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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1935
Page
4
Italy has spent about 82.5 million dollars on preparations for war with Ethiopia, while rains hinder action. Six weeks see 5,000 men returning ill with malaria and typhoid. Analysts warn of financial ruin, mounting debt, and a "Caesar complex" delusion amid ambitious gains.
A Chicago beauty expert claims men favor brunettes for now, but Monroe readers are assured blondes remain equally valued. The piece argues hair color has never determined marriage outcomes and predicts future trends will follow past patterns, with individual choice ruling.
The article argues that earned doctorates are a trade union label rather than essential quality for teaching. It compares graduates to apprentices and notes personality testing as a supplement to entrance exams. It questions whether degrees guarantee true teaching ability and calls for genuine teachers beyond formal credentials.
Serious high school girls debate post graduation plans with earnest focus on jobs and college. They challenge parental expectations, seek meaningful work, and refuse to rely on luck or traditional roles as they explore life with capital L.
John Blake muses on instinct in animals and humans, noting birds migrations bear hibernation and nest building as natural cues. He argues curiosity fuels progress, contrasts Wordsworths boy with a yellow primrose, and ponders life’s mysteries while urging effort to improve the world amid wars.
Poem evokes a Clover chain that conjures bygone scenes. The speaker longs for white clovers and a farmhouse memory, hoping the chain will summon summer rain scents, wagon sounds, and old songs from days long ago.
Washington notes say taxes and farm benefit payments face sharp cuts next year driven by economic logic and political pressure. Roosevelt aims to ease pork prices and food costs before the 1936 election while wheat rust threats spark cautious inflation talk and policy shifts.
A reader notes Joe spoke in a bass voice with no notable tenor in his talk, describing the overall timbre as deep and quiet. The exchange highlights the odd contrast between expectation and delivery.
A terse dialogue centers on marital decisions with one speaker asserting contentment in the path taken and the other delivering a sharp rebuke about marrying unwisely. The exchange reveals underlying tensions over personal judgment and happiness.
Two women argue over money and status as one insists wealth defines worth while the other mocks the idea. The dialogue hints at class tension and personal pride without a definitive resolution.
The Patient asks if Widemouth is truly radical or a parlor Bolshevist. The Dentist answers he is absolutely sincere, recounting that Widemouth visited yesterday and had all his crowned teeth extracted.
A light exchange shows a wife lamenting she has worn the same hat since the ceremony while the husband jokes that he always saw her the same, highlighting a playful domestic moment in a bygone era.
Sheriff arrests owner for operating without license as audience fails to appear for Uncle Tom's Cabin. Local officials report a sparse turnout and the incident prompts licensing issues for the venue.
In a domestic exchange a husband denies calling his wife a talking machine while she questions her status, implying a marital dispute over her speech and autonomy. The dialogue hints at emotional tension and gender roles.
A collage of snappy lines and political quips skewers public figures and issues. Nye’s shifting support shows party tensions, while a utility lobby clash hints at government pressure. The piece closes with journalistic wry observations on writing, crime, and social habits.
A government post office contract let at Homer on August 22 goes to Blair Construction company of Montgomery Alabama for 37992 dollars the lowest bid received. Work is set to start in about two weeks.
The British motor industry adopted a plan that fixes the top allowance on a used car at its average sale price minus five percent.
R C Barcliff, a Birmingham resident, arrived in Monroe after walking 425 miles from Birmingham toward Pasadena California. He pushes a 70 pound wheelbarrow containing only clothing as he seeks to improve his health and hopes to witness the Rose Bowl. He left August 5 and traveled via Meridian Jackson and Vicksburg.
Voters in Catahoula Parish, Jonesville, approved the school maintenance fund measure by a large margin. Supt. H. W. Wright announced the official promulgation with less than 30 000 dollars in taxable property opposing the plan and over 300 000 dollars in its favor. Prof. C. C. Elkins reported his improved health after weeks in Alexandria hospital. W. E. Beard noted a New Orleans advisory classifying Catahoula cotton with Delta cotton, dispelling a long held belief that it remained hill cotton. farmers fear price penalties may ease with the updated classification.
The North American bull snake emits a deep, thunderous bellow described as a loud rumble similar to distant thunder. This vocalization highlights the species’ distinctive warning calls and weathered environment interactions.
A humorous line asserts Ole Tom never exaggerates about a claim, insisting he doesn’t stretch the truth or bend facts in his tales.
L R Powers a popular Monroé grocer arrives with his family after an extensive two month trip through California and other western states into Mexico. A Ford car theft remains unsolved since late Saturday. Archie Mellgren and Miss Monita Clawson wed in a parlor ceremony officiated by Father Vandegaer. Grace Moon returns to Little Rock after visiting her brother Percy Moon and nieces Addie and Mamie McNeill.
Winnfield La August 22 Special Payment of the certificates of deposit of the reorganized Bank of Winnfield due in 1937 will be made immediately. A letter to all depositors of record September 25 1933 and present holders states payments will be expeditious. The bank issued five year certificates after the 1933 banking holiday. Officers listed: J A Nugent W E Heard J R Head C McGinty F L Shaw A L Smith J E Carter.
In Houston Mississippi on August 22 Jesse Nolan aged 40 was jailed on murder charges tied to the mutilation death of neighbor farmer Frank Stone 43. Mrs. Jim Bennett a material witness was bonded out. Stone’s body was found weighted in a county cistern. a coroner’s jury ruled death by violent blow to the head.
Three men were arrested on minor charges by the sheriff’s department with one held in jail. Henry Jones remains jailed on a peace warrant following a complaint by C. K. Woodward that Jones threatened Woodward’s wife. Schoefield Arnold is free on a 250 dollar bond for non support, and Manon Williams was released on a 150 dollar bond for termite work without a license. An amphibian motor car built by a German inventor recently paddled across the English Channel.
A detailed broadcast grid lists NBC and NBC WJZ basic east and west regions across time slots from 2:00 to 12:00 midnight. Programs include shows like Women’s Radio Review, Matinee Musicale, Amos n’ Andy, Rudy Vallee, Show Boat, Whiteman’s Music Hall, Seattle Symphony, Dixieland and Orchestra sets, and various talk, news, and drama segments. Stations across East Midwest Mountain and Pacific regions are named with affiliated call letters and time slots.
New York readers share woes of selling songs as publishers reject unsolicited work to avoid plagiarism suits. Drafts are returned unopened, with vague letters, while individuals seek auditions or radio hearings to gain chance at Tin Pan Alley. ASCAP protects royalties, while many schemes mislead artists who pay fees yet receive little or nothing.
Hollywood gossip notes blond Mary Carlisle keeps secret the name of her newest boyfriend who gave a gold arm bracelet with naval signal flags spelling dearest. She denies engagement and hints the friendship is private while filming Let Freedom Ring with Jack Benny. Mary’s link to James Blakely cooled recently.
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