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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1947
Page
5
Dr. John R. Mott, 1946 Nobel Peace Prize winner, spoke in Lawrence Kansas on wartime suffering and urged nine hopes for peace. He called for wider Christian understanding and cited large dislocated, starving and diseased populations as urgent motives to pursue peaceful change.
Dr. Mott, aged 83, asserts that knowledge and experience are the two most effective teachers in history. He has founded five world wide religious organizations since 1935 and dedicates his life to uniting nations, races, and communions. He cites peace ideals and uses suffering to deepen meaning of the Cross of Christ, stating that man’s extremity is God’s opportunity.
At the Manse 1662 Jamieson Street Rev Arthur W Mielke Park Presbyterian Church and Mrs Mielke invite congregation members to an open house on New Year’s Day from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm Presiding at the serving table will be wives of elders and trustees The Mielkes daughter Mary Eleanor is nine and a half months old.
The text lists claimed global increases in faithful experience after the war, expanded money power in the US for good, more Christian organizations, open doors to Christianity, and a larger Christian world, while noting many unsolved problems. It presents a sermonelike summary of perceived modern Christian progress and challenges.
English scholar Prof James Wiles notes Petar Petrovich Njegos Mountain Wreath is the finest Serbian literary work. It has been reprinted over 50 times and translated into 10 languages. Njegos, a Montenegro prince bishop, built a tomb on Lovchen and penned lines praising freedom. The piece quotes Njegos and other literary figures as it outlines the book’s enduring influence.
A reflective verse noting the New Year as a stepping stone while the Past remains in God’s keeping and the Future is guided by His mercy. The speaker emphasizes trust, renewal, and divine guidance as time moves forward.
The remark suggests Carlyle valued memoir writers who document private recollections yet faced tension with public life. It reflects his broader stance on memory, truthfulness, and the role of authors in shaping historical and personal narratives. The quote implies a distinction between intimate memoirs and outward, public discourse.
Washington reports the ICC authorized a second 10 percent rate increase after reviewing railroad cost evidence. A temporary 20 percent hike remains until June 30, creating about 1.23 billion in extra annual revenue for carriers, with a permanent 30 percent hike under study. Association head William T. Fariey praises the move as good for a healthy railroad system.
Edgar B. Pinto vice president of Salada Tea Co credits newspaper advertising for most of the firm's success. He told a New York sales convention that Salada has advertised weekly for 55 straight years and will rely on newspapers again in 1848 as the backbone of its campaign. He noted past testing of other media but affirmed newspapers remain the best for news access.
Poem style lines reflect a hidden room where God sits year round and a secret window revealing a world seen as small and dear. The lines echo Chesterton and Pepys commenting on a year of public wonder and mischief and a collective wish for its end.
Obscure writer quotes and notes on Mark Hellinger, plus colleagues and icons of the era. Snippets cover reactions to heart attack rumors, gossip about celebrities, and playful jabs at public figures. The piece threads through memos, overheard conversations, and light political commentary with a nostalgic, insider voice and sharp, period tone.
The article analyzes a bridge hand where the opening lead is the ten of hearts and discusses using dummy's short suits to guide defense. It notes the strategic use of trump leads to impair dummy, or avoiding trumps to keep a sure trick, and highlights an interesting bidding sequence showing strategic restraint and partner cooperation.
The article analyzes a bridge diagram where declarer loses one spade, one heart, and two clubs after West’s lead and East’s trump return. It argues the key to success is a club king at trick two to force West to take the trick and prevent a profitable trump lead, allowing three club ruffs in dummy to fulfill the contract.
Robert J. Fineberg of the University Club and Costello Cooney and Fearon has been admitted to the New York State bar. He is the son of Benjamin F. Fineberg of Plattsburg, a former majority leader of the New York State Senate. He graduated from Yale University in 1945 and Yale Law School last June and has since practiced with Costello Cooney and Fearon in the University building.
In San Diego a relay of three cars sped an 11 year old wife to a hospital for the birth of a seven pound son. Her husband Charles Fletcher’s car broke down early in the 20 mile ride. A sheriff’s car with two deputies replaced it but blew a tire. A National City police car completed the relay.
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