Neutrality program advances at Buenos Aires conference sparks hope
The Inter-American Peace conference draws about thirty projects from twenty-one republics. Secretary Hull proposes consolidating treaties into a compact framework with a no-war aid clause, but warns foreign arms shipments could undermine neutrality. Weeks of labor lie ahead as committees refine ideas for a workable hemispheric policy.
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Buenos Aires
Cordell Hull
Western Hemisphere
Hull
Americas
Europe
Orient
United States
League of Nations
Argentina
Dominican Republic
Chile
Venezuela
Brazil
Costa Rica
Highway deaths predicted to peak in 1936 at 37500
The National Safety Council warns that final 1936 motor vehicle fatalities may reach 37,500, an increase over 1935. The piece urges stricter enforcement against drunken and reckless driving, noting current safety campaigns are insufficient against widespread disregard for caution.
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National Safety Council
Cupid's Recovery Deficit Hits Marriages and Divorces
University of Chicago sociologists Samuel Stouffer and Lyie M Spencer report a 1930s deficit in marriages and divorces due to hard times. 748,000 couples who would have wed did not, while 171,000 who would have divorced stayed married. 1935 was the peak marrying year with 1,327,000 weddings. 1936 is expected to rise further.
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University of Chicago
Samuel Stouffer
Lyie M. Spencer
Reich declares American economy rising on strong wave
A Berlin issued Reich Credit association report compliments American industry trade and agriculture noting recovery and a drop in unemployment. The study says the home industrial outlook is favorable and foreign trade looks reassuring, with prosperity rising in the United States.
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U.S
Berlin
Reich Credit Association
Uncommon Sense on Mind Over Body in Maine Woods
A narrator recalls hiking with her daughter in Maine when a bear appeared. Fear freed astonishing physical power, allowing them to run and jump with ease. The piece argues extreme emotion unlocks the mind’s reserve and that most people use only a small portion of their powers.
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Maine
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
The Glee Club by George Elliston
A reflective poem urging readers to abandon hatred and embrace life love and joy. The speaker questions hate and promotes hopeful thoughts and deeds, celebrating happiness and noble ideals as guiding mottos.
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the Glee Club
George Elliston
Nothing For A While Orchestra Plays
A terse exchange shows Walter asking the orchestra to refrain and the reply confirms they can play if they have the music. The brief line captures a moment of control and readiness within a performance setting.
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Walter
Quip about age and relatives causes wry misunderstanding
The dialogue features Jerry remarking on a woman's age while Harry reveals she is his grandmother. George questions an aunt who runs a boarding house, to which it’s clarified she has many relatives there.
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Jerry
Harry
Air policy needed says Hewitt for country
The speaker urges a clear national air policy and asks how much should be allocated to hot air. The exchange highlights a desire for decisive rules to curb excessive rhetoric.
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Hewitt
Furs and a Blank Check Trade Turns Pending
Dialogue between Lucile and a dealer over paying for furs with a blank check. Lucile asks which bank to use, and the dealer asks for the bank name, highlighting a suspenseful financial exchange.
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Lucile
Eclectic 1926 News Bits From Alpena to Wall Street
A rapid mix of short items: a Michigan dentist shoots a buck while hunting. a father and child discuss a stopped watch. a lecturer debates ecology versus necrology. debt collection advice. Soviet duck-hunt fears. Mary Pickford's suitors. and brokers doubting Roosevelt's election fate.
Explosive Promos and Eccentric Ads Color Hollywood Exploitation
Hollywood studios splash big money for publicity stunts to hype films amid a wave of wild ideas. From rainbow planes and ape-man touts to fake suicides and embers in marquees these schemes show a chaotic era of publicity while federal authorities crack down on kidnaping hoaxes and unsafe stunts.
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Hollywood
Toxin Worm
Harry Reichenbach
Federal
Department of Justice
Broadway and vaudeville stars shine in New York chatter
In New York Peggy Fears pursues singing after a diverse show business career, estranged wife of A C Blumenthal. Kay Francis, Eleanor Holm, and Leslie Howard surface in public spots. Jimmy Savo laments his failed stage and film ventures while Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur helped him to a flop. A first women’s medical school in Boston opened in 1848 with 12 pupils.
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New York
Peggy Fears
A. C. Blumenthal
Kay Francis
Eleanor Holm
Art Jarrett
Leslie Howard
Idie Cantor
New York University
Burgess Meredith
Margo
Meredith
Derby
Gong
Theater Guild
Jimmy
Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur
Boston
Erik Charrel
White Horse Inn
Ali Baba
Broadway
Savo
Woman's Medical School
America
Samuel Gregory
Boston Female Medical School
They Call It Politics in the Roosevelt Era
Washington column notes that Roosevelt era unity dampens sectional fuss over Democratic floor leaders. It argues public interest shifts from specific offices to broader party dynamics and hints at future lineups, with no clear cut advantage to any faction. Two youths enlist in the U.S. Army for Panama Canal service, R. C. Crowson of Collinston and Wyatt H. Burnett of Darnell.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
Texas
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
Capitol
Honolulu
Key West
Roosevelt
Daughters of the American Revolution
ARMY
United States Army
Panama Canal Zone
R. C. Crowson
N. G. Crowson
Collinston
Wyatt H. Burnett
T. P. Burnett
Darnell
Benefit Dance for Monroe nurses on December 17 at Three Mile Inn
A graduate nurses group of the Monroe district will host a benefit dance at the Three Mile Inn on December 17. Music will be provided for a good night out and support a local nursing cause.
