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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1936
Page
6
The Gleneith family collapses under debt as Jeb Braddon’s frauds shock the business world. Cathal Martin O Mara sacrifices for Davis to save him, while Agnes and Bee stabilize their lives. A newborn daughter, Winifred Agnes, glows amid memories of a lost era and a fragile future.
Dr George Lamsa, linked with the Smithsonian, proposes that every letter of the alphabet is a modified word picture from Aramaic origins about 900 B C. He cites examples A ox god B house C camel H trap I eye K fist L jawbone M waves O container R head T door and notes his recent completion of a translation of the Old Testament from Aramaic in 2000 years.
Fashions for juniors feature a shirtwaist frock with gathered waist yoke, center pleat and pockets, available in sizes 6 10 12 14. Fabrics include tub silk linen cotton or shantung for summer and tweedy silk crepe or broadcloth for autumn winter. Pattern No. 1959-B from Barbara Bell, sent from Montgomery Ave San Francisco, Calif. Bell Syndicate.
A compact glossary listing Latin French and other phrases with short English equivalents. Includes ad tem a vinculo matrimonii Cherchez la femme Exempli gratia Laissez faire and notes on usage and origin.
A September incident at a Bush Terminal munitions plant follows a series of accidents as guards monitor war material production. Bill Dill is injured by flying glass when a blast causes smoke and flames in the sand blast room. He disables the air compressors to avert a larger disaster, then collapses from smoke. The sabotage involved tampering with bypass safety valves, prompting many workers to refuse to return the next night.
Lesson for September 20 surveys Romans 12 1 3 A Life Yielded to God A Life of Service A Life of Humility A Life of Victory Paul explains how to act as a Christian living in faith and deeds with Christ living in believers Galatians 2 20 Christ liveth in me and the need for inner transformation through renewing of the mind.
A quotation from Stretch asserts that injustice opposes divine will and hinders lasting happiness for the unjust. The statement links moral conduct to spiritual fulfillment.
A short quotation from Charron emphasizes that when fortunes fall and courage wanes, courage and wit peak as minds stay sharp in adversity.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer writer explains how a president can be elected without a majority of popular votes. In 1824 none of the candidates secured a clear popular mandate, yet electors ultimately chose the president and vice president.
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