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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1927
Page
2
A fierce rebuke targets modern fiction calling it gutter literature and urging readers to resist contemporary novels. The speaker condemns slick thrillers and romance as unhealthy influences while praising classic works by Scott and Dickens as preferable.
Under order by Budge Percy Sandel the jury commission drew a venire for the week of July 4 to hear charges in the Vernon Scrurgs case. Report dates start July 5 at 10 a.m. due to Independence Day, with 30 jurors listed and ready to serve.
Physicians recommend Calotabs for a periodic thorough cleansing. The ad claims Purification of the system as Nature's foundation of health and urges a family package from drug stores for 85 cents.
State Commander Spurlock will be present at a special meeting of the L. Barkdull Faulk Post No. 13 tonight at 8 oclock in the Elks lodge rooms. Delegates will discuss flood control after the 1927 Mississippi flood disaster and urge national action and federal funding. Mayors and Congressmen attended a related conference urging swift levee repairs.
The board of directors adopted resolutions during an executive session outlining large scale flood control measures. The action signals an extended project scope with implications for funding and regional planning.
An English postman bet on a stroll to reach a pair of women's high-heeled shoes, successfully completing the sixteen mile round trip.
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