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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1933
Page
6
A 1933 column argues athletes lose vitality with age but the brain can stay sharp. It urges daily mental work, disciplined effort, and a stubborn attitude to regain lost brain power, noting recovery comes from training the mind rather than overworking the body.
Economists praise Finland Lithuania and South Africa for stronger foreign trade growth and resilient self reliance. Finland lifted foreign trade over 50 percent last year while Lithuania kept to the gold standard and became a regional banking hub. South Africa boosted fruit exports and stabilized diamond prices through selective markets, demonstrating capacity for effective self management despite global headwinds.
Chicago court reverses acquittal of a gangster charged with carrying a concealed weapon. The weapon hid in a golf bag within reach of the defendant was deemed on his person, reflecting a common sense stand against crime and a push to improve law and order.
The piece notes American manufacturers withdrawing foreign production, returning to domestic plants as embargo and dollar value shift reduce foreign trade. It cites factories in Canada and Europe, wage cuts, and evolving export dynamics amid low mood and economic strain.
A poem describes love as bright yet fragile and vows committed faith to endure. The speaker contrasts shifting passions with steadfast devotion and the ache of unspoken words as future ambitions rise above heartache.
A playful exchange describes a busy household with a “hive of industry” and a lighthearted quip about not using hives for chores. The brief rhythm hints at home life humor and sibling roles in a bustling family.
A distressed husband pleads for charity as a passerby offers a single coin. He claims his wife eloped last month with a poet, prompting social surprise and local gossip about the vanished couple.
A quirky note describes a small old hotel offering a midnight supper of broiled lobster fried potatoes pickles and black coffee for 50 cents. The piece attributes ownership to Doctor Squeezer a stomach specialist with offices off the dining room.
A woman asks a potential servant if she loves children and expresses a desire to avoid singlehanded childrearing, noting she hopes the candidate shares this sentiment and would assist with upbringing.
Quip style dialogue features Pete and Bill arguing over a missed call and lunch whistle. A Suburbanite notes a deer damaging a market truck last summer while a City Man questions deer killing laws. The exchange captures everyday urban concerns in a humorous noir tone.
An instructional note explains abstract nouns as unseen by sight and describes two kinds of scales as dramatic and chronic. It claims Germans start school early regardless of age and states a chromatic scale is built from semi circles. It also references caste divisions in India and labels people as outcasts.
Washington context on Republican strategy as Congress nears a new session. The piece notes lack of clear attack lines against the administration, infighting in both parties, and a history of party realignments influencing current tactics and prospects for a Roosevelt administration.
D Aubrey Haas departs to attend a two day home service convention in New Orleans focusing on After Care for discharged or disabled sailors and soldiers. R J Raspberry returns from a Baptist state missionary conference in New Orleans. Shelby Merk, recently mustered out from chemical warfare duty in Washington, arrives home. Maidie Moore resumes city school duties after influenza. Supt J C Stamm and Mrs Stamm return from a Vicksburg visit. Percy Walker comes home from an Ohio military camp to rejoin North Side Grocery, with Carl Walker overseeing operations in his absence.
Benny Rubin the film funster was ordered by a superior court judge to pay his wife $300 a month pending divorce trial. Mrs Rubin seeks $1,000 monthly for herself and their 4-year-old daughter Lila, but Rubin says he earns about $500 weekly and has only two weeks of work guaranteed.
A brief Humble column by J P Alley titled Hambone's Meditations with fragmented lines invoking characters Kun Bob Axiom and Miss Lucy in a rural humor voice. The readable text suggests a humorous essay voice and social banter.
Barbara Stanwyck shows a new tough heroine in Ever In My Heart at Paramount, a romance of beauty and a drama of intense emotion. The cast is strong and the film follows a New England girl married to a German professor amid wartime strain.
The funeral of James D. Lee age 37 occurred Friday at the residence 201 Grayling Lane with Rev. L T Hastings of the First Baptist Church officiating. Interment followed at Riverview burial park. Survivors include his widow, his mother and brothers and sisters, plus two sisters in law. He was previously of Union Parish and resided in Monroe.
Depreciation of the dollar drives Haiti coffee to the Beaumont, Texas port for onward shipment to Europe. The first 40 tons move shows American lines can profit by reshipping in depreciated dollars as freight rates from Haiti to Europe depend on quoted benchmarks.
Edward Angly delivers a blistering full review of Every Man King praising its blunt critique of Huey Long. The piece blasts the autobiography as evasive shallow pot luck potboiler and questions why it was printed while noting Long’s boastful self image and political tactics.
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