Monroe News-Star Independent News Voice
The Monroe News-Star presents itself as an impartial daily, asserting independence from party politics. It pledges to publish truthfully and oppose what it regards as wrong without partisan bias.
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A Christmas Eve Prank Brings Laughs and Turkey Feet
Bob plays a prank on Christmas Eve by delivering a turkey with two feet sticking from the package. Jim Cipher, unemployed and worried about his family, and his wife receive the parcel, prompting a startled reveal. The joke spreads as Bob’s wife later discovers the bones and feet in the turkey.
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Bob Dash
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Bob Cash
One Third For Taxes Amid Wealth Estimates
The article notes 1932 national income at 27.5 billion dollars, 30 percent below 1931 and far under 1929's 85 billion. It warns that taxes take 33 cents of every dollar now versus 16 cents in 1913, with prices and costs affecting real buying power and public revolt over government costs.
Aviation's Rise and Road to Public Air Transport
The article compares aviation development to road traffic, arguing aviation will lag behind ground transport in popularization. It notes motor vehicles advanced with highway expansion while airways and landing facilities must precede widespread air travel, suggesting aviation will last to become common for private use.
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Take a Chance Now and Then in Life
In this column John Blake argues overcaution harms progress and rewards. He cites Columbus Magellan and American founding figures as examples of bold risk taking. He urges practical courage not reckless gambling, noting risks sharpen growth and character and wealth built through prudent risk.
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Fame and Fortune
Europe
Columbus
Magellan
Glee Club Letter From Nancy to John
A brisk weather note from Nancy to John mentions cold and stormy days, Jane's illness, and a gray mare's death. It recounts Thompkins losing savings in a wildcat oil venture and years of toil hoarding funds. She warns of colder weather and possible snow and reminds him of an outstanding debt to Will Little.
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Jane
Thompkins
Sarcastic Boss Confronts Employee Over Time Theft Claim
A tense exchange centers on a worker defying shifts and payouts while the boss questions the legitimacy of advanced pay. The dialog hints at friction over wages and duties in a workplace dispute.
Superintendent Pushes Six Furloughs to Spur Work
A tense exchange shows the superintendent proposing laying off six workers to create fear and boost effort. The foreman counters that the crew is already stretched, stressing they need all hands to meet demands. The dialog highlights labor tension and management tactics.
Palm Beach Punchlines Spark Teenage Mischief
A humorous slice shows a mother asking who is brightest in Tommy class and he names Bill Smith to dodge study. In Palm Beach Clarence jokes about teaching swimming while admitting he cannot swim, only wading.
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Bill Smith
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The Man Who Broke Through the Ice
Rescue tale quotes a man crying for help as others attempt a quick ice rescue. The conversation captures a rescuer urging calm while promising prompt extraction and safety.
Dentist Jokes About Nerves and Pain in Caricature
A 1932 cartoon caption mocks dental work with a dentist claiming he is killing the nerve and will fill it tomorrow. The joke plays on dental fear and the promise of future treatment.
Boners Teeth and Faust Demons in Morley Tale
The fragment asserts teeth grow only twice and losing a set leaves lifelong dentition. It warns bad posture compresses lungs. It names Faust a chemist who sold his soul to the devil, later linked to Christopher Morley. A character with a glass eye can see through it.
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Christopher Morley
All-Time Capitol Gallery Disturbance Causes Stampede
Washington observers recall a Pennsylvania youth who fired a long-barreled pistol into a congressional audience, prompting members to seek cover in the house chamber. The incident stands out beside past theatrics, with gallery guards and sergeants at arms on alert for unusual moves by figures such as Dr. Mary Walker in earlier days.
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Pennsylvania
Congress
Capitol
Mary Walker
New York
Senate
Senate Gallery Plot to Sing Taft Song Foiled by Guard
A senator shouts of divine destruction triggers guards to rush him to a hospital for the insane as a thwarted plot unfolds. Carroll of Ear! Carroll, a New York showman, planned a staged quartet to sing in the gallery during Taft’s presidential run, but Dan Ransdell, then sergeant at arms, warned the quartet, ending the ruse.
