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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1939
Page
4
States reconsider old age pension programs this year with a shift away from liberalization. Washington and Utah set stricter needs tests and cap monthly grants at 30 dollars. Maine blocks asset transfers for eligibility while some states added taxes or eased residency and asset rules.
In Kintyre North Carolina Governor John Moses paused his commencement speech as rain began to fall. The crowd including the governor marveled at rain, noting its significance to farmers and the land.
The text denounces the Ku Klux Klan as a financially driven fraud exploiting prejudice. It cites similar scams like the German American Bund led by Fritz Kuhn, indicted for theft, with District Attorney Dewey calling Kuhn a common thief and suggesting flight from arrest. It notes followers' likely disillusionment.
The column argues that Czechoslovakia remained Czech and Slovak in people and spirit, resisting Germanization. It notes Czech refugees forming legions abroad and hints Czechs would resist if war comes. It also mentions Michigan considering a barber advertising ban and states Robert Taylor's marriage as pop culture note.
A satirical verse profile labels Johnny Doe as a reckless gambler who misreads budgets and past lessons. It contrasts conservative New Deal critics with calls to defend industry, urging readers to back prudent spending and a steady course. The piece notes chatter of a Rome Berlin axis and other musical and academic quips.
Advice on fostering self sufficiency in children urges parents to stop doing for kids what they can do themselves. Let children struggle learn from falls and grow with minimal help then praise effort. Self reliance plus appropriate support builds capable adults.
The federal communications commission orders 14 radio stations broadcasting international programs to render only an international service reflecting American culture. The move aims to foster goodwill but critics question how culture is defined and who is judged.
An electrical storm in Olyphant Pennsylvania disrupted the town's telephone network causing 2500 homes to ring at once. Operators spent long minutes explaining the outage as phones rang again forcing a second round of customer calls and explanations.
Mrs J W Adcock of Bohemia hotel wins a key oil lease case against Gals Oil and Refining Co of Louisiana. The ruling awards her oil runs valued about 200000, lease equipment around 150000, and the lease itself worth about 500000. Dr John Schreiber returns from Bastrop to attend a P T A and police jury meeting on Morehouse parish unit.
The sale of tickets for the fourth annual military ball by Company G of the 156th Infantry Louisiana National Guard is gaining strong response. All members are selling tickets with two days left to invite the public, veterans, service members, and military students. Half price admission for those in uniforms. Music by Johnny Harston and his orchestra with Freddie Kirkpatrick and Mike Redwine singing. The club previously played at top venues and includes S. M. Sevier as a full member. The event runs 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the inn. A long distance pigeon flight record from Hudson Bay to Oklahoma City is noted.
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses how civilization shapes desires hunger sleep and sexuality and how unconscious influences from childhood and heredity drive mental states. He explains projection rationalization and escape as mechanisms in everyday behavior and mental disturbance.
A Fifth Avenue shop promotes a tailored sports dress in chalk white rayon with silk scarf belt and pocket kerchief, pairing with a draped turban sandals and bag. The outfit also comes in navy chartreuse and gray with coordinating accessories for a golden tan look.
Paramount studios will staff liaison workers to contact exhibitors and the public. Weekly questionnaires will gauge audience reaction to story ideas and actors before production. Only projects approved by a majority of fans will proceed, marking a shift to audience guided planning.
A New York gossip column reports Mary Pickford's business interests including cosmetics and real estate, notes Peggy Hopkins Joyce and Dr Serge Voronoff dining together, John Barrymore leaving acting for insurance, Katharine Hepburn's anger at fan magazines, Gloria Swanson and Glenn Miller swing views, and Mayor LaGuardia rushing to see the Yankee Clipper before Europe.
An allotment of 4364 dollars in WPA funds is approved for Ruston and Lincoln parish. The project covers public thoroughfare improvement including excavation subgrade work surfacing grading and drainage ditches. No taxes or assessments will be levied. Ruston city is sponsor.
Corporal H B McNemar of New Orleans is in Monroe to recruit for the U S army. He will stay for weeks at 306 new post office building and seeks prospective recruits and former regulars for potential reenlistment. The American Bible Society notes scriptures translated into 1000 languages.
Radio schedule for Tuesday June 6 lists hourly programs across networks with a mix of news, music, dramas, quizzes, and talk shows. Notable items include Eugene Conley News at 6:00, The Angier and Hunter dance hour, Johnny Presents Inside Story, and Bob Hope and Variety.
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