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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1933
Page
4
The country shows growing support for peaceful action against neighborhood aggression in the name of the blue eagle. Press and prominent figures denounce violence and urge calm, while leaders like General Johnson and Al Smith call for clarity and restraint to protect the NRA and the recovery program.
The Alabama Power Company wins the Thomas W. Martin trophy for leadership in 1932 rural electrification. Alabama serves 64 of 67 counties with 9,159 rural customers, as farmers gain benefits from electric appliances and increased incomes. The piece notes potential rural labor impact but predicts ongoing expansion of lines, stations, and jobs in related industries. It also cites broader manufacturing and aviation weather contracts and hints at Canada’s May output figures.
The essay urges smart use of time and money through education work travel and limited entertainment. It stresses lifelong learning through books courses and news while warning against wasted hours and the illusion of a complete education. It compares life to a flowing current and a valuable gift to be used profitably.
A poem about a wife devoted to her husband who seeks comfort in his plans and praise and endures a life of service until his death leaving her unprepared for life’s challenges. The verse contrasts strength and dependency, ending with her helplessness after his death.
Mrs Knagg asserts women are as capable as men and can do anything. Mr Knagg challenges her by proposing a test to hang all clothes on one closet hook.
A humorous exchange centers on a mother warning a son about tipping his hat over his nose. The son retorts that onlookers care little for appearances, implying pride in eccentric style in a playful regional banter.
A humorous exchange features Hank asking if a pint of wood alcohol could kill a man and Bill responding that it is the concentrated essence of fifty wood-piles. The line humorously underscores the danger of ingesting strong alcohol while playing on exaggerated language.
A visitor tours a laundry operation labeled the mangle room. The proprietor jokes about killing time and describes returning shirts that look worn from repeated processing, reflecting a satirical wartime era tone of 1933.
The body of Doc Rogers, 45, a employed farmer, was dragged across the Pender county courthouse lawn after a three hour gun duel with officers. He had shot Mrs. Piner and deputy sheriff R T Murray Jr before being killed when his house burned and he fled into a cornfield. Hundreds witnessed the brutal scene as the mob fired into the corpse and the body was later given to an undertaker.
In New Orleans Madame Gabrielle De Baroncelli runs Le Courrier De La Nouvelle Orleans the sole French language newspaper in Louisiana. The 8 to 10 page paper preserves French usage in a majority English state and marks over 30 years of dedicated work by the editor publisher.
An odd claim that day and night stem from solar travel is presented along with assertions about the Milky Way visible at night. The piece notes dense coalfield neighbourhoods from smoke, and makes sweeping geopolitical misstatements about Germany China and India and cites Ben Hur as portraying gallery slaves.
Fifteen years ago on August 28 1918 Mrs James K Brothers of Bernice and Miss Willie Kate Brothers of D Arbonne were guests of J M Brothers. C C Bell returned from a business trip to New Orleans. Dr and Mrs Bert Williams are building a residence on Stubbs Avenue beside the Sullivan property. Mrs Lee Hawkins and daughter Helen returned from a four week visit in Natchitoches Texas. Eugene Rolleigh and wife announce their son Capt Louis Rolleigh has arrived safely in France. Fish Creek girls enjoyed an outing hosted by Lowery Jefferson with Lucyle Stroud Eva Stroud Laura Louise Fluker Roberta Ferguson Ruth Washburn Lucile Prophit Louise Faulk Mary McNaff Willie Jefferson L Jefferson Wharton Brown Joe Wright Swift L Cohn G T Naff.
The First Methodist church of West Monroe will launch a Special Effort program starting the second Sunday in September. Members are urged to fulfill all obligations so Pastor Rev. Louis Hoffpaulr can report to the conference in November with a clean financial slate. The church notes strong activity recently with 40 new members and growth in Sunday school and youth groups.
The city summer playground program wraps up on Thursday August 31 at Forsythe Park at 9 am. A grand program for children will feature grouped grandstand seating and no cost to participants. Awards include best playground honors and junior league recognition.
William Faulkner from Oxford Mississippi travels to Memphis to treat his son and friends to airplane rides. He says flying is about the only fun he has and keeps his plane at a Memphis airport.
A short humorous note in Hambone's Meditations by J. P. Alley pokes at a man tainting or accusing another in playful dialect. The fragment suggests a comic or satirical line typical of the column's voice though details are sparse.
W O Turner chief engineer of Louisiana Power and Light Co New Orleans visited Monroe and Tallulah to supervise construction of Madison parish filtration plant. The $17000 project has satisfactory progress and is expected to be completed within 30 days. Turner will return to New Orleans Monday night and may visit as needed.
The Assembly of God tabernacle revival enters its final week under Pastor Rev E L Tanner. Evang D P Holloway spoke Sunday morning on Heaven the Home of the Christian and Sunday evening on Tragedies of Neglect urging salvation. Services continue nightly through Sept 3 with public invitation.
A sea going man of war, the largest of feathered sea raiders, was killed by a farmer who mistook it for a hawk and placed in a local museum in Alva Oklahoma. Ornithologists noted it had never been reported in Oklahoma before. The first cablegram was sent from Ion to New York on August 28.
A dense listing of radio network calls and time slots for NBC and CBS affiliates. It details hourly programs across East Midwest and West regions, noting show names like The Whispering Banjos Arlene Jackson Drake's Drums Lum Abner and numerous orchestras and serials with times mostly in afternoon to late evening EST.
In New York Paris a mix of playful myths and historic curiosities captivates visitors. Tourists vie for quirky cafe notes and souvenir lore while locals admire the Curie institute and Madame Curie in lab coats. Georges Carpentier chats on the Champs Elysees as a new Crise era weighs on rich and poor alike. The La Demeure Historique tours reveal chateaux including Lafayette’s La Grange with Franklin’s lightning rod linking past and present.
Hollywood Close-Ups outlines Max Baer sneaking onto Garbo sets at MGM defying her ban while Lupe Velez performs and Roy Burns, De Mille’s business manager, halts the mockery on Four Frightened People. It also notes the nicknames of Bing Crosby Skeets Gallagher Harry Green Ned Sparks and Sammy Cohen.
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