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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1937

Page

4

The Russian Enigma and the Army's Quiet Shift

The piece argues that Soviet measures cite counter-revolutionary activity while shifting power between military and political leadership. It notes Tukhachevsky’s transfer and the revival of district political councils as signs the army grows independent yet remains crucial to Stalin's regime amid German threats.

Soviet Union Kremlin Stalin Volga Marshal Tukhachevsky Tukhachevsky Russia Communist Party Germany Hitler Mussolini

Slow Death by Grade Crossing Carelessness

A railroad bulletin shows 79 percent of last year’s grade crossing fatalities occurred when trains moved under 40 mph. Most crashes result from motorist carelessness, not sudden train speed, suggesting safer driving could prevent most disasters.

Association of American Railroads

Miss Earhart Sets Out On 28000 Mile Air Tour

Amelia Earhart, famed aviator, begins a 28000 mile itinerary spanning oceans mountains jungles and deserts. Despite a prior failed equatorial flight, her confidence remains high and friends expect she will persevere and return safely.

Amelia Earhart Equator Miss Farhart

Summertime Dangers Prompt Memorial Day Casualties

The piece notes rising automobile casualties and drownings as summer intensifies, urging grim acceptance of urban risk while the public anticipates vacation thrills. It contrasts American fatalism with Europeans facing totalitarian menace, suggesting a harsher, if more vivid, seasonal danger.

Mussolini Hitler

Reward over punishment improves worker effort

A businessman shares an experiment where instead of scolding a sick employee the boss offered a reward for time lost. The result was the worker returned with renewed effort, loyalty, and improved performance. The piece argues humane treatment yields respect and better outcomes.

The Glee Club By George Elliston

The poem explores love without surrender of self, seeking union yet preserving individual identity. A speaker vows not to lose themselves or life, asking for two lives to remain distinct yet united. A side remark references a Smith boy and a quip about tonsils.

Undefined exchange of quotes prompts culinary quip

A dialogue fragment shows a chef and assistant debating how to order a dish. The exchange features a humorous line about cooking style and preference for doneness. No further context or specifics are provided.

Neighborly Quip Sparks Light Moment at Home

A playful exchange at a family home features a mother urging rest and a child quipping that the father should sleep as well, reflecting a warm domestic scene captured in light conversation.

Hazel and Mable Exchange Classroom Secrets

Hazel recalls a blackout moment and a boy kissing her and asking forgiveness this morning. Mable questions how she knew the kiss came from George, linking the incident to his apology.

Hazel George Mable

Not enough readable facts for a public record

The provided text is a fragment without identifiable names places organizations dates or events to summarize into a newspaper card. It contains dialogue about trouble and insurance but no clear news item or actionable detail. No distinct entities or outcomes are present to report.

Witty Exchange Sparks Quiet Domestic Banter

A playful husband and wife exchange light hearted barbs on appearance with a jab about fur coat or hat provoking a stoic response. The brief dialogue captures domestic humor in a snapshot of everyday life.

Babson on people and statistics in a restless nation

The text comments that official statistics seem wasteful when leaders improvise figures. It cites Roger Babson calling a nation only as good as its people and notes General Franco’s progress hampered by Italian German obstacles. It ends with a warning on popularity and swelled heads.

Move to Rejuvenate the Republican Party Sparks Washington Debate

A covert effort to build large Republican clubs in major cities aims to organize district and state delegates to the Republican National Convention. Backers seek control of the party without tying it to a presidential candidate, eyeing figures like Alf Landon, Herbert Hoover, Ogden Mills, and disfavoring John D. M. Hamilton.

Washington John D. M. Hamilton New York Alf M. Landon Philadelphia Herbert C. Hoover Elba St. Helena Pittsburgh Harrisburg Johnstown J. Henry Roraback Connecticut Boies Penrose Ogden L. Mills Hoover Hamilton Alf Landon London Republican National Committee Charles E. Hughes

City Court Handles Traffic Docket With Fines

Yesterday in city court Judge W. M. Harper fined seven traffic violators a total of 20 dollars. Two traffic cases were discharged and another nolle pressed. A vagrancy case was nolle pressed and another dismissed.

