Central Banking Bill Faces Scrutiny Over Credit Control
The general banking bill moves toward centralizing bank credit through Federal Reserve open market operations. Proponents say a central board can influence economic conditions and curb depressions, while opponents warn of regional neglect and risks of deficits and inflation from centralized policy.
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Cortress
United States
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve
Reserve
Treasury
Central Board
Dole Ends November 1 as Relief Programs Phase Out
Harry L. Hopkins announces that direct relief ends November 1 and about 3.5 million people will have worked through the relief system. States face handling roughly 4 million unemployables. The administration enters the final recovery phase with public works, aiming to independent prosperity rather than 1929 levels. The dole prevented starvation and unrest but eroded morale and self reliance.
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Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress Administrator
Smithsonian Finds Ancient Indian Ruins in Southwest
Smithsonian Institution scientists report discoveries in Arizona and New Mexico of ruins from tribes living between 1800 and 500 B C. Large nests used as beds were found among the sites, indicating unusual shelter arrangements.
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Smithsonian Institution
Arizona
New Mexico
Odor from jaws of porpoises and blackfish fuels industry use
Odor from porpoise and blackfish jaws is described as high value lubricant for the aeronautical sector and used by watchmakers.
Two Light Garments Outperform Heavy for Winter Warmth
Two light garments better for winter wear than a heavy one. The two garments create an inch layer of air to insulate the body.
Balsa Wood Highlights As Lightest Material
Balsa wood, noted as the lightest known timber, is praised for its extreme low density and buoyant quality. Researchers compare its strength to weight ratio with other woods, exploring its use in aircraft, crafts, and suspension structures.
Uncommon Sense on Heroes and Hero Worship
John Blake argues Americans wax and wane on public heroes like Lindbergh Dewey Sampson and Schley. He cites Washington Lincoln Grant and Sherman as enduring examples and urges reverence for heroic memory as essential to national greatness.
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Lindbergh
The Glee Club Time Verse Reflections on Fleeting Time
A reflective poem notes time’s relentless march and the desire to reverse its effects. The speaker laments that days and years advance, that the clock’s hands cannot be stopped, and that moments must be recorded as time continues its busy course. The piece contemplates the vanity of wishing to turn back time.
Kansas Firm Wins Monroe Levee Contract Bid
Fred Luttjehann company of Topeka Kansas bid 202 335 on July 18 at the office of United States engineers Monroe levee project awarded to Vicksburg for sheet piling along the east bank of the Ouachita River between Grammont and Pine streets. S and W Construction Memphis Tennessee awarded 375 000 for another levee wall from the traffic bridge north. Luttjehann plans unloading machinery for the work and S W already holds two local contracts along the Ouachita River.
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Fred Luttjehann Company
Topeka
Kans
Office
United States Engineers
Vicksburg
Grammont
Pine Streets
Quachita River
Monroe
S. and W. Construction Company
Memphis
Chestnut Street
Forrest Avenue
Jack Mce- Enery
Standifer Avenue
Ouachita River
I Will Light the Candles on the Mantel
A reflective speaker rejects the night gloom and vows to reclaim stars as candles. They plan to place a dozen stars on the mantel, lighting candles to recapture childhood certainty about candles and the gold of sky-stars.
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Vain
Triplets Bring Triple Income Tax Exemptions Joke
A humorous exchange asks about newborn sex and reveals three children, prompting the quip that triple births grant three income tax exemptions.
Teflis Grotto Plans Motorcade to Hot Springs Meet
Teflis Grotto Masonic group to meet Friday at 8 p m to organize a motorcade to Hot Springs Ark for the Southwestern Grotto association convention on September 1 and 2 Tulsa Arlington Hotel to host events Mithra Grotto Shreveport to travel by special train Fully 100 members planned to go by auto with Pop Eye band and marching club also joining the trip
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Teflis Grotto
Hot Springs
Ark
Southwestern Grotto Association
Hotel Arlington
Arlington Lobby
Pop Eye
Mithra Grotto
Shreveport
Aunt Lucy and Vera Pilippe Conversation
Vera Pilippe recalls being kissed by young Mr. Huggins and fearing someone might hear. Aunt Lucy asks why she did not scream, revealing tension and repercussions in a remembered moment.
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Lucy
Mr. Huggins
Vera Pilippe
Homebody and Peewee Exchange Quiet Self Talk
In a brief dialogue, Mr Homebody asks about speaking in his own house. Mr Peewee replies that he talks to himself at times when his wife is away, conveying a small domestic moment of self conversation.
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Mr. Homebody
Mr. Peewee
Artist Courage in Pursuit of Fame
Scribbles notes the nerve required to be an artist and fears about continuing to paint with the hope that someday someone will pay for the work.
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Wrettles
Best time and place to propose is in an airplane
A playful exchange where a bachelor asks for the perfect moment to propose and Benedick jokes that proposing at 2,000 feet above the ground in a roaring airplane is ideal because she cannot hear him, making it the best timing and setting.
