Ouachita Parish Names Milton Hall Superintendent
Milton Hall, long time assistant superintendent, was unanimously approved this week as the new Ouachita Parish superintendent. The News-Star backs unity behind Hall’s leadership and urges full cooperation from principals and teachers as he applies board policies and guides the parish school system.
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Ouachita Parish
Milton Hall
News-Star
Hall
W.W. W. Ward
Louisiana State University
B.A. Tarver
Judge condemns case of welfare fraud mother of many
A midwestern judge ruled on a 39 year old woman who falsified claims to obtain 375 dollars monthly in welfare. He called it a crying shame as investigators noted 18 children six of whom were illegitimate and 13 on welfare. She admitted involvement of multiple men and separates from her husband.
Welfare minima and the cost of welfare politics
The piece argues that home care for children is not always better than institutional care and condemns welfare practices that create multi generational clients. It warns of societal economic political costs and notes politicians valorize such cases for votes while taxpayers bear the burden.
Peace in Our Time and the Moscow Treaty
A critical view argues the limited test ban treaty signed in Moscow is portrayed as an historic breakthrough though it requires Senate ratification and does not address weapon use or stockpiles. The piece contrasts Soviet US and British signatories with past appeasement fears, urging vigilance by senators and readers.
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Moscow
Pottsdam
Khrushchev
Fuehrer
Neville Chamberlain
Hitler
Sudeten
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain
Russia
Ukraine
McGovern
Armed Services, Space
Joint Atomic Energy
Senate
Humphrey
Gore
Tennessee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Khrushchev Denounces Soviet World Outlook
In a Moscow signed nuclear test ban, Khrushchev denounces Western hypocrisy and accuses the Soviet regime of interfering abroad. He cites Cuba Venezuela and other states, questions the value of treaties, and contrasts US noninterference claims with Soviet actions. The piece analyzes international law and U.N. responses, noting Stevenson remarks on South Africa and apartheid amid a broader critique of meddling in internal affairs.
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Washington
Moscow
Khrushchev
Varius
Cuba
Poland
Rumania
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
East Germany
Venezuela
Ecuador
Argentina
Central
South America
United Nations
U. S
Republic of South Africa
United States
U. N
Security Council
Portugal
United Press International
U.N
New York
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
South Africa
Afrian
Kennedy
State Department
Soviet Union
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
Paxophobia Seizes Senate Over McGovern Peace Plan
The article notes Senator George McGovern’s August floor speech proposing a $5 billion cut in this year’s arms budget and a phased disarmament plan, as allies and opponents debate the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. It describes the term paxophobia used by critics and the mixed reactions from Humphrey, Fulbright, Goldwater, and others on national defense and peace.
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Washington
Senate
George McGovern
Bill Fulbright
Phillipic
Barry Goldwater
Red China
Khrushchev
Russia
McGovern
Resting Better Governor White After Heart Attack
In the August 9 1938 News-Star report Governor Hugh White of Mississippi was described as resting better following a heart attack. The piece notes other top stories including the Chicago gangland killing of James G. Dungan, a Painters Union business agent, in the sixth such murder in seven weeks. Ouachita Parish records are being extensively indexed and refiled by WPA workers, announced by Clerk of Court R D Farr.
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News-Star
Hugh White
Mississippi
James G. Dungan
Painters Union
Chicago
R. D. Farr
Ouachita Parish
WPA
How To Keep Well Decrease Chances Of Heart Attacks
A health column explains that sudden heart attacks often stem from long term arteriosclerosis, with risks rising from high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, smoking, lack of exercise, and emotional stress. It notes most victims survive, recurrence possible, and urges addressing underlying factors rather than blame. It also briefly covers snail fever, BUN testing, pigeon toe in a child, arthritis and smoking, and safe use of insecticides.
Renewed Crackdown on Fake Bills
Washington report details a major push against counterfeit currency as Secret Service records show multi-state seizures. The piece recounts the shift in Treasury leadership, past counterfeit discoveries in North Carolina Florida Chicago and Illinois, and arrests of operators who produced phony tens twenties and fifties with recovered plates and uncut notes.
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Washington
Elizabeth Rudel Smith
California
Mrs. Smith
United States
James J. Rowley
Rowley
Secret Service
North Carolina
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Miami
Cook County
Prosperity and unequally yoked partnerships query
A reader asks if God blesses a business partnership with a non Christian. The reply notes God may allow prosperity despite sin and that prosperity does not prove approval or displeasure. It cites Psalmist questions and stresses the need for a Christian to avoid partnerships where unbelievers have the advantage, while acknowledging unavoidable dealings. The final choice rests on the personal relationship with the partner.
Monroe News-Star Historical Masthead and Policy Notes
The Monroe News-Star outlines its history from founding in 1929 and lists key publishers and staff including Robert Ewing, Jr., William H. Bronson, Jack S. Campbell, and Edmund G. Brown. It notes Associated Press affiliation, Branham advertising reps, and its stance as an independent paper printing news impartially and uphold what it believes to be right.
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Robert Ewing
John Dbd. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Richard Hale
Monroe
News-Star— World Publishing Corporation
North 4Th and
Olive Street
Robert Ewing, Jr
William H. Bronson
Jack S. Campbell
Edmund G
Associated Press
Branham Company National Advertising Representatives
New York
Chicago
Atlanta
Detroit
St. Louis
Memphis
Dallas
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Charlotte
Monroe News-Star
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