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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1933
Page
4
The Monroe Morning World presents itself as an independent paper printing news impartially. It pledges to support what it believes to be right and oppose what it believes to be wrong without party politics.
The piece extols the Christmas narrative as the most significant tale in history. It highlights the star, the wise men, the shepherds, and the benediction Glory to God in the highest. It links civil harmony and family peace to Christ like living and universal humanity.
A reflective piece on the holiday return of college students and parental anxieties. Fathers project strength while secretly worrying about daughters, fearing independence and risky romances, and mothers mask concern with calm assurances as they assess the peril and promise of youth.
A 1933 Bell Syndicate poem reflects on children without sleds or kites, contrasting shared joy with sorrow. It critiques unequal access to happiness while urging society to protect children's welfare and ease burdens. It ends with a hopeful plea for better times and fair treatment for all.
The piece notes a shift in modern thought as Michelson speed of light tests in Pasadena suggest light speed varies by up to 12 miles per second. It argues this undermines a foundational scientific constant and mirrors wider social uncertainty since the 1929 crash, with nations experimenting different approaches in a world lacking fixed rules.
A collection of remarks highlighting views on natural abundance, labor, wealth, and wellness. James Wadsworth argues production limits, H R C Rutherford mocks mental fatness, Byrd decries waste as felony, August Hecksher credits exercise and baths for longevity. The voices reflect era attitudes toward economy, health, and exploration without direct events.
The piece notes a 15 mile Ohio railroad as perhaps the shortest in the country and compares it with other tiny lines unable to pay bond interest. It adds side remarks about Russian balloonists reporting oxygen in the stratosphere and debates perpetual motion, then shifts to a family moment about a father masking his worries about the future.
A fragment from a reader's note and reflections on Silierius as a historic figure. The writer compares Silierius to Mussolini and Hitler, notes his leadership and flaws, and recalls his ambivalence toward radicalism and human nature. The text also includes a self contained letter about a manuscript and a personal meditation on writing discipline and love of life.
Believe it or not explains yesterday’s cartoon about William C. Creamer born 1849 who joined Constable and Company as a 10 year old and 74 years later remains at work with the same firm. He has never missed a day, even during the Blizzard of 1888. Tomorrow’s feature is the Marathon Kiss.
Coast to coast schedule detailing NBC CBS and regional lines with time blocks for dramas talkies music and specials. Includes program names such as Eddie Cantor Jack Benny Frances Langford and John Kennedy with various orchestras and choir features across time slots and regions.
New York reports a revival of night life with intimate spots and big clubs thriving again after repeal. Patrons seek multiple venues before curfew as cover charges vanish and diverse venues attract crowds. Prominent figures and venues referenced include Henry Vis, Billy Rose, Max Baer, and Back Stage club, illustrating a bustling jazz and theater scene with rising earnings for performers like Downey and Raft.
A weary speaker reflects on never-ending talk from powerful fathers. Despite wealth, the speaker notes family members grow tired of the same phrases. The piece hints at the gap between rhetoric of the powerful and lived experience of poor families.
A short note presents Hambone's Meditations attributed to J P Alley with dialect lines and a humorous tone. The fragment evokes folksy admonition about common sense and social behavior, framed in a regional voice.
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