18 Aug 1937
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1937
Page
1
The Monroe News-Star states it is an independent newspaper printing the menu impartially and opposing what it believes to be wrong without regard to party politics. It credits Associated Press dispatches and provides contact details for telephone submissions.
A seller of steaiciash battled a failing ramshackle car and poor health. He resisted despair, kept working, and by persevering he eventually bought a new car and learned to value persistence and the body as a vessel for life. He reflected that clinging to effort prevented ruin and opened the path to renewal.
The official Nazi line praises Germany's regained strength while admitting food shortages. It notes 68,000,000 bushels of breadstuffs and other shortfalls, criticizes autarky, and argues prosperity requires free trade with the United States, Canada, and Argentina rather than self reliance.
William Gropper receives a landmark honor as the Metropolitan Museum of Art buys his oil painting The Hunt. The work, praised for its bold depiction of a hunter scene where the quarry is a man, joins the museum’s distinguished collection alongside masters like Whistler and Van Gogh.
A newsreel shows a blind man led by a trained dog through crowded streets. The dog signals turns and stops, guiding safely past stairs and curbs. Laws and railroad policies have begun to permit seeing-eye dogs, with hopes for a national standard.
Hollywood notes a campaign to humanize Greta Garbo and recounts jests about her silence and outings. Tales of Hemingway snubs, Leslie Howard misadventures, and director Arch ie Mayo clash reveal a behind the scenes world of star vanity and on set pranks.
A concise poem in which a narrator describes a speaker who uses few words to reveal his talent. He marvels at others’ lengthy phrases while the man himself conveys mood and thought with just one to three words, telling everything he wishes to say.
A humorous dialogue in a historic newspaper sketch features a shopper asking for an alarm clock and a razor strop. The clerk agrees, and the shopper reveals plans to punch holes in the strop to make a wrist watch for her husband.
The exchange notes First Camper-Jones as extremely patient for attempting to light a camp fire by moonlight with four burning glasses, an anecdote shared as a humorous boast of his persistence.
A tense jail encounter unfolds as a visitor taunts a prisoner about a failed attempted theft. The victim declares she will betray the episode to the world and vows not to try again, while the visitor remarks on the outcome with a cruel smile. The victim mentions not wearing gloves.
In a fleeting exchange during the bout, one fighter urges endurance to Jack while a second notes the opponent would need a stretcher if suffering worse. The dialogue captures grit and concern amid the match.
Alice boasts of her husband generosity by gifting him cigars for his birthday. He smokes one and shares the remaining cigars with his friends as proof of his generosity.
In a domestic exchange Isabel mentions dogs fighting as her husband suggesting they plan to visit her mother tonight. The brief dialogue highlights ordinary marital ambiguity and a postponed family visit.
In a tense exchange, Nav questions the chauffeur's tenure, while Van disputes the loyalty implied by the host's aide. The dialogue hints at hidden tensions as opinions about the driver surface.
A lighthearted exchange centers on a policeman challenging a motorist for parking beside a fireplug. The motorist retorts that there is no fire insurance on his car, highlighting the humor of the moment in a 1937 syndicated panel.
The article analyzes how the current Supreme Court composition after Black joins replaces Van Devanter and tightens the swing between conservative and liberal blocs. It suggests future retirements among Sutherland Butler and McReynolds and predicts Roosevelt will appoint more justices sharing Black’s economic stance, potentially prompting Senate fights.
Jonesville La August 18 special announcement by Professor Frank McKay supervisor of music for Catahoula parish schools that Black High school will have a school band. Plans include purchasing instruments and supplying them to students who wish to take music with many patrons approving and bands to be supervised in other parish schools as details are worked out.
C L Allen Glen F Post and E N Kilpatrick rural mail carriers from Marion Louisiana attend the national convention in New Orleans this week Mrs Post and Mrs Kilpatrick also attend the gathering in the city
The Public Works Administration announced 280 school construction allotments for 41 states. Louisiana and Mississippi receive several projects with grants totaling 157,? No exact number. Total program grants 17,091,658 and loans 941,800 while sponsor contributions push total cost to 37,714,378. Allocations include Bernice Louisiana 40,115 and Magnolia Mississippi 49,050 plus other grants and loans in Du Pont Louisiana Hurley Mississippi Jackson County Mississippi Columbus Mississippi.
The article outlines desensitization by eliminating triggering foods, then reintroducing them in small increments. It notes feather pillows as a source of reactions, serum sickness from animal serums, and sick headaches linked to foods, with skin tests and diet changes used to identify triggers and reduce attacks.
Mrs. Calhoun and Miss Doris Calhoun host a congenial party for Miss Alice Apgar of Shreveport at McGowan’s club house. Guests include Miss Margaret McKeeber, Miss Benny Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Downes Jr. and others. A campers’ group just returned from Horseshoe Lake after six weeks of outdoor recreation. The Broadnax family, summering in Colorado Springs, travel to Denver for a visit before returning home on September 5.
The penguin uses its wings to swim and cannot fly. Auks use their wings to fly and swim using their feet.
A humorous column reflects on Cain and greed with Ole Tom Alluz style talk describing the stubborn man’s claim to own wealth and power. The skit uses dialect to critique vanity and self interest.
Hattie Booker a 16 year old black girl was treated at St Francis sanitarium for a back wound believed caused by Eddie a black youth in an argument at Cotton club in Hipp Marks alley. Police seek Eddie who reportedly recently left Louisiana penitentiary after a larceny sentence.
The term bombast, meaning pompous language, derives from Theophrastus Paracelsus an early modern physician who lived in the 16th century and practiced experimental medicine.
New York column reports on a fortnight off with guest byliners from theater and music, noting Beatrice Lillie Katherine Locke Katherine Cornell and Helen Hayes era figures. It recalls diary of 1937 highlights from Beatrice Lillie Ann Pennington Bergen Goodman Lee Bolger Richman Holman and others.
Sam H. Awl city inspector issued two building permits on Wednesday. F. J. Scoggins may add a sleeping porch and a screen porch at his Sabin avenue home costing 350 dollars. Altonia Jordan plans a four room cottage at 611 Layton avenue costing 458 dollars with day labor.
Radio schedules list BASIC East Midwest and Pacific stations on RED and BLUE networks with times from 3:30 to 11:00 per coast. Programs include Don Winslow of the Navy Johnny Johnston's Songs Minding Your P s and Q s and Amos n Andy across multiple stations and zones.
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