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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1936
Page
4
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A reflection on how the Nativity scene differs by place and culture. The piece notes that stable scenes vary from land to land, with donkeys and animals imagined differently, and even the angels’ appearance and the manger’s setting adapting to local traditions.
NYA directors from 14 mid western states say the wandering youth problem has melted away with better times. They credit improving business, CCC camps, and NYA efforts for reclaiming more than 50 000 youths aged 16 to 25 once in transient centers in 1933.
A gunfight capture in New York earns a notorious label by J Edgar Hoover. A Baltimore survey finds embezzlers look honest friendly and family oriented challenging trust in strangers with open faces.
The article notes winter driving becomes common as cars stay in use despite heavy snows. Sleety storms raise accident reports with cars slipping and threatening life. It warns speeders are poor insurance risks and ends with a reflection on freedom and government debt.
A columnist recalls a high school trolley ride and a man whose cynical habit altered his face over twenty years. The piece argues that daily conduct leaves traces in appearance and character, noting how cheerful people age with pleasant traits while cynical expressions may endure. It emphasizes that outward looks mirror inner habits and hearts.
A brief verse praising a word said by the glee club’s influence. The speaker credits a single word with lighting the way, spurring will and aiding victory on a doubtful day. Elliston uses repetition to emphasize the empowering power of a simple word.
In a light exchange, Hampton jokes with Patterson about getting a word in edgeways to his wife. Patterson replies only when she drives and reaches a Stop Look and Listen sign, then he speaks while she listens.
A fragment from a schoolyard exchange shows a boy accusing his brother of striking him with a slate while another child consoles a sister. The terse dialogue reflects a domestic dispute observed in a classroom setting.
Edwin relates a quarrel where Viola’s father kicked him with heavy golf shoes. Frank consoles him urging perseverance. Edwin plans to turn the conflict into a tennis interest for his father, hoping to engage him in the sport.
Saunders and Sanderson clash over motive in a car wreck. Saunders claims the cause was a locomotive.
In a public quarrel two speakers dispute crime trends. The first claims holdups rise yearly while the second counters a decrease. A third insists neither side stays accurate, challenging the level of their analysis.
A tense domestic moment ends with a boy admitting he broke the radio after asking if his father loses his temper. The exchange reveals changes in behavior and emphasizes patience over anger. No authorities or locations are mentioned.
A collection of satirical vignettes cites Mustapha Kemal’s lavish tasting retainer as amusing, notes odd injuries from hair products, and jokes about currency, politics, and fashion while lampooning recovery and vanity.
Washington notes say John Hamilton faces money hurdles after a 74 to 2 confidence vote rejected his resignation as GOP national chairman. The party needs donors to fund revival efforts, with assets slim since the Roosevelt era and only a thin base of governors, House members, and senators remaining to build a future.
Yesterday, transfers include H C Cole estate sold to M C Thompson for 19000 cash in Pargoud Place Monroe. F N Morrison sold to Interstate Natural Gas two acres in section 11 township 19 north range 4 east for 300 cash. Ouachita National Bank sold to Brown Paper Mill 38373 acres in sections 11 47 48 township 17 north range 3 east for 2000 cash. People’s Homestead and Savings sold to Ouachita Dairy Dealers Cooperative 2 lots in Ouachita Cotton Mills addition Monroe for 8000 cash.
Resolutions praising Bernard W. Biedenharn for a year as Monroe Kiwanis president were adopted at a Wednesday noon meeting in the Virginia hotel. Dr. A. L. Peters will succeed him December 31 with installation next Wednesday in a ladies night program. B. F. Wallace of the Baptist children's home spoke on fellowship and service as the Kiwanis Christmas interpretation.
Nurses from Ouachita parish health unit distributed baskets of Christmas presents to families listed in their case records. The gifts came from the Good Fellows fund Salvation Army and toy drive participants after applications were accepted and gifts assigned.
Information from the Arkansas Louisiana Tourists' Way association to the Monroe chamber reveals the International Highway will likely skip Monroe and other towns, favoring a route from Little Rock through Texarkana to Dallas. Arent Investment to fund 50 new homes in Monroe next year at 3000 to 5000 each. Messages note Christmas travels of local residents and New York City's garbage valued at one million dollars yearly as fertilizer and hog feed.
A fragmented diary note shows a Sunday reference with Hambone and Dawg as central figures. The text hints at a day of observance or event but lacks clear details or context.
The article explains acute tonsillitis progress to quinsy peritonsillar abscess, symptoms such as difficulty speaking and swallowing, and the importance of medical intervention. It notes that doctors may drain abscesses to relieve pain and restore eating and sleeping, while warning against self treatment and potential secondary infections.
Walter Henry was fined 1750 by Judge W M Harper after arrest Tuesday by Officers Ward and Burns for fighting and drunk and disorderly behavior. Henry received 10 for fighting and 7.50 for disorderly conduct. Two traffic violators were fined 5 and 7.50. Three more drunk and disorderly defendants were fined 7.50 each, and one held for fighting drawing and displaying a dangerous weapon was discharged.
Judge Jesse Heard disposed of three cases in West Monroe city court yesterday afternoon. One defendant was fined 10 dollars for drunkenness and disturbing the peace plus 3 dollars for disturbance of the peace. H. F. Drummond and Tom Stevenson were each sentenced to 15 days for petty larceny.
Trinity Lutheran church in Sherrouse addition hosts a Christmas Eve service tonight at 7 30 p m with recitation and singing. A Christmas Day service at 10 a m invites the public to attend.
A. A. Rogers was elected worshipful master of the Cadeville Masonic lodge near Eros for the coming year. Other officers include E. L. May senior warden J. M. Griggs junior warden M. S. Blankenship secretary Newt Coon treasurer Granville Wink senior deacon Robert Hines junior deacon H. Hubbard Tyler and L. W. Browder J. C. Hays stewards.
Hollywood anecdotes recount Madeleine Carroll meeting Roy Del Ruth, Tyrone Power advised by Loretta Young, Henry Fonda fending off a fly during the kiss scene in Slim, and a Go-Getters storm sequence on Stage 11 with Busby Berkeley directing a staged dirigible crash using miniature effects.
In New York a tangle of rumors and jokes swirls around ex king and Wallis Simpson. Performers claim connections and songs claim royal themes while venues eye offers from the ex king. A genealogical claim links Harriete Caperton to Mrs Simpson, and trivia jabs at coronation culture mix with university education talk.
Broad coast to coast schedule outlines a day of varied programs from 3 to 12:30 PM with shows featuring The Fashion Show Three Marshalls Tom Mix White City Si es basic Amos n Andy plus late night orchestras and news. The listings specify regional network lines East West Midwest and Pacific with station groups and time blocks.
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