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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1933
Page
4
The piece notes rising confidence and improving business in the United States and abroad, driven by public works and civil programs. It cites steel, transportation, and retail as early beneficiaries, with Christmas buying exceeding last year and signs that private activity will soon resume its dominant role in national wellbeing.
America's automobile belt shows real prosperity as Detroit Lansing and Flint factories reopen gates to thousands weekly. Industry revival stems from upcoming shows fierce competition and demand for new designs, with production fueling steel glass leather and other shared supplier activity across states.
Statisticians note the arrival of calendars signals the new year and supports business, office use, and household planning. Calendars come in domestic wall sizes for notes, large office forms for appointments, and playtime scraps for children. The calendar industry employs thousands and aids the postal system.
A John Blake column traces law as humanity’s answer to chaos. It argues that early restraint formed the basis of order, that bad laws fade, and that self governance and societal rules guide civilization toward a future where policing may no longer be needed.
A reflective poem meditates on orange flames and gold hues. The speaker questions why fire from old trees and dark crystals glows orange while chasing elusive shades that briefly appear before fading. The imagery contrasts orange with rose grey lavender and ends with a lingering memory of gold.
A humorous exchange shows a mother doubting a suitor announces wealth while the daughter defends him claiming all he owns is hers. The dialogue captures a light domestic dispute about money and future plans.
A husband jokes that a box of cigars given to Jane made him feel like a boy again. She asks how, and he explains the first cigars made him sick, turning a cautionary moment into comic relief.
A farmer meets a real estate broker and learns no suitable farms exist for farmers, as the broker assumes him a city buyer. The exchange highlights mismatched expectations and a playful twist.
Bill and Tom argue about courting the same girl. Tom claims the rival is gone, leaving Bill in the lurch as the dispute escalates.
A historical note recalls a famous chief known as Plute who collected $100 from a railroad company after killing a sick heifer that did not belong to his herd.
Blinks explains the decline in Jinks-Featherbee's health as caused by marriage to his cook. The wife refused to cook for him, forcing them to hire a new cook for meals.
A fragment notes Catiline freed from an adolescent family to gain advantages. It mentions scientists gathering butterflies to study caterpillar attraction and records a brain injury requiring his head to be japanned.
The article alleges Governor Allen and Senator Long manipulated election dates in Natchitoches and the sixth district to favor allied candidates. It claims primaries were delayed and contests blocked, with claims of fraud at multiple boxes and a pattern of printing ballots in advance.
The Japanese cabinet approved Hiroshi Saito as ambassador to the United States after Washington OK’d the appointment. He will proceed to Washington from the League where he was minister to the Netherlands, succeeding Katsuji Debuchi who resigned. Saito has a European background and took part in the London naval conference in 1930.
The old belief in red flannels is challenged by the idea that healing efficacy relies on fabric thickness rather than hue. It notes thicker flannel as potentially more effective, while color remains irrelevant.
Fragmentary notice references Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley with a stray message about funds and a quick return. No clear event or outcome is readable.
From hospital beds in Memphis two survivors of a three cornered Banks Mississippi shooting accuse each other of starting the deadly clash that killed Dr Montgomery Carson. John Pelegrin former Memphis city accountant and P W Darby tenant farmer were wounded as Darby allegedly wounded Carson and Pelegrin in the exchange. Darby disputes the other accounts claiming a gun was drawn by Pelegrin as Carson fired first.
The 1918 will of Mrs. Mary Goss probated directs a $36 003.62 estate to charity with trustees C. E. Bynum Sr. and O. B. Morton. Funds from stock and property support an orphanage Good Samaritan Home and a planned old folks and crippled care facility, with specific allocations to African American housing and a capped coffin cost.
A four pound fragment of a prehistoric tusk found in a gravel pit near Bingham Lake Minnesota was added to the University of Minnesota geological collection. Professor Clinton R Stauffer estimates the tusk came from an elephant with tusks weighing about 306 pounds and at least eight feet long.
A dense listing of NBC CBS and local network radio programming for December 20 with East Midwest and West coast feeds. It enumerates shows from Myrt & Marge to Burns and Allen, Stokowski Orchestra, Lum & Abner, Cowboy Tom, and Orphan Annie across multiple time slots and regions.
In New York a flood of speakeasies remains, some legitimatized as restaurants or private clubs, while bootleggers flood the market with counterfeit labels and illicit spirits. Meanderings notes Max Baer may headline a Manhattan cabaret and a revolving dance floor trial moves amid crowded rooms.
Hollywood Close-Ups traces Harriette Lake's rise from stage to cinema under the name Ann Sothern. She lands a leading role in Let's Fall in Love after signing with Columbia, with executives adopting the new name to avoid duplications. El Brendel plans a Sweden visit to learn the language, slowing his screen work.
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