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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1936
Page
4
Do your mailing now with Christmas. With one week to go, postal authorities and merchants urge early mail and shopping to avoid last minute congestion. Monroe post office warns that delays could disappoint children and overwhelm staff, risking late gifts and unhappy holiday morning recipients.
Washington observers say a recent ban on American diplomats marrying foreign women without home approval signals disapproval of King Edward's proposed marriage to Mrs Sunpason. The move may reflect pressure on the Baldwin cabinet and is viewed by many as a British concern, not Washington's. However some doubt that interpretation and note Americans hope so.
New York judge elect Lee Parsons Davis of White Plains toured New York to learn his own state after a Europe trip left him unable to answer basic questions. He hired guides for a rubbernecking tour, faced jokes about Jenny Lind and Grant's Tomb, and canceled the trip with a call for Americans to explore their own land.
Paris fashion creator Schiaparelli, in New York for Christmas shopping, urges women to wear fewer clothes and decries mannish styles. She says men may envy French style but warns American women to heed husbands when shopping.
The piece argues for strict neutrality as Europe debates intensify, warning propaganda risks and a potential test of American character. It says the United States has no direct stake and should focus on domestic issues like the Pan American crisis, while noting quirky local investigations and a calendar discovery in Columbia.
A 1936 Bell Syndicate column urges readers to stop complaining and count their blessings. It contrasts bank overtime hardship with meals provided and highlights how gratitude improves happiness and companionship.
An editorial piece reflects on self respect as a guiding ideal and contrasts it with external praise. It weaves Seneca inspired lines with a personal motto about inner peace, prayer and solace drawn from "Sweet Hour of Prayer" to comfort the speaker.
A brief dialogue fragment shows a parent claiming little use for a car while noting their children already have one. The exchange highlights resource limitations and domestic transport choices.
In a domestic exchange Mrs Graham questions a baby’s use of a megaphone to muffle cries while Mrs Ashe explains the device helps the baby hear the crying at night thanks to the father’s daytime boiler factory work.
In a period dialogue a polite inquiry about the town's respectability is paired with a remark that the telephone line carried only two slugs in the prior month, implying rough conditions. The exchange underscores a small government or social detail reflecting local life.
A landlady recounts a professor who formerly occupied a room and invented an explosive. The new resident remarks the ceiling spots, but the landlady clarifies the spots are from the professor himself.
A fragment shows Ella-Fred offering himself to Stella as a Christmas gift and a remark about starting Christmas shopping early. The tone suggests a personal exchange framed as a holiday moment.
The dialogue notes girls mature quickly with Christmas easing the process. Friends explain that the season is “just a gift” as faces and eyes shift from playful to grown. The piece uses light humor to reflect on rapid maturation.
Washington notes a brewing clash between Cordell Hull and Henry Wallace as they clash over farm policy and tariffs. The dispute centers on production limits, surpluses, and the direction of U S trade policy ahead of the 1940 Democratic convention.
Rev. E. C. DuFresne, formerly of Rochelle, has assumed the pastorate of Sevier Memorial Methodist Church in Ferriday Louisiana. He succeeds Rev. R. A. Bozeman who was transferred to Greensburg.
Ferriday lodge No. 390 F and A M and Ferriday Delta chapter No. 159 OES elect officers for 1937. Joint installation set for Friday at 7 30 pm at the Masonic hall with visiting leaders conducting exercises.
A survey reports 15 years ago that 80 gas wells in the Monroe field across Morehouse Union and Ouachita parishes produced 768 053 000 cubic feet daily. Ouachita Parish leads parish production with 47 wells, over double Morehouse and more than seven times Union. Mrs. Mary Sue Gessell plans a spring short course encampment for youth agricultural workers in Monroe. A son born to Mr and Mrs Frank C Eason named Beatle Earl. Odell Milling of New Orleans to visit Mrs Henry Bernstein during holidays.
The throat or pharynx connects to the nose ear mouth larynx and esophagus. Inflammation risks spreading, with causes including tonsils adenoids tobacco dust and dryness. Treatments include ice packs antiseptics applied to the affected area and direct inspection with a light.
Wisner Louisiana December 17 special The honor roll list includes Carolyn Mitchell Myra Ann Wilson Earl Whittington Lurline Watson Winnie Smith Rosa Lee Hollinsworth Jennie Lee McKnight Mabel Lofton Doris Ellerbe Marie Dickerson Elizabeth James Turner Charles McCan Clarice Lee Holder William Wade House Nila Fay Bass Hazel Fay Wilson Edward McKeier Maggie Cooper Marie Dunn Lucille Ensminger Dorothy Lee Roach Frank Spann James Lee Paul Beach Jessie Bell Anderson Letha Batey Myrtle Holder Also note: Andes mountains telegraph lines 12300 feet high between Argentina and Chile cited separately.
A NEA Service report describes Twentieth Century Fox and other studios using large darkrooms with 3 400 gallon chemical reservoirs and an 88 technician staff. Film moves through 90 feet per minute under rapid, continuous processing with blue loader film ready if the lab runs ahead.
A Bronx woman ships her four year old sister via telegraph courier to her downtown office, the child arriving safely. Reverend Hal Raynor, Penner's gag writer, rose from Orange New Jersey charity to Glendora California ministry, inspiring songs for the comedian. The Hudson Storage Warehouse sign listing husbands for sale is noted as a fading joke.
It is believed initial television transmissions will showcase motion pictures as ideal programming for TV.
A dense schedule outlines coast to coast radio programs from 3:00 PM to 12:30 AM including The Fashion Show Three Marshalls Anser Me This and Amos n Andy across East Midwest and West with musical acts Opry style news and sportscasts listed per station groups and time blocks.
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