Public morale rises as Roosevelt recovery program shown in Monroe
The article notes nationwide improvement in business and employment during the Christmas season due to Roosevelt’s recovery program. In Monroe, shoppers thronged Moss Streets as public works on the riverfront and Works Progress Administration projects boosted buying power. Citizens express gratitude and urge endorsement of the president before Congress convenes.
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Monroe
Works Administration
Berne
Roosevelt
White House
United States
Congress
National Guard Receives High Marks In Far-Ranging Report
Major General George E. Leach reports to the secretary of war that the National Guard reached an unprecedented level of all round effectiveness in the year. Strength on June 30 was 185 925 with 189 272 authorized. average armory drill attendance was 174 043 and field camp attendance 182 629. Total fiscal year appropriation was 35 484 864, with strong public support amid reduced funds. Roosevelt is noted as favoring a trusted aide in administration.
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George E. Leach
Secretary of War
National Guard
Leach
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Luck and fortune in life and politics by John Blake
The columnist argues luck is rare and unreliable for success, urging reliance on education and preparation. He notes anecdotes of unexpected wealth and Tam many politics, compares predicaments of luck to thunder and accidents, and cautions against depending on luck while recognizing its occasional role.
The Glee Club By George Elliston
A nostalgic poem about a long ago smile that fuels the speaker’s confidence and success, linking memory to ongoing resolve. A short comic exchange ends with a social visit and a square meal.
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the Glee Club
George Elliston
Cotton Survey Underway in Ouachita Parish Also
United States Department of Agriculture begins a southern cotton survey. Ouachita Parish card packets arrive at Parish Farm Agent E R Strahan office and will be available there or at parish meetings. Accurate surveys influence 1934 1935 acreage decisions for growers including contract signers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ouachita Parish
E. R. Strahan
Strahan
Encolosed Cottage Change Hands in North Fourth Street
15 Years Ago December 27 1918 Mr and Mrs T A Enoch purchased the Selig cottage on North Fourth Street and will take possession January 1. Jonas Selig and his wife will host friends after January 1 with Mr and Mrs T T Webb on Pine Street. Helen Alexander and Louise Faulk depart for Baton Rouge and New Orleans to rejoin state university and Newcomb College respectively for the spring term. C R Tidwell of Alexandria visits Mrs Tidwell in the superintendent's office of the Iron Mountain. Private Ryan Henderson of Jackson Barracks New Orleans on medical detachment spends Christmas in hospital with mumps but reports a swell time to his parents.
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T. A. Enoch
Jonas Selig
North Fourth Street
T. T. Webb
Pine Street
Helen Alexander
Louise Faulk
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
the State University
Newcomb College
C. R. Tidwell
Alexandria
Mrs. Tidwell
Iron Mountain
Ryan Henderson
Jackson Barracks
Beeland Heads U S Land Bank in New Orleans
Robert A. Beeland Jr. was named president of the Federal Land Bank of New Orleans succeeding R B Clark who declined reelection. Beeland, brought in as the farm credit administration's representative, has 22 years of banking experience including a vice presidency at the First National Bank of Greenville Alabama. Clark’s term ends January 10 1934.
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New Orleans
Robert A. Beeland, Jr
Federal Land Bank of
R. B Clark
J. M. Thomas
Farm Credit Administration of
Beeland
Farm Credit Administration
Washington
First National Bank of
Greenville
Ala
Clark
Radio Schedule Snippet Across Networks and Time Zones
A fragmented listing shows NBC WEAF CBS WABC regional schedules with multiple shows and time blocks across East Midwest and West zones. Entries include Tom Mix sketches The Wizard of Oz Lum Abner The Goldbergs and radio orchestras plus forum and operatic segments.
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Weel
Wiic
Wjar
Wtag
Wesh
Wifi
Wibr
Weae
Wtam
Wwj
Wsal
Kid
Wmag
Weil
Woc
Wdaf
Wkbf
Northwest & Canadian
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Wiba
Kstp
Webe
Wday
Kfyr
Erct
Cfcf
SOUTH
Wrva
Wptf
Wwne
Wis
Wjax
Wila
Wsun
Wiod
Wsm
Wme
Wsb
Wapi
Wjdx
Wsmb
Kyoo
Wky
Wfaa
Wbhap
Kpre
Ktbs
Kths
Wsoc
Mountain
Koa
Kavl
Kgir
Kghl
Pacific Coast
Kgo
Kfi
Kgw
Komo
Khq
Ifsd
Ktar
Kgu
Cent
Tom Mix
Basic
Jan Peerce
C Toc
Shirley Howard
Billy Bachelor
Lum & Abner
Bert Lahr
Geo. Olsen
Wayne King
The
Troubadours
Leo Reisman
Cole Pipe Club
Radio Forum
Meger Davis & Orchestra
King’s Jesters
East
Lum
Abner
Midwest
Don Bester
Ralph Kirbery
Carlos Molina
Harry Sosnick
Cbs-Wabc
Alice Longworth and White House Life Stir Washington Gossip
In New York and Washington the scene centers on Alice Roosevelt Longworth and high society. Luncheons with her as guest of honor drew large crowds while she spoke little, building an aura of political obscurity amid cabinet wives and Democratic chatter.
