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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
4
The piece argues two front political pressure on New Deal relief via WPA with conservatives and Republicans seeking decentralization. It notes administration plans may clash with anti New Deal moves, while urging state and local control to avoid federal direct relief, warning centralized funds threaten American government.
The text warns that dictatorial regimes strip their people to fund fighting forces and may resort to war when starving and desperate. It argues democracies must be ready for worst outcomes, asserting that compromise with evil only worsens conditions and eventual subjugation.
The piece argues Police Commissioner Valentine of New York City overreacts to orders banning Christmas gifts to officers. It claims the rule harms morale and invites subterfuge, contending citizens will still try to give tokens, and urges a more forgiving spirit toward donations.
Wires report Alf Landon joining Senora Carlos Concha at a Lima nightclub. The playful scene hints at improved Pan American ties as Kansas readers hear of dance and conversations with South American hosts.
The text argues Nazi anti Jewish mistreatment unites Jews worldwide and spurs sympathy from civilized nations. It suggests possible beneficial change arising from the Nazi crimes and notes Americans grateful not to live under Nazi rule. It also mentions alarm clocks in the United States rising to about 13 million.
In a humorous reminiscence the narrator recalls moving a two story bungalow by water from Hammock Beach to Morris Cove. A storm wrecked it near Cow and Calf reef and later it drifted to Faulkner’s Island. The tale covers collisions at sea and evolving marine law for house movers.
A verse item from Boston notes a man’s new pension plan for the city’s lodge and the cheerfully improved benefits. The poem nods to local civic life with a humorous twist, reflecting 1930s press verse style.
A Washington Letter critiques the idea of treating government spending as investment or expenditure differently. It argues the government is a public agency. investments by the state affect citizens and land values, while government books should reflect true income and expenditures. It warns that confusing present costs with gains misstates the nation’s finances.
The commentary argues that while spending on a school and firehouse may be justified, the city should not manipulate its books to support a delusion of higher taxes or expenditures. It warns against fooling itself by extending credits beyond tax capacity.
Aaron Armstrong born December 21 1823 in slavery recalls being sold three times and working for planter Dave Calvin. At 100 he travels from his land 15 miles west to West Monroe and sits at Central Savings Bank, with a notebook confirming his birth. He recalls war times and freedom, married twice with two living sons, and credits longevity to caution and respect for whites. Santa brings a baby boy Wilfred Aubrey to Mr and Mrs Skinner on Christmas Eve.
Sidney Toler, born in Warrensburg Missouri, began acting young and appeared on the New York stage. He formed his own stock company, wrote plays, and came to Hollywood in 1931 where he acted in over 50 pictures. His first movie as the Chinese detective was Charlie Chan in Honolulu and he later married Vivian Gaspar.
Oak Grove Louisiana finished a sanitary sewerage system developed by the Works Progress Administration at a cost about $8,000. Fifty WPA workers laid sewer lines and built a cofferdam for disposal tanks after starting in the fall.
The article traces the evolution of medical battles against disease from germ theory to vaccines and antitoxins, focusing on sulfanilamide. It notes absorption and distribution in the body, kidney excretion, and varying results in septicemia erysipelas childbirth meningitis gonorrhea typhoid fever gas gangrene malaria distemper whooping cough influenza and pneumonia. It highlights ongoing research into derivatives and the accelerating pace of discovery through widespread dissemination among physicians and scientists worldwide.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh departed by train for Paris to spend Christmas with family, choosing not to fly due to bad weather. In Florida a 31 foot circumference laurel oak at Sebring is estimated to be nearly 900 years old. Franklin D Roosevelt becomes the first Democratic state senator elected in his New York district since 1836.
New York society members launch a photo contest that lets readers finish Fannie Hurst’s tale. Noted authors will supply unfinished stories for camera enthusiasts to illustrate endings, aiming to turn endings into picture prizes and spark a possible fad. Dorothy Lamour hosts a hotel party drawing fans in sarong chic.
John Blake argues public education is the state’s largest enterprise yet underperforms. The New York Regents report cites 2.5 million students, 80,000 teachers in 11,400 schools costing over $1.7 million daily, urging reforms to align programs with modern needs and citizenship, and higher teacher salaries to attract talent.
Columbia Louisiana December 22 Works Progress administration begins sewer extension to serve the village at a project cost of 18499 with town furnishing 9300. Plans call for 1160 lineal feet of concrete pipe and fittings 36 manholes and street surface replacement.
In Leland Louisiana the Black Bayou drainage canal near Lee land in Catahoula parish was widened and deepened by the Works Progress administration in a 4100 project employing over 70 workers. The work began less than two months ago and cleared about five acres, improving drainage for local highways roads and streets.
Laurence Williams, a visitor to Alexandria, reported a stolen watch 23 years ago. The watch was found yesterday in a second hand shop but Williams cannot be located as he did not leave an address.
A dense fuel of network time blocks, station lists, and program slots across NBC WEAF NBC JZ BLUE WEAF East Midwest Mountain Pacific and Dixie sections. It details shows from 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM including serials news and entertainment with multiple regional variations and optional stations.
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