A Clubhouse For Monroe Cultural Groups
Monroe women’s clubs consider building a shared cultural clubhouse with a small auditorium for Little Theater, concerts, and programs. Financing could come via FHA loan terms with local lenders, site possible in Forsythe park, and maintenance via club rentals. Strong cooperation among groups could create a central gathering place the city lacks.
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Monroe
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Forsythe Park
Wortheast Center
Professors and the lure of money in academia
The piece argues that economic pressure draws scholars into nonacademic fields. Economists report business opportunities. English professors shift to literary and journalistic work. chemists and physicists join industrial labs seeking more pay and research. It notes a tension between income and scholarly standards.
Utility Law and Regulatory Debate Over Public Utility Registration
The Securities and Exchange Commission pursues enforcement with limited test suits against public utility holding companies while many resist registration. Legal counsel warn registration could undermine defenses though the agency presents it as a simple formality. The debate cites federal rulings, constitutional challenges, and concerns for stockholders and the public in a noncriminal enforcement posture.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Commission
Coleman
Supreme Court
Uncommon Sense Encourages Bold, Steady Effort
A 1935 Bell Syndicate column urges tackling tough jobs with analysis and steady effort. Learn from mistakes, seek help from knowledgeable others, and persist with clear nerve, drawing on examples from Washington and Bruce to motivate doing the best with available means.
The Glee Club By GEORGE ELLISTON
A poem speaks in metaphor of weavers shaping life as a fabric. It urges high aims and example set by a motif that binds the gay and stark realms into beauty through patience and craft.
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the Glee Club
George Elliston
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Squeedunk Justice Arrests Speeding Villain
A framed anecdote depicts a motorist griping at a local justice after being fined ten dollars plus costs for speeding in Podunk. The exchange portrays a familiar city scene of petty legal action and public demand for accountability.
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Podunk
Gossip Thread Over Quiet Laundry Time
Adam and Eve discuss lack of washing to hang out and absence of neighbors to gossip about it in a light domestic exchange.
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Eve
Bedtime Promise From Willie and Mama
Willie asks for a bedtime story but Mama waits until about four as father returns home to tell one. A simple domestic scene of family rhythm and quiet anticipation before evening.
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Mama
Visitor It Brightens Home With Child Presence
A parent reflects on how a visiting child lifts the home mood yet notes the household energy costs have more than doubled, highlighting the trade off between cheerful company and higher utilities.
Oasis in Dry Country Describes Moist Spot
The note defines Oasis as a moist spot in a dry land and explains highbrow slang for blind pig, the hidden liquor operation. The Teacher and Kid exchange casual lines clarifying the term with a joking tone.
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Oasis
Hewitt and Jewett Debate Physical Culture
Hewitt asks about belief in physical culture. Jewett replies with a humorous jab saying he joined a class once and outgrew his clothes like a kid.
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Hewitt
Jewett
Golf star boasts cups used for preserves
A golfer proudly recalls his tournament cups while his partner jokes that his wife uses them to seal preserves for the winter. The exchange showcases their pride in his wins and a playful domestic twist.
Candidate for congressman at large addresses public notice
Pro Bono Publico greets a voter and declares candidacy for congressman at large. Taxpayer quips about being at large and suggests police oversight.
The Fool Killer and Political Echoes From 1935
A compact fragment notes a faux dialogue with Hewitt and Jewett on fate and action. It laments Mussolini naming Ras Gugsa as Ethiopian puppet king and hints at skepticism about capitalism and human nature.
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Ras Gugsa
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Labor Leaders Split Over Lewis Power In UMW Fight
Washington observers say John L. Lewis controls the inter union run of the United Mine Workers while AFL leaders favor industry unions. Employers fear craft union fragmentation and prefer a single union, pressuring for vertical organization despite private labor doubts about Lewis. The broader shift risks long term costs to workers.
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United Mine Workers of America
William Green
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Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
NRA
Sidelights on Brown Safety Harmonica Band Fort Worth trip
Lions club hears Philip Bernhardt recount the Brown Safety Harmonica band trip to Fort Worth for a national radio program. Eighteen musicians and chaperones toured, receiving telegrams of congratulations. The party also attended SMU TCU football in Dallas before returning. Rev Creighton Brooks, invited pastor-elect, spoke of Lions club ties and past Ardmore service. Frank Campbell sang two solos with piano by Mrs Poag.
