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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1935
Page
4
A 1935 editorial lauds citizens who clear snow from sidewalks. The author argues democracies rely on small duties, urges readers to shovel, keep paths safe, and take pride in public-spirited acts. He notes town governments are slow and urges personal responsibility.
Letters praise Mary Pickford's Why Not Try God? serial in Monroe News-Star flipping through Christ centered civic reform. Readers cite faith guiding social life and critique greed politics and banking while urging press to promote Bruce Barton ideas and Christ’s service model.
The piece notes large differences in unemployment tallies from March 1933, with the peak at 15,071,000. AFL figures rise to 15,470,000, while Industrial Conference Board estimates sit around 13,496,000 to 13,689,000, widening to about 2.5 million by October. It argues for better methods or a government idle census.
Governor Alf Landon of Kansas looms as a top 1936 Republican prospect but could be hurt by friends Hearst Daugherty and loose “Landon for President” clubs. If he overcomes these handicaps he may become a strong White House contender while Democratic opposition seems weak. Japanese planning for war contrasts with public attitudes as citizens hike.
A short poem by George Elliston counsels weighing sorrows on Time’s scales. It compares grief to a tiny decimal point and urges turning thoughts toward the joy life has created.
The exchange notes a hypothesis that one of Professor Mars two moons may disappear over time, followed by a student quip about blue laws at the institution.
A local dispute ends with one boy claiming to have won an arbitration with a noted tough opponent. The exchange urges peaceful settlement over further conflict as a lesson in resolving differences.
A couple argues about postnatal care roles with the wife favoring a nurse for the baby while the husband suggests a night watchman instead. Their exchange reflects practical concerns about newborn care and safety.
The Captain reports arresting Buffalo Mike but release follows after Buffalo Mike proves he is not from Buffalo. The Patugiman confirms the man is from Troy and not the intended suspect.
A humorous exchange between Mrs. Woodby Younge and Mr. Pimear features a witty clash about aging and art. Pimear quips that he paints for posterity while predicting Mrs. Younge will look that old once his talent is recognized.
In a brief exchange a man asks if the correspondence course on Success in Business helped anyone prosper. Another man replies that he is making a pretty good thing of it and seems satisfied with the result.
A dramatic death scene today moved many audience members to tears at the theater. Viewers speculated the actor’s onstage demise was part of a staged performance, not a real death, prompting surprise and applause.
A witty quip notes Al Capone, freed by a lenient judge, now writes memoirs and learns guitar. The exchange mocks justice and contrasts night talk with daytime prompts. It also questions gender roles as 10 million women work while men loaf.
Washington correspondent Carter Field notes Secretary of State Cordell Hull, famed for tariff drives, longs to quit the cabinet and seek Tennessee's Senate seat once more. Hull's push strains Roosevelt who hopes to keep him in state, while others in Washington weigh succession and influence in the controversial era. The piece ends by referencing Harvard’s famed explorers school.
Christmas was celebrated at the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home and the Louisiana Training Institute in Monroe. The home distributed gifts from five trees including the baby cottage, while the institute granted 15 paroles lowering its population to 140. A minstrel show preceded a turkey and trimmings Christmas dinner for the boys, with a large illuminated tree and stockings of goodies.
The church choir of the Methodist church directed by M. P. Kelley performed Christmas cantatas at both services on Christmas Day. The town series Crosskeys LaPeace Shorter Ala is noted as the longest town in America, 500 yards wide and 15 miles long.
Misses Ruby Hood Carolyn Morris and Helen Hunt students at Louisiana State Normal Natchitoches spend holidays with parents. Kathleen Willis leaves for Plano Texas with her father P C Willis for a Dallas business trip. Mr and Mrs Floyd F Bondy and son Floyd Jr of Tallulah visit J M Brothers. Mose Wolff Bastrop visits Adolph Irving Wolff and Mrs Leon Cohn. Horace Fluker Camden visits Dr Robert Faulk.
Ted Healy recalls a Christmas Eve celebration turning violent as a shot was fired at him and he was arrested in Santa Monica canyon. Dancer Bonnie Oredell reports Healy smashed a glass door and tried to ignite her home with debris on the stove. Healy’s sister Marcia defends him as acting on a Christmas impulse. Healy shows a bandaged hand claimed to be gunshot wounds, later noted as burned by surgeons.
The Oak Grove Methodist missionary society met with Mrs. E O Burnham. Devotional led by Mrs. John R McIntosh. A paper Social Service read by Mrs. A C Monroe. They packed a Christmas box for St Marx in Houma and enjoyed refreshments. The Rev Howard E Prost led a program. The senior Sunday school class was entertained with a buffet supper and games at Dr E O Burnham’s home with 25 guests.
Mrs. Robert Garraghty aged 48 died at Charity hospital from injuries after being struck by a car on Christmas Eve. Also note reports on selenium as a cause of alkali disease in cattle and on substituting ground barley for corn in livestock rations.
New York etiquette guide explains cover charges and minimums at clubs, tipping norms for waiters and staff, safe cab practices, and quirky vignettes from city life. It notes tipping amounts on small versus large bills, polite enforcement of corner taximeters, and introduces humorous New York scenes.
Portrait specialist Elmer Fryer of Warner's notes stars have heads and features larger than average. He cites Clark Gable, Beery, Cantor, Joe E. Brown, Joan Crawford and others as examples. Despite bold looks, many stars endure success with distinctive, not conventionally handsome, features.
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