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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1937
Page
2
The Monroe News-Star proclaims itself an independent newspaper that prints news impartially and supports what it believes to be right, opposing what it believes to be wrong without regard to party politics.
The piece questions costly static memorials and suggests Jefferson would favor active contributions such as a college, research institutions, a hospital, a library, or a museum over a grand statue. It argues memorials should educate or benefit people, not merely inspire reverence. It cites durable ideals through honorable, constructive enterprises.
The piece argues that the US Bill of Rights protects religious liberty and free press while warning that dictatorships in Germany and Italy threaten these freedoms. It condemns aggressive officials and patriots who suppress dissent, noting some Americans imitate Hitler and Mussolini traits, stifling opposing views.
The Alexander Hamilton Institute reports March employment at 41,698,000, a recovery peak aside from December, with 8,493,500 gains since March 1933. Unemployed total 9,621,000, down 7,900,000 from 1933, while a growing population keeps labor supply high. To end unemployment the nation must reach higher levels of employment than ever before.
Discussion questions whether non manual study can be practical, noting the speaker’s remark at the Michigan congress of parents about the value of broader courses beyond traditional skilled trades. The address challenges the idea that practical means only money making paths.
Reader asks how to use extra knowledge when jobs are scarce. The answer: prepared individuals gain opportunities. lean years prune the weak, but the efficient survive. Self-made men prove that extra knowledge leads to better positions. success comes to those who equip themselves.
A poem by George Elliston advises readers with broken hearts to stay active and busy. It urges avoiding despair, keeping thoughts elsewhere, and pursuing a lively life to mend hearts over time.
A bookseller teases a customer about an exciting story while the patron reveals he is a book reviewer. The light dialogue underscores a playful literary moment.
The quip contrasts Mark Twain and O Henry as they joke about building an addition for a visiting mother in law. Twain says he hears of the project while O Henry implies the visit is the reason.
A fragment shows Jefferies asking about a loan to Jones of ten dollars and a response noting he went across the street when he saw someone. The brief dialogue hints at cross street activity related to the loan.
In a brief exchange, one person claims buying a hat on the other’s account while the other asserts it is not theirs yet, noting it remains the father’s. The dialogue centers on ownership and authority over the account.
A patient asks the doctor to estimate life expectancy if surgery is refused, while the physician warns of a two year survival if operated. The exchange frames the moral dilemma between intervention risk and natural prognosis.
Sally declares she will not be happy married to Ted saying she must have her own way. Ted retorts that she can continue wanting it after they wed.
The piece humorously critiques the shift of the new leisure from committee reports to obsolescence. It uses satirical quips about milk cleanliness, a rolling stone, poison ivy, cold thermometers, and Congress to lampoon modern life and speed.
Washington observers note Democrats in Congress seek a "Regular Democrats" renomination path and fear a third-term Roosevelt. Insurgents oppose the New Deal on charges of overreach, seeking a breathing spell and control of the 1936 convention.
In Natchitoches June 7 Special report enrollment for the nine week summer term at the Louisiana State Normal college reaches 1439 across all departments as officials anticipate surpassing 1660 by Monday. No late entrance fee. Special courses in music and physical education prove popular with band leaders and students from four states enrolled in a four and one half week band school led by Professor Paul Thornton. weekly concerts by the 75 piece clinic band highlight the music course.
A colorful ad or column fragment features stylized dialect with a humorous voice. It presents a character or scene named Hambone and reference to a clinic and self description in playful slang. The piece reads like streetwise chatter and a punchy aside.
A meeting of the board of directors of the municipal recreation department will be held at the recreation center on DeBiard Street Monday afternoon at o'clock. Plans for summer playground activities will be discussed.
Dr Morris Fishbein warns arthritis patients face widespread quack cures in clinics and hotels. He notes 7 to 11 percent of patients in clinics and hospitals suffer rheumatic disease and that 75 percent seek non medical remedies before proper care.
Mrs. F. K. Kenney of Jackson Mississippi recovering at St Francis sanitarium after an auto crash on De Siard road near Northeast Center. She suffered eye injury a severe arm laceration scalp wound and shock. Her daughter Miss A Kenney had minor cuts. Condition described very satisfactory. expected to return home in two or three days.
Local Maccabee tent and hive members plan a pre session meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m. M. J. Bulger, business manager for Louisiana, will attend and discuss matters of importance to members. AP members are urged to attend.
A look at John Harrison Adler who builds fake New York water on a Samuel Goldwyn set and ages props for Dead End. The piece also previews Booloo, a jungle adventure by Clyde Elliott filming in Malay Straits with Colin Tapley and Nahaku, noting salaries and challenging conditions.
New York police drama centers on Center Street Dramatic Club's “Cops and Robbers” at Madison Square Garden. The show, official title equals Around the Clock With New York's Finest, raises funds for the Police Athletic League and aims to prove crime pays for no one. The performance features over a thousand officers, dramatic chases, and realistic sirens as they portray both lawmen and suspects.
Radio listings show a Monday schedule across NBC WEAF CBS WABC and mutual blue red networks with programs and various orchestras from 3:30 PM to 12:00 AM including Don Winston Navy band Orphan Annie and The Fisk Jubilee Singers plus regional notices about time shifts and interchanges among East Midwest Mountain and Pacific stations.
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