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Fort Worth
Philip Bernhardt
Lions Club
Hotel Frances
Atlanta
Houston
Shreveport
Canyon City
Colo
Dallas
Creighton S. Brooks
Moberly
First Christian Church
Ardmore
Okla
Frank Campbell
P. A. Poag
Connor Visitors Return Home From Dallas
15 Years Ago December 4 1920 Mr and Mrs J W Connor after visiting son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs E F Connor return to Dallas Texas this week Dr Frank Tripp pastor of First Baptist Idabel Okla will preach at the First Baptist here Sunday morning and night Right Rev S E Partridge bishop of West Missouri will hold a two day mission in Grace Episcopal church next Thursday and Friday nights Instruction will be given in the afternoon and preaching at night Farmers on the west side of the Quachita river will meet at the city hall West Monroe Thursday afternoon to plan cattle dipping efforts for the coming season
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Inlaw
E. F. Connor
Dallas
Texas
Frank Tripp
First Baptist Church
Idabel
Okla
S. E. Partridge
West Missouri
Grace Episcopal Church
Quachita River
West Monroe
Five-Point Buck Killed Near Somerset
A five point buck called Old Peg, missing a leg after a past encounter with hunters, was killed last Saturday a few miles west of Somerset in Tensas parish by R. C. Guier. The deer had eluded hunters for four years.
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Somerset
Tensas Parish
R. C. Guier
Hambone's Meditations Dey Ain't No Rose with Hits Thawn
Local column captures Hambone's sharp musings on tough life in the town. The writer laments hardship while peppering humor and vivid regional speech to convey resilience and grit amid everyday challenges.
Mississippi teachers strike as legislature negotiates pay bill
Jackson Mississippi December 4 Mississippi school teachers who have been unpaid since July due to county finances must wait for a compromise between the house and senate on a 1 million dollar appropriation to cover back salaries and bus drivers. About 2000 pupils are on forced vacation as Hancock county debate continues and the road bill for a 36 million dollar program is to be reconsidered as the legislature plans to adjourn.
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Sennett Conner
Methodist Men's Club Names Walker President
The Methodist Men's Club elected officers for the year at a Monday meeting. C. S. Walker became president with O. D. Gowins as vice president, C. C. McEachern secretary, and Grayson Guthrie Jr. treasurer. An entertainment banquet followed featuring a debate on a humorous resolution and a spelling contest led by Lucyle Godwin.
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Methodist Men's Club
C. S. Walker
O. D. Gowins
C. C. McEachern
Grayson Guthrie, Jr
R. H. Avant
Claud Harrison
Hugh Wallace
J. D. Petty
W. C. Scott
Lucyle Godwin
Monroe
Jackson Parish Singers Gather For Sunday Meeting
The Jackson Parish Singing convention will meet in Chatham Louisiana next Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. Gospel singing will be featured and singers from nearby parishes and distant points are expected. Public invitation to attend.
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Chatham
Jackson Parish Singing Convention
Final ginning report for Tensas parish raw cotton
Ginning totals for the 1935 crop reach 18 015 bales in Tensas parish down to December. Compared with 13 841 bales ginned from the 1934 crop.
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Tensas Parish
New York Nightlife Vanity Takes Center Stage
A parade of city figures with ties to opera, theater, and high society fills the scene. Serafina Di Leo returns from Milan as Italy's opera diva while Corinna Mura boasts a mixed heritage. Zeppo Marx, Tony Soma, Mischa the doorman, and Dan Healy are profiled amid Beaux Arts ball plans at the Waldorf Astoria with float visions.
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Hollywood Close-Ups on Studio Tours by Johnny O Connor
Hollywood tourists in Beverly Hills tour the major studios with guide Johnny O Connor and his ex chauffeur team. They describe where stars live and who is married to whom, avoiding gossip and scandal to maintain credibility. Nighttime practical jokers torment friends with fake time calls, a mild prank in the film colony.
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