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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1925
Page
4
John P. Medbury mocks charitable tag days as he imagines men covered with purchase stickers and ribbons. A string of comic vignettes shows husbands overwhelmed by tags and wives sorting through gifts turning charity into home humor.
Notable dates include William Clark and Meriwether Lewis's Missouri River discovery in 1805, Francis Blanchett's consecration in 1845, Louis Bonaparte's death in 1846, R. M. T. Hunter becoming Confederate Secretary of State in 1861, Sam Houston's Huntsville leadership, a 1891 Dallas fire with about 2 million in losses, Robert W. Barnwell as Alabama bishop in 1800, Harding’s 1923 BC landing.
Today marks anniversaries for Earl of Balfour born in Scotland 77 years ago, Lt. Gen. Sir Richard Turner born in Quebec 54 years ago, John K Tener born in Tyrone 62 years ago, David Belasco born in San Francisco 66 years ago, and Dr. George C. Pardee born in San Francisco 68 years ago.
A column endorses the film The Case of One Girl a Day as a real life plea from Judge E H Crane of Shreveport. It cites a Monroe case of a North state girl who came here, faced temptation, grew ill, and died, urging creation of a local YWCA home and a judge style protective home to spare youths. it condemns pennywise budget cuts in this social work.
The text argues for a milk inspection program to protect public health. It compares milk controls to water safety, urging daily sampling and analysis of dairy milk, funded by the parish health board, to prevent disease and ensure purity during summer and all year.
A Swamp Scott correspondent notes President Coolidge was vexed by a 10 percent wage reduction in woolen and cotton mills. He summoned Senator Butler to explain the unforeseen move under the Fordney McCumber tariff. The piece cites New England tariff faith and Western Republican sentiment challenging Yankee protectionism.
A columnist argues big cities are not less kind than small towns but their social kindness is constrained by a vast, impersonal system. Individual bakers and landlords retain humanity in private, while large combines and boards shift power upward, limiting personal acts of generosity. Personal freedom draws young people to cities despite the price.
Last night a group of masked white men reportedly entered Monroe city jail and abducted Laura Porter who was jailed since Saturday. She was taken nude, her fate unknown, with rumors claiming she drowned in the Ouachita near Stewart shingle mill, though no definite evidence exists.
The District Attorney of New York selects Bodenheim for the high distinction of suppression, lifting him from obscurity and provoking envy among peers as he seems to have secured his fortune.
Police in New York struggle to locate Knapp the alleged murderer. Rumors place him hiding among bootleggers on the border, where total solitude can be found in a crowded mob.
The great artificial lake completed as part of the London water works is named Queen Mary Reservoir. It ranks among the largest artificial bodies of water globally, took eleven years to construct, and cost ten million dollars.
A catalog of late evening to early morning radio offerings. Entries include KFI KNX KHJ WGN WLS and others airing dances, organ numbers, orchestras, vaudeville, and special programs from 9:00 p m to 1 30 a m with titles like Dance Music Organ Jubilee and Midnight frolic.
A detailed list of church services concerts and programs across multiple radio stations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. including Old St. Patricks at WDWF and Church of the Covenant at WWJ and KNX Presbyterian services at KGW plus organ recitals hymns chimes and Sunday School segments among others.
The schedule lists WHT at 8 15 p m missionary hour WHAD band concert at 8 30 p m WHK Federated churches WHN String Trio at 4 p m KFAB Congregational services KPO organ recital WDAF musical program scores WDWF Serenaders WGES classical program WOWL orchestra The text notes that the word heaven derives from a term meaning garden.
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