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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1930
Page
4
The piece notes growing push for male summer wear in shorts. It recalls last year’s pajama craze, cites a New Orleans dance where men wore shorts and women wore formal attire, and jokes about leg shapes. It warns shorts may be another passing trend.
Amid gang slayings in Chicago the resignation of Police Commissioner Russell and Chief of Detectives Stege is urged. The piece endorses General Charles G. Dawes as ideal for police commissioner, praising his integrity and resolve to crush gangs within six months if given full control.
Missouri Senator Reed claims his broadcast speech was cut off by a fake 505 distress call. Investigators found only one station heard a faint call, heard by no one else. Reed suggests political enemies planned the interruption to hinder his vitriolic rhetoric. The Sedalia audience alone received the curtailed remarks.
Clara Bow offered $30,000 to settle an alienation of affections claim by a wife who sought $150,000. Bow said she dated a married man, met him on the coast, and may meet him again in Los Angeles as a divorce unfolds.
A King Features Syndicate essay argues that clinging to Yesterday harms cities and lives. It citesAthens and modern readers who escape present duties by romanticizing the past, urging immediate, disciplined effort and accountability.
A Washington Daybook note details a group called the little congress, secretaries of representatives and senators, meeting weekly in the House office building. They conduct state affairs with a presiding speaker, roll call, and orderly committees, and align by party lines.
The article recalls partisan clashes in the senate and house led by Major John Sims and Lee Barnes against a Republican speaker who delayed a resolution deploring Hoover’s special session goals. It notes the Little Congress’ pivotal vote to recognize Soviet Russia and its subsequent refusal to retract amid pressure from patriotic groups.
A 300 member group called the little congress models the house of representatives. Democrats hold most posts with one Republican clerk and a Republican floor leader. Speaker George Harvey and other officers are named, and the body meets to discuss national issues. The note adds a world population figure and questions the counting accuracy in turbulent regions.
The Cabin in Baton Rouge fears partisan clash over a road bond program to fund paving and bridges. It urges voters to support the measure despite political entanglements, noting bonds could start January next year and a four year program would follow. The piece praises a new Ouachita bridge and Northeast Louisiana links.
Dr Iago Galdston explains puncture wounds from splinters can carry hidden germs. Immediate removal of the splinter followed by gentle massage to induce bleeding helps wash out bacteria. Aftercare includes iodine and watching for signs of infection or pus formation. The advice emphasizes careful antisepsis and patient monitoring to prevent serious complications.
Mrs. J. Meek hosted a six o'clock dinner honoring sons James B. Meek and Shelby Meek visiting from Wake Forest college. Attendees included Courtney Oliver, James Drew, Alymer Montgomery, Boomer Myatt, J. T. Simmons, Ned Leigh, Alston Prophit, and Mrs. Charles Frankle with Elsie and Bertie May of Alexandria. George Ludlum of Bastrop also visited.
In the Latin Quarter a U S produced all-English talkie draws diverse audiences near the Sorbonne. Viewers from many lands seek to improve spoken English while grappling with American slang like gwan didja and whatcha. The film highlights the global language challenge.
In Paris the student life at the Sorbonne avoids rah-rah culture and collegiate traditions. Co-eds are called etudiantes, men etudiants, with gender parity in privileges and rewards. A Mimi Pinson figure is elected annually to honor past romantic bohemia, while most students spend their downtime at movies or inexpensive cafes.
The policy aims to integrate foreign student groups in a 25 000 plus university. France dominates studies and social life while clusters form around national restaurants for Chinese Japanese Russians and Scandinavians. Czech Slovakia textile makers worry about a proposed rise in agricultural duties affecting key export markets.
Ed Neuwirth, manager of Cottonport plantation near West Monroe, reports eleven acres of wheat cut with yields averaging 35 bushels per acre over four years. The piece notes other local visits and a police order to enforce bridled hogties with weights on bridles during street hitching.
Central Time listings show WEAF WABC WGN WJR WJZ KMOX and other major stations. Program segments include The Players Olive Palmer and Artists Shilkret Orchestra and various musical acts across networks with regional stations such as WCKO WLS WENR and WOC.
A humorous column collection contrasts attitudes on music money social trends and everyday quirks. It mocks jazz funding tight wads social pretensions and aviation-era slang with pithy quips about flappers, timekeeping, janitors, upholstery, gambling, and oddball phrases.
A 1930 editorial urges readers not to reveal defeat when spirits fall. It warns that drooping posture and lack of confidence drive people away and hinder support. It stresses showing a fighting spirit to regain momentum and attract allies, ending with a copyright notice.
In Marion county Arkansas near Joplin the Ozarks hide a legendary Spanish treasure cave being explored for gold said to have been taken by Osage Indians years ago. Brothers George and Jake Bauman claim the treasure lies about a mile from the entrance, dating back two centuries to Spanish explorers.
Legends say Spaniards concealed treasure in Dated cave to escape Ozark attacks and were massacred. The tale frames the cave as the treasure site with a tragic ending tied to frontier conflicts.
A fast moving sedan pursued by police smashed through the plate glass front of the St. Bernard oil station on Franklin Avenue. Damage is pegged at 500 dollars. The occupants fled before officers arrived and the wrecked auto was found to be stolen.
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