Pin Down The Loose Talker Opinion Piece Urges Questioning Rumors
A Dies committee critique urges Americans to demand sources when hearing rumors about plots to take over the government. It questions who "they" are and why such claims persist, urging listeners to ask for sources, motives, and evidence rather than gossip. The piece defends newspapers as open and accountable sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Moseleys
Dies Committee
Communist Party
Moseley
The Dangers of Matches and Smoking in Our Communities
A school prize writer warns that matches and smoking cause far more fires than other causes, responsible for 27 percent of known fires and millions in property loss. Thousands die yearly from preventable fires and many fires start from improperly disposed cigarettes and ashes. Smoke responsibly and dispose of materials in ashtrays or proper containers.
No Magic In Marketing Cooperatives Failing And FindingSuccess
The article notes the rise of marketing cooperatives in farming over two decades and credits their success to sound business principles, strong management, legal farmer support, and focus on core aims. It acknowledges failures from poor financing, inexperienced leadership, weak producer backing, or diversifying beyond primary marketing duties.
Bars and restaurants face higher liquor tax impact
Estella Christina Freeman quotes a line about the evolving world of tomorrow and nostalgia for yesterday while noting a news item on bars and restaurants unable to charge more for drinks despite increased liquor tax.
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Estella
Christina Freeman
Wanted Stenographer and Typist Job Ad in 89 Herald Tribune
Classified notice seeks stenographer and manuscript typist, college graduate preferred, with mimeograph knowledge. Requires 75 words per minute, long hours, hard work. Pay listed as $15 per week. Question raised to raise to $15.25. Publication notes the ad headline “Why Job Hunters Go Mad.”
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Herald Tribune
Springtime Musings and War News Echo in Europe
A puzzle poem on spring and fish bones contrasts with wartime rationing as Germany cuts cream on strawberries and butter to a third of a pound weekly. The U S president stresses putting dollars to work while Elmer Twitchell praises fast moving money as the most active item.
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Herbert Flansburgh
Germany
Elmer Twitchell
Kite Flying Degree at a College
A lighthearted teaser notes a college offering a degree in kite flying amid college summer programs. It mentions Navy readiness, Argentine corned beef humor, and a laboratory style approach to Horseshoe pitching at Massachusetts State college summer school with Bucknell golf as a practical sport reference.
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Massachusetts State College
Bucknell
Our Children By Angelo Patri
A distressed mother asks why a fifteen year old daughter wants boarding school. Patri argues teens seek independence and parents must grow with them, adjusting discipline and attitudes. He urges treating a mature child as such and notes even youngest siblings crave autonomy. Send for his booklet Obedience with ten cents to Monroe News-Star New York.
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Angelo Patri
Monroe News-Star
Postoffice
Station O
New York
N. Y
Antarctic Mission Draws On From Byrd Plans
Captain Richard Black, interior department explorer, could lead a new Antarctic expedition tied to protecting whaling rights and asserting American claims. The plan aims to cut costs by using government assets, while Germany and other nations press whaling interests. Black, a UND graduate, previously worked on Canton and Enberbury islands and now prepares to frame congressional approval for the voyage.
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Antarctic
Richard Black
South Seas
Black
Department of the Interior
Little America
Admiral Byrd
Arctic
Weather Bureau
Byrd
Ellsworth
Germany
State Department
Samuel W. Boggs
England
Japan
Norway
Chicago
Texas Prairie
Captain Black
Interior Department
United States
Canton
Enberbury Islands
Hawaii
Enberbury
Honolulu
Hawaiian College
University of North Dakota
Monroe Post Office reports 1924 five month business rise
Postmaster J T Bryant releases five month post office figures showing stamp and box rental sales totaling 40085 22 dollars through May, up 4752 27 dollars from 1923 and about 1000 dollars more each month. Wedding for Miss Frances Ferguson and John Madden set for June 21 at First Presbyterian Church. Cumberland Telephone plant West Monroe project under way with 15 workers and 30000 dollars in costs, due to finish in two months.
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J. T. Bryant
Frances Ferguson
John Madden
First Presbyterian Church
Miss Ferguson
Monroe
Mr. Madden
West Monroe
Cumberland Telephone Company
J. W. Warren
Former Pastor Visits Monroe for Adventist Conference
Rev. I. C. Pounds, in charge of Seventh Day Adventist activities in Arkansas and Louisiana with headquarters in Little Rock, spends Monday in Monroe to conduct a conference with local pastor Dr. Verne Kelsey. Pounds has many Monroe ties from previous years. Dr. Kelsey departs Tuesday for a brief Ozarks vacation while Mrs. Kelsey visits relatives in Nashville Tennessee.
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I. C. Pounds
Arkansas
Louisiana
Little Rock
Monroe
Verne Kelsey
Pounds
Dr. Kelsey
Ozarks
Mrs. Kelsey
Nashville
Tenn
Apology Issued for Submarine Song on Air
Frank Bernard, radio performer, apologized after singing a line about submarines that sink on Saturday night. The BBC faced angry calls for restraint as Britain mourned 99 deaths from the sunken submarine Thetis.
