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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1934
Page
4
A notice explains dialing options for reaching the News-Star and Morning World by telephone. It lists the 4800 exchange and outlines steps to connect, including dialing sequences and service hours.
Thomas P. Henry president of the Automobile Association of America urges a four point program to curb rising highway deaths and injuries. The plan calls for unified motor legislation strong licenses rigorous law enforcement comprehensive traffic engineering and widespread motorist and pedestrian education. He cites increased mileage aging cars and inadequate highways as factors and warns that national organization is lacking to meet the problem.
Belgian scientist Professor Auguste Piccard, famed for stratosphere trips, proposes interplanetary travel not by rockets but by disintegrating matter to release energy. He claims 120 pounds of lead could propel a craft from Earth to Mercury and back, a theory grounded in practical achievement rather than dream.
The article notes limited U.S. progress in using radio for teaching while Australia reports practical use and high results. Prof Browne leads experiments at the University of Melbourne showing radio can educate with strong personality on air, especially in music and medical topics, with early morning listenership by eager pupils.
A reflective essay arguing that gold is a poor substitute for essential real wealth. It contrasts gold hunters with visionaries who build steel, factories, railroads, and education, noting gold’s limited usefulness and warning that wealth should come from value to society rather than mere abundance of gold.
A remembered night in spring recounted by George Elliston. The speaker recalls a former companion and shared hours, but cannot recall why they quarreled. The verse reflects nostalgia and unresolved distance between two people.
A father and mother discuss Reginald’s final letter dated Somewhere in Mesopotamia. The exchange questions his schooling and cites odd spellings like Senagirnagaban hanlari as evidence of distant lands and unspoken journeys.
Verse humor contrasts nursery rhyme lines with a driver’s blunt reply about using his horn only when sheep cross in front of his car. No names or places provided.
Bess insists fish bite best in the early morning while June laments that eligible fish do not rise before noon. The light dialogue captures a humorous clash over timing and opportunity at the shore.
A playful rhyme fragment features Child The Cow jumping over the moon as a traditional childhood image. The line introduces a parents theme with evolving prices referenced in a casual beat.
Mrs Foozle Oh argues Bacon could not write Shakespeare while suggesting a bum stenographer may have caused historical blunders in the debate. The exchange hints at authorship controversy and lettered rebuttals.
Cholly tells the officer that Percy planned to attack a police officer but changed course the moment he laid eyes on the officer. The exchange captures a tense street moment with a hint of reprieve.
Excerpts from authentic letters received by leading individuals and major firms in the United States. The collection, attributed to prominent figures and organizations, presents personal messages and correspondence from notable persons to business and public leaders.
A 1930 letter from Miss S in Boston asks a leading fish cannery for free samples of crab meat and shrimp. She notes she writes about samples for all, prefers those that sell, and asks for extras for parties, promising to respond soon.
Washington experts warn the strike issue remains unresolved with unions opposing binding arbitration while the Wagner labor bill seeks a permissible tribunal. Officials fear a government role could threaten union power, risking wider economic disruption if strikes persist.
Donations of candy cigars cigarettes tobacco and playing cards for inmates of the Veterans hospital at Alexandria will be received. J A McClain commander of the Bark dull Faulk post American Legion announced yesterday. Gifts can be left with Sam Rubin at R and A Jewelry in the Paramount theater building before 2 pm Saturday. The group will depart for Alexandria shortly after 2 pm Saturday to stage an entertainment for disabled veterans.
Development of carbon black in the Monroe field has brought six large plants, investment in the millions, and added thousands to Louisiana's taxable wealth. D Masur returned from New York after meeting his son Edgar overseas. Edgar's transport landed at Charleston, and Masur and his daughter visited there. Eugene Courtney reports from Gulfport, praising navy service as a yeoman. Miss Layton Speed returns home from Randolph Macon College. Mrs J W Platt travels to Texarkana for a brief visit.
A dialect piece titled Hambone's Meditations by J. P. Alley presents a humorous monologue. It features a raspy spoken style with repeated lines and playful self reference. The text centers on bravado and a caricatured street persona.
General R D Chapman of Houston Texas will miss the Aged Veterans of the Confederacy reunion in Chattanooga due to medical advice. The 92 year old commander had planned to be elected U C V commander in chief, with his absence not preventing his name from potentially being voted. The event runs for three days starting next Wednesday in Chattanooga.
Charlie Ellis, a Negro, pleaded guilty to arson in the burning of J. G. Bailey’s barn on Milhaven Road Friday night. Judge J. T. Shell gave a ten year sentence after Ellis confessed and the cattle were inside the barn at the time. Officials noted no attempt to free the livestock.
Graduation exercises for the fourth grade at W. R. Mitchell grammar school West Monroe were held in the auditorium. As the school has four grades the pupils advancing to fifth grade will attend a higher school next term a send off program was presented including Salutation Louise Gail McDonald song class reading Martha Sue McKenzie song class valedictory Eloise Pace presentation of certificates song assembly.
Mrs O W Langford and her young son from Springfield Missouri are visiting in the home of Mrs Lela Rushing at 2902 Lee Avenue. Mrs Langford plans to stay in Monroe for about a month.
The piece reports Interior Secretary Ickes quietly reshaping the Bureau of Mines by moving it from the commerce department back to Interior and naming Scott Turner as chief, amid GOP suspicions. It also mentions Jed Johnson chauffeur controversy, looming Hitler plots, Hines Reed remarks, and a Cleveland Communist convention, with cautions on dubious figures.
A day with Minna Gombell reveals the waiting game for film roles with a string of studio calls and test screenings. Also updates on Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, David Manners tax gag, Jean Harlow divorce coverage, and Judith Allen's quest to meet Nils Asther.
Frank Hamer leads ambushers who killed Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. The excerpt mentions Batten arriving in Australia after a long London to Australia flight and references a 16 000 mile journey and a tea request.
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