeling and Wilkes Barre, mothers giving birth in danger, and families facing ruined homes as recovery begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac
Androscoggin
Ohio
Red Cross
Maine
Virginia
New Jersey
Johnstown
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
W. Va
American Red Cross
United States Coast Guard
America
Great Army of Rescue and Rehabilitation
Washington
Mary Scanlon
Bellaire
Coast Guard
Kenosha
Winchendon
Mass
Powhatan Point
Wilkes-Barre
Kingston
Susquehanna
Wilkes- Barre
Market Street Bridge
Chapter
Union
What Is a God Like in the Prodigal's Return
A sermon on Luke 15:11-24 centers on the fatherly heart of God rather than the prodigal. It traces the son's rebellion from departure to ruin, then his awakening, confession, and restoration, highlighting God’s forgiving love and the joy of a restored son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonior
God
Adam
Eve
Jesus
A Good Heart and Charity Preserve Beauty Forever Young
A reflection on virtue praising a good heart and modesty, highlighting charity, restraint from vanity, and a divine impulse beyond wealth as the enduring source of beauty. Lord Lytton laments that such principles sustain youthfulness of spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Lytton
Virtues Among Great Souls and Their Aims
A quotation on virtue by La Rochefoucauld noting that noble souls pursue higher aims, not merely fewer passions, contrasting moral striving with ordinary virtue.
Lovely Shirred Sleeves Dress Pattern With Contrasting Cuffs
The Barbara Bell pattern No 1846-5 offers a one piece dress with two front pleats and a matching blouse trimmed with square buttons. Sizes 12 to 20 correspond to busts 32 to 38 inches and yardage for size 14 is 414 yards of 35 inch material plus 8% for neck band and cuffs. Send 15 cents for the Barbara Bell Pattern Book from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept 367 W Adams St Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Adams St
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU Services
Clock in Son's House Stops as Father Passes Away
In Ancaster Ontario Thomas Barnes aged seventy three died on a recent Sunday at 3 10 am. His son Stanley Barnes of Winchester Massachusetts far away held an antique grandfather clock that had belonged to his father. The clock stopped at the exact time of his father's death to the fraction of a minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Son
Ancaster
Ont
Thomas Barnes
Stanley Barnes
Winchester
Mass
Charles I Coin Unearthed at Washington Birthplace
A copper tavern token inscribed Foxill Dublin was dug up at George Washington Birthplace National Monument Wakefield Virginia. Finds include a Silver coin dated 1679 with Charles I likeness and inscription Carolus i Dei Gratia Magna Br Fr et Hib Rex in excellent condition, located a foot under surface beside original building walls burned Christmas day 1786.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foxill-Dublin
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Wakefield
Charles I
Ground Grip Tires Improve Tractor Traction on Wet Ground
George State of Minot North Carolina says Ground Grip Tires give his tractor 100 percent traction on soft wet ground, highlighting the product's effectiveness for farming conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Homestead
Columbiana County
Ohio
Firestone
United States Patent Office
Washington
Firestone Tire
Firestone Auto Supply and Service Store
George State, Minot, N. C
Harold Elsbury
Sutherland, Ia
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Alwyn W. Knight
Brassard
The
Mummie
Department of Rivers and Floods
United States Weather Bureau
Springfield
Henry Rogers
Powhatan
Hadley
McClure Avenue Presbyterian Church
Father
International Sunday Schoolesson
P.B. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper
1 Union
Guyy
Mary E. Frost
O*hara
Bloomington
Dr. Pierce
Parker
Druggiata
Biscox Chem
Patchogue
N.Y
Hiscox Chemical Works
Kutchin Co
North Ave
FT. & BR Co
Harvey
R.A. Wharram
Stanley
Robert E. Hooker
Highlands, Calif
Frank Warrick
Rushville
Ind
L. A. Love, LaSalle, Cole
Hugh G. Humphreys
New Hartford
N. Y
Voice of Firestone
Weaf Network
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