New Year Reflections and Old Friendships Recalled
A tale recalls Addie and Mattie once close friends who quarrelled over a fence and a berry bush then consider forgiveness as a New Year dawns. A piece on January and its god Janus follows, noting adoption of the new year through history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ddie Root
Mattle
Careset
Miss Mattle
Miss Addie
Little Mattie
Mattie
Miss Mattis
Miss Mattie
Janus
Jenus
Numa Pompilius
England
Sweden
France
Holland
Germany
Russia
Watch Night Services Held Across Regions on New Year's Eve
Nightlong masses and watchnight services mark New Year’s Eve as churches host midnight rites while some attend secular gatherings and year-end festivities in various communities.
De Correvont On The Spot In Prep Football Spotlight
George A. Barclay profiles Bill De Correvont, star halfback for Austin High School Chicago. The national champions have generated extensive press attention as colleges eye him for next season. He scored 2106 points in 1937 and helped his team total 364 points, making him the most publicized prep football figure since Red Grange.
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IIL de Correvont
Bill
Austin
Chicago
Jackson, Tenn
Red Grange
BU de Correvant
Chicago Soldier Field crowd sets all time record for football
Bill De Correvont stars as a phantom runner and all purpose threat in a 26 to 0 high school championship win at Soldier Field. He scores three touchdowns while playing through a bruised knee and earns praise as a future star amid a crowd surpassing 110000, a national record for football attendance. His mother attends, denied in a box, then watches from the stands as the hero leads Austin to victory.
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Soldier Field
Chicago
Army
Bill
Jim Thorpe
Walter Eckersall
Red Grange
Austin
Public High Schoals
St. Leo
Welly
Vin Bill de Correvont
Shirley Temple
Queen Elnaabeth
Jackson
Yeu
Memphis
Bulia
Bulia Receivg Teelers From Feurea of Tallbees
Holywood
Maxie Schmeting Dominates Thomas in Eight Round KO
Maxie Schmeting, age 32, seeks the heavyweight title against Joe Soula after knocking Harry Thomas down seven times and winning by decision in the eighth round. The bout showcased Schmeting’s fuel-efficient, roadwork driven style despite an 18 month layoff since stopping Louis in 1936. Thomas, a wild swinger, provided strong but brief resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max
Louis
Malta as Great Britain's Mediterranean Base and Knights Era
National Geographic notes Malta in Valletta as a grand colonial base with the Palace of the Grand Masters, archives and diverse auberges, plus Verdala and Notabile residencies. It details Maltese nobility, Sceberras lineage, and land leases, while praising agriculture, grain storage, and the island’s historic fortifications amid a green winter and red spring landscape.
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Malta
Great Britain
Mediterranean
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
Alta
Perellos
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Rhodes
Bonaperte
San Antonio
Valletta
Notabile
Verdala
Italy
Castile
Auvergne
Courts of Justice
Provence
Pereltss
Gobelins
Brussels
Rubens
St. Jonny's
Christendam
Maltikade
Sendé
Haley
Citta Venenia
Alfonso of
Arusgup
la Valette
Guy
Court of
Diar-Baiet
Bukana
Notebile
Inguanez
Sceberras
Grand Council
St Michael and St. George
St. George
Testaferrata Olivier
Gharlexem
Tabia
Benuarrat
Gnien
Is-Sultan
Ghain Tuffeha
Islands
Floriana
Grand
Gozo
Cicero
Halta
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White House
John Adaimses
Blanche Tanner Dillin
P.R
Kansas City
Kk Se
Happy New
Craers Ports
George A. Barclay
de Correvent
Bill de Correvont
Maxie
Johnny Revolta
Revolta
Ralph Galdahl
Denny Shute
Gomez Best Moundsman
Vernon
el Gody
Gomez
Wanother
Charles Ruffing
Monty Stratton
White Sox
Bill Dietrich
Jimmy Dykes
Jane
Browns
Nary
Johnny Allen
Cleveland
Johnny
Jake Wade
Allen
Bob Grove
A's
Bob Feller
van Meter
Iowa
Feller
Boston
Pepper Martin
St. Louis Cardinal
Guncider
Hid
Junior Munsell
Dallas
Texas
Walter Hagen
Notre Dame Xoll Leurs
Michigan State
Charles Bachman
Bill Stewart
Blackhawks
Mus Hc
Berner
Rasoluky Changea
Paige
Burney Hoss
AU Baliman
Ti Gieur
Chitedd
Basquch Wisin
Ulu
Max Schmeling
Reve
Lenker
Conyertio
eHielute
Conuno
Malta, Comino and
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