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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1937
Page
3
The Monroe News-Star proclaims its independence and impartial coverage. It asserts commitment to truth and to opposing what it views as wrong regardless of party politics.
A column discusses the value of proper English, arguing correct speech reduces distraction and aids thought. It cites a judge objecting to language changes, and ridicules a man who corrects others by overbold use of I versus me, urging practice and dictionary study.
Hollywood report details the making of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Disney explains multiplane camera innovation and casting department efforts. After four years the film is nearly complete with about 150000 frames and total cost around 1,500,000 dollars.
The piece argues for integrated military modernization beyond transport, warning that quick motorized marches need updated tactics and better artillery coordination. It contrasts army emphasis with naval versatility, noting the navy’s broader-arm knowledge and gun-minded offensive role.
The France story recalls a theater owner who placed a fountain sign offering to store goldfish. Over the past week arms and ammunition have been left in Paris and provinces. Police found 18 cases with 567 hand grenades in Boulogne. In Vin ciennes park coats and nests were found. in St Germain Forest two Hotchkiss guns with 2000 cartridges. Police fear a failed monarchist revolt and a house to house search.
Whitewater Wisconsin celebrates Lucille B. Cooper a 19 year old 4 H club winner who began cooking at age twelve. She has baked thousands of cookies cakes and muffins produced hundreds of dishes garments and canned many pints while leading a 42 member club and giving numerous public demonstrations.
A report on the Mt Mef season opening focuses on the glittering international society crowd rather than the musical program. Mrs. Vanderbilt’s entrance and the high society atmosphere are highlighted as a self advertisement moment in America’s cultural scene.
A poetic meditation on resilience and hope with lines urging lifting up hope's light after repeated failures. The poem contrasts human struggle with a singing bird whose simple melodies bring new cheer, concluding with the speaker seeking renewed strength through art.
A brief comic exchange shows a young housewife scolding a tramp for taking her cake. The tramp acknowledges, but jokes that it would be easier to eat the word than the cake.
A light dialogue where a husband asks why his wife did not run for club president and she retorts that it was out of style, mocking the idea of a formal bid.
A father explains the difference between a visit and a visitation to Sammy. He notes that visiting grandma is a visit, while grandma’s arrival to them is a visitation. The exchange uses simple humor to clarify wording.
The column riffs on Hewitt and Love being sent on assignments with a punchline about a manager’s surprise. It hints at a humorous misread of stock moves and a marriage to a stenographer who only notes bank notes after marriage.
A miscellaneous collage of quotes and observations. Notable lines reference insects wings versus flying animals, Culbertson the bridge expert, civilization’s veneer, Brussels and Tokyo exchanges, and a jab at Japan with a counterpunch. The piece blends humor and reflection from various sources.
Washington observers push the idea of a 1940 Roosevelt nomination amid internal Democratic power plays. A conservative bloc seeks to control the convention and craft a platform, arguing only Roosevelt could beat any rival, keeping New Deal influence intact.
The Ouachita Parish High School gym on South Grand Street and Bry Avenue is nearing completion with exterior finished and interior work advancing rapidly. Superintendent T. O. Brown expects completion by December 15 and for classes to use the facility shortly after the new year. Salley and Elis are the contractors. work has been ongoing since early last summer.
Irvin S. Cobb, Kentucky author, will join Monroe residents on another hunt in Louisiana at the McGowan club near Monroe. A state Baptist drive for an orphanage on the Kansas plantation east of Monroe is planned, with $125,000 to be spent early next year and funds already available from Shreveport and Monroe. Plans include selling Lake Charles property valued at $75,000. Rev. F M Freeman preached a heartfelt message to the First Methodist congregation.
Report shows cottonseed oil accounted for about 49 percent and coconut oil for 24 percent of fats used in oleomargarine during the first nine months of 1937.
A satirical verse radio column from Hambone's Meditations mocks enemy Japanese with a taunt about a hypothetical real war. The piece uses bold dialect and exaggerated bravado to stoke wartime sentiment and humor.
Dr. Morris Fishbein outlines that one quarter of chorea cases disturb speech and cause irritability, with many children recovering within 12 weeks. Bed rest three to six weeks, heat and certain drugs may help, while treating streptococcal infections and ensuring proper nutrition and supervised activity aids recovery.
P H Kenneth Frater a 30 year old yacht engineer drifted eleven hours in a yawl off the Mississippi gulf. He was rescued by fishermen near Oyster Bay and later brought to Biloxi. A sea wind heavy seas and a drowned outboard left him stranded until dawn when a plane passed and fishermen found him. He sought the Louisiana conservation camp at Oyster Bay before being picked up and returned to Henderson Point. He planned to return to work on the yacht.
A tale of a real Scarlett O Hara aboard the US liner American Farmer arriving from Europe. The incident arose when Jack Hare and Walter Kohl discovered a horse kept by Jock Whitney in a ship compartment, revealing the actor’s unexpected presence aboard. Bill Robinson heads east for The Bill Robinson Walk at the Cotton Club, marking his 50 years in show business. Albert Simonson, a hair merchant, creates famed wigs for high society, including Mrs. Leslie Carter, using many peasant girls’ hair under high prices and careful planning.
The Central Trades and Labor council will nominate officers for the ensuing year at a regular meeting at the labor temple on South Grand street tonight at 7 30 o clock. The election will be held next Friday night.
A dense OCR of network programming lists NBC and NBC Blue schedules across East Midwest Pacific and other regions. It details shows from 4:20 PM to after midnight including Amos ’n’ Andy, Eddie Duchin Orchestra, Lux Radio Theatre type entries, news periods, musical acts, and serialized programs with multiple station lineups and regional variations.
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