How A Great Kingdom Fell Apart
The piece surveys David and Solomon shaping a united kingdom, its division under Jeroboam, and the rise of Elijah. It contrasts Solomon’s tax-heavy rule with Hiram’s aid, notes the split into Israel and Judah, and uses Elijah’s ministry to warn against self-righteous doubt while urging continued faith in God amid decline.
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David
Solomon
Hiram
Tyre
Galilee
Rehoboam
Jeroboam
Judah
Benjamin
Israel
United States
Seventeen Year Olds May Enter State Guard
Captain Earl Cook of Sikeston's Missouri State Guards notes a limited number of 17 year olds may enlist with parental consent and based on physical development and maturity. Governor Donnelly authorized wartime enlistments to strengthen the guard and aid wartime training. Colonel Paul C. Jones says eligible youths will perform wartime duty and gain training for potential federal service. Captain Cook welcomes inquiries about enlistment of 17 year olds or other interested men.
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Earl Cook
Sikeston
Missouri State Guards
State Guard
Donnelly
Paul C. Jones
Sixth Missouri Regiment
Missouri
Ser Sa
Captain Cook
Fragmented prophecies and wild kingdoms in ancient texts
The excerpt contrasts divine involvement with human evil, noting Israel's fall and dispersion, the rise of Assyria, and the supposed disappearance of the ten tribes. It also mentions the minuet as a French rustic dance and ends with a scientific aside about wolf and dog teeth.
Across the Chaplain's Desk Across the Chaplain's Desk
In this reflections piece by Edwin R. Hartz the role of mothers in shaping young soldiers is celebrated. It links wartime duty from World War I to the present, citing Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Nathan Hale, Washington, Lafayette, and Hamilton to illustrate youthful service and moral duty. President Wilson’s 1917 standard is urged as a guiding principle for soldiers to be both good and great men.
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Pearl Harbor
Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Nathan Hale
Washington
Lafayette
Alexander Hamilton
Woodrow Wilson
America
Funeral Services Held for Mrs McDonald in Sikeston
The body of Mrs. Mattie Lou McDonald, born 1917 in Double Springs Alabama, died in Babbitt Nevada April 30 from a spinal cord tumor. She lay in state at Welsh Funeral Chapel in Sikeston then funeral services were held at Church of God on Kendall Street led by Rev. E R Pulham. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery. She is survived by husband Barry McDonald three children Betty Rose Ralph Morris and Winford Gerald her parents Frank and Mrs White three brothers Willie Rufus and J J White and five sisters Myrtle Daisy Agnes Maudie and Nettie.
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Mattie Lou McDonald
Babbitt
Nevada
Sikeston
Church of God
Kendall Street
E. R. Pulham
Memorial Park
McDonald
Double Springs
Ala
Barry McDonald
Betty Rose
Ralph Morris
Winford Gerald
Frank White
Willie
Rufus White
U. S. Navy
J. J. White
Mesd
Mrs Fannie Oliver Dies After Long Life
Mrs Fannie Farris Oliver died at home early Friday from age related infirmities after co running the Oliver Grocery in Sikeston with her husband, Thomas Oliver. Burial followed Saturday at Silent Hill cemetery with Rev. E R Pulliam officiating. She was born January 12 1863 in Kentucky and survived by husband two daughters Mrs Guy Browning and Mrs Dink Westmoreland and two sons Roy and Elmer Oliver, all residents of Missouri. Meanwhile Missouri residents saved over 76 million from wartime earnings in the last 11 months, per State Finance Commissioner M E Morris, with banks reporting deposits totaling 286,638,365 dollars for deposits April 13 1944 to March 20 1943.
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Fannie Farris Oliver
Thomas Oliver
Oliver
Sikeston
Church of God
E. R. Pulliam
Silent Hill
Kentucky
Guy Browning
Dink Westmoreland
Roy
Elmer Oliver
M. E. Morris
Men in Far Pacific Celebrate Germany Surrender
In Manila, officers and doughboys rejoice at the German unconditional surrender. MacArthur's aides report the news as soldiers anticipate a quick march toward Tokyo while cautioning the road remains long and Japan’s capitulation may take months to a year.
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Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Germany
Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Hospitals Treat Nearly One Million More Patients
The American Hospital Association reported in 1944 hospitals cared for 16,036,848 patients, about a million more than the prior year. A baby was born every 16.4 seconds and 2,000,000 mothers received hospital protection and care. It takes about half a ton of rose petals to produce one pint of rose essence.
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The
American Hospital Association
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Sikeston, Mo
Edwin R. Hartz
USNR
W. S. Adkin
Far Pacific
the Herald
Laredo
Mammoth Brown
W. A. Gemeinhardt
Me-More-Jores
Malone and
Rex Theatres
Sikeston, Missouri
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