Title:
The Flaming Sword
Accession#:
1991.10.03
Pubication Date:
1938/09/00
Object ID:
PA—0166
Collection:
Flaming Sword
Additional Notes & Full Text:
COMMUNITY CURRENT EVENTS - September 1938
By Adah J. Price
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ON AUGUST 1, Colonel West D. Archer and wife of Coconut Grove were visitors at the American Eagle office. Col. Archer is employed in the City Engineering Department of Miami. Moses Weaver left August 3 for his St. Petersburg home. He hopes to return in the near future. A large mulberry tree in the chicken yard was struck by lightning recently; but no other damage. Sunday, August 7, Sister Vesta Newcomb and Brothers Charles and George Hunt and Arthur Moore motored to La Belle to visit our friends Mr. and Mrs. J ames N ewcomb. Mr. N ewcomb had recently returned from a four months' visit to Houma, near N ew Orleans. He reported the visit with his, daughter Olive as greatly benefiting him, and thoroughly enjoyed. Our mail service is much more satisfactory since coming by truck from Fort Myers. Formerly it came by train. On August 8, Brothers Theodore N aeselius, Lou H. Staton and"Alien H. Andrews motored to Fort Myers Beach with a truck load of plants, to set out on a beach lot. They will make a demonstration of trees and shrubs adapted to seashore planting, Cajeput trees, beings one of the leading features, as they are immune to salt water. Regarding the disastrous fire occurring on Au,. gust 8 which destroyed the Estero post office and warehouse, we quote from the American Eagle as follows ; " About 2 ;30 o'clock Monday morning Estero residents were awakened by the cry of 'fire.' The blaze was first seen by Mr. Samuel Armour, filling station operator, who gave the alarm. He stated that the flames, at that time were issuing from the corner of the building on the river front occupied by the E&tero post office. "By the time others arrived on the scene the en~ tire front of the building was ablaze. Being an old structure of pitch pine construction, and with no water pressure available, it was realized from the first that it was doomed and attention was turned to protecting the big store building which was about 50 feet to the south of it. With stuccoed walls, and sheet iron roof, the store building withstood the terrific heat well, but finally the roof cornice and some of the window frames began to smoulder. In several places the woodwork ignited and was extinguished with difficulty. "'A phone call had been sent in to the Fort Myers Fire Department and the fire truck at length arrived with four firemen who pumped water from the nearby river and soon had a big stream playing alternately on the blazing warehouse and the nearby store building. Had they not arrived in the nick of time, it is believed that the big store ~ould have burned also. After a half hour's work the flames were reduced to a smouldering mass of wreckage and the firemen left. ... "The burned building, which served as the original Koreshan Unity store, was built in 1903 of pitch pine lumber sawed in the community sawmill. With the erection of the new store some years ago, the lower floor of the old building was largely devoted to warehouse pu~oses, with post office and barber shop in front. There were several guest rooms and a wellequipped dental office upstairs, with living quarters of several community members in the rear. Two of the three occupants were absent at the time, and the third was aroused and rushed to safety. "In addition to the post office and its contents, the loss consisted of barber shop and dental equipment, household furnishings, personal effects, and some hardware, tools and miscellaneous merchandise on hand in the storeroom, total loss to the Unity being roughly estimated at several thousand dollars. The building was uninsured. Origin of the fire is a mystery "The burned structure was somewhat outmoded and unsightly, and no new building will probably be erected on the site." The post office is now being installed in the southeast part of the Koreshan Unity store building. Considerable inconvenience resulted from the fire, but the office w~ll soon be running as smoothly as formerly. Mrs. A. L. Camphausen and Miss Elin Lindberg of Fort Myers were calling on friends at the Unity on August 10. On Sunday, August 14, the Unity entertained as dinner guests: Dr. John J. Heitz and son and Dr. Lorien Menzel of Orlando, l\tlr. and Mrs. E. 0. Heitz and three daughters, l\tlisses Mary Elizabeth, Audrey and Dorothy, of Pittsburg, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis of Everglades, Mrs. Lillian Rugg, Richard Dumbleton and Mr. Bjorkman of Estero, and Miss B. M. Boomer, Mr. R. Percy Jones, M. W. Strickland and Henry Moreland of J;.'ort Myers. In the evening, through the kindness of our friend Mrs. Hilda Lamb of Lakeland, Fla., we enjoyed a delicious ice cream and cake supper. This treat had been unavoidably delayed for some time. However, it was thankfully relished that day, as the temperature had risen to 94 degrees. The evening meal was made more enjoyable by the presence of Mrs. J ennie Campbell, Mrs. Edith Trebell, Mrs. Julia Home, her daughter, Miss Melba, and son Robert. Sister Ida Fischer reports spending a pleasant day recently when accompanying her son Irwin and l family to Fort Myers.
