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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1929

Page

4

News Star Publishing Company Periods and Circulation Note

The notice lists publication details for The News Star Publishing Company Monroe Louisiana. It notes the editor secretary treasurer and indicates Associated Press affiliation and national representation. It outlines subscription options including carrier and mail in Louisiana and Mississippi.

News-Star Publishing Company, Limited North Second Street W. Worthington Monroe Associated Press Nias Aces Laa Ang Anni EB. Katz New York Chicago Detroit Atlanta Kansas City San Francisco Dallas

General Jadwin to retire sparks debate on successor

Speculation on Jadwin’s retirement as chief of army engineers centers on who should lead flood control. The Mobile Register argues the next chief must be independent of Jadwin’s program and focus on controlling rivers and using waters for navigation irrigation and power, meeting the aims of the 1928 flood control act and public demand for a broader solution.

Jadwin Army Engineers Hoover Mobile Register Congress

Publicity Highlights Governor Long Tax and Recall Statement

Discussion on the value of Governor Longs tax and recall statement notes that major publicity from the New York Times amplifies support for Louisianas progressive investor stance. The piece argues the statement ratifies legislative policies and public support, but only if its import is understood with key considerations in mind.

Long New York Times Logie

California to Create State Gas Supervisor Office

State law effective September 1 will establish a state gas supervisor with broad powers to regulate preservation of petroleum and natural gas. The aim is to stop gas wastage, with the supervisor making key decisions. The Kettleman field has a well venting 500 million cubic feet daily and 25 more wells are planned, risking further waste. Louisiana observers will watch California's statute.

California Kettleman Louisiana

Southern Industry Growth From Diversified Plant Plans

The B F Goodrich Rubber Co plans a tire plant in Atlanta and adds a shoe factory to the project illustrating regional diversification. West Monroe Bastrop and Hodge show bag making as a pulp and paper by product accessory while ink making supports carbon black. The piece argues that Southern cities with industrial bases attract related lines, propelling continued growth.

B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company Atlanta West Monroe Bastrop Hodge

Right Angles War Declared Anew In Silent Battle Of Disease

On this fifteenth anniversary of Armageddon, the scene shifts from guns to germs. The war now is science versus cancer pneumonia malaria and pests like boll weevils and corn borers, with Pasteur Koch and others leading a global effort to inoculate and conquer disease. The piece declares a new world war against microbial threats and urges unity as we fight for health and progress.

Germany Berlin Bagdad Mars France Pasteur and Koch Leeuwenhoek Spallanzani Sameon Atlas King Features Syndicate Tre

Five Jays of Washington Society

A Washington Day Book profile details Jimmy and four Davis children Jane Jean Joan and Jewel as the five famous children of Secretary James J Davis. The piece notes their social prominence in the capital with broad circles of friends from First Lady to officials and describes their age order and fashion sense.

Washington

The Cabin Rouses Debate On Sexless Woman Concept

An editorial in the Shreveport Journal discusses the Sexless Woman topic, inviting readers to weigh the argument. The Cabin presents the piece as a calm, dispassionate discussion for local consideration.

Shreveport Journal

Broadway Forgives Forgotten Prodigals Says Krows

Arthur Edwin Krows argues Broadway forgets returning actors as easily as it overlooks their real names. He cites John Sampolis who returned in Coquette as John St Polis, a misnaming the public seems to accept without correction.

New York Broadway Arthur Edwin Krows John Sampolis Talking Pictures Mary Pickford Coquette John St. Polis

Threatened railroad engineer strike could halt Monroe traffic

Fifteen years ago engineers and firemen west of the Mississippi threatened a strike that would suspend service on the Tron Mountain A L G and possibly the V S P railroads isolating Monroe. President Wilson sought settlement to avoid walkout while civic groups praised cleanup efforts by West Side merchants and residents and the Grand Ledge Knights of Honor held a joint session led by FE A Williams with E A Williams delivering opening remarks.

Mississippi River Monroe Tron, Mountain Wilson Grand Ledge Knights Lady Knights of Honor of the World of Louisiana K. of P. Hall FE. A. Williams E. A. Williams Order

Five Children Loved Mrs Coolidge at White House Events

The five children known as the Jays delighted First Lady Grace Coolidge at the White House. They shared Easter egg rolls on the south portico and joined her on outings to the circus and sleigh rides through Washington. One girl noted how G for Grace sounded like J.

Washington White House Mrs. Coolidge Jimmy Davis Grace

Stockingless limb fad sparks mixed moral, beauty views

The Cabin editorial laments the nude limb trend while praising stockings as enhancing beauty. It argues health concerns are unfounded and shifts decision to women, noting mosquitos may oppose bare legs but comforts it with fashion prudence and market objections.

Four Davis sisters and Jimmy fade from punch bowl duty

The Davis children, led by 14 year old Jimmy who no longer dispenses punch, are joined by four demure sisters who publish a family school paper with Jane as editor and Jean and Jewel as reporters and subscriber.

Jimmy Jane Jean Jewel Davis James

Forgotten Utah playwright Returns to Broadway Dream

C A Bean, known as Orestes Utah Bean from Salt Lake City, created An Aztec Romance before World War I. The show failed on Broadway, but Bean kept faith, planning a triumphant return with a gas illumination device.

Orestes Utah Bean Salt Lake City Utah Capital Mexico Broadway

Broadway memory ties Bean to infamous theater night

A reminiscence recalls Bean’s tense first meeting with Wallace Ham at a theater. Ham, then a dramatic desk man for the New York Sun, blocked Bean at the door prompting a confrontation that ended in mutual respect and friendship, explaining why Broadway remembers Bean.

Wallace Ham New York Sun Bean Ham Broadway

Broadway Nights at the Shuberts Features Dr Rockwell

Stage notes from New York describe Dr Rockwell in Broadway Nights a summer revue with a chalk talk on bacteria and dandruff dust. Odette Myrtis Kin, King trio dancers and Alan K Foster groups provide the entertainment as Lenore Ulric exits Belasco management toward The Sandy Hooker next season.

New York Rockwell Shuberts Odette Myrtis Harry Conley Joe Phillips Harry Welsh Dr. Rockwell King Alan K. Foster Chester Hale Greenburg Ind Lenore Ulric David Belasco Miss Ulric Messmore Kendall Sandy Hooker Broadway Hollywood Mima Molnar

Radio Schedule Highlights Across U S Major Markets

Absorb the Aug 1 broadcast slate listing WABC WEAF KYW WGN KDKA and many others. Programs span 6 PM to after midnight with orchestras talk shows soap operas and dance music across networks and local stations.

Maybe I'm Wrong and Other Gag Panels

A 1929 King Features Syndicate collection of light humor captions. Jokes explore marriage flaws, fashion, vaudeville antics, and social quips with quick punchlines and playful imagery. Notable lines include socks hiding misdeeds, a hula dancer cold, and a gas-related gag.

Planned Mima tour postponed under Morris Gest plans

The chief part during the coming season under Morris Gest appears not to occur. Gest’s plans to take Mima on the road have not been altered otherwise.

Morris Gest Mr. Gest

Freddy and the Actress Comedy Stirs Broadway Interest

Murray Phillips presents a C Stafford Dickens comedy about Freddy an unwordy estate manager who becomes entangled with a London actress. His employer and wife press him with epigrams yet he pursues the actress, then leaves with her after professing love.

Broadway Murray Phillips C. Stafford Dickens Freddy London

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