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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1949
Page
2
A discussion on farm support shows higher output outpacing demand. Government price supports have led to mountains of unsold produce and a push to curb surpluses. While agencies limit production, others promote soil improvement and expansion of irrigation. With population rising, a balanced price program is urged to protect farmers without encouraging overproduction.
The piece condemns Stalin peace prizes as a Russian ploy to cast the Soviet government as antiwar. It argues the gesture targets Communists and wavering democrats abroad, mocks gullible Americans, and calls for genuine global cooperation rather than Soviet theatrics. It notes Reds could not abandon imperial gains and recalls simpler times with Jeannie.
Henry M'LeMore jokes about 1950 resolutions to avoid heavy reading on sensational topics. He vows to skip Alger Hiss and Tito interviews, avoid television wrestling, stop pouring cream before milk, refuse wine cooked dishes, and ignore wandering street performers, aiming for simpler habits in the new year.
Angelo Patri argues that a child’s will should be free unless its expression harms the child or others. He warns against forcing speech or public performance and urges uncovering underlying causes for disobedience. Education and home guidance, not punishment, recondition conduct with skilled teaching.
Hollywood column reflects on Clark Gable as the enduring ideal American male and top romance of the year. It notes his balanced personality, humor, restraint, and popularity with both women and men, contrasting him with trendier male leads.
James Marlow surveys 1949 as a year of slow progress under Truman's Fair Deal. He notes wage increases, housing efforts, social security expansion, and defense mobilization while civil rights progress stalls. Bipartisan support backs foreign policy initiatives like Marshall Plan and Atlantic Pact, with ongoing security focus and long-term goals for the years ahead.
Jane Eads describes a luncheon hosted by Mme Wattimena at Baroness van Welderen Rengers home attended by about 30 women including diplomat wives. The event showcased a 1710 Chinese service called Lange Leise and featured Elektra the seven foot mechanical man with a 60 pound brain.
The page presents multiple Q and A items about weather records settlements voting history bird names star distance and legality of hunting on forests and civilization age. It cites Lake Charles rainfall 15 inches, Santo Domingo founded 1496, Susan B Anthony arrest year 1872, Laughing jackass bird, sun distance, forest hunting permits, and civilization age about a million years.
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst recalls Princess Yasmin and Rita Hayworth, tracing the Aga Khan’s spiritual leadership, Ali Khan’s potential rule, and the couple’s affected life between Europe and America. He notes Yasmin’s future prospects, Rita’s career, and the new term Transonic describing speeds near that of sound.
Hal Boyle reflects on backward glances through the twentieth century, listing personal moments that redirected his path. He recalls in youth a punch at Irving Grammar School that made him a pacifist, a seventh grade heartbreak, a $4.50 loss gambling, and perseverance learning to swim, ending with a note about a landing craft’s fate in WWII.
The speaker reflects on personal sacrifices and family memory. They recall paddling to Africa, confessing envy toward wealthier peers, and the remorse of hurting a mother's feelings. The message emphasizes how minor daily acts create lasting impact far beyond grand events.
A cautious employer notes the assistant’s bond has not yet been issued, triggering questions about reliability and safeguarding against potential risk in ongoing duties.
A fragmented riddle list with numerous paired clues spans topics from insects to Chinese herb and Hebrew letters with cryptic hints. It reads like a crossword style puzzle or wordplay page with references to geography, language, and old terms, inviting cross connections.
Ouachita parish coroner Dr J T French announced the inquest into the death of George Reed a 25 year old Sterlington man would reconvene at 2 pm Thursday after witnesses failed to appear for the planned Wednesday session Reed’s charred body was found by Monroe firefighters in a shotgun house on the Sterlington road shortly after 4 am Monday the fire origin remains undetermined coroner’s jury members listed include J W Blanchard V C Zagone R L Franton Tony Baur and H M Roberts
In yesterday's state court session Judge Jesse Heard presiding Ollie Reed of Monroe received a $125 fine and license revocation for drunk driving John H Lehnert of West Monroe Route 1 Box 148 was fined $125 for drunk driving Arvel E Newsom was fined $15 and court costs for reckless driving The article notes an unrelated line about the American population growing at about 10 000 per day.
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