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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1930
Page
4
A motivational 1930 column urges readers to defy doubt like Columbus did. It contrasts fear with resolve, urging individuals to pursue bold personal quests and answer sneers with the rallying cry Sail On. The piece framed as inspirational prose from King Features Syndicate emphasizes inner mastery and perseverance.
A passenger steamer, in dense fog off Massachusetts, rammed an oil tanker carrying 420000 barrels of gasoline. The tanker sank with the captain and crew. many passengers died leaping to the sea. Nurses aboard aided the injured while a sailor repaired radio contact. Despite heroism, questions linger about human behavior in disaster.
Representative Lautenschlaeger of New Orleans introduced a measure in the estate legislature proposing a one cent increase in the statewide gasoline tax. The added funds would aim to lift the New Orleans dock board debt, a move the writer opposes as unfair to automobile owners and as contradicting prior pledges that the state would not cover the debt.
A contemporary editorial deplores rude treatment by New York customs inspectors toward travelers and urges courteous conduct. It notes a Treasury order protecting gold star mothers but suggests widespread complaints imply broader misbehavior affecting summer travelers from Monroe areas and calls for change if inspectors cannot act like gentlemen.
Fruit growers in the west press for relief independent of legislation. Two trade scouts head to South America to expand markets as nations there face cropping seasons and challenges. A proposed August trade conference aims to boost export ties.
Washington readers recall Iowa circle in DC named for Gen John Logan against a long effort to rename it Logan circle. Iowa Senator Allison helped push the change, but a technicality revived the old name. Cedar Rapids historian Cyrenus Cole calls for a matching honor if the name is changed.
Colleagues recall initial plan to erect a statue of Gen. Grenville Dodge in the circle but he outlived the project. Logan supporters delayed ceremonies seeking a satisfactory quid pro quo while Cyrenus Cole notes the change due to Dodge’s Civil War ties with Iowa soldiers. A farcical mix of quotes follows from Sir John Foster Fraser and a New Yorker who lost a $30,000 job, with a doctor lamenting collars and a humorist mockery of laundry.
A satirical piece in The Cabin explains how ordinary institutions would function under legislative rules. A depositor and teller scene plays out with a humorous objection and a ceremonial opening prayer as directors rise.
In a shop scene the ladies request the latest robes de nuit, a motion is debated, a point of order is raised, and a janitor appeals a ruling. The proprietor dismisses the appeal and tells customers to collect their per diem on departure.
CITY EDITOR orders coverage on Third street fire while REPORTER humorously proposes a three member committee including bootlegger and a well financed third party. The scene shows lawmakers and reporters debating motions, with interruptions for personal matters and a proposed adjournment until tomorrow at ten.
A motorist requests engine repair and yields to questions. The mechanic asks a move to repair, the garage is called to order, and the foreman strikes the oil pump with a wrench before the motion is ordered.
The Sewing Circle meeting devolves into interruptions as members argue over motions and personal privilege while the chair struggles to maintain order and even asks about wafers.
In Central Park New York a statue honors Balto for bringing diphtheria antitoxin to Nome Alaska. The piece argues for a wider statue group honoring animals like horse guinea pig rat dog monkey cat and chicken for their roles in fighting disease and advancing science.
Fifteen years ago Mrs J C Amman and Miss Evelyn Amman plan to depart Wednesday for Colorado to spend the summer and likely join the Panama exposition crowds. Miss Merrimac Naff of Bastrop returns from a pleasant visit to Miss Ruth Washburn. Various locals travel for visits or business, including Dr T G Taylor and Mrs Taylor from Farmerville visiting West Side residents.
Paris, a feminine figure with a flapper vibe, is described as undergoing facial alterations that leave some of her friends hardly recognizing her. The discussion unfolds over coffee cups and cocktails about whether women and towns with aged faces should be reworked.
H L Mencken laments Paris’s loss of smile and old gaiety while singer Mary Garden notes the city’s rejuvenated face. She dislikes the destruction of eighteenth century landmarks as modern light fronts and terraced upper stories replace gray stone facades.
In select premier shopping streets merchants press to save the remaining old character. The government also acts to preserve Place Vendome and Place Bourbon faces opposite the Senate, guarding facades though interiors may be rebuilt. Rue de la Paix sees snobs protest American plumbing firm turning a shop into a plate glass showroom.
FRANKFORT Ky June 12 The report that Urey Woodson longtime Democratic national committeeman from Kentucky is being urged to run for the United States Senate in the August 2 primary came from State Senator Gates Young at a Democrats meeting in Owensboro Woodson 71 who once served as state railroad commissioner declined to comment He has sold the Owensboro Messenger and retired but never sought public office outside that post To boost British empire trade an organization of trade delegates from every dominion is planned by the British Chambers of Commerce.
Leave for Cacatawa Michigan for the summer. Mr J Y Covington returned yesterday from Baton Rouge where he spent several weeks. Last afternoon Mrs Green Haynes of West Side hosted the Young Metrons Embroidery club. Guests included Mesdames Calvert Heard Faulk Faulk Mitchell Haynes Thomas Granberry Dozier Mitchell.
Central time radio listings for NBC CBS and independent stations across New York Chicago and other cities detail hourly programs from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Shows include Sunshine Hour, Melody Moments, Soloists, Dream Boat, Arabesque, and Amos n Andy with multiple stations and shared program notes.
A 1930 King Features Syndicate collection of light humorous quips and one liners. Topics include marriage, divorce, fools, and everyday vignettes from vaudeville style captions. Notable lines joke about chiropodist daughters lions tamers and crossing trains.
A reflective column warns readers of the costs of risky conduct and potential disgrace. The author urges self restraint to avoid punishment, noting how pride and income pale beside the consequences of being caught. Copyright 1930 International Feature Service Inc.
Supreme Court Chief Justice and Mrs Hughes and their daughter Elizabeth travel on the Leviathan bound for southern Europe. Justices Sutherland and Stone have already left for vacation. Whether abroad or at home, court members cannot fully rest as their judicial duties intrude during the summer.
The court begins its new term on October 6. Papers in over 300 cases will have been sent to them.
In Sheboygan on an unspecified date, a $308,000 shortfall was found at the First National bank where savings teller Clyde Ailliken died by suicide Monday night. The bank was closed by the board and placed under Henry F. Quinn, examiner, in charge.
SHREVEPORT June 12 Prof. Wm. G. Burgin resigned as dean and executive in charge of Dodd college for girls here. He has accepted a lecturer position in social science and director of personnel at the College of San Bernardino Valley in San Bernardino California. He will be succeeded here by Prof. A. Q. Burns, president of Crescent college in Eureka Springs Arkansas.
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