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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1940
Page
4
A speaker argues that while policy must adapt to new conditions, core American principle remains freedom. The people must resist foreign control and tyranny, while allowing self disciplined change to govern themselves in a changing global reality.
A reflective piece on shutting off the furnace as spring arrives and winter yields. The author weighs the season’s end, the furnace’s costly warmth, and the quiet sadness of letting a loyal ally die. The poem links comfort, hardship, and mortality with the cycle of seasons.
The piece satirizes a growing class of women defined by long fingernails and leisure, contrasting with past examples of ostentatious display such as six inch claws. It warns that excessive nail length invites corrective social scrutiny and change.
A satirical collection of brief items notes fashion, health quips, and miscels including Rockefeller’s son joining Mayor LaGuardia’s staff, Mussolini’s war stance, a divorce milestone for Mary Kirk Brown, tulip bulb failures in New York, and the Bermuda line cruiser fleet in wartime context.
Mencken presents World War II era footage showing German bombers attacking Norwegian farms while Nazi pilots wear technocracy gray. The narrator cites a revived technocracy in America led by Howard Scott in official uniforms, claiming the movement reemerges with a costume to sell it.
A column on parental pressure and the limits of pushing youths into careers. It argues students must fit to their abilities and that success follows from focusing on what a person can do best rather than forcing college or specific professions. It includes a plug for Patri's leaflet on handling delays.
Washington Daybook notes President Roosevelt’s measured, dramatic delivery at a press briefing leaving reporters eager for more. Don Ameche appears before the interstate commerce committee, joking about block booking and receiving fan letters from Rooney and Temple. FCC action targets an Illinois undertaker firm over ambulance dispatch tips from police radio calls. Texas league slang references appear in baseball jargon.
A. G. Cook and granddaughter Dorothy Zeagler sailed from New Orleans on the Comus for New York for a first visit to the city. Mrs A. G. Cook Jr. joined on Leitha n en route to Philadelphia after a cable announcing her mother’s death. Frances Miller, Bell Haven College student, Jackson Tennessee, spends summer with her mother and Mr Hullum. Mrs B W Smith of Fort Worth formerly Miss Mary Johnson was Rotary soloist. Roberta O Donnell sang and danced. A G Herring returned from Tulane University for the summer with his parents.
The Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors formally accepted the American Council on Education survey with recommendations for academic reorganization. Acting president Dr. Paul M. Hebert will present reform plans to the board in July. The board retires Dr. W. A. Read and Dr. C. H. Bean effective June 30. Authority to implement the recommendations was moved into a university code introduced in the Legislature.
Morris Appel testified in Brooklyn court that at 5 a.m. a stranger named Nicholas Rilik battered in, shouted Nazis are coming, and dragged him from bed before throwing him down stairs. Rilik faces burglary and assault charges.
Mrs Julie Brown Colt former wife of Samuel Colt Jr announced her engagement to John Deming Campbell at a Paris reception hosted by the Marquise Elise Della Felisa The 21 year old bride to be plans a Washington DC wedding on July 4 followed by a Honolulu honeymoon.
The piece portrays Ted who loves Nina yet once adored Ann. After a failed first year of marriage he outgrows Ann by facing present life. Ted changes his attitude, appreciating Nina, while Nina thrives. The authors advise couples to end dreaming of the past and live in the now. Next: Getting the Second Wind of Romance.
Hollywood gossip notes on anti Nazi films and industry fate. Mentions about studios risking seven anti Nazi pictures, potential US distribution crackdown, and seven figures tied up around 7 million dollars. Includes brief celebrity items on Martha Raye, Lana Turner, Judy Garland, and others with light political reflections.
A copy of the Maryland and Baltimore Journal and Advertiser from August 20, 1773, volume one number one, is offered by R C Gilmore. The paper bears the label Now Called the Baltimore American and was printed by William Goddard on Market Street opposite the Coffee House.
News from twenty five years ago reports a Zeppelin raid on England with limited damage, Italy seizes Monte Nero on the upper Isonzo, and Austro German forces advance on Lemberg in Galicia. The U S Army cavalry unit at Fort Russell Texas is motorized, marking a historic modernization.
Ernest Williams trains soloists for symphonies and popular bands from a rugged canvas camp in Saugerties New York. He has mentored stars like Leonard Smith and been a first trumpet for Victor Herbert and others. Williams runs a Brooklyn music school and authored a cornet textbook.
A bewildered 12 year old from Pontchartrain country with a Cajun dialect awaited the birth of a baby at Charity hospital New Orleans after arriving with her 16 year old husband Eddie Chassion. Relatives were unknown and reporters were barred.
Early returns from Iowa precincts show in the Republican gubernatorial race Gross 109,693 and Wilson 122,963 with Knudson 16,376. In the Democratic race Breen has 33,825 votes and Valentine 47,652.
A detailed radio schedule lists time slots and programs across networks from 4:20 PM to 4:15 AM. Highlights include Jack Armstrong and The Golden Gate Quartet on CBS NBC and NBC Blue, with serials, news programs, and music ensembles.
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