Monroe News Star and MORNING WORLD Ads and staff credits
The Monroe News-Star and Morning World published by the News-Star-World Publishing Company list staff and advertising representatives. References to office locations and partners include Chicago New York Nashville and other cities.
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Morning World
News-Star—World Publishing Company
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Graybar
New York
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Tenn
General Motors
Derive
Dermon Bies
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St. Lewis
Candier
Land Bank Ride
Kansas City
Kohl
Sam Pranciaco
Calif
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Oece Orpheum
Los Angeles
Moia Advertising
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Health of the People Report on Southern Health Issues
Surgeon General Cumming reports health generally good in the nation with exceptions in the south. Pellagra death rate doubles since 1924, smallpox cases rise across states, infantile paralysis increases in the south in 1939. Emphasizes diet, vaccination, and public health measures to reduce suffering and loss.
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Louisiana
Cumming
The
U. S. Public Health Service
Congress
South
One-Drop Evil and Cuban Economic Shifts
Frederick Todd outlines how U S Cuba trade evolved from 1920 to last year. Sugar prices dropped from 2 to 1 cent a pound reducing payments by about 513 million dollars, encouraging Cuba to produce more food and clothing locally and easing distress while offering lessons on diversified farming for the United States.
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United States
Cuba
South
Revolt of Taxpayers Reflections on Tax Burden and Revolt Across Nations
The piece argues that taxpayer unrest in the United States mirrors foreign revolts where heavier taxation drives stronger opposition. It notes federal, state, and municipal tax tensions, compares income and tax burdens, and muses on war’s cost and the paradox of taxation amid deficits and reform.
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United States
Washington
John Smith
Jess
Europe
Laughs From Life in a River City Tale of Giants and Pirates
The excerpt shows Nobby slipping past a sleeping governess to meet Beniverd, trading boastful pirate and giant threats with playful insults in a childlike dialogue. They vow another encounter, with more imagined foes and treasures, ending with references to Lysistrata and Texas Guinan.
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Nobby
Little Beniverd
Beni
Great Minds at Work and Public Figures Quotes
A collection of quotes attributed to Mayor James J. Walker Secretary of Labor Davis and preacher Harry Emerson Fosdick. The passages praise merit based aristocracy and celebrate home life as a festival. The Bell Syndicate published the material in 1930.
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James J. Walker
United States
Davis
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Law Clerks to Supreme Court Shaping Bright Careers
Washington profile recalls how Harvard and other elite graduates become law clerks to justices such as Holmes Brandeis and Brandeis. It notes the prestige study and mentorship involved, and how choices reflect alma mater ties shaping early careers in law.
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Washington
Goldsmith
Harvard Law School
Brandeis
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Harvard
Justice Brandeis
Cambridge
Justice Stone
Columbia
Taft
Yale
Justice Holmes
Justice
Answers to Questions From the Monroe Morning World
An archival Q and A column presents brief questions and concise answers on topics from history and culture. It covers Quint Major as a Royal Flush card term, Tobias Lear’s Washington residence, smallpox in China and India, Beautiful Joe author Marshall Saunders, Coast Guard status, Lottie Collins Ta-ra-ra boom de ay, Spenglerian theory of nations, big wigs origin, and Indian war paint pigments.
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Monroe Morning World Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Lottie Collins
London
America
Chicago
Henry J. Sayres
Sayres
St. Louis
England
Appendicitis and related medical trivia segment
A historical medical quiz discusses appendicitis as a young person's disease with links to heredity and various triggers. It notes that most cases arise from germs, mentions Bell’s findings on foreign bodies, and covers questions about Victoria Falls, Juanita’s name meaning, Greek alphabet origins, Prometheus, and Faneuil Hall clock origin.
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William Osler
Bell
Hollywoods trademarks mark stars and cats in directors careers
Hollywood notes how directors rely on personal trademarks like recurring actors and even a lucky black cat. James Cruze uses Luke Cosgrave in all his films while Jack Winn appears in Fred Niblo projects. Julia Faye misses Madam Satan due to an accident but often appears “just for luck.” Clarence Burton has acted in almost all DeMille films with Lewis Nathaux as a long running collaborator.
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James Cruze
Luke Cosgrave
Jack Winn
Fred Niblo
Madam Satan
Cecil B. DeMille
Julia Faye
Clarence Burton
DeMille
C. B
William
Lewis Natheaux
Starlet Rochelle Hudson Mines High School on Studio Lot
Rochelle Hudson a 17 year old featured player under contract continues her education on the R K O lot in Rochelle Hudson Will Rogers hometown Claremore Oklahoma. She is not the first starlet to attend a studio school. Mary Brian and Loretta Young also studied in studio classrooms.
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Rochelle Hudson
Rochelle
Claremore
Okla
Will Rogers
Mary Brian
Paramount
Loretta Young
Kent Douglass Adopts Screen Name To Avoid Confusion
The article discusses Kent Douglass choosing a stage name to prevent confusion with actor Montgomery and notes the challenge of spelling the surname. It compares with Carole Lombard and Evalyn Knapp retaining or altering final letters. The piece explains Douglass Montgomery as his birth name used on stage.
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Kent Douglass
Carole Lombard
Evalyn Knapp
Éheeson
Douglass
Douglass Montgomery
Robert Montgomery
Social Notes from Monroe and Surrounding Areas
The item lists visits and movements of residents, including Mrs. C. Newton in Bastrop en route to New Orleans, H. R. Gossett seeking railroad interest in Philadelphia, and Dr. Edward Freeman visiting Monroe. Also notes include Five Hundred card club hostess Mrs. Henry Rosenblum, Dr. W. E. Pugh in town, Willie Moore returning home from Colorado, and a Fort Miro chapter DAR meeting with luncheon.
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Monroe
Bastrop
T. C. Newton
J. C. Sadler
New Orleans
Sterling Newton
H. R. Gossett
Philadelphia
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railroad
Edward Freeman
Collinston
Henry Rosenblum
W. E. Pugh
Doss
Willie Moore
Colorado
West
R. A. Moore
Wardville
Fort Miro
Daughters of the American Revolution
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J. H. Trousdale
Tom Critchon
Mesdames
H. H. Blanks
S. W. Brown
E. L. Owen
C. T. Stone
T. Critchon
M. S. McGuire
Radio Schedule Snapshot From Vintage Network Listings
Old time radio lineup lists multiple stations and programs across networks including WEAF WABC WJZ WGN and WLS with varied shows such as Amos n Andy Harmonica orchestras and dance hours. Several time slots note additional affiliates and sustaining broadcasts across regions.
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Andy
KDKA
WJAX
Cotesters
Wren
R Ottinger
KWK
Pickard Fanily
KWK Wren
KYW
KPRC
Rin Tin Tin
Brush Man
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KSTP
KECA
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Wino
Ren
Clear Channel
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the Mummers
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Hoover to create timber conservation board to curb waste
Editorial calls for a national forestry and reforestation program, urging President Hoover to appoint a timber conservation board akin to the oil board. It condemns overcapitalization and destructive logging practices that threaten vast virgin forests and warns delay will endanger civilization.
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Hoover
Timber Conservation Board
Oil Conservation Board
Firmen
Northwest
Prohibition Support Grows Among Business Leaders
The piece notes business leaders of high standing rallying to finance the 18th amendment, praising enforcement by men in sympathy with its provisions. It quotes figures and satirical lines from public figures, highlighting a mood of stern social reform despite varied opinions.
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F. Scott McBride
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