A Thanksgiving Editorial Striving for Something More
Bruce Catton reflects on Thanksgiving as a sturdy national custom rooted in early settlers. He imagines year round gratitude would erase conflict but notes modern life demands balance amid political and social pressures. Americans have kept their sanity and proven able to endure hardship with gratitude.
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Bruce Catton
Turkey
Japan
China
Sitwash
Graonius
Jrent
St Joseph Dallas to Play Hope High Thanksgiving Doubleheader
St Joseph of Dallas and Hope High School meet in a Thanksgiving triple header at Hammond Stadium starting 1 p.m. Tickets are 50 cents pre sale, 76 cents on Thanksgiving Day. Feature game at 2:30 p.m. Dallas coach Pat Miller, a Fordham alumnus, leads St Joseph with Notre Dame system, after earlier coaching posts.
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Hope High
Gel St. Joseph Huh
Dallas
Laawrence Martin
Hammons Stain
Hope Confectionary
Jacks
Hope High School
Ballas
Hope
Dallas Tean
St. Joseph Grid
Pat Miller
Fordham University
Conch Miller
Hong
North Carolina
Aaborn
St. Joseph High School
Miller
Fexarkana
St. Joseph's
St. Josephigh
Seoul
Hope District scouts elect leaders and plan growth
At a Hope District Tex-Ark Council Boy Scouts meeting Scout Executive W H McMullins said the district gained about 50 percent in membership, ending with five troops and one Cub Pack totaling over 130 boys. He urged increasing active Scouts to 200, plus training, district events, and a Scoutmasters class for the coming year.
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Hope District
Tex-Ark
Boy Scouts of America
W. H. McMullins
I'Texarkana
Aest
Lie
Washington, D. C
McMillins
City Thanksgiving Service at First Baptist Church
The Hope union Thanksgiving service begins at 10 a.m. Thursday in the First Baptist church. Sponsored by the Hope Ministerial Alliance, the program includes worship, scripture readings, offerings for the Community Christmas Basket Fund, prayers, sermons by Rev. Vernon Mammond and others, special music, and the closing blessing.
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First Baptist Church
Hope
Hope Ministerial Alliance
Thonas Brewster
Fred A. Harrison
Thomas Brewster
Hollis Purtle
Bert R. Webb
William 2
Hamilton
The
Fist Baptist Church Choir
Vernon A. Mammond
Chrysanthemum Sale Sponsored by Oglesby P T A
The Oglesby P T A announces a Chrysanthemum sale to aid the group. Proceeds from the flowers benefit the PTA as committees solicit orders for delivery at Hope Confectionary from today through Thursday ahead of the Thanksgiving Day football game between Hope and St Joseph High School of Dallas.
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Ooglesby P.-T. A
Hope
St. Joseph High School of
Dallas
Oglesby P.T. A
Hope Confectionary
Oglesby P.-T, A
Anti-Lynching Bill Put Off for Time
Washington reports the Senate shifted focus to long-range farm programs on Tuesday while sidestepping the anti-lynching bill. Administration efforts to advance Roosevelt’s labor agenda faltered as the House Rules Committee refused to bring forward the wages and hours bill. A subcommittee also moved to finish revisions of the corporate tax system.
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Washington
I/P
Senate
Roosevelt
House Rules Committee
House
A Thought On Flower Before Fruzit and Faith
A cryptic fragment notes ideas about a flower before fruzit and asserts faith as good work. The line references Ka and Whalely in an enigmatic, philosophical tone without clear narrative context.
Wild Turkeys Protected To Save Thanksgiving Symbol
The Forest Service fights declining wild turkeys by restocking in remote regions to keep the Pilgrim symbol from disappearing. Officials note backwoods hunters resist protection, preferring shooting the birds, while captive breeding supports restocking efforts amid harsh conditions. Continued on Page Three.
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NEA Service
Forest Service
Newley
Turkey
Sane
The
Wal
Patmos Gym Dedication Set For Friday Ceremony
The new Patmos High School gymnasium a WPA project recently completed will be officially dedicated Friday November 26. W S Atkins and John P Cox of Hope will give addresses as part of an all day program beginning at 9 a m The event ends with three basketball games Patmos versus Rossian High School. A community luncheon appears at 12 30 p m and visitors and students gather in the high school auditorium at 1 45 p m for songs prayers and speeches including History of Patmos School Address Julia P B Cox and Address W S Atkins Officials urge a large turnout for what they call the biggest day in Patmos school history.
