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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1933
Page
2
A voice decries political corruption in public office and police, urging women to mobilize top-down reform. The speaker claims judges are controlled by corrupt politicians, police are powerless, and newspapers cannot help, calling for women to monitor courts and elect decent leaders. He cites widespread bribery and systemic entrenchment.
Kathleen Norris argues women must shed political naivety and organize to monitor courts and police. She cites failed public push on reform, praises a California action that shifted values, and urges federations to form committees to expose and curb organized crime.
Kathleen Norris urges women to shed political immaturity and join the fight for cleaner courts and police security. She argues national issues stem from kitchen and nursery roles, and calls for women's contribution to curb organized crime and protect youth.
State Representative George M. Lester and P. C. Benjamin lead protests against the Louisiana highway commission seeking 15 299 046 for highways and bridges. A Friday hearing precedes a Saturday parish meeting to plan a protest before the Public Works Administration advisory board in New Orleans. Lester argues funds may block new secondary road projects without legislative approval.
An ad promotes Sit I Cide a Naguid preparation that penetrates skin to reach parasites and kill them in thirty minutes. Rit cide is claimed to destroy parasitic itch and sold at 60 cents or mailed on receipt of price from death by own action Co Inc Commerce Ga.
California authorities prohibit speed testing of automobiles on state highways, citing safety and regulatory concerns. The ban applies to public roadways and limits experimental driving activities to approved venues and sanctioned events.
In Ouachita parish high school auditorium Tuesday night Judge Nat B. Tycer and Mayor George W. Hardy will address voters as part of a Fifth District mass meeting. Also speaking will be Mrs. Blanche G. Oliver of Monroe. Voters from all parishes are urged to attend. Band instruments valued over $1,000 were stolen from Quanah Texas municipal band headquarters.
Mon ro residents saw Salvation Army red kettles set up at the post office on St John Street near Woolworth and opposite the Paramount on DeSiard Street. Capt W L Workman leads volunteers Bessie Griggs Mrs W H Fleming Mrs Ouida Jones with Grace Petar as substitute and appeals for donations and used goods to aid the needy this season.
A O Evans of Monroe division manager and McGregor Smith of New Orleans vice president will headline Lake Providence chamber of commerce Christmas banquet in the community hall Thursday night. The dinner will be attended by business men from East Carroll parish. Frank Voelker is secretary.
H W Conner of Franklin Louisiana arrived in Tallulah to serve as sanitary inspector for the parish health unit, succeeding E F Lindsey who has held the position for several years.
Congressman Riley J. Wilson spent a few days in his home district before Congress opened, praising Public Works Administration flood control funding in the Mississippi valley. He cited $43,000,000 for flood control, including $1,800,000 for Monroe’s Ouachita river protections, and announced plans for additional funds. He credited local cooperation and outlined cotton loan plans and acreage reduction measures totaling hundreds of millions for southern farmers, plus approval of land loans and a $50,600 federal building project at Bastrop.
Federal Judge Dawkins declared the trial of George W. Trimble a mistrial after a 20 hour deadlock. Trimble, Port Arthur Texas, a U S customs patrol inspector, faced drunken driving causing injury to three Braddy children and resisting arrest from a June 9 Calcasieu parish collision.
A pursuit of a suspected smug gling automobile ended in a crash while the driver was temporarily blinded. He denied drinking at the time of the incident.
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