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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1934
Page
4
A call for moral restraint in development and entertainment to keep communities wholesome. It urges banning activities that attract crime or vice, discouraging gambling and intoxication, and preserving the area for decent living by strengthening individual responsibility and communal standards.
Dr William J Mayo of the Rochester clinic warns that a motorist with two or three cocktails is a greater public safety menace than a drunk driver. He notes reaction times slow two to fourfold, and at 40 mph a sober driver could react in about 2 feet while a cocktailed driver may need 50 to 100 feet.
Traffic authorities in London impose a nightly horn ban from 11 p.m. to 6 or 7 a.m. Sleep of residents to be protected and police will crack down on horn use. The piece argues motorists abuse horns and suggests using brakes more.
In this column, John Blake argues that success hinges on vast will power rather than sheer genius. He recounts a railroad official who failed due to timidity, urges readers to train will, back convictions, and apply mental strength to all tasks for a worthwhile life.
The poem portrays happiness seizing the speaker as a joyful day unfolds. It celebrates gaiety guiding the heart and the day’s brightness lifting the spirit toward a hopeful star.
A light exchange turns on a joke about lending money. One friend recalls intending to lend ten dollars, then the other’s marriage becomes the humorous pivot. The quip blends financial nostalgia with a matrimonial surprise.
A fragment from a steposed dialogue complains Belle has wed under financial strain. The speaker argues a ten dollar weekly wage cannot bind a wife to marriage, reflecting social tensions over dowry and earnings.
A buyer complains the Angora she purchased vanished the next day. The dealer retorts that Angora cats have high intelligence, reflecting a tersely humorous dispute over the pet sale.
A terse scene depicts a book agent asking for interest in literature and an editor dismissing him with a sharp rebuke, saying Beat it. The exchange captures a brisk, humorless interaction in a period-voice tone.
Report notes a car crash involving an owner and driver. They discuss stopping after an unnamed pedestrian, described as deaf and blind, yells their number, suggesting an attempt to recede from accountability.
A string of quips touches on chickens, postal service, and job hunts. A congressman weary of applications, Princess Marina wedding gifts as bridge prizes, and the value of friends are noted in tongue in cheek fashion.
Washington is weighing a further devaluation of the dollar to the full one half authorized by Congress. The move, though resisted, aims to boost a proposed $1.2 billion bonus deal while potentially spurring gold bloc nations to devalue. Roosevelt pursues inflation via gold and silver actions amid international reactions.
The article notes that the prevailing conviction, not potential dollar actions, fuels the agitation among gold bloc countries. The focus is on the psychological and strategic impact of a fixed belief driving policy tensions amid 1934 economic debates.
The Weather Bureau issued advisories for a northwest storm from Nantucket to Cape Hatteras with a disturbance over Lake Huron moving northeast. Expect strong west winds this afternoon shifting to northwest tonight, gale force at times from New York to Cape Hatteras, and southeast winds turning southwest by tonight with further northwest winds by Thursday.
Engineer W H Peck of the Tulsa World reports a good oil outlook south of Monroe especially near Columbia. Two Christmas fires hit Monroe during the festivities. Police inspector Robert E Heap plans to attend a Laurel Mississippi reunion for two sisters and a brother at niece June Reynolds home. The sisters are Mrs E E Penney Kansas City and Mrs Minnie Callahan Kentwood Louisiana. Brother Herman B Heap lives in New Orleans. Malcolm Biedenharn hosts Mautie Harwitz of New York City. Mrs I P Sandman visits Greenville Mississippi relatives. Magellan’s men took 1084 days to circle the globe while Post and Gatty completed the voyage in 823 days.
Hauptmann trial nears with talk of a fresh jury panel amid a pamphlet controversy. Betty Gow, Lindbergh baby nurse, arrives in Englewood as defense and state weigh admissibility of a new panel. Hauptmann and his wife defend innocence as Christmas dinner is served in jail.
Senator Huey Long arrived in Baton Rouge after Christmas in New Orleans and met in the governor's suite with doors locked. He plans for a 1935 constitutional rewrite after Congress and to push his share the wealth bill as a repeater. He offered no comment on the visit beyond saying he was busy.
The report notes frosts across all twelve months in northern states, highlighting unusual year round chill. It cites weather observations and regional impacts on crops, livestock, and daily life, suggesting a persistent cold trend for the region.
Radio programming across BASIC East Midwest South Mountain and Pacific Coast lists daily shows and guest acts. Notable entries include Alice In Orchestraiialand Xavier Cugat's Orchestra Mary Pickford Wayne King's Orchestra Fred Allen Town Hall and Guy Lombardo's Orchestra with serial and drama segments through midnight.
In New York Paul Harrison notes false Ulster County Gazette copies claiming Washington's death. The NY Public Library has 30 reproductions, all non originals, with many aged replicas sold at fairs. Lincoln pennies with V D B initials are common. most 1909 coins are worth 15 cents. The article also covers thefts of Poe and Moby Dick first editions and a forged watch from Rome with Mussolini’s check.
Hollywood gossip notes from Dan Thomas cover on set pratfalls and jokes including the Vanessa fire scene spark with Helen Hayes and Bob Montgomery idea. Also mentions Metropolitan airport serve film crews and makeup tip from Wally Westmore plus a West Point dedication gag at Flirtation Walk premiere.
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