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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1933
Page
4
In Monroe the NRA emblem trade spread through local businesses as confidence returns after a national crisis. Officials say no business has lost its eagle and government action will follow violators. patience and restrained gossip could hasten prosperity.
The article traces John Howard Payne's life from East Hampton childhood to a cosmopolitan career in New York and Europe. It notes Payne as a New York City figure, his European years, and burial in Tunis, with London origins of Home Sweet Home and questions about royalties and nostalgia amid his later role as US consul to Tunis.
The piece recalls America's once generous immigration policy and its shift toward strict limits. It notes drastic falls in arrivals, rising departures, and the growing concern over criminals and economic strain, with reference to illegal entries and border activity.
In 1933 John Blake muses that parades draw crowds but modern readers seek broader world news. He notes rural towns access global events via editors, libraries improve, and readers gain more information from newspapers and books, expanding life beyond local scandals.
The excerpt presents a caravan of summer image as it shifts from spring to a wiser phase. It reflects longing for results and meaning beyond carefree growth, with imagery of vines, silvered leaves, and winding streams. The verse hints at Time answering questions and foretelling blossoms in valley and hill.
In a witty exchange, Mr. Spoonmore Ah compliments Miss Plumpleigh calling her worth her weight in gold while she retorts that she is horrid for thinking she is as fat as that remark.
A snippet shows Mrs Datus inquiring about the Samkers girl and Mrs Artigue questioning the depth of friendship. The exchange hints at social reach and gossip within the community.
A street exchange shows a man offering a quarter for a prairie chick en while the boy explains prices have spiked to fifty cents after European prairie chickens were annihilated by stray bullets.
Brief exchange between Tommy and Johnny reveals a playful dog park quarrel about fleas and ownership. It reads as a lighthearted neighborhood mismatch with no serious harm or legal ramifications.
A millionaire disputes a portrait calling the face expressionless and stupid. The artist retorts by offering the work at half price and labeling it as one of the founders of the buyer’s family, turning the dispute into a sharp buyer seller exchange.
A bygone exchange plays on customer curiosity about tan shoes and the salesman’s ready reply that tan footwear is always in stock, reflecting retail patter and salesmanship of the era.
The report notes a major issue of unscrupulous individuals trying to alter colt brands before branding by rightful owners. It also mentions a person who suffers a monthly headache lasting six weeks or more.
Washington discusses a proposed agency to balance imports and exports with Russia, financing net export gains by loans from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation or banks. The goal is to sell American goods, even if Russia pays with goods, while recognition of Russia remains unsettled. Officials warn against repeating past lending missteps as private interests press for deals.
A 1933 report blames farm board policy and Hyde's misinformation for keeping wheat prices high while Russia sold grain. The piece discusses market manipulation and international supply affecting U S farmers and prices.
Havana reports a three week strike by 3000 harbor workers ends after employers grant union recognition and rotating shifts. Provisional government also studies Machado era issues and criminals tied to Machado followers. Exile Machado extradition considered as order stabilizes port revenues.
A burglar entered two Monroe homes on the north side last night. The first at 705 North Fourth Street, anest back window and stole 35 cents. The second at 805 North Second Street yielded a dollar bill from a dresser. Police were investigating.
A brief notice notes J P Alley’s column Hambone’s Meditations with a cartoonish misspelling and a colorful line about sprinkling flower seeds on a yard lawn in a rural precinct. The fragment emphasizes local color and character.
A large Monroe Kiwanis delegation will attend the Louisiana Mississippi district convention in Bastrop September 3 4 and 5. J K McDowall district governor announces an outstanding program with Harold C Hippler as a speaker and a three day schedule including golf prizes luncheons a barbecue tours and a governor s ball.
Fifteen years ago on August 22 1918 the government set a monthly sugar allotment of two pounds per person with a daily portion of six and two fifths level teaspoonfuls. Syrup substitutes grow popular as hosts bake war cakes. Local items include J L Russ buying for C W Parnell and Co, Miss Sarah Neville returning from Chapel Hill, Clarence Oakley leasing the I J Newton residence, Dr C P Gray visiting Hot Springs, Mrs Joe Marx returning from Alexandria.
G R Ober a local laundry operator was severely injured when his car crashed into Rainbow beer garden at South Second and Winnsboro road. He was taken to St Francis sanitarium with a broken nose bruised hips and possible skull fracture. An x ray was ordered to check skull. Details of cause unavailable as he was alone. Beer garden damaged.
Readable Radio timetable detailing NBC and NBC-WJZ networks with East Midwest Northwest and Coast regions listing programs from 2:30 to 12:00 including orchestras Talk shows dramas and music features with designated coast to coast connections. The list includes notable acts such as Lum Abner Ben Bernie Taylor Holmes Miss Lilla Amos n Andy and Floyd Gibbons among others.
A humorous survey of misaligned and surprising entries in a New York phone book. The piece notes many addresses not matching their named streets, quirky names, actors hiding behind private numbers, and odd catalog items in the directory. It includes anecdotes about Orbal See and celebrity listings versus private numbers.
NEA writer Dan Thomas surveys Hollywood mail from five continents with reactions from children researchers to professors and business leaders. The piece notes fan letters to stars and a joke about twins replacing a crying baby on a set, plus Adrienne Ames and Bruce Cabot rumors of a possible marriage after a high profile split.
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