Proverbs on honesty and deceit quoted from scripture
A devotional line cites Proverbs 20 23 warning that divers weights are an abomination to the Lord and that a false balance is not good, noting divine scrutiny of crooked dealings.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1943
Page
4
New Bureau EIDEBOWABEW Named In War Effort
A Washington analyst mocks a new government bureau EIDEBOWABEW the Economic Intelligence Division of the Enemy Branch of the Office of Economic Warfare Analysis. Letters from overseas remain cheerful yet hint at morale concerns. Meanwhile farmers resist directives from Washington and advocate reliance on state and local groups to sustain food production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eidebowabew
Office of Economic Warfare Analysis
Board of Economic Warfare
Marvin Jones
Washington
Middle West
Jones
America
National Food Administration
Washington, D. C
Freedom from want and its dangers to a free people
A collection of editorials and quotes arguing that endless wants fuel ambition, production, and national wealth, while warning that true freedom requires personal initiative. Comparisons are made to Germany and current wartime scarcity, with calls for public accountability in foreign policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak Express
United States Senate
State Department
Senate
Remembering Mike Robinson and a deadly dog bite memory
Our good friend C. Mike Robinson has passed on. Three years ago this month he helped at our house when our infant was in a sun bath. Our Scottie Mac nipped him. infection followed and he was ill. Mike refused apologies, saying it was his fault and praising the dog’s baby guarding instinct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike) Robinson
Mike
Mac
Mike’s Attitude Inspires Friends After Loss
The note remembers Mike's even temperament and his habit of not blaming others. It asks readers to carry forward his philosophy among those who knew him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike
Humorous Exchange About Confession and Hair
The dialogue recalls a past confession to a sweetheart. He remains silent then fixes his hair in a mirror, his hair standing on end.
Hard Hitters Picnic Sparks Women Nail Driving Contest
A brief World News style note describes a picnic with a women nail driving contest where participants claim speed and precision. It humorously contrasts lovers who meet eyes with those who accept each other at face value amid light banter about cooks and dime novels.
Liverpool Cathedral Houses Britain’s Largest Church Organ
The Liverpool cathedral now features a organ with 17 000 pipes and 208 stops making it Britain’s largest church organ.
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Liverpool
Great Britain
Crawfordsville Couple Wed In Davenport Ceremony
Ina Mae Walker daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Walker and Earl Lowe son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Lowe were married Saturday evening at Davenport The bride worked in Davenport and the ceremony was at 7 in her apartment Attendants were Mr and Mrs Guy Clark Afterward a three course dinner at the Lend a Hand club The couple will reside in Crawfordsville where the groom works on the family farm The bride a 1923 Crawfordsville High School graduate plans to work for the American Poultry Association this week Congratulations pour in from local friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Manners
Crawfordsvile
Ina Mae Walker
Earl Walker
Earl Lowe
Clarence Lowe
Davenport
Guy Clark
Ingrid Peterson
American Poultry Association
Wellman S C S Holds Profitable Methodist Meeting
Wellman W S C S met at the Methodist Church with President Mrs Keith Adams presiding. Devotional led by Mrs C T Johnson. Mite box secretary reported offerings totaling 18.75 with more to come. Mrs Kemp of Los Angeles visits Mrs Aldin Miller. Mr and Mrs Ernest Maplehorpe have returned from...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Mayer
Wellman
Methodist Church
Keith Adams
C. T. Johnson
Kemp
Los Angeles
Jalif
Aldin Miller
Ernest Maplehorpe
Cotton Cash from Cottonseed Surpasses Several Crops
Texas farmers earned about one third of 1942 cash farm income from cotton and cottonseed. Cottonseed accounted for 4.7 percent of income, exceeding wheat and surpassing the combined earnings from fruit, truck and vegetables, and four times the income from other oil bearing seeds like peanuts soybeans and flaxseed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Leventa Curb on Card Decks Requires Blue Seal on Ace
Regulations mandate all playing card decks held or sold in Leventa bear an official blue ink seal placed on the ace of clubs and on the banderole to prove compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Levent
Record Chick and Young Chicken Hatch on Farms
The 1943 May 1 chick and young chicken total reached 470,149,000 on farms, up 12 percent from 1942. This is the highest on hand since 1931 and 38 percent above the ten year average, signaling strong poultry production.
Late Planting Can Yield Higher Returns for Adapted Corn
The article notes that corn planted a month late generally yields less than on-time plantings, but adapted corn planted three weeks to a month late often surpasses early maturing corns planted at that later time.
Rabbits Trapping Relief Saves Wisconsin Landowners
Wisconsin cities and villages permit live trapping of rabbits by landowners without special permit. The conservation department enacted relief after many Victory Gardeners pleaded for relief from rabbit damage.
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Wisconsin
The
Conservation Department
Victory Gardeners
Home Raised Pork Feasibility and Budget
The article estimates a home raised pig costs 27 to 30 dollars for the pig plus feed. It notes a minimum of 25 percent of feed cost can be saved by pasture and by using garden and kitchen waste as feed sources.
Paring size cuts waste in potatoes study shows drop
Economical Paring Experiments find potato waste at half inch cuts about 13 percent, wider parings raise loss to 21 percent, thicker cuts to 26 percent, and typical home and restaurant parings reach 30 to 35 percent waste.
Paste varieties for paper hanging and bookbinding noted
The article explains that wheat flour pastes are used for bookbinding and paper hanging with low grade and clear flours preferred. It notes a shift to prepared paste from cornstarch by professional hangers and mentions some low grade flour in plywood adhesive manufacture.
Planting Fruit Trees With Layered Soil Technique
Use a split soil approach when setting out a fruit tree. Place topsoil in the planting hole and keep subsoil aside. After positioning the tree, cover roots with topsoil and backfill with subsoil or spread subsoil then fill with nearby topsoil.
Cotton Seed Dominates U S Protein Feed Output
Thirty two percent of the total U S production of protein feed meals for last year came from cotton seed.
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U. S
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