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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1933
Page
4
A Monroe citizen denounces city spending on summer supervised recreation. He argues economies must extend to youth activities, citing unsupervised play leading to river misadventure, arrest, and costly state corrections. Proponents urge constructive programs run by trained instructors to guide children and prevent future crime.
The Navy plans a goodwill voyage to Japan under Rear Admiral Taylor aboard his flagship to ease suspicions about U S aims in the Pacific. Japanese feedback reportedly welcomed the idea after a Japanese training ship visited Pacific ports amid ongoing exchange of goodwill gestures.
Sage note on progress and motivation from Ring Lardner. The piece argues that once half the journey is completed the remaining distance feels shorter and easier, urging focus on done work rather than future effort. It cites experiences on trains ships and daily jobs to illustrate momentum toward a goal.
Poem in lullaby tone reflects a guardian watching over a sleeping child. The speaker imagines dangers and dragons while hoping life records triumphs, courage, and enduring love guiding the young prince toward his star.
Mrs Knagg admits folly in marrying Mr Knagg as she acknowledges her past infatuation and growing awareness of the union's flaws. The exchange shows remorse and mutual blame within a troubled relationship.
Casey asks for a dollar while Kelly retorts that the request shows a lack of ambition. The exchange underscores tension over motive and value between the two speakers.
A fragmentary dialogue centers on a roaming figure and a woman denouncing him as insolent. A husband is noted to feast on biscuits, while the speaker asserts personal purpose and resolve amidst the exchange.
A humorous exchange highlights the white leghorn breed, noting their visibility at night and Abe’s preference for them. The dialogue emphasizes their bright appearance and usefulness in low light conditions.
A joke exchange attributes marital trouble to Mrs Gasp and Mrs Rasp with clashing gowns as the source. Each woman is described as a creation, implying vanity or fashion as the cause of discord.
Mrs Pester explains she has barely left the house as the family builds a bonfire in the yard and a new family moves across the street. Mr Pester questions his wife about walking miles without leaving home.
The text mentions awaiting state beer license bills and notes women in gaudy costumes outshining men. It also contains an odd remark about English waiters and a thin man whose flesh barely covers his body.
Washington witnesses a swift passage of the banking bill after White House assurances to several senators. Treasury Secretary Woodin shifts positions multiple times before presenting a substitute plan, then supports an immediate insurance compromise. The Vandenberg amendment and backroom deals shape limits on nonmember banks as Missouri and other states seek bank protection.
Texas remembers Barry Miller a longtime public leader and three time lieutenant governor who died at 69 from complications after a fall in Austin. Funeral services will be held at his rural Texas home with interment on the Miller farm.
Finland has sold 530000 standards of timber this year due to the British embargo, double the first half of 1932. England bought 270000 standards as prices rise.
In a vivid column J P Alley laments a neighbor's temper and a local incident. The piece blends humor and sharp observation to capture small town tensions and social quirks through concise scenes and witty reflections.
The United States forestry service said a $20 million appropriation approved by President Roosevelt will fund the acquisition of six to eight million acres of timber lands in Louisiana Mississippi Arkansas and 17 other eastern states. Approval covered Evangeline national forest land of about 20000 acres and the plan includes reforestation camps and highway work along levees with Louisiana CCC members retained for local road building.
Miss Julia Wossman heads to Nashville for post graduate study at Peabody college. Miss Lucille Holloman visits from Harrisonburg on the way home from Washington. Mrs. Ernest Fudickar and Mable Handy with others depart for a two week vacation in Marlin Springs Texas. St Francis auxiliary meets at Mrs T H McMillan with planning for fortnightly gatherings to raise funds for the hospital ward.
P. D. Luneau, 39, wanted on charges in Richland parish, was moved Tuesday from Ouachita parish jail to the Richland jail in Rayville after a Monday capture. Officers of both parishes aided the arrest. He is being investigated in a chicken theft in Rayville and several auto thefts, with additional parish warrants reported.
Daniel Frohman 80 this summer remains a tireless society squire who dances with Fanny Ward and others at the Ritz. Francine Larrimore’s opening drew Frohman with Fannie Hurst in a bright row, as Petrova and a host of Manhattan figures headline a month of society shows and travel. Luciene, Paris dressmaker and ex-Russian noblewoman, rises from humble roots to couture prominence hosting New York’s June fashion spotlight.
A collage of notes touches diverse topics from World War era dress and insomnia remedies to erosion of a Stone Mountain memorial and assorted curiosities. It mentions Babbitt metal, a 1931 mink about a leg band, grafted trees in Japan, a multi-region trapdoor spider, African monitor lizard nesting, and a proverb-like line comparing forests to clouds and water.
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