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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1932

Page

4

Buying at Home A Community Resolution Against Out-of-Town Trade

An editorial argues residents should shun mail order and out-of-town shopping to boost Monroe’s economy. It compares disloyal workers to citizens who bypass local merchants and suggests daily home buying increases local business, circulation, employment, and prosperity.

Monroe

Peace Talk on Risk and the Quest for Lasting Peace

The essay argues leaders fear potential defects in peace plans more than the costs of war. It condemns endless debates and calls for decisive, courageous action to pursue just and durable peace despite uncertainties. It warns that timid statesmen may keep talking while war endures.

What is the matter with England and America

The piece argues both Britain and the United States overrely on social services and debt. It warns two million British unemployed rely on aid and predicts growing taxation and eventual bankruptcy, suggesting prosperity could end if governments do not curb spending. It questions whether the US will follow Britain’s path.

England United States America Rome

Brookfield Ladies Organize Charity Pinochle Tournament

Brookfield Missouri ladies stage a charity pinochle event to attract male interest and public support. The piece contrasts pinochle with bridge and notes Brookfield residents’ good nature and community spirit in hosting the event.

Brookfield

Uncommon Sense Road map for life by John Blake

The essay urges using a life road map to stay on course and avoid wandering. It stresses studying guidance from experienced sources, setting definite goals, and preparing for inevitable struggles as essential to reaching worthwhile destinations.

Uncommon Sense John Blake

The Glee Oue Remembered Voice

A reflective piece recalls a departed voice and lingering music that endures in memory. A humorous exchange follows about a boy given three dollars to the fair who returns with two, noting the loss from the outset.

Snippets of dialogue reveal contrasts in tone and concern

The quoted exchanges juxtapose a blunt insult about Smithers with a small loan for chocolate and movie tickets. A visual of a beautiful building on fire prompts moral outrage, while a character savors the waste heat energy remark as a dry efficiency critique.

Missing hour hand clocks ten minutes past something

The dialogue features a saleslady promoting a costume, a shopper making a joke about crying, Pat asking for the time, and Mike noting the hour hand is missing from his watch, estimating it as ten minutes past some unspecified time.

Pat Mike

Ironic Exchange About Relatives and Loans

A humorous 1932 cartoon caption sketches a woman asking for relatives as a loan, and a tramp replying that he has plenty of them but needs a real loan. The gag plays on the scarcity of kin support during financial need.

Murky Prose Snippets From a Historical Note

A collage of odd statements appears, mentioning Malay etiquette with knives, immoral theater, international law, marines in peace, a cat and mouse pursuit, death notices without consent, and a quirky definition of bellicose. The fragmentary items hint at social commentary and linguistic curiosities.

Government Barge Lines Value Sparks Political Debate

Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission valued the Inland Waterways barge lines at 6.5 million dollars, a loss from the 23.2 million government investment. The study notes regulatory freedom versus private efficiency and questions the lines as a unitary asset amid private interest chatter.

Washington Alaska Railroad Interstate Commerce Commission Uncle Sam IL. C. C Commission Bureau of Valuation Hurley Inland Waterways Corporation John Taxpayer Wall Street Lower Mississippi Upper River Government

Health query for Pr. Jago Galdstom

A reader asks about Pr. Jago Galdstom's health status. No further factual details or official statements accompany the inquiry.

Jago

Burns Kill One-Third of Skin Surfaces With High Mortality

A Madison study of 2000 burn cases shows mortality rises with larger skin area. over one third skin involvement yields 100 percent death rate, one quarter to one sixth yields few survivors, and even one eleventh carries about 50 percent mortality. Advances include tannic acid, water baths, IV fluids, blood transfusions, and reconstructive surgery.

Hollywood stars train in westerns to build screen stamina

Dorothy Wilson and Gail Patrick head early in their careers after stints as stenographers in Hollywood. They endure grueling western schedules from 3 a.m. makeup to sundown shoots on horseback, trading hard work for rising pay. Gene Raymond returns to a naming wrinkle during a New York visit as he navigates studio ties and branding.

Hollywood Dorothy Wilson Dorothy Bill Boyd Tom Keene Gene Raymond New York Raymond Guion Gene Paramount Jesse Lasky Soo Budapest

France refuses peacetime terms before the war

Foreign Minister Picheon declares in the chamber of deputies that France will not accept peace on prewar conditions. Women workers are being hired at the Vicksburg Shreveport and Pacific railway shops with colored women predominating in shops, according to A C Kaufmann. The British steamer City of Nagpur, 8331 tons, wrecked in Delagoa Bay with 259 crew reported.

Picheon Chamber of Deputies Central Powers Russia France Vicksburg Shreveport U. S Monroe City F

Hambone's Meditations by J. P. Alley

A fragmented old note presents Hambone's Meditations with a speaker describing back ache and a memory of moving a wardrobe after hearing someone say something. The text shows dialect and incomplete lines, reflecting a humorous rural voice.

Burglary at West Monroe First Baptist Church

A burglar broke into the First Baptist church of West Monroe, stealing about $65 in cash and checks totaling around 28 dollars. The crime, likely Sunday night, required opening two doors to access the money. The thief is described as an opera aficionado who lacks music appreciation.

First Baptist Church of West Monroe

Radio Network Program Listings Nebula

A dense schedule of radio programs across NBC NBC WEAF WJZ and other networks detailing hourly lineups for East Midwest Northwest Mountain and Pacific Coast regions with entertainers orchestras bands and serials scheduled from 5:00 pm to midnight including The Shadow Irene Taylor Col Pipe Club and many more.

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Scissored Editorial Sees Camel Transport Return in Palestine

The piece argues railroads face red ink from unregulated competition while automobiles and gas stations reshape historic routes in Palestine. It notes camels remain the practical long distance option, and imagines licensing camels and cameleers if motor transport is restricted.

St. Louis Globe-Democrat Palestine Jerusalem Express Judean Holy Land

Quotes on social policy and wealth from public figures

A collection of remarks by Frances Perkins, Dr Charles P Emerson, The Very Rev Charles W Gordon, Pearl Buck, Jacob Aronson and Howard Scott. They discuss unemployment, birth control, American development, war debt, religion, race, competition and coal value.

Charles P. Emerson Indiana University College of Medicine Charles W. Gordon United States Pearl Buck

Obituary Ads and Wry Warnings from a Kansas Editor

An active Kansas editor invites readers to publish alive obituaries in ads to hear flattering words before death. The piece lampoons advertising honesty and modern life, mocking beer pretzels, patriotism, technocracy, greeting cards, and the politics of the era while urging garden planning and cautious voting.

Kansas

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