Rewarding Safe Driving Should Replace Solely Punitive Deterrence
The piece argues for positive reinforcement in highway safety, citing the C I T Foundation plan to award prizes to the best safety record drivers. It compares to railway safety awards and suggests certificates for years without accidents could spur widespread responsible driving and reduce road fatalities.
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Commercial Investment Trust, Inc
New York City
Safety Foundation
Harriman Awards
C. I. T. Foundation
District of Columbia
New York
Cooperation Across City and Country Ushers Mutual Understanding
The piece argues urban and rural areas should cooperate rather than oppose each other. It stresses that interaction through transportation and shared experience has reduced isolation, fostering acquaintance and appreciation of mutual dependence.
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United States
Honesty in Advertising Campaign Promotes Truthful Wares
The Advertising Federation of America urges stronger supervision of ad copy to reduce misrepresentation to near zero. It notes 1 percent inaccuracy remains but calls for cooperation among trade bodies to protect consumers. The effort aims to reward honesty in advertising while reducing deceptive practices.
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United States
Federation of America
Federation
Give The Kids A Break Safety Message
Summer brings many children outdoors as schools close, urging drivers to yield and drive cautiously. The piece notes children are safer pedestrians when supervised and asks motorists to protect kids in residential areas, emphasizing vigilance every daylight hour.
Uncommon Sense on Censorship and Free Speech
John Blake argues against police censorship of soap box orators, noting how arrests for disorderly conduct suppresses speech. He laments the guardrail of authority that stifles open debate and warns it boosts radicalism, citing London Hyde Park as a contrasting example.
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London
Hyde Park
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
The Glee Club By George Elliston
Petunias are willing and bloom without care. The speaker contrasts flowers that demand attention with petunias that thrive in sun or rain, teaching a lesson of graciousness and independence from human intervention.
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the Glee Club
George Elliston
Petunias
Handwashing Doubts Echoed in Father Son Exchange
A terse dialogue features a father accusing his son of not washing hands, the son deflecting by pointing to the towel as supposed evidence. The exchange highlights a domestic moment of trust and accusation between parent and child.
Reforming a Wild Bird Lapse in Old Age
A short remark compares a once wild figure to a failed reform in later years, noting the futility of change and describing attitudes as futile as saving a bad egg in cold storage.
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Jim
Father and son swap clothes echo shared hardship
Dialogue shows a boy recalling wearing his father's old clothes while another child laments wearing his sister's old knickers. The exchange highlights poverty and family dynamics in a simple, intimate moment.
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Bobby
Sis
First Catch Your Man The Visitor
A witty domestic scene about Philippa debating marriage options and a sister who pursues a good husband rather than a partner, highlighting social expectations and courtship norms through dialogue and humor.
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Philippa
Cap missing and a door knob clue in playful exchange
A humorous domestic moment where a man frantically asks about his cap and is told it hangs on the door knob. He jokes about it being an idiotic place while his wife coolly suggests his head as the smarter storage. The exchange ends with pointed wit.
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Missus
Leave of absence request and public musings
A humorous note requests notice before the day game ends and humor runs through a Utopia imagined by a literary commentator. The passage riffs on politicians doctors and fame with satirical lines about Huey Long Zioncheck and others. It ends with a quirky line about porcupine fish escaping a shark.
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The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Debate over typical prairie state phrase unsettles western politicians
Washington report details Montana Republicans organizing clubs linked to a disputed line in a Farley speech. The controversy centers on the phrase typical prairie state, edited by Steve Early, and its reflection on political slant.
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Washington
Montana
London
Congress
Butte
Helena
James E Murray
Senate
Mortana
Thomas J. Walsh
Idaho
Wyoming
West
Kansas
Pudson River
Charley Michelson
James A Farley
Henry A. Wallace
Iowa
Wallace
New Yorker
Farley
White House
Steve Early
Roosevelt
Early
Fahey
Michelson
Louis Howe
San Francisco
New
Rainbow Girls elect officers in grand assembly
In Alexandria Louisiana yesterday the annual grand assembly of the Rainbow Girls elected Miss Marcia Durham of Alexandria as grand worthy advisor. Other officers named include Miss Cecil Bishop Baton Rouge grand associated advisor Miss Evelyn Schirmer Shreveport grand charity Miss Rose Mary Swayze New Orleans grand hope Miss Francis Melton New Orleans grand faith Miss Ruth Marie Harrell New Orleans grand drill leader Miss June Singley Queensboro grand treasurer Miss Jean Pearce Queensboro grand recorder.
