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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1928
Page
5
The Monroe News-Star announces its publication schedule as an evening newspaper with Sundays excluded and credits Worthington as secretary treasurer and Br Faulk as president. The paper is entered at the Monroe Louisiana post office as second class matter.
U S department estimates show 8.8 million more harvested acres across 42 crops with yields up 2.2 percent, raising total output while total value falls about 1 percent from 1927. Essay notes regional impact, Louisiana’s crop reliance, and tick eradication as a key reform for livestock profit and state prosperity.
The governor declares he will not commute the death sentences of Ada LeBoeuf and Dr. Dreher despite the upcoming special pardon board hearing. The move shifts responsibility from the board and creates a puzzled dynamic within the agency as questions of justice and clemency hang over the process. The piece notes skepticism about the board’s future influence and public reaction.
Local firms and citizens plan a larger Christmas lights display in Monroe this year with lighted trees across the city. The piece envisions the city as a giant home where residents share care and cheer, fostering unity and holiday happiness amid the season’s glow.
A meditation on heaven as a happy home contrasts with unhappy marriages where the wife is a wildcat and the husband a doormat. The piece warns that a brutal home drains the soul, turns life into prison, and corrupts family life, urging preservation of love and loyalty.
Washington dispatch reports that veterans with famed names and pictures are used in advertising, raising questions about legality and ethics. The War Department has not ruled, while protests reach officials, and rumors claim a retired general appeared in a cigarette ad despite never using tobacco.
Representative-elect Louie Ludlow of the Seventh Indiana returns to the press gallery with Mark Thistlethwaite at his side. Thistlethwaite credits Ludlow's victory to his forthright campaign stance and cites a lantern slide illustrated speech titled Beautiful Washington as a memorable read.
A magazine highlights practical farmer successes as proof that relief comes from better methods rather than politicians. Cases include John D. Brader in Kansas turning renter into owner with dairy and poultry profits, A E Nelson in Minnesota expanding dairy, Henry Hogeman in Iowa growing beets, and poultry ventures in another Iowa farm. The piece notes the South benefits from diversified farming beyond cotton and urges a better planned program to help agriculture nationwide.
The Liberty magazine column asks staffers about their favorite book actress sport and magazine, sharing revealing personal tastes. It notes The Virginian as a top read, football as the sport, Lillian Gish as the actress, Time as the preferred magazine, and contrasts vacation choices with readers.
Advice from Dr. W. W. Gage advocates a twelve ounce daily food plan inspired by Cornaro. Emphasizes slow eating, mineral-rich meals of fruits and vegetables, limited meat, ample water, regular daily exercise, abdominal work, and skin breathing to reduce nervousness and improve sleep.
Fifteen years ago Mr R H Oliver Jr returns from New Orleans. Miss Rena Durham visits relatives in El Dorado Arkansas. Mr W B Leagett of Shreveport visits Monroe. Mrs Newsom of El Dorado Arkansas guests of Mrs H H Russell Jr after the Russell Williams nuptials. Mrs Herman Masur in New Orleans summoned for grandmother Mrs Joseph Simon's death. Miss Quintella Morgan of Lafayette returns from Morgan Larche nuptials. Miss Pauline Buchanan of Delhi briefly visits Monroe then returns home. Mrs J W McWilliams leaves for Starkville Mississippi for six weeks to visit her parents. Mr A B Tissington returns from Ardmore Oklahoma to spend holidays. Auburn student expected early in week.
Early risers this morning were treated to a splendid scenic display described as a rewarding sight. The report highlights the morning scene and the positive impression it left on observers lingering about the area.
A Life magazine line suggests a tense dynamic between federal and local prohibition officers, with mutual arrests implying widespread cooperation and conflict within town law enforcement. The fragment hints at systemic tension rather than a single incident.
A wide band of clouds stretched east to west over the city, rippling with regularity. Early risers witnessed the sight as dawn broke, while those who sleep past 8 a.m. miss the spectacle.
Richland Parish police jury unanimously approves a stringent stock law to curb tick infestation. The ordinance bans stock from roaming, commits sheriff’s deputies to impound, and enables public sale of found animals with range riders and a captain to enforce it. Critics worry about uneven support though tick-free wards bolster the move as Louisiana trails Florida and Mississippi in eradication progress. Mississippi counties are accelerating cleanup with more to come next year.
Daily broadcasting slate for Tuesday December 18 lists programs and stations across networks. Highlights include Air Weavers and Morpheus at 7:00 on WJZ KDKA WLW KYW KWK KVOO KOA, Eveready Hour on WEAF WRC WGY WTAM WWJ WGN etc, and Simmons Showboat presenting East Lynne on WABC WADC WKRC WGHP WOWO KMOX KMBC KOIL WSPPD WHK WBBM at 9:00.
A period listing of radio stations and schedules in CST including KYW WBBM WGN WLS WMAQ and many others with time blocks for music news drama and special features across Chicago New York Cincinnati Cleveland Des Moines Detroit and more with station call letters frequencies and program types listed.
The piece urges Louisiana parishes to follow Richland's example in ridding themselves of the tick before the legislative session. It predicts Mississippi will be free and notes dairy industry growth in Louisiana if infestations are controlled, praising the Richland police jury for local action.
Eastern literati discuss a famed poetess and a new gentleman muse after a chance afternoon encounter on Fifth Avenue. The exchange hints at forthcoming verse and artistic collaboration in a light Chicago Evening Post tone.
An exchange about Christmas cards and handling familiar ones. Old Lady orders Jenkins to examine and destroy any too familiar cards, reflecting a social scene from Punch.
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