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Bachelor
Benedick
Deaths and time behind bars tag a famed Hobo
First Hobo notes a fellow wanderer died in the fullness of his fame while Second Hobo confirms he had just been sent up for another sixty days, marking ongoing hardship and legal trouble among the traveling group.
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The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Berlin Operators Take Messages For Absent Callers
Berlin telephone operators now collect messages from callers who receive no answer and relay the note once the intended subscriber can be reached by phone. The service aims to improve communication by ensuring messages reach their destination promptly.
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Berlin
Oklahoma City Student Saves Boy From Drowning
Oklahoma City high school student Jack Oliphant rescued a 14 year old boy from drowning in Bayou Macon near Gilbert Louisiana. While swinging from a cable a group of youths fell into the stream and all but Oliphant swam to shore as he disappeared underwater twice before being pulled out. Oliphant is the grandson of J. S. Gardner and serves as a junior police second lieutenant at his school.
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Gilbert
Jack Oliphant
Oklahoma City
Okla
Bayou Macon
Oliphant
Handcrafted gunmaking once a Guilford County industry
Years ago Guilford County North Carolina relied on making guns entirely by hand as a chief local industry, reflecting a bygone era of artisanal arms production in the region.
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Guilford County
North Carolina
Police appointment fills vacancy for J M Husbands
T J Terry has been appointed a member of the police force succeeding Officer J M Husbands. Terry is a former street car conductor. Miss Mattie McGehee returns from a visit to Alexandria. Albert Breard returns from Toledo after months in automobile shops. Miss Bessie Becton leaves for Dyer Tenn after visiting Mrs Earl Becton of West Monroe. Miss Eleanor Burch of Shreveport guests Miss Anna Sutcliff of West Monroe.
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T. J. Terry
J. M. Husbands
Mr. Terry
Mattie McGehee
Alexandria
Albert Breard
Toledo
Bessie
Becton
Dyer, Tenn
Earl Becton
West Monroe
Eleanor Burch
Shreveport
Anna Sutcliff
Monroe Man In Critical Condition After Drilling Accident
Eugene Smith, 23, of 206 Texas avenue, remained in critical condition with a severely fractured skull at Vaughan-Wright-Bendel clinic after being struck by a half inch drill pipe under 3000 pounds of force while drilling a well near Spencer in Union parish. He was injured Wednesday morning and had recently moved from Forest with father J T Smith. He is married to Mertie Rawls of Monroe.
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Eugene Smith
Texas Avenue
Vaughan-Wright-Bendel
Smith
Spencer
Sterlington
Haile
Union Parish
Forest
J. T. Smith
Consolidated Drilling Company
Mertie Rawls
Monroe
Memphians recall a house rent tale told in humor
A fragmented reminiscence from Hambone’s Meditations recounts an Ole Oman bin visiting Memphis kin. The tale centers on a conversation about house rent, where a lady’s sharp reply underscores Memphis wit and local character as the speaker returns home.
Thief Abandons Auto and Loot Recovery of stolen car
Monroe police recovered a stolen auto belonging to J. A Hollis at 2902 Polk street and a large quantity of merchandise stolen from Gillette Filling station near the Louisiana Training Institute. The car and goods were found in the 300 block of Eighth street. Witness Henry Henderson, 90 Oak street, saw a man abandon the car at 2 am. Investigators from Ouachita Parish sheriff and Monroe police probe the filling station break in and car theft.
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J. A Hollis
Polk Street
Gillette
Louisiana Training Institute
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Eighth Street
J. D. Busby
L. S. Meek
Henry Henderson
Oak Street
Quachita Parish
Miss Fetner Arrives to Lead Louisiana Red Cross
Miss Margaret Fetner arrives in Monroe from Atlanta to take over as state field representative for the Red Cross, succeeding Miss June Lonas. With over three years as executive secretary at the Atlanta chapter, she plans a three day Monroe visit to meet local Red Cross directors and map fall and winter programs.
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Margaret Fetner
Louisiana
National Red Cross
Monroe
Atlanta
June Lonas
Massachusetts
Miss Fetner
Red Cross
Fetner
Special Life Saving Class Held At Pool
A special life saving class was held at 5 p.m. at the pool to assist those unable to attend night sessions led by H. O. Broadway national Red Cross instructor. The 7 p.m. class proceeds at the same location and tests for certificates will be held tomorrow night. Broadway plans to complete the course Friday night and depart Saturday.
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H. O. Broadway
National Red Cross
Broadway
Missing Jackson Man Sought With Monroe Aid
Monroe police seek help to locate J. B. Smith 25, missing from his Jackson home since July 16. His mother Mrs Eva B. Smith of 2702 Lee Avenue reported no contact, while his wife in Jackson said there was no reason for his departure.
