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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1937
Page
5
The text argues that purchasing power remains weak and profits drive wealth to capitalists. It cites price and labor dynamics, rising costs, and unions as factors reducing purchasing power. It urges business to reform to avoid government intervention and a collapse of the system, warning of demagogic leadership if unresolved.
Two speakers at the National Committee for Religion and Welfare Recovery argued that women of great wealth give less to charity than men in similar situations. They noted women own large bond and life insurance assets but often lack large endowment gifts while suggesting lawyers educate clients to return wealth to the social order. The piece concludes that in small-scale giving women give as freely as men.
Ambassador William E. Dodd resigns after becoming persona non grata in Nazi Germany amid disapproval of his Berlin speech and cautions on dictatorship. President may nominate Hugh R. Wilson, a 20 year veteran with postings in Portugal Guatemala Argentina and more, as successor. Joseph P. Kennedy is speculated as possible successor in London. First US cremation recorded is that of Colonel Henry Laurens in Charleston in 1702.
Dr. William Marston predicts a future when women will rule business and the nation due to greater emotional development and love. The columnist notes progress in women’s roles, from legislators to bank presidents, and sees no immediate alarm in the shift, acknowledging potential bitter male pessimism.
A short reflective poem on beauty that fulfills old dreams and the tension between vision and joy. The speaker gives thanks for beauty that arrives after long anticipation, acknowledging how beauty once imagined may escape or overwhelm the heart.
In a playful exchange Mrs Pester Nose points out a misinterpretation of a hand embroidered laundry bag. Her husband clarifies the item is a nose bag for a clothes horse.
A playful exchange contrasts a guest praising Missouri water as the best he has tasted with a host’s concern that it may not suit the visitor. The dialogue captures regional pride and humor in a domestic setting.
A child notes that social meals boost appetite and fattening, then the mother reframes the idea to suggest the family should seek company. The exchange playfully equates communal dining with broad social connection.
A brief, cryptic dialogue evokes a child asking where fire goes when it goes out and a reply comparing the question to where a father goes when he leaves. The exchange hints at absence and mystery without providing clear answers.
A policeman quips that a mother claims her son resembles his father while a nursemaid questions how she can know without having seen either parent. The exchange highlights humorous gendered roles and parental pride in a domestic scene.
A dramatic exchange reveals tension over a recent hat purchase. Mr Pester questions permission while his wife defends the decision, saying she did not intend to contradict his stated wishes. The dialogue hints at household expectations and control over spending.
In Russia beards are forbidden as a health menace. A New York state fair showcases a 12 ton cheese using over 255000 pounds of milk.
Farley supporters believe he can win New York governor despite La Guardia potential run for president. The piece argues voters may back a strong public servant locally while withholding for national office, noting Tammany dynamics and upstate organization backing Farley. It also references Maugham's varied life experiences.
George Edward Akerson aged 48, secretary to former President Herbert Hoover from 1928 to 1931, died at the Rockefeller Institute Hospital New York after a illness. He had been hospitalized since mid November. Akerson later worked with financial concerns and served as Hoover campaign publicity official in 1932 and 1936. He lived in Bronxville, N Y, previously part of the Minneapolis Tribune staff 1912 1925. He studied at Allegheny College and Harvard University.
In Monroe on Wood street the 19th century Western Union Telegraph building is being demolished to clear space for the Hotel Monroe annex a project costing 100000 dollars. Alymer Slack attorney built the structure which was seen as a local progress landmark. FE I Deal Co of Shreveport won paving bids for seven streets including De Siard Grand and others covering Grand street three miles De Siard two and a half miles and additional blocks on Alexander Bres Arkansas Miro and Forsythe drive.
A humorous claim attributes the roasted cheese sandwich to Alfred the Great of England who dropped bread with cheese into a fireplace and tasted the melted mass. The tale frames a royal origin for a simple sandwich.
The article discusses mental defectives as a social capacity issue not a pure mental measure. It cites heredity and IQ correlations, notes over a million disabled wage earners, and highlights economic losses and the need for occupational therapy and early mental training.
Photographer Bob Coburn heads Goldwyn’s still department and notes Katharine Hepburn and Constance Bennett as favorites for cooperation. He recalls Clara Bow and Ricardo Cortez as difficult subjects while praising Ginger Rogers for resisting direction and Marlene Dietrich for a similar trick.
L. O. Campbell of Delhi was robbed of 45 dollars by two unidentified white men on Highway 80 about 11:45 am yesterday one mile east of Dunn. Campbell gave a description of one assailant a 25 to 30 year old man six feet tall 150 to 160 pounds sandy hair in a dark suit and checkered overcoat. the other robber stayed in a waiting car and details of the stop remain unclear.
Revival services are held each night this week at College Point Baptist Church in keeping with the Christmas season, according to Rev. Felix Thompson pastor.
New York reports reveal George Arliss declined portraying John D Rockefeller on screen due to his anti vivisection beliefs and opposition to medical research. The actor privately explained his hesitation, citing inability to do justice to the character given differing views on experiments.
Comprehensive schedule notes for NBC and NBC Blue networks detailing station lists by region and time slots across East Midwest and West with multiple programs including Talk, Music, Drama, and News segments across daytime and evening hours.
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