Brownsville herald. [volume], November 24, 1932, Page TWO, Image 2

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THANKSGIVING
ADDRESS MADE
TO STUDENTS
The following Thar.ksgivlnr ad- I
dress was delivered by Rev E P.
Day, pastor of the First Presby
* terian church of Brownsville, Tues
. day at services at a junior co lege
high school assembly.
The address was made in con
“ nection with the schoolaruvial
Thanksgiving service.
Thoughts of Thanksgiving
•Thoughtfulness and thankfulness
go hand in hand. Thus is a tune
when we should think more about
our blessings and less about our
troubles. There has never been a
better time to play "the glad game"
as Polyanna did.
"We do well to begin our thank
ing by going back to the colonial
days out of which this custom had
1 Its origin, and from which it re
ceived some of its distinctive narks.
The world has never produced a
more beautiful or wonderful pic
ture of patriotism, of courage, and
of sheer endurance than that pro
duced by our Pilgrim fathers. Out
. of great experiences spring deep
emotions. So out of the hardships
and privations of those Colonists
came valuable blessings for which
they were thankful
"It was a most happy thougnt
of Pres. Hoover to incorporate the
’ first Thanksgiving proclamation or
George Washington in this year's
proclamation. It not only hai -
• monizes with the 200-hundredth
anniversary of Washington, but re
minds us of the fact that this
custom of an annual Thanksgiving
day is unalterably woven into the
life and history of our nation.
I Holiday Observation*
• “In order to clarity our think
ing about Thanksgiving, let us
make a few general observation*
Thanksgiving commemorates an
emotion and not an event, as most
. of our holidays do. It is a national
holiday with a spiritual signifi
cance. It Is the annual time for
saying grace at our tablc-boara
. Gratitude is the first law of hap
piness and contentment; it is a
virtue; and it Is a measure of
value. We enjoy what we can ap
preciate. and no more.
“What are some of the things for
which we should be thankful? The
rich lore of the ages. We have
fallen heir to the wealth, the prog
. ress, and the achievements of sixty
centuries. For this rich fruitage or
history, we paid not a tear nor a
sacrifice. Science and invention
has given to us a new and revolu
tioniaed material world. Conven
• iences and comforts of home have
' been multiplied; methods of com
. municatlon and transportation are
little short of miraculous; and to
• day we crowd more real living
mto a single year than our fore
fathers could experience in a
decade. Study and culture ha*
given to us a new and enriched
age. We have the cream of thougin
!! of the ages. Master minds have
digged deep and brought to us
* the fruitage of their thinking
Think of the master-pieces ol
literature, of art, and of music.
Think of the progress that hat
" been made in medical science. in
social reforms, and moral uplift.
I Institutional Life
"And then there is our institu
• tion&l life. We live in an institu
tional age. We should be thank
ful for our educational institu
tions; that we live In a country
that makes possible a good edu
cation for every boy and girl that
wants it; and a college education
for every young man and woman
who have the determination to
secure it, no matter what then
station in life may be Philanthro
py has been highly organized un
til it reaches to every needy home
In our land. The sick, the poor
the maimed, the halt, the blind
the needy of every description are
provided for in institutions suited
to their respective needs. Our
great civic centers provide parks
play-grounds, libraries, and rec
reational centers. Then comes the
church with its contribution to the
moral and spiritual well-being ot
every heart and home in our land
Let us be thankful for the church
—for it is through the churcn
by the church, and of the churcn
that all true progress ts mtde. it
has been truly said: “The soul of
progress is the progress of the
soul.”
' Another avenue of blessing for
which we should be thankful is
found in our personal friendships
and the enriching associations or
life. Let us be thankfuJ for our
homes, our loved ores, our friends,
our class-mates, our teachers, ann
our companions All of us owe a
debt of gratitude to certain in
dividuals. Every one of us are
deeply indebted to certain individ
uals who have influenced our lives
for good Let us be thankful for
work. Work develops. We are not
dolls in the hand of fate. We are
personal beings with mind, ana
will, and conscience We are builc
-ers—architects of our own fate. Be
; thankful tor your work, love it.
and it will become a veritable weii
sprtng of joy and satisfaction.
Thankful for God
“Finally, let us be thankful for
God's love and care; thankful that
we bear His image; thankful that we
can call Him our Father. We can
see His love and care in every
sun-set; we can hear It in the
Yiuaic and the rhythm that soothes
our souls; we can feel it in the
hand-clasp of a friend; and we
can experience it in our quiet mo
menta of communion and fellow
ship v/fth Him.
-However, we must remember
. that it costs something to be
-thankful Our gratitude must be]
"expressed in deeds as well as
'words. Let us paraphrase a familial j
line—
• •“Our Thanksgiving day is kept
•- Indeed.
“in whatso we share with another s
“ need;
Not what we give, but what we
•• share—
-ror the gift without the giver is
bare;
• •He who gives himself w^th his
« thanks, helps three—
"Himself, his hungering neighbor.!
and Me -
business fs booming in sant.vs toy shop
V ~
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There is realism and practicality in the new toys for children this year. Here are some of them, designed tot educate while they entertain.