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London
Frank Bernard
British Broadcasting Corporation
Mail carrier fatally injured by scaffold brace fall
George Meeske, 41, fell from a three story roof in Coffeyville Kansas and was impaled on a 2x4 scaffold brace. Doctors took two hours to remove the plank from his abdomen and chest. His condition remained critical. The article notes the first six cylinder cars in America in 1905.
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Coffeyville
Kans
George Meeske
Why red blood cells drop during a boxing bout
A health piece explains how boxing matches drain red blood cells and how the body replaces them. It notes average red cell counts for men and women, the role of hemoglobin, white cells' functions, and how body blood volume affects resistance and oxygen delivery during exercise.
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Olivia de Haviland
Selznick Studio
Undertakers Hold Annual Meeting in Alexandria
The Louisiana State Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association opened its annual convention in Alexandria with representatives from the Twin Cities, including Louis Peters and Mrs Peters, Tom Mulhearn, and Robert Mulhearn. Peters sits on the state board of embalmers and funeral directors. A dummy in a new car uses two electric bulbs as eyes to test the windshield vision range.
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Louisiana State Funeral Directors and Embalmers' Association
Alexandria
Twin Cities
Louis Peters
Peters
Tom Mulhearn
Robert Mulhearn
State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors
Backfire of Boys Town publicity shocks Hollywood
Jimmie Fidler notes MGM and Father Flanagan face a funding setback as audiences misread the Boys Town film. Donations fall as fans assume Father Flanagan can conjure money, prompting letters from Flanagan and public criticisms of MGM despite fair compensation and promised dormitory support.
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Hollywood
MGM
Father Flanagan
M-G-M
Metro
Boys Town
Father Flanagar
Tibbett and Years of Gunsmoke in Bakersfield Past
Lawrence Tibbett, returning to New York from Hollywood, carried a shotgun on the flight. Tales trace his father Sheriff Tibbett of Bakersfield downing bandit Jim McKinney, and the gun later surfaced with Bert Tibbett, who handed it to Lawrence. The piece links this relic to Tibbett’s travels and a separate note on hair shortages in Europe.
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New York
Jeanette MacDonald
Marie Blake
Blossom MacDonald
Warren Rock
Hollywood
Lawrence Tibbett
Tibbett
Bakersfield
California
McKinney
Bert
Bert Tibbett
Lawrence
America
Europe
Robert
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Nice
Carpathian
Balkan
Upper
Eye Appeal Gelatin Mold Tips
A handsome gelatin mold pleases eye and palate. Dip the mold quickly in hot water to loosen evenly, then turn side to side to release from edges. Invert onto plate and rinse mold with cold water before filling.
Radio Schedule Changes and Program List
Radio schedule shows daylight time adjustments across zones with last minute network corrections. Program notes include science in the news, various music acts, sports rhythm rounds, dramas, and announced to be announced segments through late night hours.
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Eastern Standard
Nbe-Weaf
Nbe-Wis
Mbs-Chain
Edwin C. Hill
Cbbs-Wabe
Dave Bacal
Novachord
Cha-West
Malcolm Claire
Nbe
Weaf
Patricia Gilmore
Howie Wing
Dick Harding
Urgan
Mbs
Maka News
Nbe-Red
Ray Perkins
Wjs
Cbs-Wabe
Bill Stern
Lowell Thomas
Lynn Brandt
Sporta
Enoch Light's Orchestra
Johnson
Nbe-Weal-Ea
Wis
Fulton Lewis
Mery Quevli
Lum
Abner
Cbhe
Jimmy Walker
Nhbe
Eddie Cantor
Cbhs-Wabee
Cba-Chain
Lone Ranger
Mbse
Wor
East
Nbe-Wijs Dancing Music Orchestra
Nbe-Weat
Sam Baker
Wlw-Wen
Kwk
al Pearce
Gang
Paul Martin
Nbe-Wisa Radio Theater
Cba- Wabe
Whe-Weal
National Radio Forum
Nbe-Wsa Wor Symphony Orchestra
Mbs-Wor
Marek Weber
Hegen
Guy Lombardo
Swing
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Ft. Y
Amos
Andy
Cbs-Chain-West
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Monroe Hews-Star
Gaturda Wewe
Star World
Rb Publishing CO Corporation
Worth
Dally and Bun
Dally and Sun
News-Star
Audit Bureau of Circulation
TMB Branham CO
Atlanta
Dallas
Detroit
Louis
City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Ess
Hash
Associated Newspapers
Our
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Liaer
Washington Daybook
Washington
Gladys Parker
Golly
Morris Fishbein
Journal of
American Medical Association
Hreeia
the Health Magazine
Undertakers
Jimmie Fidler
Merle Oberon
Davish
Zeffie Tillbury
John Barrymore
Andy Devine
Lynn Baris
Stu Erwin
Gene Autry
Hedy Lamarrs
Mr. Chips
L. J. Terkelson
Claire Trevor
George Ross
Jerry Wald
Wald
Jerry
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