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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1936
Page
16
The Monroe News-Star states it is an independent newspaper printing news impartially and upholding what it believes to be right. It reserves rights for republication of special dispatches and credits all Associated Press material to or from the paper.
In the weeks before Christmas a hopeful mood prevails as signs point to better times. Seventy eight cities report over 38 million dollars raised for community chest while factory payrolls and employment rise and unemployment falls to the lowest since 1930. Early buyers gain stock certainty and ease the strain on store and postal workers during peak shopping days.
Princeton professor Henry D Smyth counters a Boston critic who called pure scientific research useless arguing science has greatly aided everyday life and will continue to expand theoretical knowledge. He notes electrical devices and domestic comforts arise from lab work and that even non practical science still adds cosmic insight. The pragmatic test remains American in spirit.
Professor Walter Barnes of New York University argues that overemphasis on language as logic and grammar harms teaching. He urges teachers to give American youth a pleasant, conversational culture with vigorous, folksy style that accepts slang without being slangy.
The Nobel prize awarded to Carl von Ossietzky angered Nazi Germany which vows to resist external pressure. A government spokesman warned of retribution if external opinion targets Ossietzky after three years in a concentration camp and a ruined health recovery in hospital.
The essay recalls Eli Whitney born in Westboro Massachusetts 171 years ago and his cotton gin invention. It notes his practice of self making tools and teaching, the patent theft, a Connecticut factory, and a government contract to manufacture guns. It highlights the labor division idea that spurred modern production and efficiency, leading to his lasting fame.
Poem exploring solace in "Green pastures" as a balm for sorrow. The speaker finds comfort in imagined landscapes where peace returns and the soul rests, with imagery of fresh air and lifting trees.
A brief exchange shows Frank asked for his view on Ignazio Zulwaga’s artwork. He replies it is hard to say.
A playful exchange notes the advantage for a young girl who can both perform and sing. The experienced man agrees that such skills reassure a prospective husband that his devotion is real.
A brisk exchange reveals Lucy’s conditional happiness with her husband. She asserts true contentment only if he refrains from disrupting their life, hinting at tension beneath a cheerful front.
The film boss berates a leading lady, sneering that her face is not worth the skin it’s painted on and mocking her appearance. The exchange highlights clashes between industry power and star image in Hollywood.
Jane laments Charley’s after midnight returns while Susan counters that her husband starts out late too, revealing parallel domestic impatience and humor in a sharing moment.
A teacher confirms starting a memory culture school and recalls taking one pupil, who failed to pay. The exchange hints at a struggling venture and a forgotten payment.
A fragment ponders Blinks’s whereabouts and attributes his constant cheer to a morning temperament. The line jokes about why he would travel when he stays upbeat.
A collection of one line jokes and brief observations touch on marriage humor, fashion mischief, politics, and a memorial note. The snippets reference “the front and rear of wives hats,” banquets, Florida Madrid, and a Michigan College honor for a professor's memory.
Washington postal officials report a $3,000,000 deficit in airmail despite a $3,000,000 revenue rise. Debates center on reducing rates to five cents to boost use, versus keeping six cents, while Congressmandated savings and possible service curtailment loom.
In Claiborne parish the home exemption tax law saved homeowners $41,678.59. One thousand seven hundred thirty nine homes were exempted with a total valuation of $1,348,150. Personal property valued at $50,570, including mules horses and cattle, was exempted.
Homer lodge No. 152 elected officers for the coming year led by Robert M. Kent as worshipful master Grady Mullenix senior warden J T Gibson junior warden Harry McKenzie treasurer N J Kendrick secretary C G McClure chaplain L T McFerrin senior deacon J C LeSage junior deacon James M Oakes master of ceremonies Dillard Aubrey and W R Wicker stewards J D Waltball Tyler The installation will be December 15 at the Ma sonic building with Haynesville and Athens lodges present Robert F Kennon grand master of the Louisiana grand lodge will conduct the ceremony.
The Girl Scouts formed a single patrol led by Lady Bird Ruffin with Irene Clark and others. Busey-Mitchell sold Union parish holdings to Southern Land and Oil of Grand Rapids for 100000 dollars, plans to drill four test wells near the Morehouse gas field. The Study club met with Miss Carrie Drew discussing James Barrie and Peter Pan with papers by Miss Mary Rogers and Maud Adams. A salad course followed.
The first ice yacht club in America organized in 1861 at Poughkeepsie New York held regattas and races on the Hudson River.
Humorous dialect vignette imagines a wife chastising a cheating husband. The speaker muses on marriage and consequences with blunt wit and regional vernacular. A playful aside ends with a reflective note on loyalty.
Early surveys reveal over 3,060,000 U.S. schoolchildren with defective hearing. Modern tests screen large groups, with questions about earaches, infections, and noises. Regular exams and lip reading classes are advocated, and hearing aids may help some children.
The West Monroe fire department logged eight calls in November per chief E. C. Taylor. Incidents included a Jonesboro highway negro house fire on November 8, a 300 South Second Street blaze on November 9, a plane addition fire on November 11, and fires at 1515 Trenton Street an O J Holl residence outhouse on November 14, Brown Paper mill O K Knights store on November 15, a grass fire at 407 Linderman Avenue November 15, John Hammett residence on Highway 80 November 16, and an automobile fire at 608 North Third Street on November 24.
Hollywood gossip Roundup: Ted Healy jokes about winning races and immobility awards while Fred Keating proclaims Gone With the Wind read in one sitting. Mary Pickford eyes Pickfair estate as Arline Judge rents Palm Springs, and Helen Broderick aims to direct amid a male-dominated era.
Manhattan hosts a string of jokers from Tarzan to Lupe Velez as pranks reach new extremes. Weissmuller, Velez, and a theater crowd are cited in anecdotes of elaborate gags, from blacked out teeth to mounted cops arranging autographs for fans.
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