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Alexandria
The
Order of the Rainbow Girls
Marcia Durham
Cecil Bishop
Baton Rouge
Grand Associated
Evelyn Schirmer
Shreveport
Grand Charity
Rose Mary Swayze
New Orleans
Grand Hope
Francis Melton
Grand Faith
Ruth Marie Harrell
June Singley
Queensboro
Jean Pearce
Grand Recorder
Marriages Highlight June Social Season in New Orleans
Twenty five lines describe weddings and visitors in 1921 New Orleans society. Jake Herman wed Miss Clara Masur at the bride’s brother Sig Masur home. Amia Simpson and DeWitt Caleote plan Monroe home after July first. Mrs. Culver returns from Arkansas. Kathleen and Florence Payne visit Whitfield Stroud party. Clarice Wiggins to stay with Mr. and Mrs. Wagner.
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Jake Herman
Clara Masur
Sig Masur
New Orleans
Y's Men Discuss Convention Plans for District Meet
Monroe Y's Men club held an informal Wednesday night meeting on Bayou DeSiard where plans for the Louisiana Mississippi Arkansas district convention were discussed. Justin Glass was elected official delegate while Mark Ringheim reported on a board of directors meeting. Guests included Lynn McCarley William Ballou and Guy Campbell. Refreshments were served.
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United Gas Public Service Company
Monroe Y's
Bayou DeSiard
Justin Glass
Mark Ringheim
Club
Lynn McCarley
William Ballou
Guy Campbell
Hambone Meditations on Weather and Time
A short cadence voice muses on weather and time, noting few folks have time to fool with it. The piece blends humor and folklore in a rural voice, reflecting leisure, weather, and community mood.
Your Baby Health and Toy Guidance from a 20th Century Column
A doctor tests a child with a Bible briefcase stethoscope and dollar to hint at vocations, then advises toys should amuse and stimulate as children grow. Limit toy quantity, match to mental age, prefer safe materials, and use toys to encourage motor skills and exploration.
Fire damages two vehicles and a dwelling in Monroe
Sparks from a switch engine started a fire at 811 Layton Avenue damaging a dwelling owned by Joe Costanza and used by J. Jones. Earlier a Ford coupe owned by H. C. Womack burned after a short in wiring at Jackson Street and Texas Avenue. Firemen extinguished both blazes.
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Layton Avenue
Jackson Street
Texas Avenue
Monroe
Joe Costanza
J. Jones
H. C. Womack
Drew Home Demonstration Club Annual Achievement Supper
The Drew Home Demonstration club will hold its annual achievement supper Friday night at 7 30 at the home of Mr and Mrs J M Kent. Husbands of the club members are invited to be present.
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Drew Home
J. M. Kent
Romance Blooms in Hollywood This June
Hollywood gossip notes June romance as Greta, Ginger, Loretta Young, and others are linked with new partners or schemes. Courting headlines span Gretna Green dreams to ties with Stewart, MacDonald, Ayres, and Sothern, while Beverly Roberts, Hughes, and Laemmle circle romance amid film plans. Universal teases a Reno in the Fail item.
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Yuma
Ariz
Filmland
Gretna Green
Universal
County Chairman revival delights Broadway fans at Players club
The Players return George Ade's The County Chairman in a nostalgic May revival at their Gramercy Park brownstone. Charles Coburn stars for one week, drawing thousands of longtime fans to a show first staged in 1903 with Macklyn Arbuckle and Katharine Hepburn not yet in the mix. Hazel Ahrens of Llano Texas grads high school in 1936.
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George Ade
Macklyn Arbuckle
Katharine Hepburn
Charles Coburn
Gramercy Park
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