Responsibility and relief in a time of need
A historical reflection describes relief aid abuses and misdirected spending. It cites cases where families rented new homes against agency rules and where some on aid sought separate shelter, stressing that scarce funds must support those most in need. It urges shared housing, economical use of funds, and communal care.
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Emergency Relief Administration
Department of Relief
Relief Agency
Relief Administration
October labor study shows mixed gains in non durable sectors
A department of labor report for October shows total employment 78.6, below last year’s 79.6 but up 2.8 from September, aided by textile strike settlement. Non durable industries rose 7.6 percent to index 85, while durable goods lagged. Wage index edged up to 60.7 though employment lagged. New Jersey held steady amid cannery declines. Period notes seasonal improvement. scientists link almost all things to origins except idle rumors.
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Department of Labor
Washington
New Jersey
Uncommon Sense on Clear Speech by John Blake
An old column argues clear direct talk enables understanding and progress. Emphasizing concise speech over platitudes, it urges readers to listen well, avoid volubility, and speak to the point, using facial expression and tongue to convey meaning.
The Glee Club by George Elliston
A verse piece by George Elliston urging persistence in love of life. The speaker asks to keep interest and faith through heat and strife, to love life despite weariness and disappointments, and to find joy in each new day despite worries.
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the Glee Club
George Elliston
Original Spelling Sparks Debate Between Author and Editor
The exchange shows the author defending the manuscript while the editor concedes the spelling is strikingly original, clarifying there is no lack of originality, just unconventional spelling choices being debated.
Pugilists Clash as Father and Son Exchange Barbs
A terse exchange between in-ring rivals and a driver scene unfolds with sharp jabs. The fighter taunts a rival as a parent, while a motorist scolds a spouse over driving and insurance costs. The dialogue hints at tension surrounding training and finances.
Gaybush Confesses Last Drink in Domestic Moment
In a terse exchange, Gaybush at 2 A M declares he has taken his last drink. His wife Bessie responds that the struggle shows on his face, acknowledging the difficulty he faced resisting alcohol.
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Gaybush
Bessie
Quiet Home Wedding Sparks Police Call
Mrs Kronprinsky and Mrs Slobrowsky recount a small home ceremony that required only a single police officer. The story notes a discreet gathering and emphasizes the minimal disruption to neighbors.
Language clash and a judge’s odd sentence in California
The text contrasts political misquoting risks with humor and irony. A California judge sentenced a defendant and married his wife, leaving who faced the harsher penalty unknown. The piece muses on Hitler’s memory as a soap-box orator and ends with cautions about drivers and reformers.
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California
Hitler
World Court entrance eyed as 1937 leverage in league move
Roosevelt aims to push United States into the World Court via a two thirds Senate vote while avoiding a renewed League of Nations debate. Borah and Johnson oppose. St Lawrence seaway and soldier bonus loom. Idaho’s 1934 gains boost New Deal hopes to oust Borah before possible ratification.
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Veterans Told to Avoid California Without Funds
Louisiana veterans warned to avoid California unless able to self support. John T. Wentz of New Orleans cites a California veterans placement rep, noting many seek relief under EPIC championed by Upton Sinclair. No work available for newcomers. relief restrictions are strict.
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Louisiana
California
John T. Wentz
New Orleans
Veterans’ Placement
Wentz
Upton Sinclair
Many Clubs To Put Out Trees In Lincoln Parish
More than 30 community clubs and civic groups will plant pecan trees at Woodlawn park Lincoln Parish to mark their existence. The event begins Friday at 10 a.m. with a wildlife film at Rialto theater followed by a picnic lunch and two short addresses by R. H. Curry and Miss Mary Mims.
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Ruston
Woodlawn Park
Lincoln Parish
Rialto Theater
Chamber of Commerce
R. H. Curry
Haynesville
Louisiana Lions Clubs
Mary Mims
Local Gleanings From December 4 1919
News notes from Donaldsonville Durant and Monroe detailing G E Harrison visiting his sister and moving to Durant Okla. C E Braun returns from honeymoon in New Orleans and hosts at 200 Ouachita Ave. Red Cross secretary Belle Pike resigns for New Orleans post Hannah Egan to succeed Pike Nettie Mullin leaves Monroe for Los Angeles to practice nursing Mrs A B Myatt visits Columbia with her mother R Meredith.
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G. E. Harrison
Cumberland Telephone Company
Donaldsonville
W. J. Bynum
Harrison
Durant
Okla
C. E. Braun
New Orleans
Ouachita Avenue
Belle Pike
Red Cross
Hannah Egan
Mobile
Miss Pike
Dudley Mays and Geraldine Johnson Tie in Bastrop Marriage
Dudley Mays of Fordyce Arkansas and Geraldine Johnson of Monroe were married in Bastrop on Monday afternoon by Rev. Louis Sutherland. The couple will reside on North Eleventh Street in Bastrop.