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Patmos High School
WPA
Atkins
John P. Cox
Hope
Gamerpal
Patmos
Rossian
Julia PB
Cox
W. S. Atkins
Patinas
Charge Woman's Blow Kills Child
Philadelphia judge orders 19 year old Mary O Connor brought before him to decide if she will remain in custody during the slaying probe of Nancy Glenn nabbed Labor Day. Detective Captain Murphy says O Connor admitted striking the girl and leaving her face down in a puddle after anger over teasing. Autopsy reportedly found water and mud in the lungs.
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Philadelphia
Harry
McDevitt
Mary K. O'Conner
Nancy Glenn
Jub Murphy
Miss O'Connor
Fraud Rings Illuminated by Skip Tracers Tale
The fifth Skip Tracers installment describes a confidence man scam involving fake fuel capsules. A country dealer pays $200 for a non existent product while the conmen flee, illustrating the persistent trickery faced by merchants. The Skip Tracers Co plans further action to pursue the culprits.
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Skip Tracers Co
New York City
Cotton prices move as market opens and closes
In New Orleans December cotton opened Monday at 8.00 and closed at 7.95 with spot prices steady. Middling grade stood at 7.97. On Tuesday December cotton opened at 7.92 and closed at 8.01. spot cotton steady six points higher, middling 4.03.
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New Orleans
Going Blind Man Goes Mad Kills Sister Then Ends Life
In London a former army officer, Maurice Tribe, 43, fatally shot his sleeping sister before slashing his throat. He reportedly shouted to his sister about her eyes after losing one eye’s sight. Dr Naomi Dancy and Dr John Horace Dancy are connected as family in this tragedy.
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London
Eng
John Horace Dancy
Naomi Dancy
Maurice Tribe
Tribe
Blame Paid Agents in Pontiac Strike
DETROIT Mich. Charges that paid provocateurs acted in the Pontiac wildcat strike were voiced as steps moved to lasting peace in mobile labor field. Unidentified outside interests seeking to drum up business for labor organizations were blamed. UAW promised an investigation after leaders halted an unauthorized Fisher body plant strike at GM Monday. Walter Reuther on the international executive board leveled the accusation.
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Detroit
Mich
Pontiac
United Automobile Workers of America
Fisher Body
General Motors Corporation
Fisher
Walter Reuther
Union
Red Cross Fund Nearing Seven Hundred Mark
A Hempstead County Red Cross drive report shows funds at 64.69 with further donations from Blevins McCaskill and Sweet Home community. Rural chairmen urged to report gifts promptly as the drive continues toward the 700 mark.
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Red Cross
RLS
Hempstead County Red Cross Fund
Blevins
McCaskill
Sweet Home Community
L. Goodhar
R. M- LaGrone
Car Jones
Mandy Qohera van Eaton
Eva Waller
Ralph Madden
Gladys Oglesby
Maggie Mae Waller
Hazel Lannon
Cleo Garrett
Fay Moody
Mary Dell Baker
Cashaclectra
Henry Stuart
A. Westbrook
H.C. Bradshaw
H. BD
Annie Allen
Bettie Ward
Helen Bowden
W. C. A. W. Cable
H. H. Huskey
Chasemant
Jim Bustie
J. H. Webster
Snr
U S A Ambassador Leaves Capital as Japs Draw Near
Nelson Johnson reports the U S ambassador departs the capital as Japanese forces advance. The dispatch notes a distant route via Hankow with air miles cited, reflecting wartime movement and strategic caution.
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U.S.A
Nelson Johnson
Hankow
Crisis in Russia and China War Compact Update
AP reports U S Ambassador Johnson and staff left Nanking for a temporary embassy in Hankow as Japanese bombard Shanghai to Hankow corridor. Moscow swaps diplomats amid war tension and church espionage claims amid Sino Japanese war.
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Associated Press
United States
Nelson T. Johnson
Nakking
Hankow
Shanghai
Yangtze River
Hupeh
Nanking
Brussels
Moscow
Baron Sadeo Araki
Japan
High Advisory Council
Russia
Far East
Tass
Sov
Dmitri V._ Bogomoloff
China
I. Luganets-Orelsky
Bogomoloff
Foreign Office
Edward Lepin
Lepin
Germany
Cranium Crackers: Questions on Leaders, Skyscrapers, Poles
A quirky classifieds page presents questions about who appoints the U S chief justice, whether London has skyscrapers, if the North Pole moves, what makes soap float, and what is called white coal, inviting readers to ponder curious trivia.
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United States
London
England
North Pole
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NER
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Doc Warren
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