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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1929
Page
4
The fragmentary clippings mention Atlanta and Mississippi with references to a newspaper exchange or mail between the two regions. No coherent event or clear names are readable to establish a fuller news item.
The present time shows a favorable outlook for boosting dairy farming in the Northeast Louisiana parishes as cotton crops run strong. With good cotton returns many farmers can finance higher grade cattle purchases, a shift not possible in past years. Teuit ton is the basic money crop for the region, but cotton alone cannot sustain long term prosperity. auxiliary income is needed, and 1924 1925 outlooks push dairy as a feasible supplement during the cotton marketing season.
Beaumont decides to return mules to active work in the garbage department after years of motor trucks. Officials cite economy and efficiency in frequent starts and stops, noting long hauls still favor motors. The move signals a mixed system balancing mule and motor power for local routes.
The article notes less public complaint about wealth since Roosevelt era reforms. It points to federal income tax receipts of $2.31 billion and appropriations of $3.675 billion, with about 65 percent of federal costs funded by the income tax. It argues two thirds of revenue coming from wealth may ease reformers' hostility to concentrated wealth.
Three people died in a crash attributed to a rebuilt plane with an obsolete motor and a pilot lacking a license. The article warns travelers against barnstormers and stresses aviation safety requires certified equipment and qualified oversight.
Extra Space Proper parking near the curb aids traffic flow on narrow streets. Car protrusions and frequent delays are common. Harrison between atecon and Catalpa should have been widened. North Sixth between the eehead and Washington is so narrow that two vehicles cannot pass.
Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick cites a Persian proverb about roses planted in common clay. Edwin Markham-like praise follows for faith, courtesy, integrity, generosity, and purity as roses decorating a soul. The piece extols beauty, transformation, and a Galilean fragrance in a poetic reflection.
Herbert Hoover's secretary and personal assistant George Akerson is described as the President's confidant adviser and public contact man. Known as Breeze in student days for quickness Akerson remains a nimble tireless White House figure and a key liaison.
Akerson, a tall popular figure in Washington, is known for his resemblance to the President and his daily White House press conferences. A former newspaperman from Minneapolis, he helped Hoover value using a first name and is widely addressed as George. He mixes politics with music talks, especially Bach Debussy and McDowell.
The subject rose from Harvard educated organist at a Catholic church to a political science professional. He left Minnesota for Harvard and entered journalism to be closer to politics. He met Hoover in 1928 and served as secretary for the Sesquicentennial Exposition.
The piece urges drivers to park carefully when curbs are tight to avoid obstruction and cites a scattered collection of quips from various papers. It mentions the Democratic party aging while hinting at emerging ideas and jokes about fashion, gender terms, and Harvard alligators.
The Cabin lauds Louisiana Tech at Ruston for appointing a publicity director and urges ongoing media coverage to highlight the college s accomplishments and advantages. The piece stresses Tech should grow stronger with statewide support and frequent news about its positive work.
Citizens describe the Carolina editor's New York style as old news and claim local pajama parades prove high society exists at home. Early-morning observers report neighbors in pajamas or robes, grabbing the paper then retreating.
A city sweltered under a long heat wave as one man, after a collapse and hospital admission for assault, recalls a hot evening. A stout friend trudges home, endures lukewarm baths and cold supper, and finally laments those without electric fans before his own fan blows out leaving him in oppressive heat.
The Wall Street and Broadway intersection holds the highest priced land in New York valued at 30000 dollars per front foot. The Delmonico hotel houses the priciest apartment with a rental of 45000 dollars annually. The most luxurious office costs over 250000 dollars to furnish.
The article compares luxury apartments and offices on Park Avenue with multi level triplex suites. It notes top rents of $45 000 and $36 000 yearly for suites with 15 and 18 rooms, and describes the Delmonico top floors as a private town house in the clouds. The piece highlights lavish midtown office interiors with Roman baths cigar closets and costly decor.
The article notes corporate interiors using symbolic motifs like cogwheels and lifting arms of industry. Realistic imagery is avoided to prevent obsolescence, as in a travel agency that painted its walls to show transport through ages but erased the design when a single plane could become outdated.
A description recalls an officer slipping from a side street as we passed, moving slightly faster than usual. The ride is praised as elegant and thrilling like a chute at Spanish Fort or a nose dive in a new airplane, all at no cost to the customer, with thanks for a swift slowdown.
Mrs. C. C. Bell hosted the Junior Home Mission Society on a moonlight day ride to Tupaw with lunch al fresco after the trip. Other notes include visits by Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Grant to Simmsboro and Mrs. E. O. Smith’s Mansfield trip, plus society gatherings and departures in the West Side community.
Hollywood gossip notes a Kyoto writer praising Corinne Griffith for her Emma Hamilton portrayal in The Divine Lady and England reception. Inside, a Mary Pickford-Doug Fairbanks set anecdote reveals tramps with long beards joking about acting pay. Screenalities: Dorothy Macklaill pleased with fame.
A detailed Central Standard Time radio grid runs through afternoon and evening with programs on WABC New York WEAF WEAF group and KWY WJZ and WGN among others. Listings include Daguerreotypes The Eternal Question and various orchestral and dance programs with multiple affiliated stations for each time slot.
A satirical roundup of humorous thoughts and quips comments on modern culture. It critiques confession magazines and social pretenses with wry lines about secrecy and public image. The piece uses punchy one liners to lampoon gender roles and media trends.
Dixie Willson arrives at the Hollywood hotel desk with a pink frock and starched apron saying she will cook dinner. Constance Bennett has been in town seven weeks awaiting rehearsals for To Begin Immediately but contracts a ptomaine poisoning scare, delaying work.
A jumble of comic lines features a drunken inquiry about last night and a friend joking about collecting for the Dead Sea. References include a hotel clerk guiding to the garage and a quip about curing a wife’s antique obsession with a 1907 automobile gift.
A collection of light exchanges and jokes from college life including quips about Paris tour, sorority scenes, Pisa, and practice making perfect. The playful chatter features names of student columns and campus humor titles across multiple papers.
In a Drexerd excerpt a dying speaker Charley asks Mandy to marry Deacon Smith after recounting a past insult over a hound dog. The line captures local color and a vow amid hardship.
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