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...county seat of Douglas County in Missouri's Ozarks, was named out of the Bible. Pioneer Jim Hailey saw the word of II Kings, xvii, 24, liked it. Two months ago, the folk of Ava began to think they could hear the wings of an angel over their town. First, Mrs. E. E. Lawson, whose husband was formerly a storekeeper, now runs a filling station in Ava, got a mysterious letter. It was a cashier's check for $100 with a note attached, which read: ''With the compliments of an oldtime friend." Pleased but puzzled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MISSOURI: Angel of Ava | 4/8/1940 | See Source »

Suddenly he lurched into a well-lighted room just as someone announced, "His Majesty, Louis XVII of France!" But Vag was not to be disconcerted by idle flattery. There was work to be done! "Where's the fire?" he asked breathlessly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 4/26/1939 | See Source »

Please do not cancel my subscription. Ignore Proverbs XVII, 9: "He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 27, 1939 | 2/27/1939 | See Source »

...Proverbs XVII, 10: "A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 27, 1939 | 2/27/1939 | See Source »

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 (XVII...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Schedule of Mid-Year Examinations | 12/17/1937 | See Source »

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