Miracle-Man Nelson Seen as One-Man Defense Leader
LEMUEL F. PARTON reports on Donald M. Nelson potential as national defense chief, noting his Sears Roebuck leadership, technical background, and recent role as executive director of the Supply, Priorities and Allocations board. Also covered is Artemus L. Gates' climb to assistant secretary of the navy for air and the involvement of Wall Street figures Robert Lovett, James Forrestal, and Averill Harriman in Washington circles.
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Donald M. Nelson
National Defense Effort
Washington
Nelson
Sears Roebuck & Co
Sears Roebuck
University of Missouri
Yale
Navy
League of Nations
Liberty National Bank
New York
Gates
New York Trust Company
Wall Street
Robert Lovett
United States
God Our Creator and Heavenly Father Teachings
The lesson centers on Genesis 1 26 28 and Matthew 6 24 33, affirming God as Creator and Heavenly Father. It emphasizes the image of God in man, the need for moral and spiritual likeness, and God’s provision. It urges trust in God over anxiety, noting that seeking God's kingdom comes first.
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God Our Heavenly Father
Early coal use in Bronze Age Britain discovered
Archaeologists near Bridgend, Wales found two Bronze Age cairns with cremated human remains and coal fragments dated around 1600 B C. Sir Cyril Fox notes these finds prove coal usage in Britain well before the medieval legend of Joseph of Arimathea.
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Arimathea
Glastonbury
Great Britain
Sir Cyril Fox
National Museum of Wales
Bridgend
England
Trials by Touch in Colonial Virginia Murder Case
Collier's notes a seventeenth century practice of trials by touch where defendants touched the corpse to reveal guilt. In a 1663 Virginia case a family touched a former Negro servant's body but were acquitted as Uncle Joe gave no sign.
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Collier’s
Virginia
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