Prodigal Son Reflection on Repentance and Return
A religious message cites Luke 15 18 urging return to faith and home. It warns against wasteful living and harmful company, urging personal responsibility and renewal through the father’s forgiveness.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1944
Page
4
A religious message cites Luke 15 18 urging return to faith and home. It warns against wasteful living and harmful company, urging personal responsibility and renewal through the father’s forgiveness.
A column analyzes wartime labor power plays led by John L. Lewis and the OPA price controls. It notes government takeovers of mines and railroads, expected strikes in steel, rising coal costs in Iowa, and calls for a national service law while warning that the public must resist political labor pressure and inflation.
A collage of quips on marriage, labor, politics, and daily life. Jokes touch on the busiest man, a father of triplets, a Chicago doctor on cold weather and hair, a deaf listener at church, and a jest about shoe store socks, school boards, and a non skid noodle for soup.
Merrimac highlights Mrs. Cerl Amrine reports Mr. and Mrs. John Baldosier were mentioned in community notes from Merrimac dated January 19.
A 1940s Navy photo feature highlights resilience and quick recovery during hardship. The article centers on sailors and officers overcoming setbacks with discipline, teamwork, and steadfast service as morale and readiness remain priorities.
Earl Smith suffers severe asthma and cold, rushed to Jefferson county hospital Thursday. Edith Zihlman at Sharp Corner school falls ill with flu and pneumonia risk. Merlyn Anderson substitutes. Several relatives visit and assist, including Waggoners and the Criles family from Rosewell New Mexico.
Brown rice provides far more iron vitamin B1 and riboflavin than polished rice and can be used in most recipes that call for white rice.
The U S Department of Agriculture estimates about 421000 tons of green peas for canning freezing and processing in 1943 up from about 229000 tons in the prior ten years.
A domestic specimen in the household debate contrasts brown crickets with black ones. The brown cricket is deemed intolerable, as it adapts to the hearth and consumes belongings, unlike its darker counterpart.
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