Roosevelt Proclaims Thanksgiving Day 1944
President Roosevelt proclaims Thursday November 23, 1944 as a national Day of Thanksgiving. He urges nationwide Bible readings from Thanksgiving to Christmas and calls the public to hasten victory while giving thanks for freedom, prosperity, and peace.
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Aiies
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Americ
Congress
On the Air Radio Programs From Local Station
A fragmented radio schedule lists programs and hosts across local station WPRY Troy, with times and show titles such as News at Noon, Top Tune, and various talk and music segments. Names include Governor Brecker and Jim Heatey among others, with multiple time slots and program blocks noted in a cluttered OCR reading.
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Sesey
Sbmay Basarth Thease Ranzer Faire
Thanksgiving Date Variations Across States Since 1999
The article outlines how Thanksgiving date observance varies across states after 1999 with most states fixing the fourth Thursday while a few consider alternative dates. It notes historical attempts by presidents to shift dates and the 1941 joint resolution confirming the fourth Thursday as the standard.
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District of Columbia
Florida
Nebraska
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Arkansas
Georgia
Lincoln
Congress
Court Dismisses Action Against Frank Wiswall
Supreme Court Justice Pierce J. Russell dismissed the case brought by Hugh Maile against former State Sen. Frank J. Wiswall of Loudonville. Maile claimed Wiswall, Colonie town attorney, received excess compensation of 1166.54. the court ruled the proceedings were improperly brought and the excess was provided in the town budget.
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Supreme Court
Pierce J. Russell
Frank J. Wiswall
Loudonville
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Hugh Maile
Albany-Schenectady
Male
Jonn C. Looby
Albany
Colonie
Democratic Party
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Talse
Justice Husserl
Lopby
Russell
Bible Institute Begins Two Friday Sessions at Sixth Avenue
Rev. C N Bartlett DD professor at National Bible Institute New York conducts Community Bible Institute sessions each Friday evening through winter at Sixth Avenue Baptist Church. First session starts 7 45 pm focusing on The New Testament with background basis and overview. Open to all with emphasis for Church School teachers and Christian workers.
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C. N. Barnlett
National Bible Institute At
New York
Community Bible Institute
Sixth Avenue Baptist Church
Senator Urges Pearl Harbor Probe Amid War Dispatches
Senator Homer Ferguson announced plans to introduce a resolution for a congressional probe of Pearl Harbor when Congress reconvenes. He criticized previous reports as excusing military leaders and said witnesses may be barred from testifying while courts decide on testimony from executive branches. Ferguson cited Justice Roberts in supporting a full congressional inquiry. In other items, Vermillion South Dakota reports Marine support aiding University of South Dakota freshman Marr McSwain from Hawaii who crossed the Pacific to attend school after Tarawa.
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INS
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P-Mies
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Nasy
Adim
Husbabe E. Kimmel
Walter Short
Pearl Harbor
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Marine
Vermillion
University of South Dakota
Marr McSwan
Hito
Hawaii
University
McSwaciff
Don Littibridge
U.S.D
United States
Town Budget 1993 Fixes Salary and Attorney Fees
The town adopts a 1993 budget setting town salary at 3000 dollars. Wiswall claims 32000 in 29:3 and 3166.52 through Oct 15 18, saying payments for town attorney services were budget authorized. He seeks dismissal based on jail affidavits and records in the show cause order.
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Wiswall
Interracial Committee Seeks Recreational Gear for Jamaicans
The Interracial Racing Committee plans to obtain recreational equipment and radios for Jamaican newcomers employed at focal factories. Mrs. J. Welfred Findley presented a report on a government manpower shortage project. Mayor Aberni and TMOG officials praised the effort. Elizabeth Scherer urged broader community involvement in interracial cooperation. A study on interracial practices in community work was reviewed. Another meeting is slated for early next month. Coffee substitutes from Nazi-occupied areas were noted to contain chicory root and dried sugars beets.
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Tm Focal Factories
J. Welfred Findley
John J. Aberni
TMOG
Elizabeth Scherer
Troy
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