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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1926
Page
2
Assistant Secretary McNider warns that native yellows threaten national life and urges American history to cover both valor and flaws. He cites Belleau to Argonne battles and advocates documenting wartime wastes, draft abuses, profiteering, and corruption to foster informed patriotic service.
The essay argues myth thrives by reflecting life. Daedalus and Icarus illustrate creation versus inheritance, where winners bear burdens and heirs often misapply gains. It links Stephenson and his son to show democratic origin and aristocratic later life through generations.
A fragmented newspaper masthead shows credits, executive titles, contact addresses, regional offices, and subscription pricing terms. It lists Associated Press credits, regional bureaus, and time-based subscription rates for various U S locations, with office phone lines included.
A humorous but crude column claims hundreds of “beautiful girls” were saved last week while mocking lifeguards. It jokes that half the beachgoers swim while the other half sink and that attractive women delay rescue to fix their appearance.
A list of historical anniversaries notes Braddock’s 1864 Fort Cumberland departure with 2150 men, Congress debating independence in 1776, Gilman Marston’s Idaho governorship in 1870, Lick Observatory site at Mount Hamilton in 1876, St Saviour’s Cathedral consecration in 1888, United Confederate veterans first Aberdeen reunion in 1812 data, San Diego streetcar opening in 1890, and Coolidge veto of postal salaries bill in 1924.
In Marcos Texas residents celebrate milestones for former Postmaster General ert.S. Burleson aged 63 and Dana C. Muro of the Prince local association president, recognizing their service.
The Lake Charles American Press reports a new factory planned for Calcasieu to produce cellulose from rice hulls. The project involves a sizable investment and creates over fifty jobs for skilled workers with high salaries. The move boosts Lake Charles as a milling hub and aligns Louisiana with a broader industrial expansion.
The Legislature debates a way to raise money for needy Louisiana schools. Lawmakers propose bold but blind attempts to levy taxes while luxury taxers target a vital area. The author urges a fair tax approach that shares the burden with those already paying into education.
The war comedy Behind the Front shows at the Saenger Theatre tomorrow and Wednesday under Monroe American Legion Post auspices. The film blends humor with Flanders mud and supports the Legion’s work aiding wounded and fatherless families from the Great War.
Nine years after a famous essay claiming the bathtub originated in Cincinnati, H. L. Mencken now confesses the piece was a spoof. He notes the tale of doctors opposing baths and laws banning them in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania was never true and was swallowed as fact.
A Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain special train arrived in Monroe late and was greeted by bu siness leaders. Officials toured the city including the natatorium site. A Monroe Realty and Immigration Association was organized with $50,000 capital and $5,000 subscribed. Detroit Tigers baseball training may return to Monroe next year under a four year option.
The piece notes the Wilte Havee intimation about a routine executive order and Republican Senators failing to defend it or vote, exposing intraparty tensions. It questions whether the stand of the Senate signals a drift from President Coolidge or a Senate White House rivalry, leaving his position scrutinized.
The President signals willingness to cooperate internationally on Red Cross relief and wounded care, but rejects efforts to prevent war, arguing political alignment risks unlikely bedfellows and odd outcomes.
A reader signs as Cross Tie Burnam and asks Nate Burnam to contact him about public work. He lists his address 705 DeSford and mentions local cross tie work and a request for Nate to visit Monroe and return home. He notes family details and a promise not to drink.
A fragment notes dissatisfaction and advice about leaving Monroe to find opportunities. It mentions a person named Nate and a claim that Monroe is not a place to do any good. The tone hints at urging someone to return or reconsider.
A terse country exchange mentions Old Nan Winthrop not carrying a gun, two daughters married, and Nate urged to return home. The talk notes a wage of 2.50 a day and a dispute as John Tom cuts on Jim Day’s timber property under a cross tie contract.
A reader note mentions Bell's Sheet Metal Works at 410 Walnut St offering repairs for bent automobile fenders. The piece also quips about a shark's jaw containing watchmaker oil and cites a cost of 800,000 dollars for relocating the British Army of Occupation from Cologne to Wiesbaden.
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