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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1925
Page
4
A Detroit man sues for divorce claiming his wife is always late and not punctual. He jokes about breakfast and lunch mix ups, worn corners and stores, and times he waits nine of ten years in marriage. The piece uses humor to lampoon chronic tardiness in marriage and social life.
Key dates mark Patrick Henry, Count Cavour, Turner Ashby and John A. Macdonald. Monuments note Seattle fire loss of 15 million, the Bonnard murder execution in Paris, Rampur’s Nawab visit to San Francisco, and the TC-1 dirigible destroyed near Dayton.
Today's birthdays honor William R. Inge dean of St Pauls London born in Yorkshire 65 years ago. Rt Rev Michael J Hoban bishop of Scranton born Waterloo New Jersey 72 years ago. Frances Starr famed American stage actress born Oneonta New York 39 years ago. Prof Stockton Axson Wilsons brother in law and Red Cross worker born Rome Georgia 58 years ago.
The piece contrasts Western states with older Atlantic states over federal subsidies for roads schools and reclamation. It cites Utah’s Frank B. Kent and argues Westerners seek federal aid even as they lack deep knowledge of state rights, noting Western states entered the union as created entities and suggesting state sovereignty erodes in newer commonwealths.
Ceasus Vanderbilt praised North Louisiana roads from Delta to Minden as among the best in the nation. The New Orleans Daily States notes his travel, while The News-Star mentions a nearby gas field and a planned power station linking three states, hinting at a future super-power system in the region.
The Monroe and Ouachita parish school year closed with evident public enthusiasm at the commencement exercises and services. Officials praise the term, noting steady growth, updated instruction, and high standards under capable supervision. Happy vacations are wished to students and teachers as summer begins.
Brano Lessing argues that the Deutschland’s 25 year life shows how nations cling to prideful language policies. He notes globalization via telegraph and radio diminishes language barriers and questions state driven efforts to preserve linguistic purity.
Rev. H. R. Carson resigns as rector of Grace Episcopal church effective September 1 after years of service and archdeacon duties in North Louisiana. He will remain resident in Monroe and continue church extension work in the region. Also notes graduates from State Normal School residents of Ouachita parish and railway depot plans in Monroe.
A dense list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues with numbers, covering definitions for words from unwlling to attach hints, plus many entries including classic terms like Intermittent fever Sailor Jewels and Famous mountains. It reads as a practice guide for solving crosswords with cross-referenced letter placements.
Members of the Louisiana Travelers Association are warmly welcomed to Monroe by the city and local craftspeople. The article notes similar benefits to the public from traveling men and compares favorable concessions in France and Europe with local prospects for prosperity and progress tied to the association’s work.
Dr. Stires born in Virginia fifty six years ago educated at the University of Virginia and Virginia Theological Seminary. He served West Point Augusta Grace Church in Chicago and then St Thomas’s for twenty four years building the parish into a wealthy and prominent church. He has been repeatedly mentioned for elevation to the episcopate.
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