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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1931
Page
4
An editorial discusses Milwaukee's fiscal turnaround adopting a budget system, reduced debt by two million, and a two percent tax discount for prompt payments. It credits honest officials, anti graft, and public cooperation, noting the plan’s lessons for other cities with strong citizen backing and steady policy.
John Blake argues that progress hinges on building from past records. Studying others' mistakes saves effort and reduces risk, while delaying risky ventures until you understand existing work. Borrow experience, examine prior work, then gradually advance with confidence.
The piece questions the method for allocating national convention delegates, noting disparities between states like Michigan and Texas. It cites 1928 vote tallies, counts of delegates, and the influence of party power in the South, suggesting the system favors certain blocs in the council.
A United Hospital Fund report in New York warns urban life endangers children with a one in eight chance to reach age ten and a one in three for a farmer. It argues health depends on soil, predicting factories moving to open country to save workers or society faces collapse.
A humorous note argues that nursery rhymes should prepare children for reality rather than sanitize it. It offers risqué reimaginings of Jack and Jill and Old Mother Hubbard with whisky and gin themes, attributed to J. K. M. and framed as a critique of censorship in children's literature.
A brief dialogue shows an artist lamenting painting the wife again and the husband quipping about the amount of paint she requires, delivering a wry domestic moment.
Chronology of days around suspended routines and small rituals from a child’s perspective. A move in time features installing a telephone, looming repeal of the Volstead Act, a stopped office clock, volunteering for sandwiches, and the cadence of last days of school and holiday anticipation.
A quirky collage of editorials and gossipy lines references to a library visit by Maybelle Ellis, a movie actress, Young Joe Mays, lipsticks, and beer caps. It jokes about fashion and romance while skipping into social satire and public figures.
Washington Daybook notes Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, former Army chief of staff, may enter Florida’s at large House race. Supporters say his experience before Congress would aid war budget debates and his public speaking would suit a legislative career.
Judge W. M. Harper issued an edict banning firecrackers in the downtown district for New Year's Day. Several boys arrested at Christmas for firing crackers were said to be thoroughly converted after appearing in city court.
The Metric Association meeting with the AAAS in New Orleans elected George F. Kunz of New York president Arthur E Kennelly Harvard University vice president James F. Martin treasurer and Howard Richards secretary.
The piece notes pneumonia as both a danger to the young and a major killer surpassing tuberculosis, citing Sir William Osler on its harsh course and the widespread research across hospitals and labs. It explains pneumonia as lung inflammation caused by varied germs, including the 1886 Fraenkel and Weichselbaum discoverers, and outlines four germ groups with evolving classification.
Burlington, VI UP Edward Hyzer 84 years old lost to R. F. Walker in a state chess checker championship match. Hyzer vowed to return to practice, saying he would try again after sixty years of effort.
A dialect piece notes rural folks in a country area lacking money but food remains, predicting a harsh, exposed spring. It reflects hardship and humor in a stylized regional voice with social commentary.
Hollywood sees stars like Jeanette MacDonald Helen Hayes and Marilyn Miller moving between films Broadway stage and radio. Bebe Daniels Buddy Rogers and others diversify into stage concerts and other entertainment as Samuel Goldwyn defends Hollywood amid debates over screen adaptations of Dreiser and Lewis works.
Fifteen years ago on December 34 1916 Monroe social life featured visits and dances. Milton Coverdale and spouse moved into a new cottage at St John and Miro Streets. Guests included A G McBride of Bastrop Frank McCormick of Collinston Don McLeod of Pine Bluff and J M Bennett of Riviera. Mrs Locke Trigg returned from Shreveport after a holiday visit. Leon Hammonds attended a Saenger Amusement banquet. Burke Construction Co advanced work on the Moesonie Temple with a large crew.
A dense listing of radio and television programming across multiple stations. Highlights include 4:00 feature programs, 5:45 evening shows, and 11:30 musical ensembles with multiple station identifiers such as WABC, WGN, WSM, and KYW. Detailed hour by hour schedules, guest programs, and repeated acts are noted across networks NBC CBS and independent stations.
In a remarked proclamation, General Honjo in Manchuria portrays Japan’s Manchurian campaign as a poetic quest for peace and independence. He likens Asian aspirations to American founding ideals, seeks American sympathy, and asserts Japan’s aim of real peace and just adjustment, praising American public understanding.
A collection of brief epigrams and quotes from Elmer Davis Vilhjalmarie Stefansson Owen D. Young Theodore Dreiser G K Chesterton Albert Einstein Will Hays Senator David Baird Jr Gandhi and Governor Ritchie. The remarks critique authority aging democracy liberty and government and reflect era attitudes and wit.
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