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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1938
Page
4
The Monroe News-Post provides morning editions except Saturdays and Sundays. Rates are listed at 3.25 and details cover subscription options. The office is located at 4 North Sacerid Street with limited eve editions available.
In London at a literary luncheon Dean William R. Inge, nicknamed the Gloomy Dean, warned that democracy may become obsolete as dictatorships threaten. He argued liberty lovers should rally to defend democracy, praising China’s stand against tyranny and predicting a democratic China could curb European dictatorship and improve world peace.
The piece notes Nippon faces a costly year with daily war outlays around five million dollars and dwindling reserves due to high taxes. It discusses internal loans limits, dwindling foreign credit, and growing fatigue among the populace. It mentions Hull’s note to Japan over Shanghai, while warning that leadership alienates friends and customers as the war drags on.
Captain A C Read recalls the 1919 NC-4 Atlantic flight and reflects on aviation’s evolution from daring stunts to a conventional industry. He notes the pioneers are gone and confirms the era of spectacular flights as history, while crediting early feats with stimulating progress and interest.
A California university teacher argues that latent dramatic impulse in everyday people should be expressed. Leon Connell says trained dramatic instinct enhances daily life and makes ordinary actions more purposeful, influencing how Americans engage with daily activities and politics.
A fragment from a wartime report shows confusion over the league’s future and leadership remarks by Mr Chamberlain. The source hints at strategic aims but remains unclear about concrete decisions or events.
A high school party ends badly as teens drink at an inn then crash. The piece blames liquor availability, parental and school guidance, and argues for no cars or dances for drinkers. It urges responsible youth behavior and stronger parental limits to prevent mixing alcohol with driving. It promotes Patri’s parenting leaflet on spelling.
Henry Ford urges "wake up and go to work" while a commentator on current history says Mussolini and Hitler have not yet reached their peak of glory. About ten million people may be left speechless at the remark and Ford's directive.
Washington Letter discusses the national bituminous coal commission and its delayed price schedules, the Kansas City stockyards ruling for fair procedures, and Consumers' Counsel calls for hearings. It also notes TVA yardstick myths, Senator Reynolds’s campaign scrutiny, and the Erie Tompkins Supreme Court decision reshaping federal versus state law, with a pointed anecdote on news leaks.
Fifteen years ago on June 10, 1923, unpaid 1922 taxes on all parish real estate in Monroe and West Monroe will be advertised by the sheriff for six weeks, with redemption by payment due before July 21 when delinquent properties will go to the block at 11 a.m. at the courthouse square.
The note portrays Pat O Brien as an authority on horse racing who won t buy a race horse and who loses his temper quickly then regains it. It notes singing a barbershop tune or sleeping in a night shirt, dressing with shoes on first, owning Rover Boy books, forgetting to wind his watch, shaving with a straight razor, and liking ham and eggs. It mentions a visit to Jimmy Cagney at Martha's Vineyard and their joint appearance in Angels With Dirty Faces.
Dr Morris Fishbein reviews heat treatment for eye diseases, noting experiments in a large mid western hospital using fever boxes to reach 105 to 107 degrees for five hours. More than 50 cases show usefulness mainly for gonorrheal and syphilitic eye infections, but stresses intensive monitoring and trained supervision due to risks of heat stroke and collapse.
Roll garments of non colorfast fabrics in dry towels to prevent color transfer. Place additional towels inside to keep layers from touching and rubbing against each other. This method minimizes color bleeding during handling and storage.
Hollywood items report Coogan and Hope riffing on a movie mother. Tyrone Power dates June Wilkins while Maude Adams and Dorothy Gish audition for Ellen Fortune. Zanuck plans a Europe rest with colleagues. Valued anecdotes cover make up quirks, wardrobe padding, and Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers at Pickfair.
Manhattan nightlife centers on the Ice Frolics at the International casino with about two dozen skaters led by Evelyn Chandler. The lavish ice carnival cost millions, drawing crowds to a nightclub that blends skating with wine and martinis. The New Yorker Hotel also keeps a skating habit alive in its grill room. A preview of The Fight for Peace screened for Einstein and Mann, showing Nazi book burnings and expulsion’s horrors. Howard Hughes suggests a world fair goodwill flight from Paris to European capitals and back. Bob Moses posts rhymed public notices in parks urging courtesy and restraint to preserve beauty.
A dense listing outlines NBC WEAF and NBC blue network programming by time block and region for Friday. It details dozens of stations across East Midwest South Mountain and Pacific zones, with shows from Your Family and Mine to Death Valley Days and Jimmie Fidler and Amos ’n’ Andy repeat slots, plus news periods sports segments and various orchestras.
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