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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1939
Page
2
Business column predicts 1960 will open with cautious optimism. Analysts describe credit conditions and consumer demand as steady, expecting a healthier year for industry and employment, while noting potential volatility in financial markets.
An article stresses emotional health for infants and toddlers, urging gentle steady care and routine to nurture security. It urges caregivers to avoid shocks, delays, or sudden changes, and highlights Mr Angelo Patri's Self Measuring Chart leaflet with mail-in requests to Monroe News Star in New York for readers.
A health column advises moderate caffeine and alcohol use, noting coffee as a stimulant and caffeine can wake you with a headache after excess. It suggests sobriety through mild fluids and saline laxatives, and praises wine or sherry as safer options, citing Dr. Akin and L R Grosjean of Watkins Glen.
Obituary notes the death of Captain Charles Houggmoen a famed river skipper from Vidalia Aged 7 0 with survivors including Mrs Mars Dale Richard and Mrs Ernest Merkle The funeral honors list pallbearers Frank Huffman Clayton Moseles Mike Ohisen Fred Falkerhesner and others The article mentions his role as a captain and ties to the Vidalia community and St Joseph nearby.
A local flag football game ended with a man leading a team to victory against the Bees. Strong play from the quarterback and defense secured the win at the community field.
Civil war memories resurface as the screen version of Gone With the Wind stirs deep southern pride in Atlanta audiences. The film, viewed from a southern perspective, elicits hisses and cheers and tears, reviving old passions tied to regional identity.
Dr Ales Hrdlicka of the Smithsonian notes a Russian scientist has found a new Neanderthal skull to deepen the human origin narrative. The discovery in a land ruled by brutal tactics underscores science’s ongoing struggle against human folly in seeking truth.
Oak Grove Te Delighted audience heard Copeland led students in a school recital featuring Danald Bare, Barbara Lau, Patsy Hodson, and others. The event opened a series of music appreciation hours at Oak Grove Church Ward 7 with a box supper and invites for political candidates to attend.
Report lists 1,218,462 Chinese killed with 27,000 Japanese deaths cited between July and November 1939. Additional Japanese casualties include 18,060 killed or wounded on the Outer Mongolian Manchoukuo border as fighting with Soviet forces continued.
Denver social figure Prince Bal thasar Gualma Odeseatchi applies for citizenship and must renounce each foreign title. Accustomed to titles from northern Italy Hungary and lands once Czecho-Slovakia his family has amassed many over centuries and he has lost track of them.
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