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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1937
Page
1
A couple on their porch discuss a Persian cat’s death and a rocking chair tale. They find a rational explanation for the chair’s movements, then reflect on how natural laws explain wonders from rocking chairs to Earth’s orbit, warning against superstition and fear.
A movement in Texas aims to place all prison guards under civil service. The Eastham prison farm, famed for harsh treatment and political influence in staffing, highlights the need for selection by mentality and training rather than politics or force.
A historical column analyzes strike data from January to July 1937. It notes 24 strikers and sympathizers killed and 490 injured, arguing the year may be remembered as the last great wave of strikes and highlighting economic tolls on purchasing power and public relief costs.
Poem describes a family journey to Katie’s wedding with imagery of church bells, a singing choir, wrens, summer breeze, and fragrant gardens. It recalls Katie’s childhood and her transition to a wife, hopeful for lasting love as she walks the cathedral aisle.
A briefing on electricity traces its discovery from Franklin’s 1752 kite experiment to the current vast electrical industry. It notes rapid scientific progress, daily reliance on electricity, and ancient hints of magnetism guiding early mariners, while acknowledging the still mysterious core of the force.
The piece traces electricity as the core of modern life from Morse to Marconi and beyond. It highlights homes wired for power, the role of Edison, and the rapid growth of industry and consumer devices. Advertising accelerates adoption, with future wonders like television and air conditioning hinted at as upcoming household essentials.
Dr. Morris Fishbein explains the thymus gland starts large in infancy and shrinks with age. Enlargement may affect breathing and circulation, while persistence alters skin, hair, and puberty, with X-ray treatment sometimes reducing size. Early disfunction leads to serious health issues.
Book review of Marcel Howe Farnham's Ex Love from Dodd Mead. Carlotta Brandt divorces husband John claiming individuality. She seeks alimony and control, while he resists and plans a new life with a hotel clerk. The tale offers a readable though slightly provocative take on alimony disputes.
Isaac Hoch aged 96 and Dorcas aged 91 celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary at DeSoto la while a NY patrolman Arthur Chalmers confesses to murdering his sweetheart. Inspector W. H. Crane of the G men remarks on human fallibility amid public errors.
The piece toys with public figures in light satire about a Los Angeles recruiting agent for the Peiping air force and a county fair stalwart who attended 83 years. It hints at political maneuvering over an anti lynching rider attached to a freight car bill and suggests questions of railroad tactics.
Daily devotional quotes urge readers to trust in God over people. Psalms 118 8 highlights reliance on the Lord. Lavater counsels caution toward overpraise and harsh censure and indifference.
Day by day letters reflect tax loophole views from Mrs. E C Tyler and H D Bronxville on moral issues of taxation. Readers praise radio, European travels, and a New Deal approach. Commentators discuss egg allergies, Abraham Lincoln and Wells Fargo thrillers, acting in depression era theatre, and dog show rabies myths.
A history feature notes Virginia Dare born August 18 1587 on Roanoke Island to Ananias and Eleanor Dare. The Dares were linked to Sir Walter Raleigh's expedition and Governor Henry White. After White left for supplies the colony vanished leaving the carved Croatan sign. The stamp honors Dare on the 350th anniversary.
Dr. R. Alex Brown head of the tuberculosis division of the Louisiana board of health will visit East Carroll parish on August 24 and 25 with an X ray diagnostic operator. Eighty nine people have had tuberculin tests at the focal health unit and more await examination, but only 30 can be examined daily during the visit.
Many medieval scholars believed Earth remained fixed at the universe's center while celestial bodies moved around it. The belief reflected prevailing geocentric views before the heliocentric shifts of later eras.
The Union Oil Mill cottonseed crushing section resumes operations after a six week shutdown for overhaul and repairs. A. B. Colmer notes the plant may run for months into the 1938 harvest with modern dust free machinery installed. About 90 percent of output ships to northern cities. a large Pennsylvania order was reported.
John Birdsong of the Ouachita Valley Fair association says sweet potato culture offers profit for hill country farmers. After a Louisiana State University short course, he notes rising home and northern demand, prices around three cents a pound, and potential for parallel tomato growing and shipping. Ouachita parish lands are suitable for both crops.
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