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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1933
Page
4
A Ouachita Parish district court conviction targets a store manager for violating Louisiana limits on female work hours. The judge ruled that employers may not restrict girls to nine hours a day, even with pay, and urged other violators to heed the humane nine hour standard.
The piece cites Frederick Osborn of the American Eugenics Society warning that richer urban areas harbor the nation’s brightest minds yet have the lowest birth rates while farming regions show higher fertility. He notes regional, urban rural gaps in IQ linked to fertility and contends the population mix could shift without intervention.
The piece argues that true capital lies in the mind and the ability to learn. Twain and Bunyan illustrate that money can be lost yet skill and knowledge survive. Those who master learning survive hard times and rebuild wealth by applying what they know.
The poem urges shining courage to hearten comrades and combat fear. It portrays courage as a guiding light that warms hearts and fosters brotherhood, lifting darkness and shame from selfish greed.
Deacon Hayrick reports his son from Pittsburgh cleared the old debt by paying off the mortgage last week. A returned bank check marked no account and another $50 cashiered by the elder Hayrick add to the surprising tale.
Poet proposes to write in Shakespearean style with a quill pen as wife humorously wishes for better verse. The light exchange hints at creative aims and playful domestic banter.
A local resident reports a city man was seen wandering a swamp, apparently seeking the new building lot he had just purchased. The sighting sparked curiosity about his intended development and location details.
Sparks boasts of buying a used auto for 60 dollars and repairing it to speed. Marks questions the claim as Sparks was arrested for speeding in the car. Mose notes Pete appealed to buy more time before the Superior Court? Abe confirms the plan to let him eat before the case.
The note expresses a desire for a higher salary to support marriage with a Hawaii bride, cites poor pay at a Honolulu firm, and mentions stealing up to $2,000 to fund plans. It laments taxes as unfair and notes painted widawa as capable of making war memorials.
New York readers flock to Washington for the Morgan investigation with J P Morgan's hat incident shaping a human interest angle. Senators Fletcher Glass clash, Garner collects rare gavels, Borah hides, and public notes on power, wealth, and influence fill a revealing panorama of Washington.
Washington. The Morgan inquiry may be adjourned until fall as committee hearings stall. Pecora presses lines on income tax returns of Morgan partners while Couzens sails to London, leaving Glass and Fletcher linked in a fight over banking bill timing and the inquiry’s fate.
Max L. McRae director of Georgia state bureau of markets proposes uniting the pecan industry under Agricultural Adjustment Act trade terms. He seeks representatives from producing states for a meeting within ten days to address lack of coordination in pecan purchase and sale. Last year output was about 73 million pounds, led by Georgia Alabama Mississippi Florida and Louisiana with seedling pecans from Texas Oklahoma and others.
In Fort Worth Texas on Sunday B D Conder 27 of Fort Worth died after arriving at the hospital J P Stripp 36 of Okmulgee Oklahoma was severely injured with a lacerated arm. Stripp rested well Sunday night and was not in danger of death. Conder drove one car and Stripp the other with Conder’s burial set for Dallas Monday.
The text suggests that private bankers may become focal figures if the Glass bill fails. Pecora and Glass could be perceived as steadfast allies and potential co-prosecutors in the upcoming fall context.
Fort Mire chapter D A R met with Mrs Guy Stubbs to discuss flag day celebrations. The group proposed joining forces with the Elks club and Red Cross society for a larger event. Also noted were travels of Dr Frank Collins to Baton Rouge for a veterinary board meeting and David Garrett sailing to North Carolina for Marine Corps duty after becoming a second lieutenant.
Herman J. Seiferth 70 veteran newsman died in New Orleans after a career starting at the Picayune in 1879. He edited the Times-Picayune and was a real estate editor and authority. He helped raise 24000 for Tulane stadium and retired in 1931. Survived by four children, two brothers, and a sister. Funeral Monday.
Monroe arranged transportation for Lovelle Carter a Negro gold star mother from Oak Ridge to New York at government expense over Missouri Pacific lines. She is expected to sail for France soon where a son was buried in World War participation. Return is allowed within 70 days from the start.
A lighthearted item notes an Indiana farmer earning seven thousand dollars from a field, a young wife’s baking moment, New Deal politics, police investigation breadth, and a mix of humorous and historical quips reflecting era concerns.
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