Roosevelt This year Thanksgiving date sparks national debate
President Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving from November 30 to November 23 1939 prompting sharp reaction from business groups and politicians who fear economic disruption and calendar chaos. The piece analyzes practical effects on calendars industries football gates and national morale while contrasting fears of a regimented society with concerns over free tradition.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Calvin Coolidge
State Department
District of Columbia
United States
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Congress
George
North America
Canada
Russia
Italy
Germany
Mr. Roosevelt
America
Your Children Can Help You Let Them Try
Advice stresses good judgment in delegating chores to children. It notes older kids may lack maturity for hard or continuous tasks and urges mothers to supervise closely.
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Emma Gary Wallace
Queen of Hearts
National Kindergarten Association
WNU Gerviedt
Eleanor Howe
North
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Illinois
Western Newspaper Union
Lightweight diver explores New Zealand rivers for gold
Charles Edwards, 23, a self taught inventor of lightweight pearl diving gear, dives deep pools in New Zealand's swift river systems. He traveled from Sydney with a mining engineer who invited him to the venture as prospectors recover gold from river margins, while deep pools remain unexploited due to swift currents and rugged terrain. Edwards' gear weighs 100 pounds.
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Charles Edwards
New Zealand
Sydney
Australia
Edwards
Quaint Doll Pattern for Toy or Decoration
Charming old fashioned doll suitable as a decoration or toy. Pattern 6433 includes instructions and illustration with required materials. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. 259 W 14th St New York City for pattern and details.
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Sewing Circle
Household Arts Dept
14Th St
New York City
Police Probe: Fifth Avenue Driver Cited Over Red Light
A late night traffic stop on Fifth Avenue ends with the driver handed a citation written under a street lamp. The note reads Do not pass no red lights, and the officer sends the motorist on his way after requesting license and registration.
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Fifth Avenue
New Yorker
Calotabs Calomel Alternative Promises Quick Cleanse
Hot weather biliousness blamed on torpid liver prompts use of Calotabs a nausealess calomel tablet. One or two at bedtime with water purge sour stagnant bile by morning system refreshed head clear appetite restored. Genuine Calotabs sold in white or family packs at dealer.
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Church Guild
New Orleans
The Heart Knows When Thy Hand Hath Done a Good Act
A reflective line from Fuller urging a mirror of conscience after good deeds. It emphasizes inner judgment by the heart to assess virtue and intention rather than external praise.
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Fuller
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Doan
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