Let Us Be Thankful Observing Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day will be observed nationwide by proclamation to thank God for blessings both material and spiritual. The piece urges reflection on prosperity, liberty, education, transportation, and technology, and reminds readers to acknowledge the source of these blessings while enjoying traditional holiday activities. It emphasizes gratitude, civic pride, and the purpose of the day beyond feasting and entertainment.
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United States
New Fox Theatre Opens As Talkies Arrive In Sidney
Thanksgiving day launch marks the advent of talking pictures in Sidney. The city’s rapid growth includes new city auditorium and John Deere building with plans for a six story hotel. Fox Theatres Corp receives hearty community support as Sidney enters a modern era. Santa Claus savings clubs boost deposits to 600 million dollars across 8,000 banks, up ten percent from last year.
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Fox Theatre
Sidney
the Panhandle
City Auditorium
John Deere
Fox Theatres Corporation
Telegraph
Fox Theatres. Corporation
Fox
Santa Claus
Wall Street
Thanksgiving Proclamation by Governor Weaver
Governor Arthur J. Weaver proclaims Thursday November 28 1929 as a day of Thanksgiving in Nebraska. The proclamation honors the nation’s heritage and duties, praising God and the rights of man, urging kindness, tolerance, and support for those in need across churches homes and charitable groups.
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Hoover
Nebraska
Arthur J. Weaver
Franklin Fought Way To Top New Heads Fox Productions
Harold Franklin, president and general manager of Fox West Coast theatres, rose from a poor office boy with Sullivan Harris and Wood to center of the picture industry. He learned his trade in melodrama rings and rose through promotions to work with George M. Cohan and Broadway figures.
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Franklin
Fox Productions
Harold 3. Franklin
Fox West Coast Theatres
Harold Franklin
Sullivan, Harris
Wood
George M. Cohan
Cohan
Harold B. Franklin Builds a Theatre Empire in New England and New York
A touring stock company era yields opportunity for Harold B. Franklin. He mentors at Shea’s Buffalo Hippodrome, shapes the Publix chain, affiliates West Coast theatres with Fox, and expands to strong national circuit leadership. Franklin, in his thirties, authors Theatre Management and markets named engraved Christmas cards.
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New England
Broadway
Harold B. Frankling
Franklin
New York
Mike Shea
Buffalo
N. Y
Shea
Paramount Theatre Company
Publix
West Coast Theatres
William Fox
Fox Theatre
Sidney
North Platte
Fox National
Harold B. Franklin
Dry congressman and leaky suitcase case raises questions
An Omaha World Herald item mocks a District of Columbia indictment involving a congressman and his secretary found with a leaky suitcase long ago. It notes unexplained delays and contemplates possible conduct justifying harsh penalties for bootleggers, while criticizing venal politics and moral posturing. It ends with a dealer ad for lighters, bags, radio tubes, and repairs from Hepner's Clothing Co.
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Omaha World Herald
District of Columbia
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