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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1937
Page
4
A columnist recalls a trip to the national capital and a senator who votes no to test proposals. The piece extols resistance as a virtue, notes women as resisting untried ideas, and argues good decisions require effort and critique rather than blind agreement. Copyright 1937 Bell Syndicate.
Paul Harrison surveys Hollywood chatter and film bits across satirical sketches in The Big Broadcast of 1938. W C Fields parodies filling stations and service with a gleeful military show while Bill Robinson finances loans for entertainment and Fred Allen juggles radio and movie work amid studio chaos. Richard Lane stands out as busiest man in Hollywood with multiple roles and business interests. Phyllis Brooks and Cary Grant wedding rumors spark colony gossip as Blond Mol set teases romance.
The piece traces model airplane and ship hobbies from early fragile machines to modern, fast, radio free designs. It notes kits from light balsa frames powered by rubber bands or tiny gasoline engines, five to seven foot wingspans, and long indoor winter flights.
A newspaper reviewer questions Vittorio Mussolini's memoir calling him barbaric and condemning his praise of war as a sport. The critique highlights graphic depictions of bombings and suffering and argues real front experience is needed to write on war.
The piece critiques European diplomatists blaming the United States for world peace failures after Brussels and Versailles. It argues America should avoid international blame and focus on defense, while dismissing the notion of a global role. It references the Supreme Court dissent and college-town attitudes.
A short verse about healing a broken heart by helping others. It contrasts cold wind with warm fire and argues deeds of cheer banish fear and pain, noting fire’s dangers but warmth on a winter night. The speaker calls for soothing another’s fret to find personal relief and comfort.
Washington Daybook reports pressure groups push Greenbelt to admit dogs as residents. The $16 million town near Washington, founded by Rex Tugwell, bans roaming canines though dog lovers cite sad stories of underprivileged families and pets left behind.
Deoc asks if Fred practices the deep breathing he was taught. Fred refuses, saying he lives on a boulevard with air thick from gasoline fumes. He fears inhaling toxins. The exchange hints at environmental stress affecting residents nearby.
A brief excerpt shows a scene of anticipation as a man and woman discuss plans in a hurried exchange about selling furniture and unveiling a new clubhouse. The dialogue hints at a pivotal moment and shared excitement.
Captain William A. Bisso Sr president said the Napoleon Avenue Ferry crew tied up one boat on the New Orleans side demanding semi monthly wages. Service halted from 5 30 to 6 30 p m until payroll payment. He claimed a midnight deadline to meet payroll.
The article explains how nervous system disorders create varied symptoms from weakness and sleepiness to loss of function. It discusses Brown Sequard and Meniere syndromes, their causes in spinal or ear brain disturbances, and how diagnosis uses sensation tests, reflexes, X rays, and sometimes surgery or sedatives.
A dialogic set piece features players discussing injuries, opportunities, and a boarding house joke. Burke questions alimony dates marked as Lois on the 2nd, Madge on the 11th, Julia on the 20th, and Geraldine on the 30th, revealing the joke behind the calendar.
A Columbia professor quips that the average man speaks quickly after a warming-up phase of hours. A witty dialogue explores glasses, kissing, and public speaking missteps. The China Japan peace angle and fears about unions in public jobs add to the satirical view of progress and sense.
Judge W. M. Harper presided in city court yesterday afternoon fining seven violators a combined 21.50. Breakdowns include 5 speeding, 7.50 reckless driving, four at 1 each for over parking, 1 for night driving with defective lights, 1 for running a red light, 1 for bicycling at night without lights, and a drunken defendant fined 7.50.
The Austrian federal railways span about 4,863 kilometers with roughly 1,479 kilometers laid as double track. This outlines the extent of mainline routes and track expansion status across the system.
Resolution unanimous at Georgia Tucker school as P T A members condemn 20 cent a quart milk and seek city wide civic cooperation to lower prices. Dairymen's association blamed for price hikes affecting large families. Lions club adopts plan for twelve member committee to build charity house. W H Anders resigns from Monroe Hardware to lead Southern Carbon line sales in Ouachita bank building.
A humorous item notes that high paying positions are scarce for Hambone, joking about the struggle to find lucrative work. The tone reflects a columnist’s light criticism of work ethics. No further details are provided in the readable text.
In Florence Arizona 19 year old Cecil Curly Fipps confessed to killing rancher Henry Towner after a feud over a horse. Police say the murder followed tension in the haunted corral dispute. County Attorney Virgil Chandler notes rancher Joe Fleiger was briefly jailed before being released. Curly pleaded guilty to second degree murder and received a 20 to 90 year sentence due to youth and mental capacity.
Four grass fires were extinguished yesterday afternoon by Monroe fire department crews. The blazes occurred at Pershing Drive and South Grand Street, McEnery Avenue and Dick Taylor Street, Pargood and Park Avenues, and 700 South Second Street. Firefighters also spent an hour burning off grass in the area.
George Ross notes a canine friendly shift in Manhattan’s social scene. Jack Dempsey hosts a Woof-Woof cocktail night and Le Mirage hosts Sunday dog shows while Ralphs Bag and Grill remains a showfolk hangout. An undercurrent of showbiz gossip ties Grace Macdonald to a Navy plea.
A detailed timetable lists NBC CBS and Dixie network programs across East Midwest and West stations. Highlights include Jack Armstrong and Amos n Andy segments, orchestras, fashioning news reports and dramatic plays scheduled from early afternoon to late night across multiple time zones.
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