W. M. Harper Nolle

Businessmen Invited on Soil Project Field Tour

Lincoln parish business leaders are invited to a morning field tour of the Cy press creeks watershed area on Thursday starting at 8:00 a.m. Sponsored by the Ruston Chamber of Commerce, the three hour trip will be guided by E. H. Greene and A. C. Morris of the soil conservation service with visits to farms owned by John P. Graham J A Shealy Robert Wilder J A Gaar Jim Wright J W Ellis and J H Liner.

Ruston Lincoln Parish Cypress Creeks Soil Conservation Service Dubach Ollie White E. H. Greene A. C. Morris Ruston Soil Conservation Service Project John P. Graham J. A. Shealy Robert Wilder J. A. Gaar Jim Wright J. W. Ellis J. H. Liner

Monroe Woodmen lodge to build two story brick hall on Jackson Street

The Monroe lodge of Woodmen of the World awarded a contract for plans and specifications of a two story brick lodge at 35 000 to 40 000 dollars on Jackson street near the picture garden. J S Blackmon chairs the building committee as membership grows. Eivers, guest of Monroe, banqueted at Hotel Monroe in support of La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux where he serves as Chef de Chemin Fer and is a former Oregon American Legion adjutant. Mrs Flournoy heads to New Hampshire to open a summer home on Lake Winnipesaukee. Algernon Flournoy, a Boston Tech student, plans weekend visits.

Monroe Lodge of Woodmen of the World Jackson Street Picture Garden J. S. Blackmon Lodge of Woodmen of the World E. J. Eivers Monroe la Societe Des 40 Hommes T. E. Flournoy New Hampshire Lake Winnipesaukee Algernon Flournoy Boston Tech

World population rises about one percent yearly

The world population is increasing at roughly 1 percent per year, indicating ongoing growth and pressures on resources and development.

Understanding Blood Pressure Fluctuations Across Life Stages

The article explains how resting periods and emotional calm affect readings, notes that systolic pressure in children ranges from 90 to 195 with diastolic 65 to 70, and describes gradual increases with age reaching about 120 to 125 systolic and 80 to 85 diastolic by age 20. It cautions that pressures above 140 are not always abnormal and stresses not overreacting to single measurements.

Free Band Instruction Announced At Central Grammar

Charles Gaushell Neville High School bandmaster says free band instruction starts Friday at 8 30 at Central Grammar, runs through summer to August. Rehearsals every Monday Wednesday Friday at 8 30 a m for students up to age 20. Gaushell to travel to Memphis for Mid South Band Camp after program.

Charles Gaushell Neville High School Central Grammar School Gaishell Memphis Tenn Gaushell

Brakeman Dies After Natalbany Lumber Train Explosion

Charles S. Langston, 45, brakeman on a Natalbany Lumber Co. train, died at Touro infirmary after the boiler explosion near Georgeville in St. Helena parish last Friday. Four other injured men are expected to recover.

New Orleans Charles S. Langston Natalbany Lumber Company Georgeville St. Helena Parish Touro

Hedgehog Not Related To Porcupine Family Says Scientist

The European hedgehog known as a porcupine is not part of the porcupine family according to experts. Researchers explain hedgehogs belong to a distinct group with their own evolutionary path.

Jon Hall Lands Breakthrough Role in The Hurricane

Hollywood profile of Jon Hall born Charles Locher. Background includes Tahiti trips, Polynesian heritage, athletic looks, and gradual rise from obscurity to leading man after a Goldwyn test and a bid with United Artists. Hall, 26, comes from a well connected family with Swiss father and English mother.

Paul Harrison Hollywood Jon Hall Samuel Goldwyn Hall Nordhoff- Hall Tahiti Goldwyn John Ford Ford Terangi Levina South Seas Britain Queen Victoria San Francisco Locher Switzerland England

Night life in New York clubs spurs clashes and headlines

A New York columnist reports on violent incidents surrounding Manhattan night spots including a Dizzy club owner dispute and a Gay Nineties sidewalk brawl. Kingfish Levinsky returns from England amid party excess and nightlife chatter.

