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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1936
Page
4
A domestic worker follows a fabled big road to New Orleans and the piece argues every person should choose a clear objective and a plan to reach it. It promotes becoming useful to family, neighbors, community and nation through steady, constructive effort.
Officials in several states push to ban and prosecute the Black Legion. A congressional resolution would authorize cross state action against the group and help reveal its activities. Public pressure aims to expose un-American acts and erode support for the organization.
Rome reports 4359 Italian casualties in Ethiopia including 1304 killed in combat and 1009 died from illness or accident. Ambushes by Ethiopian natives signal looming guerrilla warfare as Fascist forces face ongoing campaign risks and disease.
In a light verse Mother tends the garden with care and pride. She spends the morning weeding not for beets but for flowers. The vegetables suffer and the onions cry as she pursues beauty, hoping the carrots flourish when showers come.
The piece notes a dramatic shift in the Republican Convention in Cleveland as the Old Guard loses power to a new coalition led by Governor Alf Landon. It contrasts 1924’s strong Old Guard with 1932’s reformist mood, praising Landon as a modern nominee who signals party renewal and change.
A chorus of puns and quick quips circulates about Shaw's new Man and Superman edition and a Seattle poet's prison reflection. A Denver man sleeps standing up four years while his wife endures crackers in bed. An intelligence squad linked to the Black Legion prompts irony about opposites. Tulsa man wears five suits as marriage humor surfaces. Moths cloud the southwest as Ima Dolt hints at a mothers rally. A bridge game quip ends the roundup with a wry nod to news fatigue.
A devotional excerpt cites II Peters 2 19 warning that liberty claimed by false teachers hides bondage to corruption. It argues influence corrupts and weakens authority, vigor, and constitutional order, urging discernment against seductive promises of freedom.
The piece notes John Hay’s career from Lincoln private secretary to secretary of state under McKinley and Roosevelt and mentions three presidents linked to him. It then profiles Rita Foster of St Albans Vermont who, through daily rope swinging for seven years, improved her anemia and overall health after a childhood operation.
The piece details extortion schemes centering in New York and reaching to San Francisco. It laments the role of dishonest lawyers and private detectives in shake downs, urges victims to report to authorities, and condemns lax bar associations and overgrown detective work. It recalls cases of public shaming and calls for reform.
The piece critiques publicity stunts around Lew Cody Nelson Eddy and other performers, recalls a Berlin encounter and a psychic warning, praises Evan Evang’s western thriller The Song of the Whip, notes New York disappearances Judge Crater and Dorothy Arnold, and highlights Leonard Sillman’s spring revue New Faces amid a reflection on aging in show business and the history of U S bank failures since 1920.
The article advises gradual outdoor sun exposure for infants starting at 3 to 4 weeks, limits mid day sun, and notes reflected sky shine aids health. It warns against sunburn and heat illness, recommends fluids and cooling strategies, and includes miscellaneous facts on sun exposure and early chemical agents.
A 1936 NEA Service column by Rodney Dutcher examines power plays around Franklin D. Roosevelt era programs. It discusses Jesse Jones bid to control PWA loans and grants, Harold Ickes resistance, Hopkins influence, and debates over WPA and PWA statistics and funding implications. It notes a Berlin traffic violator marker and hints at broader political maneuvering.
Unclear fragments suggest concern and expectations around a local team or league. Mentions names, dates, and places are unreadable, but a tense mood points to upcoming game plans and possible outcomes.
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