13 Jun 1934
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1934
Page
1
The notice lists telephone numbers and hours for The News Star and Morning World offices. It indicates daily operation except Sunday and provides contact for business, editorial, mail, and other departments with evening and Sunday details.
Arkansas agriculturists mobilize to send carloads of hay feed and staples to drought stricken South Dakota. Supplies include food potatoes cabbage and rice while extension agents arrange pasture for thousands of cattle at fair prices. The effort echoes South Dakota’s aid to Arkansas during the 1930 drought.
The piece notes late spring mood for new sights and roads as June brides and hikers feel the urge to travel. It cites a 1903-04 trend toward multiple weekend trips rather than one long summer journey, with holidays fueling long parade of vacation motorists. It cites 2 725 000 000 dollars spent last year on vacation motor travel and predicts growth despite any economic challenges.
In ancient Athens people voted to ostracize Aristides, the just man, with a quick recall like today’s political swings. The account ties the early Greek recall to modern landslides, noting how public opinion can topple leaders and reshape politics.
A veteran editor urges bold decision making in crises. Hesitation ruins momentum. leaders must act decisively, plan ahead, and stand by their choices. The piece cites fire foremen and generals as examples of rapid judgment under pressure. Copyright 1934 Bell Syndicate.
A literary piece titled The Glee Club by George Elliston appears alongside a dialogue about overwork in government service. The verse pleads to guard a heart with tenderness and joy, while the dialogue hints at strained labor conditions and political appointments.
In a brisk collage of witticisms a wife teases her husband with blessings ironic rheumatic moodiness and dyspepsia while a mother probes a locked dresser and a waiter hurries orders. The snippets mix social irony with oddball lines about pockets waste baskets blotters and a former geologist tramp offering odd reflection.
The Wellwisher jokes about walking ten miles to Insight Magazine to sell a joke. The Jokesmith replies that carrying a joke that far would be excessive.
A humorous letter states a desire for two Follies tickets in New York with a preference for intellectual seats while the writer's husband argues for a better option. The note asks for back seating to avoid viewing leggy performances.
Eimei Kuramoto, the Japanese vice consul missing four and a half days, was found in a Ming dynasty tomb graveyard near Nanking. Hunger and failed promotion drove him to consider suicide. Chinese and Japanese authorities had mobilized a manhunt and naval forces with a $10,000 reward for information on his whereabouts. He was identified by Chinese police and handed to Japanese officials for transport, who declined comment.
Fifteen years ago on June 13 1919 the West Monroe Jersey cattle sale by Eby and Moore drew wide attention as a potential milestone in Jersey dairy circles in the state and southwest. The organizers spent heavily to assemble prized cattle for viewing. B J Peasley was in Des Moines on business but expected home soon. Louise Faulk of Newcomb College returned for summer with two visitors Virginia Davis and Marjory Kidd. Mrs William E Harper returned from Texas and Oklahoma after a weeks visit with relatives.
Alphabetized results show Bibb Graves defeating Frank Dixon 131213 to 109754 as the first Alabama governor to win a second term since 1901. Starnes leads Allgood in the fifth district, Huddleston defeats Brower, and Griffith beats Horton. Graves prioritizes a referendum on dry laws with a 1935 pledge to push the measure.
Thirteen persons will be arraigned Thursday in district court on charges of allowing slot machines to operate at their businesses. Six additional misdemeanor cases, including reckless driving and speeding, will also be heard. The cases stem from raids during the last two months as part of a gambling device crackdown led by District Attorney Frank Hawthorne.
W D Ross of Central Service and Storage elected president of the Credit Men's Association of Monroe and West Monroe. R A Daimwood of Twin City Printing named vice president and Herbie B Ryland re elected secretary manager. Directors include W M Mitchell H R Haynes J D Petty B W Davis W K Anders T H Wood E Jack Selig R A Daimwood and others.
Fragmentary note references Ak Hambone and Ak Kunl, mentioning a knee action and a car or CYAR term with unclear meaning. The text reads like a casual aside or local joke and lacks clear persons, places, or events for a fuller summary.
The Bell Syndicate, Inc. issues a 1994 copyright notice indicating protection of its material. No details on works or rights are provided in the fragment.
In St. Martinsville Louisiana mayor Robert J. Guirard and his ticket win reelection in the municipal primary. Guirard earns 324 votes to Leo Bulliard's 265. City council members C. T. Bienvieu Elmore F. Bonin Edward Fastin E. Leonard Resweber and R. L. Thomas are reelected. Police Chief Claude Thomas defeats Willie Bill Oliver 327 to 271.
New York buzzes as 35 000 officers and men flood Broadway and Coney Island. Sailors fill parks and dance halls while shills lure them to buses. Clerks and police monitor the lively scene. a radioman trims flirting messages. Mayor LaGuardia welcomes the fleet and locals react to the influx with curiosity and wit.
The resignations of Walter Wanger and Merian Cooper push mass production toward independence. Industry insiders foresee a shift from studio chiefs to multiple independents producing two to three specials yearly for major distributors.
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