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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1931

Page

4

Tariff Clash With Canada Exposes Global Trade Strain

In a Louisville Courier Journal piece, the Grundy Hoovers tariff is blamed for driving Canada away from the United States. It cites Canada’s rising purchases elsewhere, U.S. firms expanding north of the border, and unemployment at home. The piece likens the tariff to the Lernaean Hydra, urging the Democratic Party to match Hercules’ decisive action.

America Dominion of Canada Louisville Courier Canada United States England Henry J. Rainey Tillmoi Mr. Reiney International Harvester General Motors Ford Westinghouse Hercules Democratic Party

Changing Menu Reflects U S Move to Fresh Produce

The nation shifts from heavy starchy foods to fresh fruits vegetables and dairy as work changes from physical to mental and nervous labor. Ice consumption and cold storage capacity rise while fruit and dairy farming boom and railroads recover. Readers note sections in California Florida Ohio New Jersey and other states profit from this appetite.

United States Department of Agriculture California Florida Ohio New Jersey

Postal Savings Peak Reveals Shift to Banking Circulation

Postal savings totals reach 527 million through October, rising from 20 million in 1930. The system acts as a safety valve, returning deposits to banks and circulating funds, with government as nominal custodian and preference to local communities.

Be Yourself Not The Pretender In Common Sense

John Blake argues against pretension and boasts distinguishing ambition from showy vanity. He says pretenders fail to learn or improve while the genuinely capable persist through hard work and sacrifice. People respect true ability and achievement, not shallow fakery.

Laughs From Life Artful Life in the News Briefs

New Haven features Yale's dog Hall of Fame with Togo the sled dog honored for Nome serum work. Charleston reports backseat driving ruling on guest duty and driver precautions. Atlantic City notes a weight gain after a marathon dance. Chicago covers a Junior League clothing sale with riot squads. London jokes relate to Gandhi’s milking goat. Mexico City enforces bathing regulation amid privacy debates. New York reports the Caracas liner cargo upheaval with mischievous monkeys and a bird.

New Haven Conn Yale University Togo Nome New York N. Y Caracas South America The Bell Syndicate, Inc

Garner in a frock coat as speaker hopes rise

Washington gossip envisions John N. Garner Texan elevated to the House speakership wearing a frock coat. Mrs. Garner allegedly trained him into tailoring, and friends recall Garner’s past aversion to dressier attire. He and Mrs. Garner have avoided Washington social life, even in Congress Hall days.

Washington John N. Garner Texas Jack Mrs. Garner Garner Garners Old Congress Hall

Three Masses at St Matthew's Observe Feast Day

Three masses in observance of the Feast of Immaculate Conception were held at St. Matthew's Catholic Church this morning. Father E. B. Seallon of Alexandria officiated the first mass, Father B. A. Seallon conducted the other two, and St. Matthew's Parochial School was closed to observe the feast day.

St. Matthew's Catholic Church E. B. Seallon Alexandria B. A. Seallon St. Matthew's Parochial School

Pyloric Stenosis in Infants Affects Early Life

The article explains pyloric stenosis in infants during the first weeks, noting explosive vomiting, weight loss, and a palpable lump. It discusses controversy over causes, mentions Dr. Still of London, and outlines the stomach’s pylorus dysfunction, male predominance, and both medical and surgical treatments.

Still London

Catholic Daughters celebrate second anniversary with communion breakfast

The local Catholic Daughters of America chapter marked its second anniversary with a morning Eucharist at St. Matthew's Parochial School cafeteria followed by a group attendance at Mass.

Catholic Daughters of America St. Matthew's Parochial School

Gambone's Meditations by J P Alley

A brief notice for Gambone's Meditations by J P Alley features a new preacher who hints at hell in a 1931 Batt Syndicate copyright listing. The item highlights a white folks setting a heap of store.

Gambone's Meditations J. P. Alley

Friends at Tea Tokyo Resolve Sino Japanese Dispute

A group of Chinese delegates and Japanese officials share tea sessions to ease tensions. They alternate tea origins as a symbolic step toward quieting the quarrel and seeking a peaceful solution.

Tokyo

Hollywood Round Table Weighs Movie Industry Future

Hollywood leaders and New York financiers convene with Will Hays in extended talks about economizing amid rising overheads and bloated personnel. Rumors from the sessions suggest imminent changes impacting the film industry.

Hollywood New York

Hollywood unions and downsizing echo through silent era fears

Wall Street pressure points at Hollywood as studios consider drastic measures. Salary cuts and co operative production limits shrink output. some studios test four week cycles with a fifth week off. A pro silent era mood surfaces with voices like Joseph Schenck urging a return to pantomime to recapture the world market.

Hollywood Union Wall Street Hollywood Joseph Schenck United Artists

McNeil Installed at West Monroe Church Parsonage

Incoming pastor Rev. A. 8. J. McNeil and wife have settled in the West Monroe Methodist Church parsonage after arriving yesterday. J. M. Keller of Alexandria visits Monroe. Knights of Pythias Stonewall Lodge elects officers for 1917. U.S. census reports cotton ginned reaching 10,359,346 bales by Dec 1.

J. McNeil West Monroe R. W. Germany Census Bureau Washington

Radio Schedule Highlights Past Decade Form

A dense OCR of a radio program grid lists hourly lineups and orchestras across stations like WEAF NBC WJ, with performers such as Alice Joy, Sousa's Band, and the Marion Harris ensemble. The page traces day parts from morning hymn segments to late-night symphonic programs, naming multiple stations and time slots.

Associated Press WEAF NBC KSTP WSB Alice Joy Owl Seacercen WTAM WWJ WSAI KYW K&d WDAF Sousa WSAL WDAPF WHAS WSM WMC WSMB WIDX WERBC Woaz KFYR KTHS KWOO KPRC Voorhees’ Orch WWI KSD WTMS WEHC WSR WRAP K&l WENK WFAA KSL WTMJ WEBC WDAY WIRA WAPI KFRC WOAI KOA Marion Harris Wenr K&d WOC WSK WAFL Denny's Orch Vallee Orch WTM WIBA Mose Orch Wenter KBD Woo Wsp

Grading Maine Minnesota Potatoes Boosts Market Price

Editorial notes how Minnesota's 1930s marketing drive, led by R. H. Trovatten, improved grading and certification to gain premium prices on Chicago markets. With joint federal inspection, Minnesota moved from fifteen cents below Wisconsin to six cents above in a year, proving the profit of proper grading for perishable crops.

Minnesota Chicago Wisconsin R. H. Trovatten United States Daily Federal Department of Agriculture Georgia

Pungent Observations on Manners Law and Fashion

A compact collection of wry maxims on borrowed ideas strict governance missing manners and the impermanence of fashion. It notes camping chores, cautious leadership, fame’s awakening, and restraint at social gatherings. It critiques art and literature’s bogus allure.

Quotable Epigrams From Across The Ages

A collection of brief sayings attributed to Chesterton Baldwin Young Hecht and Mrs Nellie Tayloe Ross offering wit on dignity, language, business ethics, views on women, and greed as a driver of war.

Nellie Tayloe Ross

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