By Adah J. Price
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ON AUGUST 1, Colonel West D. Archer and wife of Coconut Grove were visitors at the American Eagle office. Col. Archer is employed in the City Engineering Department of Miami. Moses Weaver left August 3 for his St. Petersburg home. He hopes to return in the near future. A large mulberry tree in the chicken yard was struck by lightning recently; but no other damage. Sunday, August 7, Sister Vesta Newcomb and Brothers Charles and George Hunt and Arthur Moore motored to La Belle to visit our friends Mr. and Mrs. J ames N ewcomb. Mr. N ewcomb had recently returned from a four months' visit to Houma, near N ew Orleans. He reported the visit with his, daughter Olive as greatly benefiting him, and thoroughly enjoyed. Our mail service is much more satisfactory since coming by truck from Fort Myers. Formerly it came by train. On August 8, Brothers Theodore N aeselius, Lou H. Staton and"Alien H. Andrews motored to Fort Myers Beach with a truck load of plants, to set out on a beach lot. They will make a demonstration of trees and shrubs adapted to seashore planting, Cajeput trees, beings one of the leading features, as they are immune to salt water. Regarding the disastrous fire occurring on Au,. gust 8 which destroyed the Estero post office and warehouse, we quote from the American Eagle as follows ; " About 2 ;30 o'clock Monday morning Estero residents were awakened by the cry of 'fire.' The blaze was first seen by Mr. Samuel Armour, filling station operator, who gave the alarm. He stated that the flames, at that time were issuing from the corner of the building on the river front occupied by the E&tero post office. "By the time others arrived on the scene the en~ tire front of the building was ablaze. Being an old structure of pitch pine construction, and with no water pressure available, it was realized from the first that it was doomed and attention was turned to protecting the big store building which was about 50 feet to the south of it. With stuccoed walls, and sheet iron roof, the store building withstood the terrific heat well, but finally the roof cornice and some of the window frames began to smoulder. In several places the woodwork ignited and was extinguished with difficulty. "'A phone call had been sent in to the Fort Myers Fire Department and the fire truck at length arrived with four firemen who pumped water from the nearby river and soon had a big stream playing alternately on the blazing warehouse and the nearby store building. Had they not arrived in the nick of time, it is believed that the big store ~ould have burned also. After a half hour's work the flames were reduced to a smouldering mass of wreckage and the firemen left. ... "The burned building, which served as the original Koreshan Unity store, was built in 1903 of pitch pine lumber sawed in the community sawmill. With the erection of the new store some years ago, the lower floor of the old building was largely devoted to warehouse pu~oses, with post office and barber shop in front. There were several guest rooms and a wellequipped dental office upstairs, with living quarters of several community members in the rear. Two of the three occupants were absent at the time, and the third was aroused and rushed to safety. "In addition to the post office and its contents, the loss consisted of barber shop and dental equipment, household furnishings, personal effects, and some hardware, tools and miscellaneous merchandise on hand in the storeroom, total loss to the Unity being roughly estimated at several thousand dollars. The building was uninsured. Origin of the fire is a mystery "The burned structure was somewhat outmoded and unsightly, and no new building will probably be erected on the site." The post office is now being installed in the southeast part of the Koreshan Unity store building. Considerable inconvenience resulted from the fire, but the office w~ll soon be running as smoothly as formerly. Mrs. A. L. Camphausen and Miss Elin Lindberg of Fort Myers were calling on friends at the Unity on August 10. On Sunday, August 14, the Unity entertained as dinner guests: Dr. John J. Heitz and son and Dr. Lorien Menzel of Orlando, l\tlr. and Mrs. E. 0. Heitz and three daughters, l\tlisses Mary Elizabeth, Audrey and Dorothy, of Pittsburg, Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis of Everglades, Mrs. Lillian Rugg, Richard Dumbleton and Mr. Bjorkman of Estero, and Miss B. M. Boomer, Mr. R. Percy Jones, M. W. Strickland and Henry Moreland of J;.'ort Myers. In the evening, through the kindness of our friend Mrs. Hilda Lamb of Lakeland, Fla., we enjoyed a delicious ice cream and cake supper. This treat had been unavoidably delayed for some time. However, it was thankfully relished that day, as the temperature had risen to 94 degrees. The evening meal was made more enjoyable by the presence of Mrs. J ennie Campbell, Mrs. Edith Trebell, Mrs. Julia Home, her daughter, Miss Melba, and son Robert. Sister Ida Fischer reports spending a pleasant day recently when accompanying her son Irwin and l family to Fort Myers.
Author:
[various]
Summary:
CONTENTS FOR SEPTEMBER, 1938
The Falling of the 'Stars of Heaven 1
Monopolies of Capital and Labor 2
A Brief Summary of the Koreshan System 4
The Bond of Unity in Scientific Socialism 5
We Desire Universal Peace 6
A Tryst With Life——Poem 6
Up to Jerusalem 7
The Right to Life 8
Equitable Distribution 9
Tubeful of Records Planned for Future Age to "Discover" 10
Open Court of Inquiry 11
Community Current Events 13
Publishers' Department 14
The Falling of the 'Stars of Heaven 1
Monopolies of Capital and Labor 2
A Brief Summary of the Koreshan System 4
The Bond of Unity in Scientific Socialism 5
We Desire Universal Peace 6
A Tryst With Life——Poem 6
Up to Jerusalem 7
The Right to Life 8
Equitable Distribution 9
Tubeful of Records Planned for Future Age to "Discover" 10
Open Court of Inquiry 11
Community Current Events 13
Publishers' Department 14
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Notes:
Also see the "Public Shelf" for copies.
Object Name:
Periodical
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
People:
Koresh
Knowles, Anastasia
Butler, Garnet
Armour, Samuel
Staton, Lou H.
Price, Adah J.
Knowles, Anastasia
Butler, Garnet
Armour, Samuel
Staton, Lou H.
Price, Adah J.
Search Terms:
Flaming Sword
Subjects:
Theology