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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1930
Page
4
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The War Department approved cotton cloth for enlisted uniforms, with 165 000 outfits authorized. Chemists fixed a durable khaki color on two ply cotton yarn, fabric resists shrinkage, and costs less than olive drab. The move adds a new market for southern cotton producers and suggests civilian use in uniformed workforces.
A critical look at the lame duck Congress notes it will likely accomplish little before the March 4 end. It cites unemployment relief, Muscles Shoals, World Court, prohibition, reapportionment, farm issues, immigration, and tax cuts as main topics, with many members tied to their jobs.
A reflective piece argues burlesque may be fading as it forgets its core purpose. It traces burlesque from Aristophanes to modern forms, noting a shift from universal satire to a narrower, specialized function amid social constraints and economic pressures.
A humorous piece contrasts modern economics with a joke about prosperity amid shortages. Poems note a Texas moonshiner’s life, a banker adopting seven children, and Berton Braley’s verse on prophecies and bad luck amid changing times.
Editorial argues Hoover should send the Root-Hurst World Court protocol to the Senate for rejection. It warns the protocol risks U.S. entanglement, favors foreign powers, and cites Pepper and Cox to claim dangers. The piece urges decisive end if the President persists.
A long Q and A page from the Monroe Morning World lists queries and concise answers. Topics include actress heights, poker hands, ship chronometers, bulb efficiency, locomotive cab position, Big Dipper rotation time, primitive races, paper grain, hot springs geology, and a Van Dyke quotation.
A historical overview explains appendicitis as a common surgical condition with first operations in 1838, and notes rising mortality by 1928. It describes the appendix anatomy, size variations, and debates on its function, plus brief Q A on Alaska discovery and Rutgers Upson Scholarships.
Hollywood reports Norman Foster works opposite Clara Bow while Claudette Colbert films in New York. Their romance began on stage, but now distance between them grows as each pursues separate projects and Foster trains to direct. Foster also writes plays by mail with Harry Hamilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
Ex President Taft writes the Monroe Chamber of Commerce urging cooperation to build sentiment for a rational world peace plan through international agreement after Europe ends hostilities. Local visitors and residents are noted, including Lott Trigg of Shreveport, Dr. and Mrs. Prince, Mrs. Cosby and Oswald in Selma, Brice Jackson of Ruston, H. A. Mangha of Rayville, and J. Grewe visiting Monroe from San Antonio.
Central time schedule lists programs across networks WEAF WABC WJZ WGN and more. Entries span music drama news and variety shows with multiple time blocks and stations, reflecting a busy radio day across many affiliates.
The Kansas City Star editorial denounces the Democratic machine here for huge spring and fall campaign expenditures. It cites a reported 4 million dollars in Democratic funds this year and widespread undisclosed contributions. It warns money dominates campaigns and public ethics do not check the system.
A humorous miscellany notes iced oxygen as a treatment for indigestion while joking about slander suits, a dentist’s busy day, and the New York Police Department hiring Scotchmen. It also mentions a Scotch wife calling her husband a sparing partner with a nod to the Eskimo and a snowbound neighbor.
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