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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1928
Page
4
The report cites charges that a 1927 price prediction manipulated cotton markets and criticizes ignorance as a sinister factor in government handling staple crops. It condemns officials influenced by crooks and argues official ignorance can be as harmful as theft, calling for accountability.
A Louisiana judiciary panel backs Rep. Fred J. Heintz's bill to require a majority of property owners within 300 feet of new oil stations or garages for local zoning approvals. The editorial argues blanket state zoning cannot replace municipal rules and urges community tailored standards to protect residential areas while avoiding injustice in commercial zones.
A campus flare up at Yale shows students attempting to rush a jail to free arrested peers. The piece argues youthful restlessness challenges formal authority and that such disorder, while costly, preserves human vitality against automation.
A notice highlights a speaker who aims to set the standard for reader service and journalistic duty, emphasizing integrity, clarity, and usefulness in reporting.
The piece muses on death's varied fates from myths to philosophy. It contrasts brutal ends and civilizational stances with the Good Samaritan, notes death's quieting of pain through science, and argues against letting fear or doubt ruin present joys.
The column debates whether politics and religion are inherited from parents or spouses. It notes that many people follow family traditions, questions if thinking is costly, and asks if schools teach thinking or if “What was good enough for Daddy is good enough for me?” remains the norm.
In a newly published collection by Schmidt Hennigker, Bismarck explains how his clever plan to curb persistent visitors backfired. He recalls Lord Russell asking about the burden of daily callers and notes his wife's practical remedy based on an intuitive sense of proper visit length.
A satirical Cabin describes a carbon black executive critiquing The News Star and suggests that print coverage could best serve the industry by running moral injunctions on page one. The piece frames lobbying as lofty yet trivial, ending with a blunt admission of the tale’s meaning.
Dr George Parrish outlines pediatric care for infantile paralysis focusing on gentle handling during acute fever, reassuring care to ease patient fear, and staged massage and exercise. Emphasizes rest, gradual muscle use, avoidance of early overexertion, and long term rehabilitation to reduce deformity and promote nerve recovery.
A roundup of social and professional visits and travel including Mr. H. D. Briggs on business in Winnsboro Judge B. C. Dawkins delivering court in Bas trop Mr. Baxter Robinson of Alexandria visiting Monroe J. P. Parker Jr returning from New Orleans Mrs. Uriah Millsaps and family back from New Orleans Miss Lucille McLeod at home with Mrs. E. B. Starsney on Second street Mrs. Luther Ellison and son Lloyd depart for Georgia Mr. P. A. Lechner guest of daughter Mrs. Luther Ellison Miss Maud Leigh Taylor returning from teaching near Rayville Miss Maggie McEnery resigns to join the Palace Sam Baird of Bastrop en route home Louise Gelbert departs New Orleans Edith Gunby and sons Thomas Gunby and Jesse Johnson return from an auto trip to Ruston
Miss Dora Shamblin returns home from Winnsboro after a pleasant visit accompanied by Miss Hazel Thompson. J D Nelson and Miss Vera Moore visit Urania. Mrs L H Taylor to St Francis sanitarium Monroe for medical care. J D Hand and child visit J C Floyd. Charlie Maxwell Jimmie Maxwell and R H Brooks visit Jena. Lucille Conway and H D Welch visit Harrisonburg. Lois Crawford visits Columbia. Charlie Richey from Urania visits Olla. J M Hawkins and J G Floyd visit Columbia. Mrs John White and daughters of Tioga visit. Mr and Mrs J M Hawking visit Bosco for sons James Harold. Sars Smith H V Barber and Don and Faye Lowe visit Tulles. Joe Wiseman visits Bernice. Clee Tillman to move to Winnfield.
A dense listing of radio programs with time slots, stations, and featured acts from Chicago to Seattle. It covers orchestras, palmsolive hour, dance music, talks, and various hourlong features across major networks and local stations.
A fragmented note references Irene Simms Shields and a public notary, with stray lines about modernists and a claim that football is the best sport on earth. The garbled text hints at a local office or column fragment without clear events or dates.
Fragmentary item notes Belgium made slates marketed by S. V. K. Asbestos Roofing. Text mentions recombination of materials and cement related to slate production. Details are incomplete but indicate a product listing or trade notice.
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