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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1933
Page
6
A humorous column observes bundles and Brown paper parcels replacing people on streets before Christmas. It jokes about gift wrapping delays after Thanksgiving and the futility of tying many knots while celebrating the Yuletide. It notes bundles proliferate as Gold Fellows prepare to help discard them after the holidays.
A Baltimore initiative proposes roping off quiet residential streets for children's play with outdoor skating rinks hop scotch courts scrub diamonds and bicycle tracks. The approach aims to shield children from traffic and reduce injuries while balancing community access to safe play spaces.
The president can direct the tariff commission to fast track petitions raising tariffs on NRA linked imports. If imports threaten NRA wage gains or code enforcement, actions include extra duties or embargoes. Free trade critics warn of higher prices and stalled labor benefits amid imports from non-NRA production.
John Blake advises a steady, disciplined approach to success. Track progress like a mariner, study, save, and learn to improve daily. In business and life you compete with unseen rivals, so know your direction, monitor results, and strive for efficiency.
Rain and my heart mix with dreams as Rain provides companionship and solace to the speaker. The piece reflects inner mood and tenderness through Rain and memory, contrasted with a light dialogue about academics and football.
The exchange features Mrs. Borden Lodge and others joking about a training table. One quip praises meals while another invites proper use of knife and fork, reflecting lighthearted chatter.
Lem Haze challenges claims of Sid Wacker Ste over reputation after last night. He cites railroad tickets as evidence, while supporters argue the company travels on its name.
The dialogue riffs on politics and expense cuts at a soda fountain. A clerk avoids political talk while a customer jokes about money saved funding efficiency work. A photographer named Shutter is accused of rubbing someone for money, with denials and light malice threaded through the scene.
In a humorous exam tidbit the Gorgons are described as three sisters dwelling on islands of the Hesperides in the Indian Ocean with snakes for hair tusks for teeth and claws for nails. The note also mentions the Coliseum built on the pious souls of pilgrims to Rome and visible from all sides.
A Washington piece argues Congress faces trouble from party patronage disputes and criticizes Roosevelt's gold buying abroad. It suggests depictions of currency depreciation and potential profits for the treasury, while noting opposition from farmers and inflation critics amid policy debates.
Frey Williamson president of the Morgee Kiwanis Club announced a December 1 to December 24 campaign supporting the Ouachita Tuberculosis and Public Health Association. The statement urges public aid to fund school education on combating tuberculosis and to purchase Christmas seals, promoting health and citizenship.
Fort Worth Texas aviator H E Dickard returns home with QC O Clark also back from Globe Arizona. William Clark of Strong Arkansas joins his brother. Lieut W Courtney Oliver and Private Lucille Dawkins of Camp Pike have come home without furlough limits. Mrs J C Sadler reports a Ruston orphanage car sent to destination but no acknowledgement received.
In Wisner Louisiana Rev C B White was reappointed as pastor of the Methodist church for a third year following the annual Winnfield conference. The church board met Tuesday evening naming E Pool as chair and a slate of stewards including J L Wilson Harry W Gilbert E A Pennebaker Adolph Baer J W Randall J T Jacobs A J Ensmminger and two ladies Mrs W A Mecom and Mrs E A Pennebaker.
In Tallulah Louisiana burglars smashed the plate glass window of Abrams' Cut Price store and escaped with about 75 dollars worth of merchandise. Police pursued no arrests reported.
Mias Aline Blackwell of West Monroe aged about young woman narrowly escaped death when her dress and undergarments ignited from an open stove. Her sister in law Mrs Roy Blackwell helped smother the flames and was burned on hands and arms. Both treated at home.
Ouachita parish high school and grammar school teachers achieved perfect participation in the recently closed Red Cross roll call. Announced by Mrs. W. C. Holstein, executive secretary, the two schools were initially omitted from the 100 percent list yet stood out for flawless effort and help in driving the campaign over the top.
At a Madison parish police jury meeting held Wednesday the whisky wholesale and retail license was fixed at 500 dollars for retail and the wholesale license set at the state level.
A dense listing of coast to coast and regional radio programming with time blocks for shows, dramas, concerts, and orchestras. It details East Midwest Northwest Canada and Pacific Coast networks, with stations and program names, including Tom Mix, The Wizard of Oz, The Goldbergs, Amos n Andy, and Cab Calloway Orchestra, among others.
Friends debate Bullitt’s plans with his young ward Anne as the Russian envoy enjoys a cosmopolitan life. A Charles Dickens supper in Rockefeller Center draws 300 guests, while Alice Roosevelt Longworth shines at a Ritz literary tea and resists interviews.
Kathryn Sergava, a Russian dancer, was signed by MGM to fill Garbo's planned roles as the star considered retirement. Garbo's trip became a vacation and she eventually returned, but Sergava secured a release and quickly won power in her first film role opposite Warren William in Bedside.
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