Confess By Deeds As Well As Words
Bible Thought for Tuesday May 7 1940 quotes Matthew 10 32 urging public confession of faith and the promise of heavenly acknowledgment.
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1940
Page
4
The Auto Stimulus Awakens Business Confidence
The automobile revival sparks renewed economic activity as people chase better jobs and more demand for goods. Car design and luxury lure buyers, boosting ambition while risking cuts in other investments like home building.
Franco-British Team Shows Harmonious War Alliance
The article argues that the wartime cooperation of Britain and its dominions demonstrates a model for a future international order. It notes increasing Britain France proximity and a pledge after the sixth Supreme War Council meeting to seek peace terms by mutual agreement and to safeguard security after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
France
Supreme War Council
Great Britain
Christian Science Monitor
The One Great Need for Capital and Labor
The Good Citizen from Huntington Park California argues for a Christian state and a politics guided by the Golden Rule. It calls for sanctification of both organized labor and organized capital and urges leadership that serves the common good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Park
Calif
Unique lamb feeding method catches eye in Salem
May 7 reports Mrs Merritt Reiner quilting four quilts and a fifth in progress. Mrs So ka Lovila Sojka feeds fourteen lambs by hand using bottle socks attached to a saw horse and springs as bottle holders. Community women like Mrs Joe TeBockhorst organize weddings, banquets, and Mother’s Day events while children enjoy dolls and games with simple refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra Dewey Weeks
Salem
Merritt Reiner
Mra Itay Soka
Joe TeBockhorst
Dorothy
Mo. TeHockhorst
Kalona High School
Casino Hall
Mra
Joe Knotek
MacMurray School For Girls
Jacksonville
Lovila
Biblical parallelism in Kings and Isaiah noted
A note points out that I Kings chapter 19 and Isaiah chapter 37 resemble each other. The first is 37 verses long and the second 38, with verse 15 in Kings aligning with verses 15 and 16 in Isaiah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaiah
Bearings Big Enough to Impress Philadelphia Factories
Ball bearings ranging from three eighths of an inch to 56 inches in diameter are being manufactured in Philadelphia. They are intended for use in electric motors and generators, steel rolling mills, railroad cars and locomotives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Unusual Sign Seen at Lorden's Music Shop
Ramblings describe a sign in Lorden's Music Shop with a Confucius quote about practice and a humorous admonition to a boy. The message reflects lighthearted local humor in a storefront setting.
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Lorden
William Owen Publishes Rollicking Rhymes
William Owen longtime By the Way contributor now edits a book titled Rollicking Rhymes containing nearly one hundred pages of his poetry. The column conductor received an autographed copy with a touching inscription about their friendship. Sorrow marked R M Mecum who planted thirty six tomatoes and forgot to water them dying by Monday. Dick McCleery bet on Galahadian at 35 to 1 in a Kentucky Derby pool and faced ribbing after selling half the ticket to Nic McCleery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Owen
Mr. Owen
Owen
R. M. Mecum
Dick McCleery
Nic McCleery
Reading Three Bears With Howard Hazen’s Son Goes Hilariously Wrong
Rex Hazen reads Three Bears to his nephew Roger son of Howard Hazen Pauline text shows Roger identifies each bear with family members then jokes about dishes and chores. The clipping includes stray poems and disjointed comments about safety and choir participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Hazen
Roger
Howard Hazen
Rex
Three Bears
Daddy Bear
Mama Bear
Baby Bear
Howard
Helpers and Helpless in a Bio Industry Era
The piece contrasts three social classes under a bio industry boss: helpers, helpers, and helpless. It recalls old methods in Grandpa’s era with shared gear, then notes a grandson dies at fifty while fighting germs, and ends with an odd note about a dog as a money-worthy love.
France Builds 200 Mile Ditch Line Along Belgian Front
The French army completed a 200 mile anti-tank ditch from Luxembourg to the English Channel along the Belgian border as an extension of the Maginot line. It features reinforced concrete casemates, machine gun nests, barbed wire, and anti-tank rails, with a preliminary resistance line and extensive fortifications designed to reduce infantry needs while slowing a German advance.
