Missionary efforts bring light to dark pagan areas
A short item notes that dark pagan areas have suddenly burst into illumination through the dedicated efforts of a faithful missionary. No further details are provided.
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Winchester Evening Star
Mohawk
H. F. Berd
Bates
Rufus Josey
Eugene Miller
Winchester
R DeLisser, Inc
East 44Th Street
New York City
Associated Press
Myth and Pressure Shape College Admissions and Regulatory Ethics
The piece contrasts high demand at top colleges like Harvard and Goucher with the broader myth of admissions problems. It notes the College Admissions Center aiding thousands of applicants and discusses Congress scrutiny of federal regulators, highlighting integrity, neutrality, and lobbying pressure.
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Harvard University
Goucher College For Women
Baltimore
Northbrook
Ill
The
Association of College Admissions Counselors
Decline of the American Prospector in Modern Times
The traditional prospector largely faded as uranium seekers declined after a brief 1930s boom. High wages and abundant jobs reduced prospecting as an uncertain but alluring pursuit. Old miners insist rich ore remains, yet low gold and silver prices with high employment have ended the era.
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United States
Bible Promises: Old Covenant Hope and New Covenant Forgiveness
The Daily Meditation discusses how the Bible, meaning covenant or promise, presents two testaments. It explains promises of the Messiah’s coming in the Old Testament and forgiveness and new life through the Messiah in the New Testament, plus numerous other promises of comfort and triumph.
Bible Promises Bring Hope Amid Human Strife
Earl L. Douglass argues the Bible offers abundant promises of comfort and help, portraying God as eager to give more than people ask. He notes the Bible’s hopeful realism and laments the tragedy of many hearts unaware of its uplift.
Quote of the Week: Nix on Polls That Count
Vice President Richard M. Nixon declares the polls that truly matter are the ballots cast on election day, emphasizing final outcomes over pre election surveys and public opinion. The remark highlights the decisive power of the vote and the democratic process.
Alfalfa Weevils Threaten Virginia Crops
The Virginia Department of Agriculture reports alfalfa weevils threat to soybean and peanut crops. Clarke County Eagles defeat James Wood Colonels 2-0 as Walter Barr hurls a no hitter for the Eagles.
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Virginia Department of Agriculture
Chester Hobart, Jr
William Hamill
Percy Click
Raymond Chapman
John Enders Fire Company
Berryville
Clarke County Eagles
Walter Barr
James Wood Colonels
Barr
Roosevelt vows no bill this season for veterans bonus
President Roosevelt announced in Washington that he would sign no bill this season regarding a cash payment for veterans’ bonuses. The Treasury Department disclosed a new import ban prohibiting entry of silver coins from at least ten countries. Arno B. Cammerer praised Virginia’s new six state parks as a magnificent job.
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Roosevelt
Washington
United States
Treasury Department
Arno B. Cammerer
National Park Service
Virginia
Fire Destroys Sheriff and Treasurer's Runabout
In 1910 Sheriff C H Purcell and County Treasurer S M Chiles visited Coleman Dunn in hospital learned they could not smoke inside. Their ten cent cigars lit the buggy, flames spread quickly, attendants formed a brigade, and the vehicle burned while saddles blankets and straps were consumed.
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C. H. Purcell
S. M. Chiles
Coleman Dunn
Civil War Prison Camps Showed High Death Toll And Cruel Conditions
The article recounts Andersonville and other Civil War prison camps, detailing overcrowding, starvation, disease, and inadequate sanitation. It notes roughly 12000 Confederate prisoners died at Andersonville while Northern camps killed many Southern prisoners, with stark comparisons to battlefield fatalities and the strain of wartime logistics.
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Secon
Capi
Wirz
Tim
Potomac
Andersonville
Georgia
A. S. Grant
War Department
Ach
Elmira
N. Y
Mississippi
Rock
Fort Delaware
Pea Patch Island
Delaware River
Point Lookout
Camp Douglas
Chicago
Baltimore
North
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Midwest
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Transportation
House
Florida
Mexico City
Congress
By Earl L. Douglass
Richard M. Nix
Deep South
American Heritage Magazine
Union
Confederacy
Bent, Prison
Pargnal
John Omenhausser
Mary
Maryland Historical Society
Gettyburg
Harper’s Weekly
Richmond
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