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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1928
Page
2
The readable text shows a jumble of phrases about dispatches and credits tied to the paper and scattered rate and telephone listings. It mentions months and billing terms but provides no coherent event or person to report.
The discussion centers on a proposed severance tax affecting gas and oil production in North and Central Louisiana parishes. Proponents argue the tax would harm rural mineral development and school revenues, while opponents warn it would stifle drilling and block investment in East Carroll, West Carroll, Richland, and neighboring areas.
Legislative proposal urges bids before selling public utilities and stresses careful local consideration. It notes both profits from privatization and gains from retaining utilities under strong leadership, arguing no universal rule fits all communities. Laws to prevent hasty action are valuable and practical study of facts is essential.
A telegram from Rayville reports the Mississippi River Flood Control directors supported the Cypress Creek floodway plan but warns of possible deceptive campaigns by interests aiming to push the plan. The Jones Reid flood bill now requires surveys and maintained levees before any Boeuf basin floodway actions, protecting Northeast Louisiana and Southeast Arkansas.
A spirited appeal to bachelors urging marriage as fulfillment and partnership. The piece links celibacy to selfishness and misanthropy, praising wifehood as essential to personal and artistic life and to completing the human voyage toward Eden.
Hollywood shifts to voice in film, with studios preparing sound productions across majors and a plan for First National to train younger players in elocution. Radio voices may unlock access for overlooked talents as studios seek matching voice and face for new screen stars.
About one hundred French provincial societies merge to establish a central building for regional meetings. The venue will host dialect discussions, regional costumes, customs, and ceremonies to preserve hometown culture and celebrate local heritage.
A neighborhood dog known as Jocko bites through the rope to free a tied companion, illustrating canine wit. The column notes the original painting of His Master’s Voice now fetches thousands, and asks how much a dog is worth to its master. A reader, Dynamo Ike, critiques Judge Harper’s court ad ideas and jokes about local politics and ads.
The article explains appendicitis and peritonitis, stressing absolute rest and avoiding food or water initially. It praises surgical removal of the appendix as a highly successful remedy, noting risks of delayed operation and potential adhesions. It ends with a brief local note about public events and a reminiscence of Bastrop and Monroe.
Mrs A B Tissington and Miss Ethel Tissington arrive home from New Orleans with Ethel graduating from Newcomb kindergarten. Miss Sallie Humble returns from Benton for summer then will go to New York for a special course. Mrs J W Smith and Mary Smith go to Homer to stay with relatives. Nellie Wheelock visits Monroe from Indianapolis then returns home. College boys Fred Faulk, Arthur Tissington, Francis Barringer, Harvey Gregg, Sidney Moore, Reynolds McWilliams return home. Dr Woodard’s father Bailey of Fort Worth ill and critical.
Central standard time schedule lists programs by hour and station including WJZ KDEA WLW WIR YW EWE and others. Entries show Navy Band, Broadway features, dance programs, orchestras, and talk and musical hours across major cities.
Miss Pearl Wilson left for Boyce with Dick and Jean Hornbeck. Lois Thibodeaux visits Oak Ridge for the weekend. Mrs. David Ogden attends a Collinston bridge party. Lettie McReynolds of Monroe dines with Thibodeaux sisters. Mrs. A. R. Holloway of Monroe visits Galleghar. Rev. and Mrs. Monk of Monroe guests of Padgett couple. May Beth Thibodeaux travels to Natchitoches for Delta Sigma Epsilon events. Mrs. Jack Riley and others join the trip home. Robert Ashton Holloway of Monroe visits. G. W. Jones and F. Sturdavant of Monroe visit. Met Rouge High teachers host graduates at a plunge party in Monroe.
Santa Cruz County ice cream now travels globally after brick ice cream shipments to China and Japan by the liner President Grant. Capitola dairyman James A Brown developed a method to freeze and preserve bricks, enabling international distribution.
A humorous column by John P. Medbury with quips and sketches on wealth, careers, marriage, and social quirks. The piece lampoons ambitious men, vaudeville fans, political hints, and domestic misadventures in a light satirical voice.
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