New York Manhattan Sherman Billingsley

Radio Program Listings Across NBC Networks

Detailed schedule of NBC Red Blue and corresponding regional stations with times for Don Winslow of the Navy Orphan Annie News programs The Parade of Hits and various orchestras and singers across East Midwest Mountain and Pacific zones including Doris Kerr Kathryn Craven Nora Stirling and Babe Ruth segments with station allegiances and time blocks.

BASIC Weaf Wnac Wtag Wesh Wiber Wey Weae Wiain Weal Wdel Midwest Ksd Wmay Wdaf Kstp Mountain Kdy Kfi Kpo Kgu Basic — East Wiw Wiea Wood Wal Ksoo Kans Cret Efcf Wef Wim Dawday Kfyr South Wrva Wtar Wptf Wis Wjax Wiia Wsun Wiod Wsoc Wibc Wwe Wese Wave Wsm Wme Wsb Wapi Wsamb Widx Kwoo Wky Wfaa Kpre Woal Kths Kebx Ktbs Kark Er Kgh Kfbk Kmern Don Winslow The Navy Orphan Annie Johnnie Johnston Carol Deis Ford Billy Betty Rhythmaires Amos ‘N Andy Gentlemen of Rhythm Uncle Ezra Vic & Sade Wmag Chain One Man's Family C Toe Wayne King Orchestra Fred Allen Town Hall Hendrik van Loon Ed le Baron Orch Amos 'N King's Jesters & Orchest Clyde Lucas Larry Burke Ted Lewis P. M Kwor Kiz Koh Ksl Kgvo Kfbb Knx Kol Kvi Koy Doris Kerr Kathryn Craven West Nora Stirling del Casino George Hall Paul Douglas East Chicago Herbert Foote Dixie Buddy Clark Boake Carter Ken Murray Oswald Lily Pons Toc Jessica Dragonette Babe Ruth Andre Baruch Wabe Bunny Berigan Orches Frank Dailey Geo. Hamilton Orches A. Wesks A. Wesks Orches.—midwest 10:30—11:30—Red Nichols & Orchestra NBC WJZ

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Associated Press News-Star Morning World Une Miss Earhart Uncommon Sense John Blake the Bell Syndicate, Inc the Glee Club George Elliston Trous Ralph Edgar Roger Babson Franco Congress Hambone Kun’l Bob Luo Dr. Morris Fishbein Journal of the American Medical Association Hygela, the Health Magazine Charles Locher James Norman Hall Joel McCrea McCrea Emmanuel Cohen United Artists George Ross el Morocco Broadway Levinsky Ring Fame Joe Lewis Mayfair Lewis Hildegarde Milwaukee Gracie Fields Paradise Cabaret Abie Nbc-Weaf CBS WABC Wabe Wade Wean Weel Wat Wkre Whk Wir Wdre Wjas Wpre Wibl Wisv Whbm Wibm Kmbc Kmox Whas Kiab Krot East Wbne Whee Wore Cfrb Ckac Wibx Wmas Wesg Wwbf Wibz Wkbn Whio Web Dixig Wegst Wsfa Wgam Wdod Kira Wree Wiac Wwl Wtoe Krid Ktrh Kta Waco Koma Wdbo Wht Wdae Whig Wdbj Wwva Wmbg Wsajs Wmbr Wala Ktul Kgko Weoa Wdne Wnax Kwkh Know Ewmmm Wehs Wpar Wmaz Weoc Midwest Wmbd Wisn Wibw Kfh Wkhb Wkbh Weco Wsbt Kscj Wwax Wiz Whz Whza Kdka Wear Wxyz Wsyr Wmal Wil Waby Webr Weky Wapd Wice Wien Kwk Koll Wren Wmt Kso Wowo Wien Mountain kKlo Kvod Kehf Pacific Kgo Kfsd Kex Kga Keca Kir H. Kogen Medical Association Press the Revelers Wiz Florence George Lowell Thomas the Escorts Mrs. Roosevelt Helen Menken Don Bester & Orchestra Lou Breeze & Orchestra M, Sherman & Orchestra
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