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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1933
Page
4
The city pleads with taxpayers to meet their civic duty to prevent financial ruin. Delinquency cripples payrolls for city workers and teachers, endangers bond payments due July 1, and risks eroding Monroe’s credit and public life. Citizens are urged to sacrifice for municipal solvency and a local revival.
The piece notes a subdued 1993 auto touring season with a late start and fewer long trips. Early travelers with foreign plates travel through cross country routes, suggesting shifts toward shorter journeys and a constrained appetite for extended road trips.
John Blake argues that race hatred fueled past wars but modern diplomacy and better education promise fewer conflicts. He notes governments should settle disputes at the table and that expanded communication reduces misperceptions. The piece cites wartime costs and the lingering influence of the Great War.
Unfolding poem in which the sun is praised as a priestess that lifts gloom and renews spirit The speaker seeks gold light from the sun to awaken dreams love and a hopeful future amid dull days and pain
Grouchleigh recalls a breakup saying she was dropped for Jack who matched her new furs. Hopeleigh mocks the idea, predicting a fat dark greasy looking gink like Jack will never suit her Easter bonnet.
In a brief exchange a child explains that his sister confiscates his possessions, including cigarettes, and the elder relative remarks she takes whatever she wants. The dialogue highlights sisterly control within the family.
A playful exchange reveals a candidate applying for a church sexton role and noting familiarity with the choir and organist. The trustee asks about any other defects, signaling vetting in a small parish hiring moment.
A witty exchange hints at a dispute over a lease renewal with Doctor Now seeking a fresh start while Miser insists on keeping rent unchanged. The dialogue suggests tension around housing terms and eviction risk.
The Wife declares she will not resort to despair after receiving a $100,000 inheritance. Mr Hogstall counters that he plans to buy a cheap washing machine, signaling a practical turn in their domestic dispute.
Willie Jones tore his pants on defense during a game, creating a memorable mishap that drew cheers and headlines.
The text presents a sarcastic and fragmented lament about financial pressures in a household. It mocks economic bargaining and references soldiers with no ammunition, implying hardship and demand for value in exchange for goods. The tone blends humor with social critique.
President Roosevelt plans a national radio appeal urging rapid repeal of the eighteenth amendment after the Massachusetts primary and before June 20 to influence wet majorities in Connecticut New Hampshire Iowa and West Virginia. The effort aims to speed up ratification and the entry of the 36th state.
Rev. E. F. Hayward spoke on The Philosophy of Rotary at the Rotary Club luncheon in Hotel Virginia. He urged service over social or business aims and highlighted Rotary’s vision of contributing to others. Former presidents J. W. Warren and others attended. Kate Allison sang two solos with Leon Hammonds on piano.
In Overton Texas on June 9 officers hunted a woman who shot and critically wounded Jack Howard 40 proprietor of Rose Terrace south of Overton. The shooting happened late Thursday and the suspect reportedly drove away in a car. Civil and government aircraft used 54 058 431 gallons of gasoline and 1 568 923 gallons of oil in 1932.
A brief poem noting a family in distress at Heah Roun and their unknown debt. The piece uses dialect to convey lingering ruin and social neglect.
New Orleans June 9. District Attorney Eugene Stanley announced the banking inquiry will continue. Grand jury members favored taking over the investigation, but Stanley chose to proceed with his own inquiry into closed banks before two criminal district court judges. He said an information could proceed as an indictment if warranted. Witnesses included J. & Brock state bank commissioner. No date for resumption of hearings set.
Chester Sanders, 18, a Black man, was jailed in the parish jail after a confession in which he said he intended to shoot Lucille Scott but mistook Helen Gordon of Williams quarters for his target. He fought three women, returned with a shotgun, and killed Gordon at a doorway early Thursday night.
The 16 year old Young Matrons Embroidery club was delightfully entertained yesterday by Mrs. R O Grant. Guests included Mesdames Hamilton Harper McClendon Ellis Mitchell Brown Faulk Mitchell Heard Mitchell Millsaps Drain Wallace McIntosh Hartley Gibbs Herring Jones, and others. Mr and Mrs Albert Marx welcomed a newborn son yesterday. Mrs Minnie Ruffin plans a summer visit to Boulder Colorado.
A Monterey cannery plans to pack frozen seafood imported from Japan. It expects to import tuna crab and clams in frozen form for processing.
A dense listing shows NBC WEAF CBS WABC network timetables with East Central West and Pacific coast blocks. Programs include Arlene Jackson Austin Plays Winnie the Pooh Paul Wings Story Meyer Davis Orchestra and Jack Benny Show with various regional station mappings and repeats across time slots through late evening.
New Yorker Julia Blanschard notes Capitol humor around Secretary Woodin and advisor Moley. Tales include fudge making at the White House and Moley called Roosevelt’s inner ear. Also featured are Celeste Jedel, Huey Long comments, George Creel, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, and Farrey’s gum and ice cream claim.
A mix of quotes includes Rev L G Bateman on church attendance in Youngstown Ohio and ex-farmer Stanley Janseki recounting a milk theft attempt in Chicago stockyards. Senator Hatfield contrasts the New Deal with figures like Norman Thomas Stalin Mussolini and Hitler. J P Morgan comments on public nudity during a senate probe.
A reflective snippet counsels a wife to judge friends with care and to demand one pleasant day weekly. It urges giving a man a deathless compliment and notes that a truly good man may linger under suspicion long after acts.
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