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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1933
Page
2
The Monroe News-Star reports local events with independence and a commitment to reporting what it believes is right, opposing what it deems wrong without party political influence.
The president allotted 25 000 960 to the interior secretary to seed a subsistence farm program. The plan aims to relocate unemployed rail and mine workers to farms 30 to 100 miles from former jobs with seasonal returns to home centers. If effective it could become lasting to the nation’s economy though results remain uncertain.
An article argues that personal appearance affects promotion decisions, noting clothes can boost pay even when costing only a small fraction of the raise. It urges choosing best fit and fabric within budget and recommends reading News-Star apparel ads for current fashions.
Robert Fechner, director of emergency forest labor, notes early relief from the president's reforestation program as about 250 000 enrollees join the service with wage allotments for 300 000 families. He predicts reduced relief needs as funds flow, easing budgets and boosting material needs such as clothing and tents at a daily cost of $90 000 for equipment and athletic gear.
An editorial urges learning from errors to avoid repeating them. It cites stock market folly and war lessons, warns against ignoring mistakes, and counsels nightly self review to admit faults and prevent recurrence. The piece emphasizes cautious generations and responsible behavior.
A fragment from a piece featuring intimate verse about comfort and love alongside a seaside humor page. It blends a soft lyrical plea with comic vignettes about lifesavers, a fat man, and working-class banter.
In Washington a long running feud between the treasury department and the national depositors' committee colors the debate on reopening closed banks. Walter J. Cummings backs individual handling of each bank while Schrenk pushes a blanket system. The row involves A Mitchell Palmer and Pennsylvania patronage figures amid broader Democratic rivalries. The president backs Cummings with no changes expected.
Huey P. Long of Winnfield announces his bid for railroad commissioner. In a six paragraph piece he outlines why he should be elected, five paragraphs beginning with the letter of which signals a noted change in the last fifteen years. Also note erection of Red Cross canteen huts on rail property and local Confederate veteran news.
Thirteen persons were booked at police headquarters on drunkenness charges between 7 AM Saturday and 7 AM Sunday. Twelve white men and one African American woman faced liquor related arrests. one white man was charged with driving an automobile while intoxicated.
Dr A E Fisher reported a medicine case stolen from an automobile parked in the Fisher residence garage at 3105 South Grand Street. The incident was reported to police headquarters on Sunday.
A humorous dialect snippet describes a young lawyer getting a better haircut and the narrator notes you cannot tell what is inside a coconut until it is cracked. The tone is comic and rural, with local color and folksy commentary.
In Queens Bayside a rail executive, 44, disappears July 17 and is found murdered with over 500 dollars on him. Police probe links to financier Mitchell and a brewery deal. two women questioned including Sanborn's fiancée and a mysterious blonde. The case involves a court search, Y M C A barriers, and secrecy around suspects.
Fletcher N. Sheffield, a 30-year-old ex-soldier, was acquitted of murder in the case of Bascom Jones who died near Palestine eleven years ago after a district court jury rejected a not guilty by reason of self defense plea.
A lively glimpse of New York society frets over the debutante season, upscale follies, and plans for summer events. The piece notes lavish balls, hotel gatherings, and the prominent families and rising youths shaping high society in anticipation of forthcoming galas and the theater season.
Hollywood Close-Ups details the long marriage of George Arliss and Florence Montgomery begun in 1899 after a damp London entrance moment. The couple, vegetarians and humane society supporters, split time between England and London with a new large home and a life centered on gardening and mutual decisions.
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