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Dudley Mays
Fordyce
Ark
Geraldine Johnson
Monroe
Bastrop
Louis Sutherland
North Eleventh Street
Deft Cajun Cash Woes Stirring Circus Visit
In a folksy rant Hambone notes Ole Tom’s financial strain and plans to attend the circus next, while recounting a hurried trip to Sedgmin t before dark. The dialogue highlights rural humor and economic stress with vivid regional speech.
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Tom
City Court Docket Includes Vagrancy Drunkenness and DWI
Judge W M Harper presided as charges from Monday include George Jacobs for reckless driving and improper brakes discharged Frank Oliver and James Morgan for vagrancy 15 days each suspended and banished from town James McCracken vagrancy 15 days Emile Hadley and several others listed for traffic and drunken disorderly offenses with various fines and forfeitures Evelyn Boyd vagrancy 30 days M F McIntyre traffic bond forfeited multiple defendants tied to drunken and disorderly charges and fines for driving intoxicated and driving without lights.
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W. M. Harper
George Jacobs
Frank Oliver
James Morgan
James McCracken
Emile Hadley
Drew Hart
Nolle
Evelyn Boyd
M. F. McIntyre
George Ragland
Clyde Humphries
J. B. Fatheree
R. G Dunn
Pete Chandler
Dawson Bennett
Katie Jones
Ozzie White
Herbert McCraney
A. D. Wilfong
H. Hagan
Robert Winston
Logtown Demonstration Club Meeting Set for December
The Logtown home demonstration club will hold a meeting Friday December 1 at 2 p.m. at Mrs Jewel McQuiller's home parish home demonstration agent. Each member brings a Christmas gift and will receive a present from the collection during the social period.
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Logtown Home Demonstration Club
Jewel McQuiller
Parish Home
Christmas Tree Party Planned for Negro Children
The Young Mother's club and Mayme Goodwyne plan a Christmas tree party for negro children to be held December 21. White and colored people may contribute goods or money by delivering at 40944 Congo Street or by calling Clie Vass in the Miller-Roy building.
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Young Mother's Club
Mayme BE
Goodwyne
Radio program listings across networks Tuesday schedule
A detailed broadcast timetable lists NBC CBS and regional networks with program blocks across Central East Midwest Mountain and Pacific regions. Notable shows include Myrt and Marge Bing Crosby Abe Lyman Joe Haymes Amos n Andy Xavier Cugat and Lux Radio Theatre style entertainment with orchestras news and serials dated Tuesday December 4.
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Woody
Willie
Press
Myrt
Marge
Dan Russo
West
Bill
Russo
Orch
Dixie
Jerry Cooper
Buck Rogers
Midwest
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Basic
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Paul Mason
Strickland Gillilan
Abe Lyman
Phil Levant
Orches
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Bing Crosby
Isham Jones
Walter O’keefe
George Givot
Joe Haymes
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Paul Sabin
Clyde Lucas
Leon Navara
Hopkins Orchest
Wabe
Singing
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Xavier Cugat
Dorothy Page
Lowell Thomas
Annie
Amos 'N
Andy
Lawrence Tibbett
Orc
Cameron King
Tim & Irene
Sky
DeCampo
Dorsey Bros. Orchestra
Ralph Kirbery
Mills Glue
Harry Sosnik
Hobbying Runs Amok in New York Social Scene
An essay on the booming hobby culture catalogues celebrities and their pastimes. Rudy Vallee writes of amateur film, Don Marquis loves beans, Ely Culbertson links bridge to hobby, Fannie Hurst raves cats, Fred Waring collects miniature musical sculptures, and Stephen Pell owns Fort Ticonderoga with a vast cannon collection including pieces from Egypt and 1702 France.
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Don Marquis
Fred Waring
Albert Payson Terhune
Casey Jones
Johnny Farrell
Tony Sarg
Helen Hokinson
Ellis Parker Butler
Stephen H. P. Pell
Pell
Fort Ticonderoga
Lake George
Ticonderoga
Egypt
Hollywood Close-Ups Reveal Rockefeller Influence on Film Future
The piece notes John D. Rockefeller Jr. shaping the motion picture industry from behind the scenes, with W. G. Van Schmauss directing the Music Hall theater as a model for national trends. Rockefeller Center’s theater draws about 144000 weekly visitors and sets a new pace for exhibition. Peggy Fears disrupts the conventional hero and heroine dynamic with bold commentary on male leads.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller
W. G. van Schmauss
Music Hall
Rockefeller Center
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