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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1930
Page
4
The Mouroe News-Star Morning World lists press affiliations and advertising representatives. It notes the Monroe Louisiana post office postal class and identifies Associated Press rights for news dispatches. It cites multiple national advertising offices in major cities and department stores.
The piece denounces the war booster and his organizations tracing them to wartime propaganda. It argues that high pressure salesmanship in any form is disreputable as the public grows weary of praise and dissects motives, favoring blunt truth over flattering terms.
The article argues that electric traffic lights, once hailed as salvation, now cause congestion in some areas. It cites poor local studies and overinstallation, noting motorists and police demand for human traffic control return as conditions and methods shift constantly.
A compilation of editorial quips on winter driving risks and skid dangers. It argues drivers must exercise extreme caution on icy roads and that responsibility rests with motorists, not engineering improvements. It also wryly notes social observations on life, leadership, and behavior.
A jobless man buys an old army overcoat in Chicago finds a $600 diamond ring in a pocket. Dick, Pete, Jake, and Tom are mentioned as hospitalized after rain, pneumonia, and a taxi ride. The first passenger plane from Los Angeles to New York arrives eleven minutes late due to a refueling stop mechanic's question about California.
A visiting lecturer notes many young men cannot grow moustaches and observes that a surprising number still manage to participate in social life despite the limitation.
In Los Angeles a poetess conducts an elaborate ceremony to marry the sun. A wry onlooker in the back row quips that she need not worry about his staying out nights due to daylight from their union.
A cat in Erie Pennsylvania nurses six white mice as it seems to anticipate a harsh winter, signaling unusual domestic behavior amid seasonal concerns.
The New York Times says Governor Roosevelt is declared fit by physicians as Tammany leaders are accused of maneuvering while critical issues flare.
A group of rodeo performers visited New York to ride broncos and wrestle steers at Madison Square Garden. The event went well for most, but one contestant was thrown and gored by a subway guard during the visit.
A lullaby styled verse extols the radio as a domestic teacher guiding cooking, gardening, child care, housekeeping, and practical skills. The speaker anticipates warmth and companionship from the radio during winter evenings. The piece frames radio listening as a comforting, all-in-one helper.
A compendium of reader inquiries and brief expert replies. Topics include skiing length, accident trends excluding auto mishaps, fingerprint methods, Alaska tourism, ore content, Niagara Falls history, Stalin’s birth name, submarine depth limits, and the origin of the phrase survival of the fittest.
Dr Lage Galdston answers reader questions about health in a concise column. Topics include common ailments, prevention tips, and when to seek medical care.
The article explains frostbite and chilblain causes and symptoms. It warns that extreme cold can injure skin and underlying tissues, with milder forms showing dark red skin and painful chilblains. It advises dry clothing, loose gear, waterproof footwear, double socks, regular foot care, and oil massage to prevent frostbite.
Hollywood profile recalls George O'Brien as a top screen physique and popular star who relies on Chief O'Brien as his unofficial business manager. The piece notes the actor once bought a mortgaged yacht club riskily, losing about 30000 dollars, prompting him to seek his father's investing guidance. It also highlights O'Brien’s rise from extra to leading man alongside Cooper Farrell and Arlen.
The piece argues that tiny infectious agents pose greater danger than wild beasts and urges public health vigilance. It contrasts historic fear of big predators with modern disease control, urging measures to prevent spread of infections and personal hygiene.
The article notes Nan Barclay seeks to form a band of divorced women who would wear a Reno ring, a black obalyx band marking freedom on the left hand third finger, distinguishing divorced from married and single women.
The subject, described as athletic since high school, avoids smoking and limits coffee to a weakness. He trains constantly for fitness and enjoyment of swimming running boxing boating and outdoor sports. He spends off duty at his beach house and gained fame through a lowly western that helped his talkie future with The Lone Star Ranger and Sunny Side Up competing as money makers.
December 29 1915 Tuesday evening at the Riverside Club the Married People's Cotillion hosted a Christmas dance. The hall featured Southern Smilax and crimson poinsettia decorations, with F B Surgaine and G B Cooley among the receiving line. F G Hudson led the dances while E M Hall prepared to visit Chicago for three weeks with her daughter Helen Hall. State Auditor Paul Capdevielle visited Monroe on business. Jack Murphy, guest of his sisters, served as manager and commentator.
Central Standard Time listings show WEAF WABC WXYZ and many affiliates airing world, music, and drama programs. Highlights include 7:00 Topics in Brief and 7:30 Arabesque modern stories, plus orchestral and variety segments across WJZ WGN WHT stations with multiple sponsors and coast to coast coverage.
The article reports Calvin Coolidge sharply criticizing the Hoover administration for its farm price pegging policy via the Farm Board. It notes Coolidge’s claim that government price fixing disrupts the economy and harms recovery, marking a significant Republican fault line ahead of 1932.
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