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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1934
Page
4
A humble shepherd, unable to offer treasures to the newborn Christ, weeps as three kings depart empty handed. A starry light makes buds sprout from his tears, revealing white blossoms his gift to the Babe. The Kings’ shame fades as news of the miracle spreads.
A six year old in New York City displays extraordinary intellect with a reported IQ higher than Darwin and near Einstein. He knows his name address and relatives' contact details by age two and reads about a book a day since age four. His identity is withheld for now.
Travelers Insurance figures show 1934 U S auto registrations near a records level and gasoline consumption close to a high mark. Car registrations exceed 25 million for the first time since 1930, up about six percent from 1933, with private passenger cars rising about five percent and commercial vehicles up over nine percent. More people are driving now than in four years, suggesting improved fortunes.
A committee of sportsmen and engineers appointed by Secretary of War Dern advances a nationwide effort to eliminate river pollution. The program decries polluted waters turning sparkling rivers into fouled oily streams unfit for fishing or swimming and notes possible restoration could revive recreation and scenery.
Uncommon Sense by Josn Blake urges readers to face unfair opportunity with action. Emphasizes doing the best work, fostering reading and thinking, and living with neighbors. Encourages patience, self reliance, and collective effort to improve society over time.
The piece reflects on Christmas as a season of brotherhood and charitable love. The narrator questions why such generous thoughts should be confined to Christmas and urges the persistence of love beyond the holiday. The poem evokes Bethlehem and enduring goodwill toward all people.
Country editor notes a lone subscriber Matilda Briggs left town last week, affecting poetry readership and sales. The comment suggests appreciation but underlines a gap in support for poetic content.
A frontier satire hints at clashes between settlers and Indigenous people. The Paleface questions scalping, while The First of the Mohicans retorts that squaws deserve punishment with switches and puffs.
A humorous exchange centers on a father challenging his daughter's fiancé promising luxuries. The father deems the lover an idiot while the suitor pledges happiness and wealth, highlighting tensions between affection and judgment.
A thief offers fifty dollars to defend himself against a charge of robbing Ebenezer Whiffletree. The lawyer objects noting Ebenezer is his client and suggests the case is effectively his money.
A brief dialogue shows Auto Agent praising a car as perfect while Bronco Rider rejects risk, declaring he would never trust his life to such a vehicle. The exchange underscores contrasting attitudes toward safety and risk.
A collection of quips on luck and money. A numismatist predicts rare coins in centuries. Witty comments compare wealth, farming wisdom, and old time sayings. The notes reflect light humor about fortune and folly.
In Washington three figures warn that Comptroller J F T O Connor may take a $20 000 Federal Reserve post in San Francisco or face a fight over a new independent comptroller. The piece weaves early 1930s banking politics and a Japan diplomatic note episode, recalling Hanihara and Saburi.
J N B Hewitt concludes that Hiawatha was a real figure once believed by peoples near the region. Longfellow's poem blends Hiawatha with other Indian heroes, making him a composite legend rather than a single historical person.
In Columbus Mississippi two people remain in custody as authorities probe the slaying of Ottie Baker Kelly a divorced woman found with a bullet wound in a ditch near the town. William Kelly the former husband is held and Robert Casey a 30 year old brick mason arrested in Jackson Tennessee is also in custody as a coroner's jury investigates the case.
Henry Bauer a Chicago Veterinary College student returns home for Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bauer. Rosa lynde Baer announces her approaching marriage to Max Strauss of Hamilton Ontario. Rev H W Ledbetter leaves for Christmas in Haughton and will resume duties Sunday. Louise Faulk Geneva Washburn Laura L Fluker Layton and Vada Speed, Newcomb College students, are home for the holidays.
On Tuesday evening the Billetts hosted friends for a three course turkey supper served from trays centered with miniature Christmas trees. Decorations included tapers evergreens and scarlet berries. In bridge afters J A Gilbert and wife won high score prizes while Mrs R R Spigener took the cut prize. Guests included Mr and Mrs R C Gaines and several others.
The article details multiple social activities the circle and clubs hosted. Members attended missionary society meetings, sang carols, shared readings, and gifts while Salem area women gathered for bridge, dinner, and celebrations with named participants.
In Gulfport Mississippi John Cook 14 died after his 15 year old playmate James Joyner discharged a .22 rifle at a dead bird on a hunting trip the bullet struck the boy in the neck and he died three hours later Joyner cried for help after the accident and a woman witnessed the boy mutter it was an accident.
Coast to coast listing of programs by time slot and region. Includes Rooster Gazette Rhymes Xavier Cugat Orchestra Mary Small Billy Batchelor Hal Kemp You and Your Government Leo Reisman Wayne King Ben Bernie and the Lads Ed Wynn and Graham Voice of Romance Will Osborne Amos n Andy and more with regional station splits across East Midwest Northwest Mountain and Pacific.
In New York Paul Harris reports on bustling night spots during Christmas season. Cabarets like Manhattan Music Hall and Chateau Moderne showcase performers amid lively crowds. Harlem Cotton Club and Sully’s Show Boat join in a citywide, glittering entertainment wave.
Hollywood critics discuss how films shape modern romance and dating methods. The column notes women learn new tricks from cinema and men adapt as well, praising the evolving charm of screen driven romance while hinting at misperceptions about Hollywood life.
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