Tuberculosis Fight Aims to Protect Children Nationwide
The article urges protective care for tuberculin positive children through rest, extra feeding, and doctor supervision. It highlights early detection by skin tests and X rays, the role of Christmas seal fundraisers, and notes tuberculosis remains a leading death cause among ages 15 to 24 in Louisiana.
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National Tuberculosis Association
National Association
United States
Louisiana
Antarctic Exploration Advances Over Twenty Five Years
The text contrasts early polar feats by Scott in 1911-12 with modern progress in Antarctic exploration. It notes the peril and death of Scott’s party, the discovery note in the British Museum, and how air exploration and radio have expanded reach. It highlights sustained heroism, ongoing dangers, and a century of scientific gains reducing risk while expanding geographic knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pole
British Museum
Robert Falcon Scott
Richard E
Scott
Antarctic
Indians Embrace Self Rule In Washington Lecture
Ward Shepard of the Bureau of Indian Affairs argues reforms end forced assimilation. He says trying to civilize the red man by white standards has failed, causing confusion and misery, and advocates allowing tribes to develop on their own terms as repayment for a debt owed to Indians.
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Washington
Washby Ward Shepard
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Shepard
Senate munitions committee faces shutdown over pay delays
The senatorial munitions committee, after exposing gun and explosives trade, is broke and staffers may work without pay through December. Rodney Dutcher reports the investigating team is decimated. funding is needed to finish the inquiry, with $50,000 spent so far and more money promised by the new Congress.
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Senatorial
Rodney Dutcher
Congress
Uncommon Sense by John Blake on Winter and Reading Habits
The author reflects on winter across the northern United States, urging readers to embrace indoor pursuits like reading classic works and studying national history. He recalls childhood origins in Iowa, advocates exploring Conrad, Fiske, and American history, and encourages skating while staying safe on ice.
The Glee Club By George Ellaston
A reflective poem about choosing domestic life over travel adventures. The speaker values home, family plans, and unspoken words that bind and free them, insisting true life’s span lies within the household and its silent, enduring ties.
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the Glee Club
George Ellaston
Farmer's Wife Snubs Motorist in Fortunes Skit
A farmer's wife taunts a passing motorist asking if misfortune ever knocks at his door. Jones replies with pride, saying he is a motorist and not a hobo. The exchange hints at class and mobility themes in a rural setting.
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Fortuns
Jones
Man Quits Poker To Buy Hat For Sadie
Cohen declares he has enough at the poker table and leaves to honor a promise to Sadie to buy a new hat, while the Gang comments on his supposed win as he departs.
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Cohen
Fellers
Sadie
Husband and wife debate mortgage versus renting for car
A husband asks where funds would come from if they mortgage the house to buy a car. The wife suggests renting the house furnished as an alternative.
Young Wife Counts Salary in Bitterverse
A fragment shows a young wife auditing her husband’s love by money, noting only two thirds of his salary. The line conveys marital strain and material concern within a domestic vignette.
Promised Meeting With Royalty Ends in a Loan
Bob recounts lending money to a man who claimed he would introduce him to royalty. The man then took him to a medium to meet the spirit of a king he supposedly descended from.
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Bess
Bob
Breakfast Table Quip Sparks Laugh About Keyholes
The cartoon caption shows The Patient Wife asking about last night and Mr. Gaysport replying that the trouble was choosing a keyhole from many he found. The exchange plays on domestic humor and clever wordplay.
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Mr. Gaysport
Suspicion at Hotel Over Unusual Mail Handling
A hotel clerk questions a guest about mail handling and whether the guest advertised for a wife or a secondhand car, suggesting suspicion about the guest's private arrangements. The exchange hints at tensions in a lodging setting and potential gossip or misconduct surrounding mail.
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The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
They Call It Politics and Its Grain Subsidy Clash
Washington debates relief and tariffs as western millers and farmers rail against foreign subsides. The treasury stalled enforcement of anti subsidy rules while cheap imported grain flood affects American cattle feed, farmers, and markets amid tariff debates.
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Washington
Treasury
America
Congress
Customs Division of the Treasury
Flur Sr
Europe
Poland
Belgium
France
Local Modern Woodmen Name Officers For Year
J R White titled committeeman Magnolia camp No. 17167 Medron Woodmen of America at Veterans of Foreign Wars hall. Other officers named include R L Gabill Curtis Freeman Harry Clouatre Clyde Ferhi R L Jobe Joe Brantley Thomas Vickers C H Hill A E Fisher J T French physicians Mina Newman and others. Christmas party for children planned for December 21. El Dorado camp leads membership contest with Monroe district. contest ends January 1. Dinner to be held for the winning camp by the loser camp.
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J. R. White
Comiul
Megnolia
Medron Wetdmen
Arcerite
Veterans of Faeign Wars
Notts Second Street
Ther
R. L. Gabril
Curtis Freeman
Advicor
Harry Clouatre
Benker
Clyde Ferhi
RL. Jobe
Joz Brantley
Last Meeting Of Year To Be Held By Ys Men
The Monroe Y s Men s club convenes its final meeting of the year on Wednesday at :30 pm in Hotel Frances. Leon Hammonds urges full attendance as plans are finalized for the Christmas tree program for underprivileged children funded by the customary lunch funds from the last two meetings.
