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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1950

Page

5

Inherited burdens: conditions facing prior generations

A compact note examines the enduring strains carried by earlier generations, detailing social and economic pressures inherited through time. It highlights persistent challenges, urging awareness of lineage impacts on current conditions and policy implications.

Psychology of Everyday Living Insights Boost Cosmetic Sales

Psychologist Ernest Dichter, after interviewing hundreds of women for a cosmetics firm, found that ads promising beauty results failed to meet expectations of Lana Turner and Rita Hayworth fans. He advised toning down claims, which led to increased sales.

Ernest Dichter Lana Turner Dorothy Lamour Rita Hayworth

Questioning soap advertising and fatigue in executives

The source cites answers about soap ads and fatigue among 105 executives, noting fatigue linked to brain sugar shortage and poor job morale. It also contrasts remarks by Vishinsky and Malik with Lincoln and Billing, criticizing their speeches as recycled soap box rhetoric against capitalism.

Chicago S. A. Portis J. H. Zitman C. H. Lawrence Vishinsky Malik Abraham Lincoln Josh Billing

Popularity booklet offer from Dr Wiggam

A newspaper advert promotes Dr A E Wiggam's 28 page booklet How You Too Can be Popular offering 14 easy tests and rules. It invites readers to request the booklet for 15 cents, with a self addressed return envelope and a 10 day reply period.

A.E. Wiggam

Jacoby on Bridge Fires His Partner Over Bid

In a Boston reader’s query Jacoby critiques Souths bold overcall after West opens spades. East cashes diamonds, spade ruffs, and West ruffs, leaving South with few trumps. The writer notes 900 points scored and condemns the overcall while offering Texas style commentary on bidding and leads.

South Boston East West Times Texas North

Mrs Tisdale Speaker at Joint Home Demonstration Club

Mrs A D Tisdale spoke on Woman s Responsibility as A Citizen at a joint meeting of the Ten and 25 year home demonstration clubs in the agricultural building. Fifty eight attended the luncheon by the Sardis club. New Ten Year members were admitted and a United Nations flag was displayed. A cash donation to the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home was authorized. Next Ten Year meeting set for March 15.

A. D. Tisdale Euna Spielman Ten Year Club A. T. Stout United Nations G. E. Rutledge C. C. Street Wayne McDonald Will Davis Louisiana Baptist Children's Home Treasury

Three Buried Alive in Oregon Rock Quarry Tragedy

In Reedsport Oregon a blast at Kern and Kibbe Company quarry buried three workers under thousands of tons of rock. Two survivors clung to a ledge 250 feet above the floor. two others were hurt. The missing men were George Kleut Norman R. Aspley and John Doyle.

Reedsport Ore Kern and Kibbe Company Umpqua George Kleut Norman R. Aspley Portland John Doyle John Peterson Butte Mont Charles H. Whitney Tacomia Wash Whitney Sam Knight Lakeside Guisetti Branconisio David Payne James Joy John Unger

Students Told To Stay In School

Baton Rouge Louisiana State University students were urged to remain in school during the national emergency. LSU President Harold W Stoke told a student faculty convocation that continuing in school contributes to the national order and that the world requires skill knowledge and competence. He added that students must learn to live with the emergency and that all will be compelled to live continuously under it.

Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Harold W. Stoke

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