Left to right, are shown blocks with which John can build himself a ne att skyscraper; diminutive electric wringer and iron for sister Joan's
laundering; new trains that are replicas of the crack fliers; and toy ele ctric stoves that actually will bake potatoes and grill chops.
NEW YORK—Today* children
are getting ready for tomorrow's liv
ing.
For new toys have gone practical
and realistic and. by merely play
ing with them, children can now
learn more useful tilings in a few
days than all the theories In the
world could teach them in years.
Moreover, toys this year are made
scientifically, and grouped by ages,
so that you can buy playthings suit
ed to John, aged 5. and Helen, aged
13, just as you buy their clothes, by
sires, knowing that they will fit
their capabilities.
And. despite the time*, people
certainly are buying toys, for the
Toy Association has just announced
the addition of 25,000 workers this
month, to fill winter orders. Yes,
business is booming in Santa’s toy
shop.
Little girls this year can really
help keep house with washing ma
chines with real motors, electric
stoves that bake potatoes and grill
chops, and electric refrigerators
I that make cubes of ice.
Not to mention a full line of prac
tical mmiatdre carpet sweepers, egg
beaters, orange squeezers, rolling
i pins and other kitchen necessities.
Musical instruments are among
ihe newest and possibly the most de
lectable toys, from a child's view’
point. There are little pianos with
i four octrees that retail around $15.
imitation saxaphones, xylophones,
traps, horns and every other con
ceivable instrument, down to trap
drum sticks. Incidentally these trap
sticks are a new discovery as play
things for young babies.
Boys have fascinating new toys
that actually do things. Electric
dumping machines that hook up
with the floor plug go through a
variety of motions, by the remote
control Idea. Velocipedes have trail
. ers that dump
Train and freight depots have
: automatic dispatches, and new
, trains Include exact reproductions
‘ of famous trains, such as the 20th
i Century, with plush pullman seats,
and even a place to put ice in the
cooler.
Elevated trains go faster than
those on the floor level, and indus
trial machinery, foundries, harves
ters. and tractors, all work life the
real ones they copy.
There are charming little doll
houses tlius year with real electric
lights and period furniture, in a
new dollar line. Dolls themselves
look like children but. unlike chil
dren. you can drop the dolls with
impunity, because t.*ey are made of a
i non-breakable composition.
Dolls with hair painted on their
1 heads in boyish bob are the : lost
i popular. Those with real hair are
1 high styled and few are buying
i them. Paces are childish and nat
ural and some dolls walk, talk and
seem almost like children.
You can get everything for a doll
nowadays that a child has, mclud
j ing spectacles and galoshes. There
1 are layettes for baby dolls up to
$1,000. in case you have that much
| to spend There are inexpensive
wardrobe trunks with whole outfits,
including clothes, wraps, hats, shoes
and even talcum powder and diap
j ers, if it is a baby doll.
For both boys and girls there are
new play stores that take on reality
by the addition of genuine miniature
cash registers that help a child s
arithmetic. Tandem kites are a new
plaything So are isinglass green
houses. with some special violet ray
glass in. them, under which real
plants can be grown.
Rayon is being made from bam
boo in India.
Happy Day Specials
OUR FIRST GREAT SALE
Vr-And What Extraordinary Values!
BEAUTIFUL STREET and SPORT DRESSES
LOVELY DINNER and AFTERNOON DRESSES
} SUNDAY NIGHT and HOLIDAY FROCKS
STUNNING EVENING GOWNS
Dresses ....
A carefully selected group of
dresses in all silk crepe for
street and sport wear. Our
regular low price was $595.
Now .
Dresses ....
These dresses are so charm
ingly designed. Among them
are krinkley crepes, plain
satins and rough crepes with
fur trimmings. These are
regular $9.85 values. Now ...
Dresses ....
They re new as tomorrow and J
smart as style itself These I
dresses are silk crepes, with
satin and velvet combina- !
tions. Regular prices were I
$6 98, Now .
Dresses . . . . \
I 11
These are new colors you'll I
like in plain and figured silk I
crepes We have been selling
them regularly at 13.95, Now I
DRESSES. Qr
Here are beautiful velvet and crepe dresses in the sea- tD JT
son’s newest colors. These are regular $12.95 values, now ”
GOWNS. /IQ
We are showing new creations tn lovely evening gowns and Sunday M i E
night dresses in taffetas, satins and crepes with gold metallic coats— ' w • A
all in the newest fashion details. Regularly S9.85. Now ..
COATS.
The newest fashions in warm, well made coats for winter wear.
