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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1936
Page
2
The Monroe News-Star outlines its publishing schedule and contact options noting daily editions except Sunday, a mail room, editorial and business offices, and phone numbers. It asserts independence, impartial reporting, and opposition to what it deems wrong regardless of political party.
Louisiana State University held a grand June commencement on a hillside amphitheater. Graduates in black gowns marched to Wagner and a chorus sang Donizetti as a gray owl glided above the pool once more symbolizing the night’s mystic finish. The event drew a massive southern audience and hailed the university’s rising educational prominence.
The piece recalls Taft’s view that ambitious young men should start locally rather than rush to national power. It praises capable graduates and warns against early top status seeking, urging service in communities to learn governance before higher office. Copyright 1936 Bell Syndicate.
Congress nears a June adjournment as a disputed tax bill and a relief-deficiency package totaling 2.364 billion dollars loom. Conference committees must resolve Navy provisions amid a presidential campaign and looming conventions, with business concerns wary of prolonged sessions.
The excerpt reflects on roses as a symbol of beauty, happiness, and struggle. It cites connections to a rose covered cottage, dew warfare, and quotes Christiana Rossetti to illustrate how roses embody life’s beauty and thorny challenges. The passage blends metaphor with moral about striving and enduring pain.
A jury convicted a police captain after hour and 23 minutes of deliberation on four charges. The trial centered on misconduct within the force and the verdict follows rapid jury deliberation.
Poem celebrating dancing as rhythmic joy and blossoming beauty with flower imagery. The verse images lavender lace, delicate bows, and wind tuning a spring ballet to lift hearts. The speaker highlights graceful forms, nodding flower ladies, and gallants in scene.
Mr Brownleigh insists on keeping the cook while Mrs Brownleigh questions the need for protection as the couple discusses security options. The exchange hints at a precautionary stance within a domestic scene.
Mae glimpses a stranger and falls in love as a cat mood shifts. June narrator reflects on a brief sight sparking deep affection and a sense of fate.
A would-be client asks a lawyer about seeking a divorce explaining she wants to end her marriage. The brief exchange frames a possible legal action without further details.
A brief vignette contrasts disdain for modern vanities with a comic debate on strict dicting. The speaker questions contemporary fashions and weighs the idea of being found wanting, turning the critique into a light social quip.
A fragmented report describes a man nicknamed Mr Bing whose good name was stolen in a curious incident involving an umbrella handle engraved with his name. No further details are provided in the readable text.
A proud father notes his son broke the two mile college record by forty seconds. The son receives a job with a suburban real estate firm measuring five minute walks from the Station.
A mother hound scolds her pup for approaching a rattlesnake despite the pup’s claim the snake was friendly. The mother cautions the danger and urges the pup to stay away from the reptile.
A whimsical note lists quints and quads among the many notable babies shaping the world. It mentions the Italian viceroy removing four Addis Ababa reporters and a Maine governor involved in a murder probe, framed as a sensational teacup gun tease and Teapot Dome reference.
Rodney Dutcher analyzes the shift from AAA to soil conservation programs. Sharecroppers face mixed prospects with higher allotments but risk of displacement as landlords convert contracts to day labor. Big corporations may see reduced payments while overall benefit volumes drop.
The cotton crop strike in three Arkansas counties pushes for 15 cents an hour, up from 12. They claim terrorism and peonage linked to farm labor pressure, while government officials weigh intervention. Frances Perkins considered sending a representative, but President Garner warned federal action could upset planters.
The Monroe Refining corporation is organized and incorporated in Monroe with 20 000 capital and potential to rise to 100 000. First directors are A. T. Shotwell C. E. Burdett and C. A. Prophit all of Monroe. Also notes a local wedding and police chiefs convention.
In Homer Louisiana on June 4, special report shows American Legion auxiliary members electing officers led by president Mrs. B E Nelson and vice president Mrs. Dave Tarpley with secretary Mrs. Paul Barnette among others.
A fragmentary note in a humorous voice mocks a church festival night scene. The speaker jokes about being unable to drink coffee and mentions a cracked saucer in a casual, streetwise tone.
The brief fragment mentions the year 1986, the name Oopericht, and credits The Bell Syndicate with Jon. It provides no clear individuals, organizations, places, dates, or outcomes to anchor a full card.
The text outlines a one year old baby’s daily feeding plan with milk, cereal, broth or eggs, vegetables, and fruit plus a nightly routine. It emphasizes regular meals, fixed times, and the idea that a strict daily schedule fosters healthier development and better hunger cues.
The text outlines a infant routine with daytime feeds and outdoor carriage time. It notes a 2 o clock feeding, outdoor rest from 2:30 to 2:30, bedtime prep at 5:30, a 6 o'clock feeding with cod liver oil, and bedtime at 6:15. At one year, the 6 am feeding shifts to 7 or 8.
Six Centors received diplomas at Vidalia High School as Judge John Dale Sr. and Principal George Strickler handed out certificates and awards. Alma Dale was salutatorian while Ben Hodges, as the sole male graduate, served as valedictorian. Other graduates included Nell Blount Wanda Rosemary White and Miss Martin.
Dr. Dudley Smith a prominent physician from Huttig Arkansas was brought to Monroe by ambulance last night and placed on a train bound for New Orleans to undergo an operation there.
Leonard Sillman presents New Faces of 1936 featuring Immogene Cocoa Billie Haywood Marion Martin Elizabeth Wilde Jack Blair June Blair and Nancy Noland in a light song and dance revue praised for fresh talent but critiqued for weak material Irving Berlin attends. Federal Players showcase Living Newspaper 1925 and Class of 29 stage studies amid WPA efforts. Misc notes touch on world statistics and curiosities.
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