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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1951
Page
4
James Marlow Hal Boyle records a lighthearted dialogue on graduation advice. A blonde graduate challenges standard counsel, prompting a revised message to the college class of 1950 about adjusting post college life and pursuing steady progress. The piece ends with a joke about advising earlier graduates.
The Supreme Court rules Congress may use the Smith act to curb rebellion and confirms the 11 Communist leaders guilty of conspiring to overthrow the government. Justices say free speech is not unlimited and must yield to national security when clear and present danger exists. Kansas City report notes a probe into Rep. Leonard Irving campaign funds as witnesses testify.
Editorial summarizes progress in driver education, noting 750,000 students in nearly 8,845 schools this year, up from 330,000 and 7,108 four years ago. Studies from Delaware, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts show lower violations and accidents among trained drivers, suggesting driver training can reduce traffic deaths and injuries.
A column notes Senators Ferguson and 35 colleagues back S. Res. 148 to form a permanent Senate veterans affairs committee for the next Congress. It would shift bills from labor and finance to a dedicated panel, with strong support from veterans groups and potential opposition from Finance Chairman George.
A satirical critique notes millions spend on moth protection for clothing while neglecting basic atomic attack precautions. The piece argues the nation is unprepared for a Soviet bombing, comparing trivial domestic worries to existential security gaps.
The Monroe News Star publishes in Donroe Louisiana with offices listed at 116 Second Street and identifies John D Ewing and Wilson Ewing as president and editor publisher. It notes the paper is a member of the Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulation with national and regional advertising representation.
An editorial argues students should balance ambition with realistic assessment of skills. It warns against dreamers who choose careers without language, history, or math foundations and calls for earlier guidance to steer children toward achievable paths. It mentions improving guidance and promotes Dr Patri’s P-19 leaflet on baby clothing.
A 19 year old sailor from Sioux Falls was admitted to a naval hospital in Norfolk after canceling his emergency wedding plans to Betty Thompson of Atlanta who is terminally ill. The navy treated it as a case of nerves and refused further comment. Plans for the wedding were postponed indefinitely as the couple sought privacy.
In early naval lore women faced limits but 1908 saw formation of the Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy. Led by debutantes Mary Campbell and Keith Frazier Somerville, the group seeks to chronicle ship christenings in a new publication covering 1923 to 1950. The volume will join earlier works by Mrs. Helm and Mrs. Hall, detailing christenings from 1797 onward.
A Q and A page presents several trivia questions with concise answers covering FCC licensing for radio stations Harvard University naming after John Harvard and 1636, and other facts about mineral independence, Bob Feller strikeouts, Jacobean furniture naming, New Hampshire coastline, and a note about Mrs. Roosevelt and the Missouri Yorktown ships.
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