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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1934
Page
4
A dispatch notes a 15 minute appearance by the Dillinger family in Indianapolis theater drew a silent reception. The piece argues the Dillingers lack talent and warn against exploiting their relation to the infamous outlaw to glorify crime. public silence could end their stage career quickly.
An article outlines a renewed inflation drive challenging President Roosevelt. Inflationists split on methods from raising gold to 42 dollars to issuing large greenback silver certificates. It notes confusion over policy, cites Governor Harrison’s London trip, and warns inflation would hurt business without a clear presidential stance.
A blind New Yorker plans a braille daily newspaper for the blind. It will publish five days weekly with ads and news, aimed at 5,000 readers in the mid Atlantic states, with goals to expand nationwide and into Canada. The project aims to help the sightless engage more actively in society.
John Blake reflects on Woodrow Wilson and the shift from strict party loyalty to issue and candidate focus. He recalls changing views on crossing party lines, notes fading old hatreds in Washington, and argues honest voters should evaluate candidates and ideas, even amid missteps.
Poem about a missed meeting and love's chance passing as fate parts two lovers. The speaker laments meeting too late and notes their paths now go separate ways.
A pilot tells a passenger that in a hypothetical tank explosion scenario they should remain inside the aircraft. The remark emphasizes not jumping out and staying put during a disaster event.
Mrs Suburbs worries over damage to vegetable plots and milk issues from a nearby cow associated with Brown as a possible culprit. Mr Suburbs seeks to identify the animal to protect crops and dairy.
A quip contrasts wealth and labor. Gotrox jokes on who would dig ditches if all men were millionaires, while his wife quips about their affinities and roles. The exchange underscores class and gender expectations with humor.
A humorous exchange features a wife boasting of making bread entirely herself while the husband claims outside help from a boilermaker on the crust and a plasterer inside, illustrating a playful domestic dispute.
In a playful exchange Lucy asks about twenty years of marriage and gets a quip about ivory. Auntie explains the metaphor with a cheeky remark, showcasing light family humor.
Silas asks about gains since his son’s return from agricultural college. Hiram replies Hank’s mandolin playing has improved, allowing them to afford keeping a hired girl indefinitely.
A reader writes to Time Magazine expressing extreme self-consciousness about physical features and asks for help from a psycho pathic specialist. The letter lists numerous negative facial and body descriptors and mentions worry about his wife and child.
Labor leaders announce a test of the National Recovery Act when the blue eagle is restored at Harriman Hosiery, sparking AFL protest and calls for full implementation of section 7a. President Green vows to push collective bargaining rights and to seek NRA action against the company.
Carl Norman Thomas and Harry Gordon Thomas formerly of Monroe and now at Crystal Springs Miss were injured August 4 when their car sideswiped a truck and struck a telephone pole. Carl suffered a crushed shoulder and Harry was badly bruised and shaken. Three other Crystal Springs youths were also hurt. The boys are grandsons of Mr and Mrs H G Hollingsworth of 110 Stone Avenue.
London reports that losses from country house fires in Great Britain over three years are estimated at more than 5 million dollars.
The Monroe Rotary Club hosted its first monthly dinner at the Elks hall with Rev. Father Menard as honor guest and speaker. Also noted were travel notes from Mr and Mrs J S Bloch, Mrs A P Cobb family visit, and the Biedenharn party planning a Hot Springs trip by car.
The Monroe Lions Club at its noon meeting in Hotel Frances voted to present a bronze plaque to A. B. Clarkson past president for his role in boosting club membership during the 1933 34 year. The plaque from Lions International honors gaining more than 12 new members.
A fragment from a column by Alley Ham Bone's Meditations jokes about a character or narrator attempting to quit stalling. The text is brief and appears as a humorous aside.
Mrs Jewel Mc Quiller warns August and September are ideal for sowing frost resistant vegetables. She outlines soil preparation firming ridges, moist seed beds, and a hot September method using evaporation to cool soil plus targeted pest control with nicotine dust and arsenate of lead.
Alexander Hyman a 74 year old leader in New Orleans cotton for nearly 25 years died at his home after a long illness. Born in Summit Mississippi he attended Spring Hill College in Mobile and Virginia Military Institute. He was active in many businesses including cotton. survivors include his widow and sister Mrs Alfred Hiller of New Orleans. Funeral services will be held tomorrow.
Police hunted three men who robbed the Bank of Zachary fourteen miles north of Baton Rouge. They fled in an automobile after forcing bank president Albert Mills and cashier Mamie McHugh into the vault. both freed themselves as the car pulled away. Approximate loot was near 1500 dollars.
NBC W EAF WJZ CBS and regional networks present a full day of music news and talk shows. Programs include Richards Vidmer Orchestra Gene Karkos Orchestra Vera Van Recital the Texas Rangers Fred Allen and Guy Lombardo while regional stations feature Orphan Annie press news and classic concert broadcasts.
In New York actors trek from summer venues to Broadway amid scarce jobs. Many perform for meager wages or on relief while rural theaters persevere. Portable shows, including Uncle Tom’s Cabin on a truck stage and a one man curbside puppet act, offer free or low cost entertainments with shifting prospects for the season.
Hollywood gossip notes Judith Allen plans marriage within about two years after divorcing Gus Sonnenberg last year. She says she will marry again though names of suitors remain undisclosed. Mary Boland keeps busy on set knitting a sweater and solving a crossword between takes.
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