Monroe Morning World Established 1929 News Biography
The Monroe Morning World, founded October 20, 1929 by Robert Ewing, is published daily except Monday by News-Star-World Publishing Co. It operates as an independent paper in Monroe Louisiana, with standard newspaper staff and national advertising through Branham Co. The paper emphasizes impartial news and editorial independence.
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June Blues and Nature’s Call Across the Radio Hour
A reflective poem notes the pull of nature versus urban grind, warning that growing older saps boyish boldness. It contrasts longing for open spaces with a loss of youth and energy, ending with a wartime cheer and political quip about Hitler and deflation.
Men to match our mountains inscription inspires Louisiana readers
A columnist muses on the Buncombe County North Carolina courthouse motto Men to match our mountains. The piece argues greatness comes from how one fills a duty regardless of station and urges readers to emulate mountain qualities in daily work and character.
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Guaranteed bank deposits and public reassurance
Congress moves to guarantee deposits for moderate size accounts. The measure aims to restore confidence in the banking system, encouraging households to spend normally and not fear sudden losses. The text argues deposit guarantees could hasten economic recovery and reduce urges to withdraw funds.
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Absurdities of Our Problems and the Call to Peace
The piece argues that global forces push toward peace through interdependence yet wars and poverty persist. It notes worldwide communication, shrinking distances, and interlinked economies alongside rising poverty and dwindling world trade due to tariffs and restrictions. It calls for moving with the tide toward rational, peaceful cooperation.
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Barbs Chicago World Fair Exhibit Hints At History
Notes mix whimsical lines about George Washingtons teeth soaked in liquor and jokes from Ramsay MacDonald on June 15 payments. The piece references European war debt and income tax installments to Uncle Sam along with varied quips on politics and common sayings.
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Quotes on taste and character from notable figures
A collage of maxims on etiquette taste and virtue from Alice Leone Moats Diego Rivera and Paul Claudel plus remarks attributed to Dr J W Brister and Judge John V Brennan. The collection contrasts manners discipline and social judgment with themes of education leadership and family support.
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Lady Killers and Prohibition in a Rambler Essay
The writer decries sensational histories and public hypocrisy while warning of a new provocative book on infamous Lady Killers. He critiques prohibition rhetoric, cites official costs, laments political folly, and notes Bernard Shaw’s penchant for telling the truth over hypocrisy in a reflective New York summary.
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The Dollar’s Comeback Cartoon Sparks Memory
A fragmented note recalls a 1933 tale in Denver about a first dollar earned by a track worker named Pirne, who kept the coin as a memento before parting with it for necessities. The item weaves in a Denver stamp window incident and a 20 year gap before its return.
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Radio Program Notes and Nightlife Rumors Featured in City
June entertainment lineup lists Italian music, Catholic program, and Jazz hour across networks with segments from Bert Lahr, Vincent Lopez, and The Harmonica Rascals. Gossip highlights Jack Dempsey’s supper club appearances and playful pranks on publicity staff alongside local acts and Mickey Mouse club chatter.
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Shaw Delivers Truth to Growing Public Audience
A belated warning notes that Shaw draws large crowds as he speaks candidly in public, attracting attention for presenting truths that many Americans have long suspected.
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Meandering Notes on Peggy Joyce and Broadway Gossip
New York society and Broadway headlines swirl around Peggy Hopkins Joyce as a novice matri monialist. Lieut. William T. Coamterford seeks a publisher for My Fifteen Wives. June wedding notices mention communist nuptials in the Bronx and a Highland New York nudist camp ceremony. A Coney Island resort eyes a roller coaster wedding and Jersey grain sprouting from wedding oats is rumored. Celebrities crowd Noel Coward’s farewell party with Parker, Ferber, Bankhead, Astaire and more.
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Vacation Bible School Closes at Jonesboro
Jonesboro June 10. The daily vacation Bible school run by the Methodist church ended with commencement exercises. About 75 pupils attended over two weeks. Principal W. C. Rundell led the program with assistance from several staff members and Mrs. Jeffress, Meredith, Caldwell, and others. Music was directed by Mike Kelley and handicraft by Harvey Mackey. Work by the students will be displayed soon.
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Madison Parish approves one cent gas tax hike
At a Madison Parish police jury meeting in Tallulah on Wednesday an ordinance was readopted to levy a one-cent per gallon tax on gasoline for road maintenance.
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