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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1925
Page
5
A satire on summer boarding houses by John P. Medbury describes long reach boarders and quick arms securing food. It notes fresh vegetables eggs honey and milk from neighborly sources, mosquitos as guests, and nightly nets with odd billing quirks like georgette on cheese cloth.
Albertus H. Baldwin, newly appointed United States Tariff Commission member, is a noted authority on foreign trade. A New York resident born in Connecticut sixty years ago, he studied at Yale and Paris, contributed art in scientific works, and served across federal agencies including the Fish Commission, Post Office, Commerce and Labor, Interior, and Agriculture. He later held roles as chief clerk of the Census Bureau, head of the Bureau of Domestic Commerce, and commercial attaché in London.
Today marks birthdays for Hon. Thomas A Crerar born in Molesworth Ontario 49 years ago. Maj. Gen Omar Bundy born in Newcastle Indiana 64 years ago reaches retirement age. James B Ackermen congressman from New Jersey born 62 years ago. Dr Thomas W Nadal college president born Milroy today.
Readable clues from a mixed crossword list list many entries with numbers and partial phrases. It presents across and down items including names, titles, abbreviations, and foreign terms, reflecting a dense puzzle page with multiple incomplete entries.
Britain agrees to a complete military guarantee to France and Belgium as part of a new frontiers settlement. The plan, tied to the League of Nations arbitration machinery, aims to stabilize Europe and ease tensions with Germany while pursuing future regional accords with Poland Czecho Slovakia and Eastern states.
A public notice urges people to keep moving and not block exits or traffic. It compares theatre doors and Fifth Avenue delays to show how slow movers hinder others seeking to progress and reach destinations. The piece stresses the least courtesy is stepping aside to let others pass.
The piece notes rising numbers of American millionaires amid widespread debt but strong prosperity in Louisiana in 1925. It highlights cotton, gas, and electric power as drivers, praises forward leaders in church and university, warns against blocking progress, and urges moving ahead to match a changing world.
Monroe landmarks near completion include the Stubbs Estate and Wooten Hyle Implement company brick buildings with Frank Masling as builder. The city sues Dana over a street car accident injuring a child, trial expected to last two days. The Red Men plan a big Fourth of July celebration as out of town visitors approach. The Progressive League seeks $2500 to fund a 300 square foot exhibit for the North Louisiana parishes at the Chicago Land Congress in November.
A New York Times lament notes a Nordic named Rothburg who turned fifty four thousand dollars into two bills despite expertise in diamonds. The piece argues city dwellers, not just rural folks, are gullible for hokum and that New Yorkers give more to flim flam daily, hiding it behind a veneer of dignity.
Amid rising excitement in the city a ceremonial suggestion draws attention. The brief note hints at civic interest and public consideration, with local observers weighing possible formal steps and community impact.
The News-Star proposes a ceremonial open door day to celebrate the post office. Officials would speak about past service, a band would play, and congressmen sing in mock Romeo and Juliet style. The doors would be torn down and given to the crowd as a symbolic gesture.
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