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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1939
Page
2
The Monroe Morning World declares itself an independent paper that prints news impartially. It states support for what it believes is right and opposition to what it regards as wrong, regardless of party politics.
A piece advocates neighborhood cooperation to create shared playground space. It suggests combining backyards among several families, tearing down fences, and financing swings and see saws collectively. Mothers supervise shifts while landlords typically approve, arguing they will restore lawns later.
Economist J Seth Schnitman predicts May housing will set a peak not seen since October 1929 and first half 1939 may rise about 50 percent from a year ago. The upturn is welcome though not a full boom, with hope rising if any month surpasses 1929 records and reduces unemployment. A builder is called a patriot.
Turkish authorities order curbs on marriage festivities betrothals and wedding gifts as couples mortgage assets to fund lavish bridal displays. The piece laments overbearing state control and the social impulse to display wealth through weddings.
The article argues not only Tom Pendergast but his associates and fourteen major insurance companies aided by bribes and tax schemes share responsibility for the Missouri rate war. It notes many firms are respected national names, yet admit to corrupt practices for their ends. The piece ends with a parallel about Ontario inmates reacting to a crime film.
Voters in Monroe back four initiatives including Adequate Sanitary Sewerage Restocking Fishing Streams Municipal Civic Center and City Beautification Program in a local ballot push. The plan aims to improve infrastructure recreation and community aesthetics through prioritized funding.
In Washington Congress, after five months, grapples with a mass of unfinished business. Major items include tax revision, social security adjustments, wage and hour reform, neutrality act changes, and railroad rehabilitation. Action on health programs and monopoly reforms remains uncertain as adjournment nears.
Jimmie Fidler surveys Hollywoods young producers and stars noting their ages 30s and under and the quick rewards here. He highlights Edmund Grainger Mer ven Le Roy Pan dro S Berman Walt Disney Joe Mankiewicz Carl Laemmle Jr and others as leading minds shaping cinema. The piece blends anecdotes on Mae West Rita Hayworth Zeffie Tillbury and Bela Lugosi with gossip about Catalina gatherings and yacht life among film notables.
Article recalls America's first notorious kidnapping, Charley Ross, and the wave of impersonators over decades. It notes numerous claimants across cities, their honest belief in their identity, and media methods before sensationalism and modern techniques.
Medical note explains that eye strain from refractive errors can trigger headaches, sometimes presenting with nausea, vomiting, and heart region discomfort. Symptoms may be attributed to stomach issues or food, but eye problems often underlie recurring headaches in children after starting school.
A jumble of notes recounts the buffalo’s role in Native life and decline, immigrant slaughter, and a 1898 stamp image. It then shifts to a call for Angelo Patri's booklet on habits and a brief remark on U S hotels employing around fifty thousand people.
A brief item notes a dahlia bloomed in darkness on a dry shelf grown by A Parrella in Bronx New York. It mentions a monument twisted by the San Francisco earthquake and 906 still stands in Laurel Hill Cemetery. A cartoon explanation from yesterday is referenced. Copyright 1959 King F Home.
Washington Daybook discusses a proposed double budget approach enabling governments to fund public works without breaking the regular budget. Harvard economist Alvin Hansen and other New Deal figures advocate expanding the system to mobilize idle money, claiming political credit for public benefits while maintaining fiscal balance.
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