Tailored of good quality woolens and richly fur trimmed. Our
regular low price was $9 85. Now . »
COATS. aA
Beautiful polo sport etiats in tan. wine, beige ami sj) ^ J
navy. Regular $15.00 sellers, now. " •
SUITS . . . $5.85 values now.. $4.79
Wool knitted two-piece sport suits in- Qjn: „l eo qq
eluding the more popular of all designs *'’*• ' VRllieS 110W. . JJ.Jo
and colors with turtle necks. You'll ad
mit [h*y are the smartest fashions of $3.95 Values HOW. . $3.49
tOCUIJT)
TV ft TT T T\TT?D \7 Absolutely your unrestricted choice of all
i\lJLl>Jv I \ I>1V I Rlodrls of faH «nd winter hats. These
are regular 11.98 values, now .
bport Sweaters ....
Direct from the designers and mak
ers are these newest of the new
sweaters in every- color of the rain
bow. Regularly $1.98. Now .
Coat Sweaters ....
Ladies’ Gantner coat sweaters, pure
wool in plain colors and in every
sue. On sale at only ,.
Vanette Hosiery . . .
Very sheer „and full .fashioned pure
silk thread, French heels. Most
popular colors in stock. Regularly
sold for 79c. Now .
Hose Bargain . ... . .
Here are regular 50c pure silk
thread hose in all shades at only ..
Raincoats .....
Here are children's raincoat* with
cap to match. Many blight colors
lr sixes for girls from 6 to 18 years
Now” they are only .
Raincoats .....
Ladies’ raincoats In the very new
est oolors. We have them in all
sizes and sold regularly at 14.29.
Now .
The Style Shop
Mr*. F. I. Noriega, Owner
Next to Queen Theater ||
BROWNSVILLE m
DOCTOR GETS
LIFE TERN IN
GIRLSDEATH
OKLAHOMA CITY. Nov. 24 —<*»
—Life imprisonment for murder
today confronted Dr. Richard E.
Thacker, 60-year-old former army
physician, convicted last night of
causing the death of Ruth Hall of
Bethany by a criminal operation
The twelve men on the jury,
eight of them fathers, deliberated
a little more than an hour, taking
only four ballots.
Miss Hall, telephone companv
employe, died last April 15 after
being treated by Dr. Thacker, who
testified she came to him after an
abortion had been attempted
Dr. Thacker also is accused if
murder in the death of Robbie
Lou Thompson, telegraph company
; rmP‘°ye. whose sweetheart. Marvin
j Erdman. testified against Thacker.
-——--—— ~. . ""
as did Frank Lee. former Universi
ty of Oklahoma football player
and Francis Roach, whose wives
died allegedly from criminal oper
at.ons by Thacker.
The grizzled doctor maintained
his composure at the verdict, but
' flinched as the clerk read the
’ sentence
Defense Attorney Ben Arnold
said a motion for a new trial would
be made on the ground that testi
mony of other such case* should
not have been admitted ih the
trial.
District Judge John B. Ogden
set next Monday for hearing the
motion. If It is denied, the date
for Thackers commitment to
states prison will be announced
then.
Former Ranger Dies
| CORSICANA. Nov 24 i/Fl —
Funeral rites were held at Hub
bard. Hill county, yesterday, for R
M McOuffey. 88. native Texan.
Confederate veteran and member
of the first Texas Ranger organi
zation. He died In Athens Tues
day while on a visit He was a
native of Shelby county and had
j been a business man at Hubbard
for 50 years.
Courthouse And
Airport Winners
Th* feorfanfcPfl playground ball
league No. 2 started its new season
here Wednesday night with the
.Courthouse takmg a well played 6 4
contest from the Federal* and the
; Airport making its debut with a 15-6
'victory over Los Fresno*.
The league, now composed of six
! clubs. will play on Mondays and
Wednesdays. t
—
Mothers! to
redoes year family
“Colds-Tax'* follow (
Vicks Plan for better
Cootrol-of-Colds.
Real
Values
Low
Women’. Pure Silk
Hose
This is all new stock and a real
value to be found only at Penney’s.
You’ll want several pairs at only
v the pair
Boys’
Suits
Brown and Gray Worsteds. With
two pairs of long trousers. Another
one of Penney’* real values at only
$89
Size* 11 to 18
Boys ’ Jersey Knit Play Suits
In Browns, Blues, Greens and Tans.
These are dandy little suits in i
sizes 4 to 6 and a good value at ...
Little Boys9 Dress Suits
These cute little suits come
in Brown and Gray with im
itation vest of knit jersey.
Sizes 4 to 8 at only.
Early Christmas Shopping Suggestions
r Men's New Xmas
Flowered patterns.
Diagonal Stripes.
Polka Dot*.
Small Patterns.
Make Selec tions Now
for Xmas
49c
and
98c
Gift
Handkerchiefs
Women’*— 1
3 in Gift Box
* 25c *o 98c
Men’.—
2 in Gilt Box
25c to 98c
Children’*—
3 in Gift Box
10c to 25c
Xmas
Slippers
We have just received
our hi> stock of Xmas
house slippers. Priced at
49c to 98c
Also Men & House Slippers
with leather soles and rubber
heels for—
J.C. PENNEY GO
BROWNSVILLE
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