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Luxemburg
English Channel
Hitler
Locarno
Rhineland
Moselle
France
Belgium
Holland
Life After 40 Called Happier If One Works
Philadelphia report of guidance from Dr Edward L Bortz chief medical service at Lankenau hospital. He lists ten rules for a happier life after 40 including eating lightly drinking water resting worries avoiding hatred and jealousy keeping humor growing wiser reading widely cultivating friendships with youth and never retiring to wear out rather than rust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Edward L. Bortz
Lankenau Hospital
Los Angeles County Uncovers Costly Tourist Aid Scheme
Los Angeles county supervisors learned they had funded a so called tourist bureau that let thousands vacation in California at county expense. The scheme involved indigent relief signups, a California trip, and a county paid return ticket home, aiding unemployed residents to return to their home states.
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Los Angeles
California
Boston Grocer Posts Old Debtors Bills
Louis Rubenstein an East Boston grocer posted names of debtors on a placard in his store window to collect long overdue bills. Two neighbors rushed in and paid old balances within a half hour after the placard appeared prompting plans to publish a new list daily.
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Boston
Louis Rubenstein
Rubenstein
Ice Yachting Speeds Reach 11 MPH in Swedish Races
At the great ice yachting races in Djursholm and Saltsjobaden Sweden, competitors achieved speeds of 11 miles per hour on the frozen water.
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Djursholm
Saltsjobaden
Sweden
Louisa County Boy Scout Camporee Leaders Named
Columbus Junction May 6 officers for the first Louisa county camporee to be held at Columbus Cheutaugqua park May 25 and 26 include H. Lee Huston as camporee director Thomas KK Perry as program director Ralph Hibs and J KK Northey as chief observers Jack Pence and RO Lynn as first aid officers the Rev W A Bloomquist as campfire director and church officer Sam Owens retires from Heliose Lumber yard duties with his son John Mero taking his place Mrs W H Dean and Mr and Mrs G N Duncan travel east through Canada. Meredith Balcoff formerly of Columbus high sings with Gray Gordon’s orchestra in New York City under the stage name Meredith Blake.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Louisa County
Columbus Cheutaugqua Park
H. Lee Huston
Thomas KK. Perry
Ralph Hibs
J. KK. Northey
Jack Pence
RO Lynn
W. A. Bloomquist
Directo Snd
Sam Owens
Heliose Lumber Company
John Mero
W. HH
Dean
G. N. Duncan
Canada
Meredith Balcoff
Columbus High School
Gray Gordon
Edleon Hotel
New York City
Meredith Blake
Township teachers party hosted by Mrs Rhua Helmick
In Prighton on May 6, Mrs Rhua Helmick hosted a gathering for six township teachers at her home. The informal event featured conversation and refreshments as the group discussed local education matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhua Helmick
Last Methodist Ladies Aid Meeting Closes Year
Wednesday evening the Methodist Ladies Aid held its final meeting of the year at the parsonage with Mia Hehner in attendance. Jean Eyestone received an electric table lamp as a present amid reports of her engagement and upcoming marriage. Several members including Vera Harvey Trelen Dickinson Nellie Hoffman Helen Wells Coln Mallikin Jean Keyeston Rhua Hedwick and others attended from White Hawk Ru bio Clay Pleasant Valley Greenvale and Black think.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khua Helmick
Jean Eyestone
Vera Harvey Amet Trelen Dickinson
Rubio
Nellie Hoffman
Clay
Helen Wells
Pleasant Valley
Eoln Mallikin
Qgreenvale
Jean Keyestons
White Hawk
Rhua Hedwick
Black
Methodist Ladies Aid
Mia Hehner
U.S. wine consumption far below France’s per capita rate
Statistics show Americans drink about two quarts of wine per person each year, only 2 percent of France’s per capita intake. France averages 45 gallons per person annually, highlighting a stark consumption gap between the two nations.
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America
France
Sparrow Entangles Loom at Porterdale Textile Mill
A sparrow became caught in a loom at a Porterdale Georgia textile mill and needed rescue by the foreman. Workers freed the bird and continued operations.
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Porterdale
Traffic signals guide pedestrians at eye level
A brief note describes pedestrian guidance using eye level signaling for safer crossing. The display emphasizes clear visibility and intuitive cues to improve crosswalk safety.
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S.gual
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