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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1931
Page
4
The piece argues that many seek press attention for status while truly capable people gain recognition without effort. It contrasts actors and politicians with publicity hounds, noting showy self advertisement often hides a lack of substance and that real achievement yields attention naturally.
The piece argues that the Christmas spirit survives despite the rise of the machine age. It cites Hugh Walpole and contends genuine stories need a heart, not pistons, and that the Yuletide fosters generosity, forgiveness, and family bonds across society despite modern tech and cynicism.
Industrial research has become a key management tool in the United States with expenditures reaching about 200 million dollars for laboratory work. Federal agencies like the Bureau of Chemistry and Bureau of Standards expanded, while the Bureau of Mines sustained long running research in metallurgy and coal. Corporations now employ university trained scientists in in house labs, and the number of firms with dedicated research departments has nearly doubled in seven years, topping a thousand.
A weekly Laughs From Life column notes various societal changes. Judge Harris reports divorces decline in San Francisco. Naval Aviation to cut daily dress changes. Col Randolph offers Chicago hitman services for two to three hundred dollars. Mrs Kravitz of New Haven expands wedding rental business. Judge Stewart of Kenosha to cut intoxication fines. Ely Culbertson says twenty million Americans play bridge to ease finances. Judge Dunkel plans lower alimony in downturn. Colgate University president cites improved scholastic standing. Carl Hoerman calls off divorce due to dull barber business. The Crusaders report gin in Washington falls to one dollar per quart.
A satirical collage features verses on love and autonomy by E. L. Hoover and a wry editorial note urging the public to distrust police, paired with humorous quips about Germans, decision making, illness costs, and beliefs about immortality from 1931.
Washington observers say the one year moratorium on foreign debts was a flawed start. The administration now faces calls for a new debt commission and a readjustment of reparations to reflect falling commodity prices and gold value shifts.
Dr. Iago Galdston notes coeliac disease is rare yet mainly affects children, often girls, in the second year of life. Symptoms include chronic diarrhea with bulky mucus stools, wasted musculature, prominent abdomen, thirst, and arrest of growth. Treatment hinges on dietary management and physician parental cooperation. the condition is curable with long-term care.
The moratorium is seen as aiding business though it may face skepticism about reducing debts to help world recovery from the low mood.
Hollywood reports a shift from Western epics to urban tales starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne. The project The March of a Nation centers on modern New York and Broadway, with Howard Estabrook as writer and Wesley Ruggies set to direct. Winnie Lightner will complete her Warner Bros contract before leaving, diminishing a strong female comic presence in town.
The piece extols fragile beauties like Lillian Gish Mary Pickford Gloria Swanson Constance Bennett and Janet Gaynor thriving before the lens while noting that toughness and star power endure beyond stereotypes in Hollywood.
In 1916 Mr and Mrs Henry Dillenberger of Shreveport return from a visit to Mesdames Miller and Guerriero. Mr Bennett Johnson of Baton Rouge visits his sister and brother in law the Fudickars of Riverfront. J W Hobbie guests in Dubach. Mrs Chaple Reagan of Baton Rouge visits her parents the McGraws. H E Watson of Lewisville Ark visits daughter Mrs Tolson. J E Crawford of Shreveport visits on the West Side with F E Thompson and J S Dozier. Mrs Guy Stone of New Orleans leaves for Alexandria to visit daughter Mrs Herman Duncan.
The Manx language fades with under 1000 speakers among 50,000 residents on the Isle of Man. A Japanese legend ties music to luring the sun-goddess from a cave, offering a mythic note amid cultural decline.
A dense, OCR produced page lists daily radio programs with times and networks. It includes NBC and WJZ schedules, multiple stations such as WEAF WABC WGN WLS WPRO and many others, and notes variety acts, orchestras, and talk shows across afternoon and evening slots.
An Amarillo New Globe editorial argues American men are shedding drab workwear for colorful undergarments, pajamas, golf attire, and even knickers. It notes bold hues in shirts, shorts, socks, and embroidery, with business suits remaining sober while casual wear becomes flamboyant.
A compact collection of quotations from Alma Gluck Countess of Warwick Dean Inge Schwab Hoover Butterworth Shidehara Rudy Vallee Henry Ford Albert Ritchie and others. The remarks cover music and culture labor politics liberty debt and war with a mix of wit and stern judgments.
A collection of aphorisms touches on instinct in politics, law's limited reach, latent talent in people, decisive single mindedness, social conformity, and tax impacts on rental properties. The piece offers concise reflections rather than a narrative or event.
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