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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1935
Page
2
Poetic fragment describes trees and springtime imagery with vivid leaves and branches. The piece evokes fresh air and a mystic heart in a compact, lyrical mood.
A dialogue scene shows Jack asking to propose at the dance, while Bess requests time to think. The pair discuss the reasonableness of hesitation and the other’s reactions.
A fragmentary line reads like a stray diary note featuring Old Rags the dog Gloria the kitten and an obscure windfall. The garbled text hints at a domestic scene or anecdote without clear action or outcome.
A classroom quip about Methuselah asks why he was not a woman and a pupil retorts that if he were six the idea of a woman his age would be unknown.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a tension over proposing and courting within a family. The lines reference nerve, income, disposition, and age as barriers to advancing the plan. The mood hints at hesitation and social expectation around the proposal.
A fragment notes an old settler claim and a question of age in a rural sense, mentioning Basaesty and Hen as potential subjects. The readable text hints at pride in longevity but provides no clear event or outcome.
Kathryn Minx asks whether frankness earns real trust and explores how truthfulness impacts relationships. The piece weighs social honesty against potential harm and considers personal boundaries in candid conversations.
The note discusses whether the person should consider her father or husband’s view. It centers on whose opinion weighs more and frames the question around familial influence. The text suggests the father’s stance is favored.
Rev W C Scott of Monroe conducts a revival at Arcadia Methodist Church with Henry Bowden as pastor. Pulpit exchanges are planned across the Monroe district, listing several pastors and their home churches for Sunday services.
Melton Long, 15, slipped from a second step above the five foot diving platform at the municipal natatorium. He was taken to St Francis sanitarium with a head wound and knee injury, then released to his home after treatment.
The annual dairy field day was held today at the North Louisiana Experiment Station with a large number of attendees from Louisiana State University and related agricultural interests observing demonstrations and research highlights.
The item notes Frances and Jane Holden leaving for a summer tour visiting Kentucky Indiana and Illinois. It also reports a quiet wedding Tuesday E S Oliver of Monroe married Hattie T Cole of Waco Texas and they will live at 208 Ouachita Avenue after June 12. Elizabeth Dalton and Mrs C W Perkins of Ruston plan to attend the Rinehart Harper nuptials.
John Ransom of West Monroe and patrolman T C Trawick will be tried Monday afternoon in West Monroe city court on three charges against Ransom drunkenness disorderly conduct resisting arrest. M C Allen assisted and Trawick faces counter charges of assault and battery in the same session. The incident occurred on Trenton street after the officer asked Ransom to go home or leave the street. The 3 PM session will begin Monday.
A fishing company deploys aircraft to locate schools of fish and guide harvest operations. The method aims to improve catch efficiency and reduce time at sea while targeting key species.
Harry D. Wilson, state commissioner of agriculture and immigration, lauds the area for dairying and melon production for foreign markets. He notes sweeter watermelons from Ouachita and Lincoln parishes and says cantaloupes are promising. He envisions better routes to New Orleans for shipping and predicts a late cotton crop due to a cold spring. He attended a field day at Calhoun and declined political talk.
Ouachita parish completes another quadrennial census tally. The third report now lists 15 833 persons under 18 as of Wednesday, including 681 white under six and 3 729 ages six to eighteen, plus 608 black under six and 1 450 six to eighteen. Effort to finish this week stalled by blank shortages.
L A Stulee director of music at the First Baptist Church Monroe was in Columbia aiding a revival no choir practice occurred Saturday night at the local church. He will be on hand Sunday to direct the choir here.
A local church marked Laymen's Day with a service and gathering led by lay members, highlighting community roles. The event brought together congregants for worship, fellowship, and a brief program.
The piece surveys Paris in the 1930s as Americans dwindle amid higher francs, noting empty vendors and scarcer tourists. It counts American expatriates, cites the shrinking American directory, and recalls landmarks like Notre Dame and Ciro's while detailing the club scene and recovering French ownership. It mentions Fred Payne and Harry McElhone, blending travel paths with cultural memory.
A Spanish actress has signed with Fox to appear in Spanish language versions. She spends hours daily learning lines and adapting to the new studio project while her parents and colleagues, including Jack Benny, watch her progress.
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