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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1933
Page
4
The speaker urges stabilizing prices wages and a rising scale while condemning stock market gambling. He warns marginal trading diverts credit damages confidence and threatens recovery, suggesting exchanges may be closed to protect vital securities and prevent further credit distortion.
The League of Nations faces a stalled effort to end the Bolivia Paraguay conflict as Paraguay reverses its stance and pledges to fight on. The commission’s investigation in Grand Chaco stalls amid mounting tensions and limited leverage, with Japan’s crisis echoing similar limits. The league plans further diplomacy but success remains uncertain.
The text recalls a century of debt reduction efforts with four Republican administrations boosting revenue until the Great Depression. It notes the 1919 peak of 26.97 million and a 1930 low of 16.13 billion, then discusses today’s fragile credit and political risk amid economic fever.
A 1933 Bell Syndicate essay extols exploration as a fundamental human drive. It links childhood curiosity to lifelong discovery, cites explorers as role models, and argues that innovations from steam to radio stem from an exploring mindset. The piece urges parents to foster curiosity in children and notes ongoing wonder beyond mapped Earth toward the stars.
A fragmented verse exchange traces winter sorrow and passion through clipped lines. The speaker recalls burning phrases and shared memories, contrasting casual talk with past fire. A stray dialogue snippet about a railroad smashup interrupts the poem flow, ending with a quip about work and money.
Jack Bachelor asks Dolly Suburbs to marry him by telephone. Dolly delays as neighbors have not yet connected to the line.
A lighthearted exchange in a student crowd centers on a joke about breaking a record. The freshman clarifies the record was a phonograph disc rather than a sports benchmark, provoking further commentary among classmates.
A prisoner insists on innocence when charged with theft of fifteen chicks. He argues his bag cannot hold more than eight or nine, challenging the alleged number. The judge considers the discrepancy as the case proceeds.
An incident recounts a collision where Jack-Clancy struck Bill-Phat with a car, injuring two ribs in an attack that appears linked to a dispute with a wealthy contractor. The claim notes two broken ribs and a car strike.
A stream of miscellaneous lines covers practical advice and curiosities. It advises removing coats indoors to save meals, defines fraud as exploiting ignorance, notes exotic phrases about alligator eggs called alligator pears, and ends with a self deprecating remark about not knowing flower names or astronomy.
The piece contrasts Hoover and Roosevelt attitudes toward the stock market rise and decline. It notes Hoover sought to break speculation via policy and Fed action, while Roosevelt avoided direct market intervention despite concerns about rapid price changes. It discusses collateral effects on purchasing power and recovery efforts under Johnson.
The 1932 tax adjudication list shows widespread losses in parish assessments. Orleans leads with 2,103 adjudications valued at $3,103,630, while Richland reports $601,000 in transfers from 225 properties. Tax sales are due in July to meet legal requirements.
A royal party led by Ras Desta Demtu, son-in-law of Haile Selassie, attends a private screening of The Sign of the Cross at Paramount. The Ethiopian prince, praised for his dignified bearing, weeps during sad scenes and praises the film, while questions focus on his Washington reception and potential Harlem visit.
A humorous in style note credits J P Alley for Hambone’s Meditations with playful slang about Prohibition and a casual tease about discussing punishment. The fragment reflects a comic or column-like voice typical of early 20th century humor writing.
Fifteen years ago residents in saloons, poolrooms, and on streets were questioned about employment and hours. They were asked to show July 18 registration cards for the council of defense. Four parish school board seats are up for election with current terminations listed. Community members report arrivals and travels including visits to Oklahoma and Corinth, and a pair of students record forty three reptile and amphibian species near Charleston in five weeks.
Coast to coast listings report daytime and evening shows across NBC networks. Programs include orchestras, variety acts, comedies, and news features with regional chains and time zones noted.
Hollywood chatter tracks Pola Negri Tom Mix and Joan Crawford as they entertain and pose on the town. Mae Murray Lilyan Tashman and others flash daring styles at Cocoanut Grove Malibu Beach and on Hollywood Boulevard. Accidents reel in with Brendel humor and stuntman Frank Jim’s close calls.
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