Thanksgiving holiday split sparks two dates across states
Six more Allied and neutral ships sunk as nation marks Thanksgiving under President Roosevelt. In Plymouth and New England states, residents observe a split holiday with some areas celebrating a second Thanksgiving later. Proclamations call it Freaksgiving in Atlantic City, while Virginia’s governor faces delays for deer and turkey, and the White House hosts a combined event with 350 guests at Warm Springs.
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Warm Springs
Virginia
Associated Press
South Dakota
Mayes
CG. D. White
Atlantic City
N. J
Man Walks on Plane Wing At Speed In Curious Feat
A peculiar report describes a man walking on the wing of a speeding plane in flight. The scene appears as a publicity or stunt piece reflecting daring aviation or performance culture of the era. Listings hint at Huronite want ads promising quick, reliable help in renting houses, apartments, or rooms.
Thanksgiving Feasts Mark Party Lines In South Dakota
Pierre reports mixed observances as Governor Bushfield and Attorney General Termmney uphold a strict party line on Thanksgiving and ex governor Berry sides with Roosevelt. Bushfield notes a single legal Thanksgiving date while plans to eat turkey proceed, though many officials remain at work as usual.
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Bushfield
State House
South Dakota
Leo Termmney
Ignates
Tom Berry
Roosevelt
Turkey
Belvidere
Millbeth
Shep
Thanksgiving Observed In Huron With Church Service
FDR proclamation signals city observance of Thanksgiving with a 6:30 pm church service at Presbyterian Church featuring a banquet and talks by local leaders led by Robert D. Lusk. Government offices close, banks and post office partial operations, while city schools join the all day closing next Thursday for broader observance.
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Presbyterian Church
Ccqunty
Huron
Bushfield
South Dakota
Robert D.lusk
Huronite
Beadle County
Gene Denning
Huron Chamber of Commerce
C. E. Tutga
First Baptist Church
Brookings
State “Department
Amercian Legion
Imail
Huron Fire Department
Netherlands protest British blockade of German exports
The Netherlands government announced it had protested strongly to London over Britain's seizure of neutral German exports. The Dutch envoy told the British government the measure would strike heavily against neutral countries carrying goods, as disclosed in The Hague on November 23.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
Great Britain
London
Thanksgiving Headlines From A Frayed Holiday
Thanksgiving stories highlight small town misadventures and official notices. Pranksters Condsill and Toller, after a fruitless all day pheasant hunt, release the captured bird as a joke, returning home empty handed. McCay notes state social security staff face Thanksgiving closures, while Windsor family attend U.S. services in Paris, with a high society Mass at Madeleine Church. A Philadelphia tragedy looms as a family mourns a husband and wife awaiting their daughter and son-in-law.
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New Kensington
Condsill
Noa Toller
Condelli
Toller
U. S
Paris
Hoy
Windsor
Peuerel
Madeleine
Visir
Philadelphia
Anthony
Pata
Ais
Jose
King
Sen
Romania Cabinet Quits As German Talks Break Down
Bucharest reports King Carol tasks former premier George Tatarescu with forming a new government after the cabinet resigned amid failed German trade negotiations. German pressure and an expected crown council meeting prompt emergency steps as Romania withholds tank cars and lifts an oil seed embargo. Argetoianu named premier a week after the Calinescu assassination.
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Romania
Bucharest
Carol
George Tatarescu
Germany
Istantine Argetoianu
Tatarescu
Crown Councilova
Ance
Seusd
Nasi
Reich
Berlin
Rumania
Argetoianu
Armand Calinescu
Iron Guard
Republicans Urge Pact With Japan
Two Republican senators Borah Idaho and Vandenberg Michigan urged the United States to pursue a new commercial treaty with Japan despite Sino Japanese war controversies. They advocated replacing the old treaty set to expire January 28 and pledged to contribute to a fair and reasonable agreement.
