Thanksgiving Day History and Baytown's Gracious November
A historic recap shows Thanksgiving stabilized nationally in the past century after early sporadic observances. It notes Lincoln's 1863 proclamation and FDR's date shift, then Congress reaffirming the fourth Thursday. Baytown praises its coastal garden spot weather and urges observance of Union Thanksgiving Day services.
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England
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Dutch New Amsterdam
New York State
New England
Abraham Lincoln
F.D.R
Congress
Baytown
Texas
Look for the Woman Behind Success Secrets
A historical column argues that many achievements trace to supportive women. It offers practical advice for wives to boost their husbands and cites figures like Edison and Ford. The piece outlines an "A B Cs" for making men successful, emphasizing appreciation belief and courtship.
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Thomas Edison
A. G Penny
Store Quanegers
Penney
William B. Given
American Broke Shoe Ce
Cherles B. Nash
Winston Churchill
Henry Ford
Tony Treats Visit Sparks Old Highlands Friends Tales
The column recalls longtime locals from Highlands and Oklahoma including Tony Treat former ferry engineer now in Houston city operations and Gordon Allen the Oklahoma-born preacher headed to seminary after UH studies. It notes Dr. Jester’s practice passing to Dr. Miller, and Howard AiIer the chief city engineer and famed duck hunter, while praising the refinery machine shop and its colossal size with lockers and showers.
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Tony
Tony Treat
Highlands
Oklahoma
Morgan’s Point
State Highway Department
San Jacinto River
Uncle
Crosby
Gordon
Fort Worth
South Pacific
T. C. Jester
Howard Miller
Sonny Miller
Howard Aiiler
Crosley
Howard
Hacks County
City of
Pat
Ambitions Rise as House Members Target Senate Seats
Inside Washington reports a number of congress members seeking the Senate during recess. Notable moves include Oklahoma Democrat Mike Monroney pursuing Elmer Thomas. Florida Democrat George A Smathers aiming for Clende Pepper. California Democrat Helen Gabager Douglas challenging Sheriden Derney. Colorado Democrat John A Cerroll seeking the nomination to face Republican Eugene D. Millikin. The piece notes past examples like Mundt, Smith and Chapman guiding current senators.
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House
Senate
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
Elmer Thomas
George A. Smethers
Florida
Clende Pepper
Helen Gabager Douglas
California
Sheriden Derney
Colorado
John A Cerroll
Eugene D. Millikin
Karl BE. Mundt
South Dakota
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Virgil Chapman
Kentucky
Boptown Fun on Published in Texas Notice
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions Sy ity Su Company at Pearce and Baytown Texas with a notice about local business or event in Boptown, unclear details. The readable bits point to a Texas location and a corporate name, suggesting a commercial or public notice in a local paper.
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Pearce and
Baytown
Texas
Rethinking Money as Motive in Selling Careers
A speaker claimed money is the primary motive in sales, but interviews with veteran sellers suggest money isn’t the true incentive. Several say travel, social connection, and the sport of selling sustain them, while money remains a byproduct of living well, not the goal.
Texas Laughs By Boyce House
A garbled quote mentions a movie actor who must work hard to be recognized and wear smoked glasses to avoid being the star. Allen explains the actor fears God and autograph requests, set within a church context.
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Allen
Hunting Non-Hunter Recounts Outdoor Passion and Morning Rituals
The piece contrasts the comfort of a non hunter with the thrill of real hunting. It celebrates early dawn hunts, wet dog scents, and the excitement of awaiting game, from deer to turkey, with vivid rustic imagery of cold ground and damp brush.
Grab Bag The Answer Quick Quiz And More
A fragmented reads from a late 19th or early 20th century page features trivia questions on plant lore biblical relations geography and mountain ranges. It includes quizzes about Epicurus quotes a famous opera composer born 1870 and a renowned naturalist and founder of the Boy Scouts with reference to their works and lifespans.
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Balskezzar
Nebuchadnezzar
Florida resort guest refuses to exercise tale
A Florida health resort guest, adamant he came to eat and rest, declines prescribed workouts. At checkout the proprietor asks for one exercise to keep his record clean, the guest bends and is told to open his valise for towels. A wartime story adds a shirker drafted to clear bombed houses, groaning under heavy work.
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Morris Fisheein
Florida
Five Years Ago Todays Headlines Snapshot
Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m for Mrs Nettie Haddon pioneer resident of Cedar Bayou H L Townsend and W J Wilkerson telephone company employees went to Galveston and caught 13 speckled trout Townsend s first catch of specs though he had fished all summer Mr and Mrs H L Skeete of 895 East Main announced the birth of a daughter Julia Lee on November 20 Mrs Skeete and Judy now live at Kerrville where Mrs Skeete is employed as a librarian Judy s father died a few months after she was born Mrs Virginia Martindale of Jasper is chatting with Mr and Mrs B Braswell
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Mulhouse
Nagasaki
Omura
Nettie Haddon
Cedar Bayou
H. L. Townsend
W. J. Wilkerson
Telephone Company
Galveston
H. L.skeete
East’ Main
Julia Lee
Skeete
Judy
Kerrville
Bum Shoulder Wins Big on NBC Radio Show
In Portland, Rey Campesa, 31, claims a bum shoulder helped him win 326,515 in prizes on Hollywood Calling. He correctly guessed the film Dead End, though he hadn’t seen it, and his wife Mrs Campeau let him speak. Prizes included a trip to Italy, clothing for the family, cash, a $500 savings bond, Hollywood trip, and two new cars.
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Portland
Ore
CPA
Portland Panel Company
NBC
Rey Campesa
Campean’s
Diane
Bestrice
Italy
U.S
Hollywood
U S Housing Picture Brightest Since War
Washington report shows the housing outlook improving with FHA insured mortgage starts hitting a monthly record of 42,289 in October, nine percent above June’s peak. Through ten months in 1949, 675,828 FHA units were started, surpassing all of last year by 90,974.
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Washington
Federal Housing Admnistration
Did John L Lewis Have His Eyes On White House
A 1940s profile by Saul D Alinsky explores John L Lewis and his ties to FDR, detailing Lewis rise, ambitions, and rifts. It covers Lewis’s public breaks with Roosevelt, third-term speculation, and consideration of a potential run or influence in labor politics amid Willkie opposition and CIO leadership.
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John L. Lewis
White House
Roosevelt
Lewis
John Lee Lewis
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
CIO
Edr
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Leeding
United States
Lavor
Frances Perkins
AFL
Dan Tobin
John Lewis
Dan
Perkins
New Mexico
Orllinois
Labor
Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
America
Sohn L. Lewis
Carnes
Huey P. Long
George Washington
John L
Hy Long
Huey Long
Rooesvelt
Traume
Organized Labor
Tesst
Wilke
CIG
Yelt
Pe' Roosevelt
Dew Head
H' Roosevelt
Gazuriie
Roosevele
Ately
Evelt Lewis
Genius
John LF
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Boyce
Shirty
Grace
Briar
Bramble
Epicurus
Komarom
Hungary
Luxembourg
Bad Ischi
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South Shields
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Boy Scouts of Americas
Woodcraft League of America
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Retinere
John Nance Garner
Andre Gide
Doris Duke Rubirosa
Charles de Gaulle
Hoagy Carmichael
Teder
Robert Cavelier Sieur de la Salle
Mississippi River
Rostov
Russia
Chiang Kai-shek
Hocky
Alaska
Patagoule
O. McIntyre
Franz Lehex
Ernest Thompson Seton
By Bennett Cerf
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Bobby
Daily Sun
Bum Shoulder
Saul D. Alinsky
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
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