Man Is More Than a Machine
A Bible Thought from October 25 1939 notes the verse from Job about man having a spirit and receiving understanding from the Almighty, framing human nature as more than a machine.
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Job
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1939
Page
4
Eye witness reports urged over war center dispatches
A public note urges readers to trust eye witness stories from correspondents after they leave the war zone rather than censor tainted dispatches from London Paris or Berlin. The piece cautions against taking foreign reports at face value and suggests awaiting neutral country accounts for clearer details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
State Department
Roosevelt
Europe
United States
London
Paris
Berlin
Eye Witness
Nazism and Hitler’s defiant stance on Germany’s fate
Adolf Hitler proclaims that no power on earth will bring Germany to its knees despite growing global opposition. The article notes it is unclear whether democracies intend to humiliate or destroy Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
Germany
German People and Allied Aims Amid Nazi Threat
Charles City Press argues the free world seeks only to halt Adolf Hitler and his Nazi leadership to protect the German people and European civilization from destruction. but Hitler and his inner circle will not accept this plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Europe
Adolph Hitler
Hitler
Goering
Goebbels
Public action and debt risk to employment in 1930s letters
A compilation of quotes from Senators Adams and Thomas and Representative Murdock discusses how congressional policy shaped employment, debt, and regulation. It contrasts debt levels with a pro private enterprise stance and closes with a father's admonition on courtesy and civility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Elva B. Adams
Colo
Cong
Elmer Thomas
Okla
John R. Murdock
Ariz
Community Notes From Cotter Cotter Presbyterian Bazaar
The Ladies Aid held an annual bazaar and supper with good attendance and a large out of town showing. School children had a church dinner. William Owen attended his nephew Trevor Davis and Miss Mary Bevans’s wedding in Crawfordsville. Rain refreshed the area, the first notable amounts since August. Community members attended Synodical meetings in Cedar Rapids and Westminster Guild activities continued with new members and studies. Corn picking advances, new home construction plans emerge, and fire debris being cleared after a recent blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Anne
Charles Wolfe
Bethel
Dorothy Davis
Kalona
Mcorris Davis
Hioyden Davis
Bette Apn
Lysle
Keota
Davis
William Owens
Harry White
Police Minstrel Rehearsal Disturbs Lynn Station Guests
A rehearsal by dogs on the second floor of the Lynn Massachusetts police station for the annual minstrel show ended when many officers paused. First floor cell occupants complained about the noise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Mass
By-the-way notes and proverbs for a gentler day
Beulah Lowry presents a light rounded column with quotes from Dickens Holland and Leela Littre about heart, smile, and kindness. It includes a classroom joke on weights and measures and ends with a blessing and best of luck.
Babs Linked To Golfer Win Countess Barbara and Sweeney Ties
The report says Countess Barbara von Haugwitz-Reventlow heiress of Woolworth marries Robert Sweeney after an American divorce from Kurt von Haugwitz-Reventlow. The 28 year old golfer, now in England, Sweeney, won the British amateur championship in 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara von Haugwitz-Reventlow
Woolworth
Robert Sweeney
Kurt von Haugwitz-Reventlow
New York
Babs
Sweeney
England
Fire in meadow on L. Foss farm district memo
Firefighters from Mutual Fire Truck answered a forenoon call to the L A Foss farm meadow amid dry conditions and high winds. The article notes a fire risk and mentions multiple local families visiting and dining together that weekend, with various local households listed as having hosted or visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Foss
Earl Kephart
Mutual
L. A. Foss Farm
Ward Week sale praised by Montgomery Ward managers
The Ward Week sale starts Wednesday October 18 with store managers nationwide citing newspaper advertising as essential to reach shoppers. Wake Bond notes 625 Montgomery Ward stores will promote the event, spending nearly a quarter of a million dollars to inform customers of special values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Ward
Wake Bond
Return to school after week caring for mother
Mrs. Myrtle Wood returned to her northern district school Sunday after a week at home caring for her mother who has been ill. Mrs. Arthur Lambert and children Cora Ernest and Arthur visited Des Moines Sunday to see Mr. Lambert in the Veterans hospital. Mrs. Bill Snider came home Sunday from the John Bender residence near Wayland.
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Don Davis
Pekin
Charles Cannon
Burlington
H. L. Witting
Lee Hesseltine
Will Miller
Lee Moran
Moline
Ill
Bud Moran
Rock Island
Lloyd Moran
Muscatine
Fred Heeks
Julia
Will
Wapello
Earl Kephart
Bertha
Lewis Baker
Mack
Harold
Glenn Pratt
Lewise
John Gamp
Lee Heaseltine
William Wasson
Louie
Gene
Arthur Lambert
Hitrio Town
Tle Wood
Sta
Cora
Ernest
Arthur
Des Moines
Lambert
Veterans’ Hospital
Bill Snider
John Bender
Wayland
Gollgotha The Biblical Saga Opens In City Church
A new motion picture titled Gollgotha portrays the life and crucifixion of Christ with historical accuracy and broad inclusivity. Producers spent months researching to assure a non sectarian presentation suitable for all faiths and races. The film debuts on October 26 at the Christian Church, offered at low prices for universal access.
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Fim
Alexander's Ragtime Band Gains New Life in 26th Century-Fox Film
Irving Berlin wrote the original tune decades ago and it has become an American folk theme. The Darryl Zanuck production opens today at the Kon Theatre with Tyrone Power Alice Faye and Den Ameche in starring roles. The piece helped spark the ragtime era and its public run has yielded vast sheet music sales and hundreds of thousands of performances. Berlin acquired the copyright in 1922 and has since penned hundreds of songs accumulating substantial record sales.
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Alexander
Irving
Berlin
Darryl Zanuck
26Th Century-Fox
Minutte
Kon Theatre
Pyrone Power
Alice Bey
den Ameche
Staroine
Sid Jorgy
Irving Berlin
New York
Emma Carus
Chicago
Aiexander
Proper brush cleaning methods for oil and fiber brushes
The article describes cleaning brushes after use. Hardened brushes can be soaked in raw linseed oil for 24 hours, then placed in benzine and worked until bristles separate and paint softens for removal. Ordinary fiber brushes are soaked in laundry soda water, softened, then washed with soap and water.
Lambs Haul to Cedar Rapids by Local Growers
Last Tuesday evening at the Arthur Lambert home Kavie and Steinbeck drove a load of lambs to Cedar Rapids on Wednesday night for A. E. Mower.
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Arthur Lambert
Kavie
Steinbeck
Cedar Rapids
A. E. Mower
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