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Washington
Senate Foreign‘ Relations
Vententre
Wife Wins $10,090 Verdict Against Husband in Wreck
Carrie Scotvold sued her husband E IL Scotvold after a 1938 collision near Fairview. The circuit court awarded $10,090, supported by claims of a mobility insurance policy. The defense argued she could not be sued as a passenger and she contended she aided her husband in evangelistic work.
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Mainlin
Moy
Carrie Scotvold
Eil
Scotvold
Alstom
Doe
Fairview
Seotvold
Gestapo claims to have wormed secrets from British agents
Berlin reports that Gestapo and British intelligence ended 21 days of wireless contact during which German operatives posed as anti Hitler revolutionists and obtained espionage secrets. The agency also said Georg Elser confessed to planting the Munich Bürgerbräu bomb with British backing and announced the arrest of two British agents, Stevens and Best.
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Gestapo
DNB
Georg Elser
Munich
Adolf Hitler
Elser
Secret Service
Richard Henry Stevens
Sigismund Best
Hitler
Tman
Walsh
Hague
Netherlands
Germany
Vertloo
Verloo-a
Stevens
Idelberg: University
Andian
Telligence
Best
Bankrupt San Francisco fair may reopen in 1940
The federal bankruptcy court may decide if the Golden Gate Exposition will reopen next year. Creditors and bankers clash over funding for a 1940 reopening while contractor creditors plan court action to secure reviving the exposition. Billy Rose offered to fund a San Francisco fair for 1940 if he can run it, signaling possible competition to control the event.
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Francisco
Federal Bankruptcy Court
Billy Rose
New York
Angelo Rossi
San Francisco
Two Nazi Planes Shot Down In Champagne Air Fight
Paris dispatch says two German planes were shot down in a single Champagne dogfight with British fighters. One aircraft landed with three crew parachuting. one was killed, one injured. A second German plane was downed earlier near Franche-Comte by French pursuit.
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Paris
Wea
Dowbeils
Uter Clerman
Franche-Gomte
Hope Dwindling for Lost Oregon Boy Maxwell
A 1500 member search party near Kalath Falls, Oregon, abandoned hope for four year old Irwin Jack Maxwell who wandered from his yard Sunday. Leads dried up last night after a city and hill search covering streets and terrain near the home. Weather remains cold with near freezing temperatures as investigators press on.
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Kalath Falls
Ore
Irwin Jack ‘Maxwell
Shesif
Lloyd Low
Carina
Miniature Mines Parachuted Down By Nazi Planes
London reports add six more ships to wartime losses from mine and submarine warfare. The British steamer Darino and the Greek freighter Elena R are sunk, with survivors and missing noted, while other vessels including the Geraldus, Sulby, and Saint Clair B are listed with varying fate. Parliamentary under-secretary Geoffrey Shakespeare confirms 15 German mines ashore on the eastern English coast in the last fortnight.
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Darino
Elena R
Geraldus
Candleston Castle
Sulby
Saint-Clair
Ming
Geoffrey Shakespeare
Admiralty
House of Commons
F. Bosaatia
Exchange
Telex Graph Agency
Tremor Felt Across Midwest With Minor Damage Reported
A 30 second earth shock struck Missouri Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin with no major damage. Shocks occurred between 9:16 and 9:20 AM CST and some reports extended to 9:30 AM. Seisms near St Louis Kansas City and Milwaukee noted minor effects including moved furniture and a broken seismograph needle.
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Ilinois
Towa
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Finpig
James B. MacElwane
St Louis
Crystal Lake
St. Louis University
Kansas City
Jefferson City
Ste. Genevieve
Columbia
Fulton
Cape Girardeau
Festus
Krystal City
Hannibal
Decatur
Quincy
Tagoville
Edwardsville
Carlinville
Towa City
Keokuk
Janesville
Wis
Marquette University
Seigmograph
Milwaukee
Nora Colligan
Clayton
J. J. Auer
Wabash Railroad
Central -Mississippi
Reelfoot Lake
Union City
Tenn
Kentucky
Benders
Glenn
Bartle
University of Kansas
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