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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1927
Page
4
Brand Lessing argues Firestone’s Liberia rubber project should save waste trees for study. He cites Yale forest expert Samuel Record and links it to preserving knowledge, potential new woods, and future cures, urging thoughtful action before destruction.
The Vicksburg Post laments a state law requiring small tin can license cards on dashboards. It calls the measure unnecessary and annoying, arguing over-regulation harms car owners and wastes funds. The piece urges legislators to repeal bad laws and keep only essential ones.
The piece argues the proposed floodway by the army engineers would harm Monroe’s trade area and impose heavy costs. It cites railways Illinois Central and Missouri Pacific, highway widening needs, and potential city taxes or bonds to cover protection, urging Congress to demand a thoroughly controlled spillway covering all construction and protection costs.
Two bidders for Minden light and power plant offer to operate a 35 ton daily capacity paper mill if accepted. The move introduces a new element to municipal plant purchases and prompts questions about potential industry incentives and community reaction.
Critics claim current publishing is trash while defending the era’s early nineteenth century works as low quality. The piece argues today’s literature includes substantial philosophy and religion titles, with many serious volumes selling better than ever despite pessimistic opinions. It urges readers to pause and see the abundance of good writing in 1927.
Clemon Milling a ninth grade student at Neshoba County Vocational High School grew and harvested two acres of cotton. He produced 2635 pounds seed cotton yielding 2170 pounds lint or four bales, with fertilizer costs and labor totaling 97.20 dollars. Revenue from four bales and seed reached 486.70 dollars, for a net profit of 889.20 dollars. The piece urges higher production per acre.
The War Department is urged to retain twenty one Indian scouts at Fort Huachuca Arizona for sentimental and historical reasons. The two native corporals and nineteen privates near retirement continue in uniform performing ordinary duties while their former tracking role has become obsolete. The Fort's commandant notes they are well disciplined and trained and the Eighth Corps Area commander recommends continued service. The piece contrasts modern warfare with airplanes that replace scout skills and closes with a cautious geopolitical reflection.
Medbury notes widespread cosmetic use by American women reaching over a billion dollars yearly. The satirical piece mocks vanity and beauty standards with blunt humor about makeup, peroxide, and fashion, recalling a Chicago man with two suits and a woman whose face “cracked all the paint.”
Edwin Rogers Embree is chosen president of the Rosenwald Fund to advance world wide education and reform. A Yale graduate of 1906 and former Yale Alumni Weekly staffer, he will lead a major philanthropic effort starting after January 1 with Rockefeller Foundation ties and notable organizational skill.
Today marks anniversaries for Rudyard Kipling born in Bombay 62 years ago and Stephen Leacock born in England 58 years ago. Alfred E. Smith born in New York City 54 years ago and Simon Guggenheim born in Philadelphia 60 years ago.
A health column by F. A. Long, M. D., argues for thorough home ventilation to combat respiratory illnesses. He urges two opposite windows to create a cross breeze, warns against overheating homes, and suggests 65–70 degrees as ideal living-room temperature for personal hygiene and better air quality.
Local notes from Oak Grove to Monroe list visitors relatives and guests. Names include H D Briggs Bernice Sugar Mary Levy Louis Selig Frank Farmer Mead Frierson S E Robinette Julius Lemle Olive Gunby Maud Leigh Taylor J B Tisdale W J Murphy Nat Day Mildred Kahn Beatrice Callman Ben C Dawkins Mary Smith Rev C Miller Walthen Johnston and others. Christmas and New Year greetings accompany social visits and school returns.
Fragmentary excerpt proclaims Liberty as the guide for oppressed multitudes and mothers in twilight. It credits poets and social prophets, recalling Siberian exiles, Black emancipation, peace pilgrims, and a guiding lantern toward a brighter humanity.
A year ago today officials reported a rise in activity in the lower Mississippi Valley with observed changes in the river conditions and related impacts. Authorities urged monitoring as crews evaluated ongoing shifts and potential effects on surrounding communities.
Daily program grid listing CBS NBC and independent stations with time slots 4:20 PM to 12:30 AM. Programs include Royal Concert Palmolive Hour Anglo Persians Wrigley Review Organ Recital Dinner Music and various orchestras across Boston New York Chicago Oakland Seattle and more with band names like Red Nichols Angio Persians and City Service Orchestra.
A historical anniversaries list notes 1786 Pennsylvania delegates to the constitutional convention, 1852 Rutherford B. Hayes wedding, 1853 Staffordshire shipwreck, 1862 Monitor loss, 1874 Alfonso proclaimed king, 1885 Christina Regent, 1902 Lorenz awarded Freedom in New York, 1903 Iroquois Theater fire. Also fashion note on Mantilla and health tips on ventilation.
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