It Takes All Kinds

Texas. A single Thanksgiving would hardly suffice for the citizens of the biggest state in the nation, Governor Allan Shivers decided. He proclaimed both Nov. 23 and Nov. 30 as legal Thanksgiving holidays in Texas.

Washington. Ten years after the collapse of "Galloping Gertie," their suspension bridge over the Puget Sound Narrows, the citizens of Tacoma dedicated another and bigger $18 million bridge of the same type, built on the old piers. Engineers boasted that it was 58 times stronger than the previous one. Nickname: "Sturdy Gertie."

Michigan. The Linguaphone Institute of America decided that this year the cities in which "sloppy speech" is most prevalent are Brooklyn, Atlanta, Chicago ("Most people sound like they are either being chased by gangsters or are running for trains"), Hollywood and Ypsilanti, Mich. Replied the Mayor of Ypsilanti: "Anyone who can even pronounce 'Ypsilanti' has a great command of the language."

Arizona. A letter to the President signed by the heads of the two Hopi Indian clans from Old Oraibi Indian village asked release of all Hopis in uniform, on grounds that the Hopis wanted only to live a peaceful life their own way and had never made any treaty of alliance with the U.S. anyway. Roman Hubbell, Indian trader and expert on Hopi habits, sensed a Union Square tone to the letter, and thought that a Communist might have put them up to it.

New York. Emily Post settled still another recurrent problem. To a question on what should be done when a dancer steps on his partner's foot, Miss Post replied without hesitation: "If this should happen on a rare occasion, say nothing. If it happens frequently, stop dancing and take a course of lessons."

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