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Monroe Y
Hotel Frances
Leon Hammonds
15 Years Ago December 1 1919 Local Social Notes
Mrs L Smith and daughter Evelyn left for Ruston after visiting Mr and Mrs W Smith. Miss Eunice Haynes returned home from Arkansas and Kentucky. Cadet R C Sparks came home from Gusport to attend the Downing Sparks nuptials and stay for the holidays. Mrs W L Cummins returned from New Orleans visit.
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R. C. Sparks
Gusport
The
Military College
Downing Sparks
ERA Craft Shops Repair and Create Toys for Christmas
ERA workers in Monroe operate two craft shops repairing over two hundred wooden and cloth toys collected by Boy Scouts and the Council of Social Agencies and making more than twenty new toys for distribution in the Twin Cities this Christmas. Miss D R Rineheart notes the shops support a planned community center and provide jobs teaching basket weaving and sewing while funding budgets. The men's shop on South Grand repairs wooden toys and aims to equip full wood working machinery, while the women's shop on North Third focuses on cloth toys and sewing.
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South Grand Street
North Third Street
Boy Scouts
Council of Social Agencies
Twin Cities
D. R. Rineheart
Rineheart
Monroe
Lucy Neeley
Camp Fire Girls
ERA
Miss Rineheart
Little Theater Presents Her Husband's Wife Tonight
Monroe Little Theater, directed by Mrs Minnie Ruffin and Mrs Blanche Oliver, stages the three act comedy Her Husbands Wife at Central Grammar School Auditorium tonight at 8. Cast includes Berry Yeldell Bill Bynum Lloyd McDaniel Suzanne Sperry Louise Moore and Ann Pratt. Season tickets for four upcoming productions go on sale at Central School. price 2 dollars admission 75 cents. Large crowd anticipated after prior theater success.
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Monroe Little Theater
Minnie Ruffin
Blanche Oliver
Central Grammar School
Berry Yeldell
Bill Bynum
Lloyd McDaniel
Suzanne Sperry
Louise Moore
Ann Pratt
Little Theater
Central School
Radio Networks Air December 11 Schedule Notes
Post includes hourly listings for NBC CBS and NBC WJZ networks with regional splits. Programs span comedies, news, musicals, orchestras and serials from 4:30 pm to midnight across East Midwest Mountain and Pacific zones.
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Dick Steele
Midwest
Mary Small
Billy Batchelor
King Guard Quartet
You & Your Government
Vaughn de Leath
Leo Reisman
Wayne King
Ben Bernie
Eastern Standard Time
Russell Brown
Jack Armstrong
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Willie
Myrt
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Dan Russo
Bill
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Abe Lyman
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Claude Hopkins
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Bing Crosby
Isham Jones & Orchestra
Walter O'Keefe
George Givot
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Henry Busse
al Kavelin
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Leon Navara
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Dorothy Page
Lowell Thomas
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Tim & Irene
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Charlie Davis
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Times Square Glamor Fades Yet New Amsterdam Stays
A nostalgic tour through Forty second street traces its decline from marquee era to burlesque dominance. Historic venues like the Astor and New Amsterdam linger while many theaters host second run films or burlesque acts, with Libby Holman still on the New Amsterdam stage.
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Forty-second Street
Gotham
George Washington
Times Square
Demoton
Paramount
Putnam
John Norton
Manhattan
Times
Eltinge
Molly Reardon
Molly
Midtown
Brothers Considine
Metropole
Bowery
Big Tim Sullivan
Diamond Jim Brady
William Waldorf Astor
John Jacob Astor
New Amsterdam
Nat Goodwin
Selwyn
Oscar Hammerstein
Victoria
Republic
Apollo
Liberty
Lyric
Sam H. Harris
Woellachs
Shanley’s
Murray's
Booth Tarkington
George Ade
Knickerbocker
Cenfield
Gophers
Hell's Kitchen
Flo Ziegfeld
Mae Murray
Fannie Price
Peggy Joyce
Lillian Lorraine
Will Rogers
Ann Pennington
Hops
Ziegfeld
Charles Dillingham
A. H. Woods
Sam Harris
George White
the Apollo
Wallach’s
Libby Holman
Lease Filed For 10 Year Store Space In Hotel Frances Building
Hotel Frances Inc files a 10-year lease with Collens-Thompson Inc for No. 2 store in Hotel Frances building. Lease runs June 20 1931 to June 19 1941. Consideration set at nine percent of gross receipts payable monthly. Local clerk of parish court records the filing on Monday.
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Hotel Frances
Collens-Thompson, No. 2, Inc
Hotel Frances, Inc
Parish Court
Advanced Sound Recording Planned For Copy Cat Film
Production on Copy Cat will feature high speed drama with motorboats and racing shells on a large lake. Sound techs will use a new parabolic reflector to capture dialogue from hundreds of yards away, aiming distance reflections toward the mic for clear yet distant sound. Elissa Landi's career rises with Ambulance Call, while a parrot disrupts a home, drawing a reward offer.
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Elissa Landi
Elissa
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