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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1936
Page
7
Readable fragments mention Bethlehem and an infant, with garbled references to people, war, and a possible operation. The text is highly corrupted, making precise events or identities unclear. The readable elements suggest a wartime or religious setting around Bethlehem and a birth or life event.
The 75th Congress set to convene January 5 under a raw Democratic mandate of 11 million votes faces a busy, tumultuous session. Roosevelt will seek legislation on court powers, wage laws, housing aid, relief, budget balancing, and farm policy, with leadership contests between Rayburn and O Connor signaling internal party tensions. Senate support remains tight with Robinson, Harrison, McNary, and a growing Republican minority shaping early debates.
A dispatch from Salamanca notes about one hundred German volunteers in civilian dress marching through the city and more arriving as technicians. The scene shows foreign diplomats and military men mingling in a hotel used for official work as Madrid faces increased foreign involvement.
Lionel Barrymore mourns the death of his wife Irene Fenwick in Beverly Hills. John Barrymore substitutes as Scrooge in a radio reading of A Christmas Carol after Lionel isolates himself. Fenwick, a stage star who retired near him, was Barrymore’s second wife and had been married three times. They had no children.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt spent Christmas Day in a day of rest after a busy White House schedule. She distributed gifts to 1,700 underprivileged children, greeted staff, checked on her son John, spoke at Salvation Army distributions, visited an alley settlement, and inspected Hopkins Place project. She ended with a family dinner.
Christmas found airmen and woods experts seeking two missing airliners with nine people aboard. Thirteen planes waited for clear weather to search Utah mountains for traces of a Western Air Express transport missing since December 14.
A joyous Christmas Eve and Day delighted residents of Monroe and West Monroe with crowded sidewalks and busy shops. The Good Fellows funded 350 baskets of food and clothing plus toys, Salvation Army and welfare groups served hundreds more, and church groups held carol rounds and services at St. Matthew's, Grace Episcopal, and local homes. Special dinners reached the Louisiana Baptist home and other charitable sites, with inmates and the aged receiving meals.
New Orleans records a deadly Christmas with Albert Bockrud, 23, dying from a throat wound after a street saloon argument with Jose Rodriguez, who faces murder charges. Police report 111 others hospitalized for stab wounds, alcohol excess, burns, and related injuries at Charity Hospital.
Ada Loaring Clarke a noted Episcopal church worker dies in Memphis Tennessee at age 61. Her years of service earned national recognition for her contributions to church social programs and community outreach.
Coroner Baier summons clerks and customers to testify after a charcoal heater ignited stock of firecrackers and roman candles at a mid town Asheville store. Red Corn, 30, and Maude Stepp die. Lawrence Stepp, 15, survives with injuries along with nine others treated and released.
The Monroe Christmas illumination contest awarded the grand prize of 100 dollars to Mrs. George G. Hair for the most outstanding display. First prize went to Capitol Theater, second prize to Lee Rogers Chevrolet Co. Decorations earned no prizes when entries failed to meet criteria.
The Duchess of Kent, wife of the late King George V’s youngest son, gave birth to a daughter at three Belgrave Road. Both mother and baby are reported well. Attendants included Dr. Gilliatt Dr. Gow and Dr. Richards. The birth adds to Queen Mary’s grandchildren ahead of Elizabeth’s generation.
President Roosevelt and family observe Christmas at the White House in a traditional gathering with 14 relatives present and only two absentees. The day includes a church service, a large gift reception, and a family turkey dinner, with the president recalling the Sermon on the Mount as a guide to peace.
In Louisville on Christmas Day 14, the Selligman family mourns not hearing from Joseph Selligman Jr. since he left Swarthmore December 3 for France with a plan to enlist in the Spanish loyalist army. The 20 year old, who faced denial to enter Spain, told his father by telephone he might return home. The embassy in Paris has lost contact with him as Joseph B Everhart attempts to recover him.
Officials note 33 states had joined the unemployment insurance program with Maine and New Jersey laws approved. More than 16 million workers covered nationwide, with potential increases as Delaware, Iowa, Kentucky, and South Dakota act before year end. State payroll tax credits apply in insured states. December 31 is deadline for qualification. Michigan Minnesota Vermont awaiting approval.
Houston strikers reinforce picket lines after a clash with police. Twenty men were beaten last night as police used tear gas and weapons to disperse a nonviolent crowd resisting cease picketing orders. Police chief relieved the officer in charge and pledged peaceful picketing.
Troy New York December 25 The beloved poem The Night Before Christmas brought chagrin to its author Dr Clement C Moore a New York theological professor who wrote it in 1822 as a Christmas gift for his children and first published December 23 1823 in the Troy Sentinel Moore initially rejected the verse later acknowledged authorship and included it in his 1844 volume of poems.
Noted American journalist Arthur Brisbane died early today in his Fifth Avenue apartment after a heart seizure. The Buffalo native wrote the daily Today column and This Week editorials, earning a reputed $260000 yearly salary with Hearst papers and building vast real estate holdings.
Generale issimo Chiang Kai-Shek, held captive at Sianfu for 14 days by Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang, was released unconditionally, official sources said. He returned to Loyang with his wife Dr. T. V. Seong and allies, amid ongoing government turmoil and without a resolution to the crisis.
Helena, Ark. December 2. Mine Jane Borach, blinded by a contagious disease at age four, saw her first Christmas tree in 21 years today and exclaimed it is grand as her sight began returning during college weeks.
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