This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1933
Page
2
The piece humorously muses on bundles of gifts wrapped in brown paper and string. It notes bundle time starts weeks before Christmas, delays from Thanksgiving, and the ritual of tying knots. It ends with a cheerful nudge that Good Fellows will help find places for unwanted bundles.
A historic editorial argues traffic dangers to children and urges city planning to separate play areas from roads. It cites Baltimore’s approach to roped off residential streets, outdoor rinks, hop scotch courts, and bike tracks as a model for safer play spaces.
Discussion notes that under the National Recovery Act the president can direct the tariff commission to prioritize petitions for tariff barriers against imports. If imports threaten code maintenance, the president may impose extra duties or embargoes. The piece notes free trade cautions and ongoing NRA wage and price protection debates amid import concerns. It ends with unrelated notes about hair loss and Seattle publicity.
John Blake argues that success requires careful progress tracking and disciplined study. He urges readers to build a solid education, save money, study their business, and compare oneself to unseen competitors, emphasizing constant evaluation and efficiency.
Rain and my heart become companions as I sit alone with dreams and rain speaking to mind and heart. Rain's voice and song satisfy the heart of me as the poem finds sufficiency in weather and emotion. A humorous aside shows a student joke about exams and football defining entry to college.
Residents discuss a planned training table with Mrs Borden Lodge noting the value of proper knife and fork use. The exchange highlights community emphasis on etiquette and dining protocol.
Sid Wacker-See claims of the East Linney outing raise doubts as Lem Haze reports seeing railroad tickets suggesting travel. The exchange hints at a reputational dispute over the company’s activities and credibility.
A customer asks for bouillie mousse and a soda fountain clerk responds that discussing politics is not allowed in the establishment. The exchange reflects tensions over permissible topics in a public venue.
A witty exchange questions where saved money went after expense cuts. The reply cites funds used to hire an efficiency expert. A staged encounter with photographer Shutter in the morning and evening ends with a playful jab at Waller about retouching.
A strange excerpt describes the Gorgons as three sisters with snake hair tusks and claws living in the Hesperides in the Indian Ocean. It says the Colosseum was built on pilgrims’ souls and notes the wide view of the structure. It oddly claims cats have nine lives, tied to Christianity in this country.
A 1933 opinion discusses expected trouble for the Roosevelt administration over political patronage, gold buying abroad, and currency depreciation. It notes Congress may challenge policy, mentions Miss Perkins Farley and Secretary Wallace, and cites rising export prices and dollar depreciation effects.
Fifteen years ago December 8 191 H. E. Dickard of the aviation corps Fort Worth Texas arrived home Monday. O O Clark who was home during the past week from Globe Ariz has returned. Lieut W Courtney Oliver and Private Lucille Dawkins of Camp Pike are among the boys who returned home without a furlough limit of their stay. Mrs J C Sadler reports that the Ruston orphanage car has been sent to its destination but that as yet no acknowledgement has been received.
Rev. C. B. White was appointed pastor of the Wisner Methodist church for a third consecutive year. The church board named stewards for the year, with S. E. Pool chairing the board and members J. L. Wilson Harry W. Gilbert E. A. Pennebaker Adolph Baer J. W. Randall J. T. Jacobs A. J. Ensminger Mrs. W. A. Mecom and Mrs. E. A. Pennebaker serving on the group.
Burglars crashed the plate glass window of Abrams' Cut Price store in Tallulah Louisiana and escaped with merchandise valued at about 75 dollars.
Monroe Kiwanis Club supports the Ouachita Tuberculosis and Public Health association in its Christmas seal sale campaign running December 1 through December 24. President Fred Williamson cites the program’s aim to educate children and build better health and citizenship while urging public generosity to fund tuberculosis awareness.
Miss Aline Blackwell of West Monroe escaped serious injury when her dress caught fire from an open stove. Her sister in law Mrs Roy Blackwell and Mrs Blackwell helped smother the flames. both received burns treated at home.
Teachers at Ouachita parish high and grammar schools achieved perfect scores in the Red Cross roll call, announced by Mrs. W. C. Holstein. The two schools had been omitted from the earlier list of 100 percent participants, yet both performed flawlessly.
At a Madison parish police jury meeting on Wednesday the whisky wholesale and retail license was fixed at $500 for retail and the wholesale the same as the state.
Central and Eastern time bands list programs from Myrt & Marge to Cab Calloway Orchestra with coast to coast broadcasts. Shows include Billy Bachelor Sketch, The March of Time, The Goldbergs, Amos n Andy, and Orchestras led by Stokowski, Isham Jones, and Meyer Davis with regional tweaks and repeat slots.
New York society notes William C Bullitt the Russian ambassador may take his daughter Anne to Moscow. He enjoyed a London conference, a Paris shopping tour, and museum visits. The evening at Alfred Dunhill in Rockefeller Center drew 500 guests amid talk of Prince Mike Rospanoff. Alice Roosevelt Longworth debuts as an author at a Ritz tea, charming guests with wit and style while declining interviews.
Kathryn Sergava, a Russian dancer actress, signed by MGM as Garbo considered leaving, wins a release to seize a big break. She stars opposite Warren William as a grand opera diva in Bedside, gaining studio confidence and public interest.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.