The Once Over By HW ob PHILLIPS
A reflective piece by HW ob Phillips explores Christmas meaning beyond commerce. It contrasts cynical views with the season’s joy and human connection.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1939
Page
2
A reflective piece by HW ob Phillips explores Christmas meaning beyond commerce. It contrasts cynical views with the season’s joy and human connection.
A feature on ballroom dance couples explores public adoration versus private tension. It discusses staged romance, perceived soulmates, and how rumored discord or mental cruelty can derail even celebrated teams despite public charisma and professional success.
The piece notes fashion cycles reviving 25 to 75 year old styles from bustles to crinolines and even 1878 portraits inspire hair and hats. It laments repeats of mid 1920s trends while playful lines hint at grandma's approval and a quirky gadget tale about a fish hooked by a line signal.
Essay extols parental and teaching duties to train children in arithmetic confidence self discipline and obedience. Cites Angelo Patri booklet Obedience and urges sending ten cents to New York address for the pamphlet.
The Tallulah group earns multiple honors in a talent contest with winners including Nisa Haydell and Teresa Nettie Mae. Contestants travel to Alexandria for the state meet with expenses covered. A new machine for testing drivers' reactions is also introduced.
A casual note reveals plans to bring someone named Joe to the writer's house for a meal. The speaker proposes taking Joe out for eating and asks for confirmation.
A scrambled scattered account describes a Chinese junk voyage with sailors, a photographer named Parks in Seattle, and Miya Petersen involved in a voyage or event. The text mentions New York, Japan, and a Christmas meal with Dao aboard, referencing fishing and goods carried by the vessel.
The Marion Little Theater will stage Night Must Fall, its second production of the 1959 40 season, at the Northeat Junior College auditorium. Peggy Guettiero will star as a leading player in this psychological thriller about a cold blooded murderer. Refreshments will be sold during intermissions and before the first act.
A man was found dead in the woods near Clark's, with initial investigations noting a possible prolonged exposure. Police said the body showed no immediately obvious trauma and are awaiting autopsy results to determine cause. Local investigators are securing the scene and interviewing potential witnesses.
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