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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1928
Page
2
Fragmentary text shows city names Detroit Atlanta San Francisco and scattered rates or mail terms. Reference to months and dollar figures appears, but details are unclear.
Louisiana debates carbon black industry and its impact on gas markets. The piece cites historical production figures for Wyoming Texas and West Virginia, argues state misstatements fueled stigma, and defends carbon black as a normal gas market outlet in North Louisiana.
A Little Rock circuit judge warned that Arkansas faces a negative trade balance, noting a $54 million shortfall last year as the state buys more outside than it sells within. He urged Louisiana to boost domestic production to keep wealth local and support state revenue.
The piece outlines three viewpoints on the legislative preliminaries as the session nears full work. Support is shown for cutting waste and easing taxpayer burden while proposals urge prompt action on a schedule of sev ies. The text notes relentless opposition and a third view praising sincerity in advancing 192 goals.
The piece compares bird migrations across oceans and continents to human thought migration. It argues minds migrate as birds do, facing danger yet returning with promise, noting examples from Darwin Spencer Paine and Noah's dove, and condemning mockery of flight.
The columnist argues that readers’ flattery matters little for truth and that thinking clearly drives progress. He warns against intellectual stagnation, urges open views regardless of creed or party, and notes how future historians may see American thinking and aviation neglect.
In a Sunday Times-Picayune discussion, Rep George J Ginsberg of Rapides introduces a bill to eradicate the tick. George Everett of Baton Rouge heads the tick eradiation committee noting Louisianians pay 6,650,000 gallons of milk at 30c a gallon and $3,392,000 in fines for beer, totaling $4,487,000.
A Cabin reader warns of a lingering red light from a damaged gas station sign near Park Avenue and Fairview. The note suggests a danger of drivers stopping at the red signal and facing night at the city gates with no aid, urging action to prevent tragedy.
Dr. Alice G Bryant describes over thirty years of diphtheria advances from Klebs and Loffler’s isolation of the bacilli to the 1895 antitoxin use and the 1913 Shick test. She notes toxin spread, local disease, and the shift to permanent protection, stressing the life-saving impact and moral support for preventive measures.
A laundry truck driven by A N Hodges of 417 Grammont street collided with a car operated by T W Waad of 300 Texas avenue at the Grammmont and Jackson street intersection at 8 45 am Sunday. Damages were reported to bumpers fenders and running board of both vehicles.
A compilation of names and travels features Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bennett in Monroe and Blankston visits, illness news about Inez Mangham, Mrs. Irving Cook visiting in Anguilla, Mrs. S. J. Meek and son Shelby planning a Boulder summer, J. W. McWilliams’ ongoing absence, Ella Morrison residing with C. A. Johnston Jr. in West Monroe, Richard Monk’s Hot Springs recovery, A. J. McElroy and Mrs. C. A. Johnston Jr. hosting guests, Marjory and Joe Smith returning from Sterlington, Hilda Baer home from Randolph-Macon, Mary Humble and Florence Faulk hosting the Jassamines, and Mrs. James Devereaux’s return from Vicksburg with Miss Helen Mulderhill.
Mr and Mrs Co L Taylor and family of Monroe visited Kelly and nearby relatives including the Vincents and Roberts families. Several Monroe residents, including Jack Cornett and Mary Louise Humphries, spent time with friends in Olla and Galveston trip updates and family greetings are noted.
Central and coast stations list daily PM lineups with symphonies dances and variety acts. Notable segments include Riverside Hour and Admiral of orchestras at multiple cities, with Time to Retire Boys and General Motors Party recurring across markets.
A fragmented humor column riffs on memory, payments, marriage, and social foibles. Laugh lines touch on insomnia, telephones, and a New Haven student’s tale, distilling playful digs from everyday life.
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