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THE GIDDINGS STAR
British Troops Hailed as ‘Saviours of Belgium’
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SOT GIVE THE AIR TO
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ATTAPENETRO Owort
Although many other pictures have appeared since that day, none tells more clearly than the above the
enthusiasm with which the Belgians welcomed the first appearance of British troops to combat the second Ger-
man invasion of their country in a quarter of a century.This picture was among the very first radioed on that
historic day.
Mother’s Residence in U. S. Legalized by President
The family of Fred C. Bucholz, a Los Angeles, Calif., war veteran, gives thanks for the action of Presi-
dent Roosevelt in signing his name to a document which kept the family together. The bill which the President
signed was introduced in congress by the American Legion, and legalized the entry of Mrs. Bucholz into the
United States for permanent residence. Canadian-born Mrs. Bucholz was about to be separated from her fam-
ily by deportation proceedings.
Slothful Ways Are Natural to Him
Mechanical Mutt
An animal that makes a habit of spring fever, regardless of the
season, is the sloth, world's laziest animal. Here one of them "speeds"
np a pole held by its captor, A. W. Anderson, who returned recently to
the United States from Nicaragua with two dozen of the slow-moving
creatures in his charge.
He Boosts Willkie for G.O. P. Nomination
Looking at a picture of Wendell Willkie, his favorite presidential
candidate, is Russell W. Davenport, who recently resigned his position
as editor of Fortune magazine in order to promote Willkie for President.
Willkie, president of the Commonwealth & Southern Utilities, frequently
has been mentioned as a Republican "dark horse.”
Elektro, the mechanical man, and
Sparko, the mechanical dog, get to-
gether in New York, where they
are on display at the fair. Sparko
barks, wags his tail and sits up,
Elektro is equally versatile.
‘Fightingest Man'
Cen. Paul Rollet, 71, “fightingest
man in France," has requested ac- |
five war duty. Rollet was retired in
1937, after 46 years of service. He is
one year younger than Cen. Maxime
Wegand, allied army head in the
Near East.
The Questions
1. In the Great Seal of the Unit-
ed States what is the eagle holding
in its left foot?
2. Creatures that remain in a
state of torpor during the summer
are called—hibernators, torpidates
or estivators?
3. How is an amendment to the
United States Constitution re-
pealed?
4. When did the cross-word puz-
zle originate?
5. Which city is farther west,
Los Angeles or Reno?
6. What is the difference be-
tween a puppet and a marionette?
7. Is the attraction of gravity at
the sun's surface equal to that of
the earth's surface?
8. Has a perfect black or white
ever been achieved?
9. Was Lindbergh the first to fly
the Atlantic?
Pleasant Companion
Good company in a journey
makes the way to seem shorter.
The Answers
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Variable Nature
Nature is n mutable cloud which
is always and never the same.
1. Thirteen arrows,
2. Estivators.
3. By another amendment.
4. About 2,000 years ago in
Crete.
5. Reno.
6. A puppet is worked by hand
without strings; a marionette by
hand with strings.
7. It is about 27 times greater.
8. No. A certain amount of light
is still reflected by the best black
and absorbed by the best white.
9. No. Sixty-seven persons flew
the Atlantic before he did, but
Lindbergh was the first to fly it
alone.
Pill the Trigger on
Constipation, and
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When constipation brings on acid indi-
gestion, bloating, dizzy, spells, gas, coated
tongue, four tas te, and bad breath, your
stomach is probably loaded up with cer-
tain undigested food and your bowels don't
move. So you need both Pepsin to help
break up fast that rich undigested food in
your stomach, ar id Laxative Senna to pull
the trigger on those lazy bowels. So be
sure yo ur laxative also contains Pepsin.
Take Dr. Caldwell’s Laxative, because its
Syrup Pepsin helps you gain that won-
derfulstomachcomfort, while the Laxative
Senna moves your bowels. Tests prove the
powerof Pepsin todn solve those lumps of
in your stomach,to causebelening, gastric
acidity and nausea. This is how pepsins
izing your stomach helps relieve it of such
distress. At the same time this medicine
wakes tip lazy nerves and muscles in your
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ho
ting the
work on
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re. Buy Dr. Caldwell's Lax-
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druggist today!
Idleness a Tomb
Idleness is the sepulcher of the
living man.
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Preusser, Theodore A. The Giddings Star (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1940, newspaper, May 31, 1940; Giddings, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1633740/m1/2/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Giddings Public Library and Cultural Center.