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Newspaper

Brookshire Times

Location

Brookshire, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1940

Page

16

Lady Eve praised by Virginia Vale in film notices

Virginia Vale lauds The Lady Eve and The Great McGinty praising Preston Sturges as director and writer. Bette Davis is praised for The Letter while Claudette Colbert and Paulette Goddard receive favorable mentions. Ray Milland is highlighted as a lead opposite Barbara Stanwyck. Metro hosts hemispheric premiere for Flight Command on Pan American Aviation Day.

Eve Preston Sturges Sturges Edith Head Barbara Stanwyck Henry Fonda McGinty Paulette Goddard San Bernardino Southern Skis Claudette Colbert Norma Shearer Galli Curel King Vidtor Claudette Love Ray Milland Don Ameche Paramount Milland Harold Lloyd Wee Bonnie Baker Sally Rand Metro Washington Havana Mexico City Toronto

Camel Cigarettes Gift Packages Highlight Holiday Deals

Local dealers feature two Camel gift packages the carton ten packs of 20s in holiday dress and a Christmas package of four flat fifties ready to give with gift labels.

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Good Actions And The Joy Of Living Well

A reflective piece urges living cheerfully and to perform continuous good actions while alive. It emphasizes that death is near and that kindness should fill the gaps between days, leaving little room for remorse. The message frames acts of goodness as a continuous, life filling practice.

Woolly lamb crafted from wire and towels

A reader shares a crafty woolly lamb made from wire coat hangers towels hair pins and thread. The piece explains the foundation method and padding with toweling strips and a towel square head. The note promotes Book 6 in a sewing booklet series and invites orders.

The Fourth Finger Ring Tradition Behind Engagements

The custom of wearing engagement and wedding rings on the left fourth finger stems from an ancient belief that this finger holds a vein called love's vein that runs to the heart. Thus a ring signified betrothal and a heart touched by love.

Cherokee progress in Tahlequah 1841 to 1852

Between 1841 and 1852 the Cherokee in Tahlequah and surrounding Indian Territory established a national newspaper a Masonic lodge male and female seminaries teaching French Greek and Latin and three temperance organizations including the Cherokee Cold Water Army according to Collier's.

Tahlequah Indian Territory Oklahoma Cherokee Cold Water Army Collier’s

Unknown Griefs Hidden Behind Foreheads

A reflective epigraph notes that if inner sorrows were visible on each person’s brow, envy would reveal many individuals as pitiable rather than enviable, suggesting universal private struggles behind public feelings.

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Confidence and Self Trust, A Cicero Reflection

The quote asserts that confidence fuels bold, honorable aims by inward belief. It frames self trust as essential for taking on significant pursuits with hopeful assurance.

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