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Carroll
New York
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Ransdell
No. 1 Precinct
Holiday visitors scatter across towns to spend time with kin
Wisner Dr. and Mrs. E E Musselman of Tappahannock Va visit Crowville with relatives. William Montgomery a Marion Institute student in Alabama stays with his parents Dr and Mrs R L Segrest. Mrs F H Bates and daughter Katherine spent Thursday in Sterling with Mr and Mrs J L Slade. Miss Gladys Roach Eunice Bates Madge Risher and Lloyd Kroll visit with families in Rockford Ill and local residents host holiday guests. Mrs F W E Truly arrives with her son Tom Truly to visit Mrs Truly’s sister S E Pool who is ill.
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Tappahannock
Crowville
William Montgomery
Marion Institute of Marion
Ala
R. L. Segrest
F. H. Bates
Katherine
Sterlington
J. L. Slade
Gladys Roach
Louisiana State Normal
Eunice Bates
Ouachita Junior College
Monroe
Madge Risher
Copiah-Lincoln Junior College
Lloyd Kroll
Louisiana Tech
Lee G. Daniels
Rockford, Ill
C. G. Kadel
F. W. E. Truly
Tom Truly
S. E. Pool
Convalescent serum in infantile paralysis prospects
Medical notes review conflicting findings on using convalescent serum to treat poliomyelitis. Benefits appear possible only if given early before tissue damage. early diagnosis is difficult, contributing to discouraging reported outcomes. Research continues to refine early symptoms and timing.
Car thief changes cars as one changes coats in Jacksonville
A Jacksonville thief stole A. D. Bakers car then swapped to another vehicle and soon after left that car in front of A. M. Crabtree house and drove away in Crabtrees car. This pattern shows the thief rotates between cars rather than keeping one vehicle.
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Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley
A brief note in dialect style introduces Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley. The piece presents MO' BIZ'NESS QUTEN DE GROUN' DAN A MOLé It in a playful, regional voice with streetwise humor and social commentary.
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Hambone’s Meditations
J. P. Alley
Hollywood welcomes prolific writer Philip MacDonald
Hollywood reports Philip MacDonald an English writer joining the ranks of prolific Hollywood authors. He writes detective and mystery tales under multiple pen names and a serious novel under his own name. Over six years he produced about 27 volumes, aiming to match Edgar Wallace. He will focus on films with producer Merian C Cooper known for adventure and mystery.
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Philip MacDonald
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Edgar Wallace
Merian Cooper
The Secretive Auteur Who Guards His Three Names
A discussion on MacDonald Lawless who avoids publicity and uses three names including an anonymous third self praised by a English critic. He downplays fame for artists and prefers that authors be seen only as creators, not public figures, joking about segregating writers.
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MacDonald
Anthony Lawless
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Greece
Rome
Holiday Visitors and Moves in Ruston 1917
A Ruston 1917 social roundups shows Mrs S Wood Brown and Miss Edith visiting with Master Wood Jr others in Ruston. Lt and Mrs Grigsby of Camp Pike visit Mrs M A McHenry en route to Alexandria. the Swayzes lease Kewanee. Irma Russ returns from Lake Charles. C C Miller leaves for Alexandria. Mrs Theus visits Hot Springs. Eleanora Keller returns from Doss. a note cites US mail loss stats of 1 in 300 000 letters.
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Ruston
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Shreveport
West Side
Marjory Myatt
R. L. Grigsby
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M. A. McHenry
Alexandria
Lieutenant Grigsby
Radio Program Listings Across Networks
A dense schedule lists NBC and CBS networks with regional time blocks for music, drama, and talk shows. Programs include The Hutchinson Family, Lawrence Tibbett, The Goldbergs, The Circle, and Amos n Andy among others, with multiple time slots across East Midwest and West regions and repeats for different areas.
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Mexico's Vera Cruz Moves Toward Communism Under Tejada
The Vera Cruz regime under ex governador Tejada shifts toward communal ownership and socialization of production. The federal government uses troops to push agrarian reform while dismantling church influence and renaming religious sites. Renters’ syndicates would occupy unowned housing, and industry expropriation advances.
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Barbs on Optimism and Quiet Rest for Lady Astor Visit
The column muses on optimism and honesty in daily life. It notes Lady Nancy Astor returning to England for rest after a U S visit and offers wry reflections on human happiness, kindness to a stray, and the nature of conversations among men.
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United States
Quotable quotes on war debts and prosperity
A compilation of historic voice fragments includes Raymond S. Moley urging decisive action on war debts, Edwin D. Schoonmaker on Paris pressures, Roger W. Babson predicting a new prosperity, August Busch forecasting celebratory beer, and Bliss Kimball praising reading as antidote to worry.
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