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Monroe
Jackson
Miss
J. B. Smith
Smith
Eva B. Smith
Lee Avenue
Radio Program Schedule From August First Across Networks
A dense listings page outlines NBC CBS and regional broadcasts for August First. It catalogs times and programs from 2:00 PM to 11:36 PM, including Women’s Radio Review, Stanley Davis songs, Meredith Willson Orchestra, Press Radio News, Amos ’n’ Andy, Palace shows, and NBC Symphony, with regional splits for East Midwest Dixie and Pacific zones across stations like WEAF WABC WGN KMBC and others.
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Weaf
Wiw
Weel
Wiic
Wiar
Wdlag Wesh
Kyw
Whio
Wibr
Wre
Wey
Wtam
Wwj
Weal
Midkid
Wmag
Wefl
Wkbf
Northwest & Canadian
Wim Wiba
Wstp
Webe
Wdav
Kfyr Erect
Cfcf
SOUTH
Wrva
Wptf
Wwne
Wis Was
Wfia
Wsun
Wiod
Wim
Wme
Web Wap
Widx
Wimb
Kwoo Wky
Wlaa
Kpre Woai
Kthes
Kths
Wsoc
Wave Wtar Mountain
Koa Kdyl
Kgir
Kehl Pacific
Kgeo
Kfi
Kgw
Komo Khe
Kfsd
Ktar
Kga
Kpo
Kex
Kga Kyr Kya Cent
Women's Radio Review
Stanley Davis
Meredith Willson Orch
Kay Foste
Ban Klassen
Betty Marlowe
Calif
Lee Gordon & Orchestra
Frances Adair
Billy
Amos
Whiteman
Lou Holtz
John
Kennedy
Amos 'N
Andy
Jesse Crawford
National Radio Forum
Ben Pollack
Austin Wylie
CBS
WABC
Garden of Melody
Orch
Teddy Hill & Orchestra
East
Martha Mears
Press-Radio News
Basic
Midwest
Kurt Brownell
Lowell Thomas
Tony
Gus
Dot
Wil
Graham McNamee
Witz
Nickelodeon
Cyrill Pitts
Hendrik van Loon
Goldman
NBC Symphony
Harold Stern Ochestra
Wayward Spanish Mothers Defy Departure Rules in New York
A Spanish grand dame, Donna Collada, mother of Benito Collada, stirs tensions by delaying departure from New York beyond visa expiry, preferring pleasant weather and calm seas. Similar wanderlust stories follow of Vicente Escudero's mother in Paris and David Freedman's mother in Manhattan, who relocate via stays in hotels and crowding back to humble neighborhoods.
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Spain
Benito Collada
U. S
Manhattan
Donna Collada
New York
Washington
State Department
United States
Granada
Vicente Escudero
Escudero
Paris
Potato Peelings Take Center Stage At MGM Commissary
Hollywood screens the unglamorous, as MGM unveils potato peelings as a menu option for stars. Luise Rainer popularizes the trend with baked, fried or boiled peelings. In filming Pursuit Scotty Beckett resists crying, while director Edwin Marin jokes about spanking to provoke tears. Alan Hale injures his ankle during The Last Days of Pompeii, complicating his early shoot.
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Hollywood
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Commissary
Luise Rainer
Fadt
Scotty Beckett
Scotty
Edwin Marin
Alan Hale
2 Cripple
Pompeii
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Monroe News-Star
Wews-Star— World Publishing Corporation
North Second Street
Jobn D. Ewing
Ye Ewing
M. Myatt
Seeeeee
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Branham Co
Chicago
Dallas
Petroit
St. Louis
Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Associated Press
News-Star
Morning World
Dole
John Blake
Admiral Dewey
Admiral Sampson
Schley
Cuba
Lee
Grant
Sherman
Lincoln
North
Republic
the Glee Club
George Elliston
Anermse AB
NEA
Kansas Company
Teflis
Spa
Hambone
Ole Oman bin
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Kol
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Kvi
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Kmkwe Kern
Kdb
Kgmb
Kgeb Cent
Howell-Wright
Jack Armstrong
West
Tito
Sotos
Buck Rogers
Sherman's
West & Dixie
Carson Robison
Nothing
Ant Troth
Cossack Choir
Basik
Cadets
Cossack
West and
Buddy Clark
Buddy Clark §:30— 6:30-—Savitt Or.—Dixie & East; B. Rogers—midw
Rpt
Boake Carter
Kate Smith and Company
Louis Prima & His Five Se
Charles Hanson Towne
Alk
Marty May
Comed
Heidt
Brigadiers
Ted Fiorito
Johnny Hamp
Bill Hogan
Seattle Symphony Orch
F. Masters
Or. — Basic Vagabonds Orchestra
NBC
WJZ
Wiz
Weky Wear
Wis
Koil Wren
Kso
Wtmj
Wiba
Ketp
Wday
Kfyr Erect Efef South
Wis Wijaz
Wila
Wsm
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Wsmb
Kwoo
Wky
Wfaa
Whap
Ktbs
Wsoe
Wave Mountain
Koa
Kdy
Kfi Kg
Komo
Khq
kKtar
Kpo Kex
Kgr
David Freedman
Freedman
East Side
Central Park
Catskills
Suffolk Street
Dan Thomas
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