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M-G-M
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Monroe District
Three Mile Inn
Scout Nut Gathering and Local Happenings 1921
Judge Charles Schultz led about 30 Scouts from Troop No. 1 to collect hickory nuts in the woods. Marshall Johnson won a prize for the most nuts. L. W. Gresham supplied a truck for a 10 mile trip. Marguerite Hill hosts a bridale luncheon for the Breard Hill party. A. G. Elliott returns after training in Quincy. L. E. Jr. born to Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Douthit. Emanuel Sugar and bride back from honeymoon. Mrs. Jonas Selig to Baton Rouge for Christmas. ARE YOU A GOOD FELLOW.
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Charles Schultz
Scout
Marshall Johnson
L. W. Gresham
Jonas Selig
Baton Rouge
Breard sells undivided share in Monroe plots for $300
Herbert L Breard transfers one sixth of two plots in square 41 of Breard's addition to Monroe to Ernest R Breard for 300 dollars. Real estate transfer recorded yesterday in Ouachita parish clerk of court office. The property covers the west half of lot 1 and the west half of the west half of lot 4 in square 41. A separate note states the Reconstruction Finance Corporation has loaned more than 1 656 000 000 dollars.
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Herbert L. Breard
Ernest R. Breard
Breard
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Deafness Not a Barrier Says Health Magazine
The article urges persistence for the hard of hearing, citing Beethoven and Edison as examples and noting advances in lip reading and hearing aids. It warns against self fitting devices and stresses medical exams before prescribing devices. The West Monroe Christmas pageant at First Baptist Church was canceled by O J Thompson.
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United States
First Baptist Church
West Monroe
O. J. Thompson
Radio schedule summary for December 11 across networks
Detailed program grid lists NBC CBS and ABC stations with regional feeds. Entries include children's sketches, serials, news, variety shows, orchestras, and drama in morning to late night slots across East Midwest West and Pacific regions. Notable names: Amos n Andy, Lucille Manners, Jessica Dragonette, Edwin Hill, André Kostelanetz, Guy Lombardo, Frank Waring.
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Weaf
Wiw
Wnaec
Wtie
Wjar
Wtag
Wesh
Kyw
Wfbr
Wre
Wgy
Weae
Wtam
Wwj
Wsal
Midwest
Ksd
Wmagg Who Wow
Wdaf
Wire Weal Wood Midwest & Canada — Wal
Wtmj
Kebs
Wiba
Kstp
Webe
Wday
Klyr
Erd
Efer South
Wrva
Wptf
Wwne
Wave
Wiax
Wfla
Wsun
Wicd
Wsm
Wme
Wsb
Wapi
Widx
Wsmb
Kwoo
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Wfaa
Wbap
Kpre Woal
Ktbs
Ktha
Wsoe
Wtar
Wis
Wese
Mountain
Koa
Kdyl Keir
Kghl
Ktar Pacific
Kfl
Kgw
Komo
Khq
Kpo
Kgu Cent
Jack Armstrong
Basic
Tema Gienn
Organ Chain
East
West
Tom Mix
Press
Lucille Manners
Billy & Ees
Weat
Dwest
Top Hatters Handmbar
Amos ‘N' Andy
Hal Totten
West Hans
Uncle Ezra
Edwin C. Hill
the Norsemen
Jessica Dragonette
Waitzing
Abe Lyman
Court of Human Relations
Amos
Andy
King’s Jesters Orchestra
Emil Coleman
Shandor
J. Hamp Orc
Riley
Farley Orches
Cbs-Wabc
Ans
Buddy Clark
Queens
Jack
Gabby Benson
Eddie House
Ldixie
Inter-American Congress
Renfrew
The
Mounted
Mortimer Gooch
Popeye
Russell Dorr
Organ
L Dixie
Goose Creek Parson
Boake Carter
Broadway Varieties
Andre Kostelanetz
Philadelphia
Carnegie Institute
Virginia Verrill
Hal Kemp
Eddy Duchin
Orches
Geo. Olsen
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Wobal
Kdka
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Wxyz
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Wmal
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Waby
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Canada — Wel
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SOUTH
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Pacific
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Kjr Cent
Singing Lady
the Dictators
Ensemble
Flying Time Adventures
Animal News Club
Pitdoe Williame
Radio News
Midw
Rpt
the Evelers
Robert Gately
Chain
Lowell Thomas
Gran and Smith
Mary Small
Ford Band
Lum & Abner
Ralph Kirbery
Jean Dickinson
Irene Rich
Sam
Fred Waring
Orchestra
Twin Stars
Court of Honor
Vivian Della Chiesa
Elza
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Monroe News-Star
New World’s Neutrality Program
Cupid’s
Reich Is
Uncommon Sense
John Blake
William James
Food For
Junior
Bel Syndicate, Inc
Russia
Mary Pickford
Wall Street
Coor AP Gonne
Gary Vf Vee
Keegiociy
Hollywood Lights
RKO
Principal Productions
Ballyhoo Boys
Academy of Motion Pictures
China Seas
Jean Harlow
Godiva
George Ross
Jimmy Savo
By Carter Field
Marguerite Hill
Bridale
Breard-Hill
A. G. Elliott
Quincy, Ill
Grayling Lumber Company
L. E. Douthit
Tremont, la
Mr. Emanuel Sugar
St. John Street
Hambone
Bell Syndicate Inc
Morris Fishbein
American Medica Association
Hygela
the Health Magazine
Beethoven
Oliver Goldsmith
George Meredith
Lord Chesterfield
Thomas Edison
Nbc-Weaf
Wabe Wade
Weao
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Whk
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COAST
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Kfre
Kol
Py Kvi
Kfbk
Keb
Jack Masters
Kathryn Craven
Little Brown
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