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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1926
Page
6
Abbie Farwell Broun reflects on 1926 alluding to humble beginnings and rapid progress. The essay honors the nation’s growth from rugged shores to bustling cities with forests felled and mountains drilled, praising life, peace, and prosperity.
A discussion on Thanksgiving as a Christian feast emphasizing humble gratitude to God. It warns against self sufficiency, urges worship “in spirit and in truth,” and stresses that blessings arise from divine grace rather than human merit, urging a mindset of humility and dependence.
A historical column credits Sarah Josepha Hale and Godey’s Lady’s Book with shaping Thanksgiving into a national holiday. It recalls early leaders like Hamilton and Washington, then Lincoln, noting Hale’s lasting influence and urging readers to honor her legacy and magazine.
Charles Lindbergh, piloting a US Air Mail flight from St Louis to Chicago, ran low on gasoline at night and parachuted to safety from 13,000 feet setting a new night altitude record. The wrecked aircraft lies nearby in the field as shown.
Homer Shefield a Crosby Texas sixteen year old has been declared outstanding boys agricultural state worker in the United States. He joined his Crosby club six years ago and has since won every major honor. He runs a small business, contracting with a mattress factory to make ten night mattresses at base for a hundred dollars and selling them at twenty five dollars each, turning a healthy profit while others faced losses.
Maurice Charton, a French railway official, was arrested by French authorities on charges of spying for Germany. Authorities say he was handling confidential documents and exposing French mobilization plans. Papers were found in his handbag when he was captured at Cologne.
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