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Washington
Alice Roosevelt
Longworth
Women's National Press Club
Alice Longworth
White House
Valentine Thomson
Woman Dances Alone As Ten-Cent Couple Fee Not Met
The exchange notes a woman dancing solo while a partner lacks funds. the setting hints at a dime cover per couple and a one nickel deficit, reflecting a small town social scene.
Editor hints at leisure time for magazine bust
A playful exchange cites the editor’s planned leisure after the magazine launch. The office boy notes the editor will be free “just as soon as the magazine busted probably in about a month.”
Junior Partner-Peaks Seeks Credit Signal
Junior Partner says credit will turn a profit. Senior Partner questions if he is making money. The exchange hints at a finance dispute or negotiation within a partnership.
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Peaks
Veracity test yields mixed signals from youth
Dialogue shows an exchange where an employer questions honesty and a boy replies by deflecting with a ritual of counting to twenty when he feels uncertain. The snippet hints at themes of truthfulness and self-control in a school or workplace setting.
Young Doctor and Old Medic Car Joke
A young doctor recounts taking a new car to a garage for repair and being charged $200. The old medic jokes that the amount could buy a new bus, while the young doctor explains the garage believed a consultation was needed to diagnose the problem.
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the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Boners and sleepers feature in cinema and rail life
A quirky note describes Boners Cereals as films shown at the pictures lasting fifteen weeks and explains railway sleepers as people who stay at the railway all night sometimes sleeping there. It mentions Henry Wordsfellow as a favorite author.
LeGrand hotel sold to Security National of Shreveport
Real estate transfers filed in Ouachita parish clerk of court show Security National Inc. of Shreveport purchased the LeGrand hotel on South Grand Street and its furnishings for 35010 from W. R. Barrow trustee. A second transfer records Ollie Surginor Windes selling ground to Juanita Windes Spinks in Monroe for 1000.
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LeGrand
South Grand Street
Security National Company, Inc
Shreveport
W. R. Barrow
Ouachita River
Oak Street
G. B. Cooley
Ollie Surginor Windes
Juanita Windes Spinks
D. A. Breard, Sr
Monroe
Arkansas Avenue
North Fourth Street
Square 71
Percy Walker
Opera Season Opens Tuesday Across Continents
The opera season began on two continents. In New York the Met opened with Peter Ibbetson starring Lu crezia Bori and Edward Johnson. Across Chicago and Italian cities, revivals and premieres marked the international start. The whale note follows, stating a lung breathing mammal lacks gills yet stays submerged.
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Associated Press
New York
Metropolitan Opera Company
Deems Taylor
Peter Ibbetson
Lucrezia Bori
Edward Johnson
Chicago
Grand Opera
Civic Opera Company
Jeritz
Metropolitan
Italy
Monroyan Staff Officers Named for Neville High Yearbook
Selections announced for the Monroyan yearbook staff using a new officer system to honor more pupils. General editors include Marjorie Chambers Pollyanna Shotwell Eloise Gayne Evelyn Roll Mildred Waldrop Alice Thompson Neva Worthington Elizabeth Kenney Joyce Feinstein Marrin Granberry.
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Monroyan
Neville High School
Marjorie Chambers
Pollyanna Shotwell
Eloise Gayne
Evelyn Roll
Mildred Waldrop
Alice Thompson
Neva Worthington
Elizabeth Kenney
Joyce Feinstein
Marrin Granberry
Arthur Miller
Fred Marx
Bobby Pappas
Georgine Murphy
Dorothy McComb
Ruth Harvey
Tom Page
Hiller Heidorffer
Johnnie Sherrouse
Tommy Nicholson
Dorothy Brown
Flora Yarbrough
Dorothy Lee Pettit
Barry Stubbs
Leon Noland
Lucille Brown
Olan Whitney
John Baldwin
Harry Hays
Olias Guess
Joe Sampognaro
Denver Walker
Paris holds national funeral for Lagny train disaster victims
A national funeral at Paris Gare de l Est honors Lagny crash victims with 202 dead after the Strasbourg flier collision. President Lebrun, Premier Chautemps, and cabinet members attend as coffins are identified and several bodies are sent to home cities.
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Paris
France
Lagny
East Station
Strasbourg
Lebrun
Camille Chautemps
Joseph Paganon
Cuban affairs forecast hopes for peaceful island solution
Benjamin Fernandez de Medina Uruguay an minister to Cuba predicts the Cuban political crisis will eventually resolve. He arrived in Miami for a brief visit and says he still hopes to broker a compromise ending the turmoil, despite his recent failed efforts to persuade exile leaders.
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Miami
Fla
Benjamin Fernandez de Medina
Cuba
de Meglina
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