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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1929

Page

4

National Representative Katz Ad Agency Network

An advertising agency run by national representative E Katz operates with offices in New York Chicago Detroit Atlanta Kansas City San Francisco and Dallas offering campaigns and placements for clients. The listing emphasizes a broad geographic reach and multiple major markets.

E. Katz New York Chicago Detroit Atlanta Kansas City San Francisco Dallas

League mobilizes anti-Long drive in Louisiana

Governor John M. Parker praises the Constitutional League as a spontaneous, enthusiastic state-wide effort to curb Long's power. He calls it nonpartisan and action oriented with thousands of Louisianans behind it and predicts growing strength to prompt strong, timely action.

John M. Parker Constitutional Sea of Louisiana Constitutional League League Huey Long

Ouachita Parish to See New Sterlington Booster Station

A new compressor station is announced for Sterlington Louisiana as part of a multi state gas pipeline system. The region's past decade shows steady growth through paper mills carbon black plants and gasoline extraction, with pipeline construction and extraction plants expanding alongside.

Ouachita Parish Sterlington Louisiana

New Madrid floodway landowners to receive compensation plan

The Mississippi River commission plans floodway landowner compensation in New Madrid Missouri based on past flood losses with higher payments for larger losses. Critics say Jadwin army engineers favor some channels over Boeuf and Atchafalaya and call the policy unfair and unsustainable for the United States.

Mississippi River Commission New Mardid The News-Star Army Jadwin Carre New Madrid Boeuf Atchafalaya

Virginia’s Loss in Reapportionment Draws Lament

The Richmond Times-Dispatch argues Virginia’s loss to nine members in Congress worsens its voting power. It notes the nine seats once equaled about one thirty of the House during the Civil War era, now just about one forty-eighth, shrinking influence as the nation rebalances representation.

Virginia Richmond Times-Desk

Right Angles by Alexander Cairns

A NY businessman reflects on wealth, loss, and integrity. He recalls his mother’s death, his family’s fortune collapse, and his refusal to worship money. He finds zest in out-witting others honorably, preserving his soul amid Broadway’s cutthroat life.

New York Dunn Bradstreet Hoyle Emerson King Features Syndicate, Inc

Questionable college leadership quoted on youth and morals

The piece discusses a newspaper clipping allegedly quoting a small Midwestern college president who praises youth while critiquing parental battles of wits. It cautions readers that school prestige does not guarantee true education and urges scrutiny of a college’s character, discipline, and moral standards.

Middle West King Features Syndicate, Inc

Odd Findings on Strangely Decorated Motor Vehicles

A Cabin operative reports an uptick in decrepit motive vehicles on municipal roads. Drivers are described as stylishly dressed college kids, with garish emblems and medieval style coachwork. The piece notes frequent car trouble and odd slogans, and ends with a chaotic broadcast scene.

Lon Chaney

Ambition and glamour mingle in New York tales

In this era a small town youth seeks fame in the metropolis and finds doors opening through a university lab test and a magazine assignment. A debutante faces Ritz propriety, a Pekinese ride ends in a five dollar taxi jaunt, and Katherine Mayo’s charity is linked to a Chelsea club for apprentice seamen with royal visits.

Katherine Mayo Miss Mayo Chelsea Hotel M. Moyca Newell Prince of Wales

Booster stations explained in plain talk

A reader asks if booster stations are like clubs and is told they are simply places where natural gas is injected to push it through long pipelines. The exchange ends with a rhetorical exclamation about the topic.

Rotary Club Kiwanis Club Lions Club

Betty Slid Down Banister In Quiet House Scene

A mother admonishes Betty to go upstairs quietly as she returns from the nursery. Betty tests the rule by sliding down the banister, claiming she made no sound. The scene is set in a drawing room during entertaining company. A second sentence references a Montreal Star incident about traffic officers and a motorist.

Betty Montreal

Social Notes From Monroe Visitors and Visits

Fifteen years ago Bastrop resident Mr. Irvin Wolff visited Monroe as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Cohn. Various families from Mt. Pleasant Houston Pine Street and Natchez entertain and travel, with Mrs. Graves, Miss Pierce, Mrs. Abe Arent, Mrs. Morris and others visiting relatives, attending summers, and angling at Horseshoe.

Irvin Wolff Bastrop Monroe Leon Cohn Cason Mr. Clapton Mt. Pleasant Texas E. D. Cason Ard A. H. Whited Houston R. J. Casper John Sanders Pine Street J. Q. Graves Miss Pierce Mississippi Harrisonburg Herbert Fort New Orleans W. J. Everett Joe Washburn Mr. Walker Gibsland J. H. Pumphrey L. H. Casper Horseshoe E. G. Calvert West Side Mt. Lebanon

Hollywood Actors' Equity Wins 48 Hour Week Era

Hollywood buzzes as Actors' Equity gains traction with a 48 hour workweek rule for its 2000 plus members. The move shifts balance toward fair play, reducing long days on sound stages, while avoiding imminent strikes as producers show resistance.

Radio Listings Across Networks for June 17

Radio schedules list WEAF WJZ WOR WBBM WGN WLIB and many affiliates with programs from 4:20 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. including orchestras, bands, opera, talk, and recitals. Notable names include Ben Pollack, Harold Van Duzee, Sergei Kotlarsky, and Larry Sky.

WEAF New York Ben Pollack Hotel Dance Orchestra WAPI WSW World Today Wotan Toeliner KSD WKY Choristers’ Orchestra Vaughn de Leath WGY WWJ KYW WOW WDAF KTHS WSMB KSTP WTMJ WEBC WHAS WSM WMC WSB KWOO WFAA KPRC WOAI WSAI WTAM Gypsies Orchestra WGN Sousa Fempire Builders Glacier National Park Roxy and His Gang Harold van Duzee KDKA WIK WREN WIOD WCFL WAPL Concert Orch WJR WLW KWK Wren Webc Larry Sky WJZ Ludwig Laurier WOR Newark England WADC WGHP WMAQ KMOX KMBC KOIL WHEC WGL WISN Henry Burbig WKRC WHK WCCO WSPD Uncle Joe Pat WSPRD Chicago Fob Walter Wilson Glee Club WBBM WENR Farmer Rush Mike & Herman WLIB WWLS Amos, Dan Sylvia Inspiration Boys Cincinnati Prof Kyrock WIZ

May Be I'm Wrong And Other Light Humorous Snippets

A collection of brief humorous quips on topics from automobiles to alimony. Jokes touch on consumer desires and social norms with punchy one liners and light satire.

Stars and unions threaten lengthy work hours in film industry

The article notes theatre projectionists may strike, risking millions in losses for producers and exhibitors. It cites George Arliss and Corinne Griffith negotiating strict hours in contracts, with Marion Davies working long night shifts, illustrating gritty studio demands and the clash with labor unions.

Hollywood Exposé On Energy Woes And Late Actors

A harsh critique of studio life notes energy wrecks from long stretches and late arrivals. It contrasts hard working actors with those who waste time, causing overhead losses, while the producer wields power to discipline.

Farmer laments slow corn growth as sparrows intrude

A Montreal Star reader recalls a damp growing season with corn stunted and sparrows feasting, prompting a humorously delivered exchange about crop prospects and bird damage.

Montreal Star

Suburban Lending Confusion Cited in Neighbor Dispute

A suburban exchange centers on repeated requests for a lawn mower. A neighbor pleads forgiveness after saying the borrower asked ten times before the loan was granted. The dialogue, attributed to Christian Seiepee Monites, highlights neighborly tensions.

Christian Seiepee Monites

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