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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1937
Page
4
A public notice explains how to contact the NEWS-STAR or MORNING WORLD by telephone after 7 p.m. for all departments except dairy on Sundays and details AP republication rights for news dispatches credited or not credited to the paper.
The essay argues schools must go beyond basic civics and literacy to prepare students for independent work. It urges arming students with arithmetic bookkeeping blueprint reading and basic manufacturing and business knowledge. It recommends schools anticipate industry needs through consultations with business leaders to reduce future skills gaps.
The piece notes rising doubt in Soviet leadership as the third five year plan unfolds. Pravda reports confusion among executives and engineers, delays in coal oil steel and metals output, and failure to meet five month targets. It frames these issues as signs of frustration in Moscow and concerns over state liquidation of perceived enemies.
Colorado lawmakers confront a shrinking pension fund as September payments may drop from 45 to 37.33 dollars per month. If 35 000 recipients prove excessive the figure could fall further. Officials fear sales taxes liquor levies and fees may not cover costs, warning the lesson applies to other states and the federal level.
A former prize fighter with a damaged hand builds a successful gym by hard work and strong friendships. The story shows that industrious effort and the ability to make friends create opportunities, with doctors and physicians recommending his care and aiding his rise.
Poem urging walking in the rain to sense beauty scent and color and listen for strange music as fairy folk might hear. A brief exchange follows about radio sounds and an orchestra in the next room.
Child Edith declares ambition to marry a Dutchman to become a duchess, spoken in a playful exchange with her mother. The quip showcases early comedy in domestic conversation.
A waiter quips about holes in Swiss cheese being large while a patron notes the need for plenty of fresh air, turning a cheese critique into a playful exchange.
Local fragment shows dialogue between Bill and Mae discussing a football player Brown. The exchange hints at Brown becoming the team's best fullback, with Mae reacting to the sudden praise and implication of change.
A humorous exchange shows a child asking about his father and the reply that he is out taking a little ride in the mortgage. The line captures a domestic moment with wit and finance as a backdrop.
Comic exchange notes Rupert claiming an inferiority complex for Tilton due to absence of a cutout in his new sport roadster. Hawer questions the claim as the gag centers on a pun about car styling.
A quirky collection of remarks and mock anecdotes trades barbs about a jail joke, a drinking song title in flux, and a student athletics team of “old men and young boys.” The piece questions clichés like the turn of the century and jokes about building a finer house and money recovery.
Washington debate centers on a big tariff drive to shield U S industries from imported goods. Shoe makers led by Edith Nourse Rogers seek higher duties to cover wage and hour costs, while hundreds of other sectors push for tariff relief as wages and hours legislation looms. Lawmakers fear living costs rise if tariffs fall short, spurring a broad log-rolling push urged by Cordell Hull trade treaties to the contrary.
No persons were reported injured in automobile accidents around Monroe over the past weekend, despite heavy highway traffic. Hospitals reported previous weekends saw more injuries, with no fatalities this period.
City Detective L. G. Parker arrested Sam Dunaway 24 on the slashing of Agnes James at her South Eighth Street home last month. Dunaway escaped briefly after the attack before being captured.
Otis J. Thompson resigns as musical and educational director of the First Baptist church of West Monroe effective immediately. He will join Rev T. C. Penuel in Mississippi for revival services and plans to reside in West Monroe indefinitely. He previously led the choir and was active in civic life and Kiwanis.
Monroe board of directors elects J. M. Cobb as president and Albert Horuff as first vice president. J. J. Herring named second vice president, R. Downes Jr. treasurer, Horuff national councilor. The city pledges 3150 for the 1924 American Legion convention in Baton Rouge. Gas field capacity near 939 million cfd, rising to about 1 billion cfd after ongoing wells. Alaska still relies on dog teams for travel.
In a vivid, rhythmic piece the speaker contrasts urban dawn routines with imagined moral guidance. The prose blends dialect to highlight a culture clash, hinting at self reflection amid social change and communal identity.
The article explains factors maintaining blood pressure and reasons for low readings. It notes normal systolic pressure around 120 mm and that values below 110 mm can be harmful. Post influenza weakness and recovery patterns are described, emphasizing rest to prevent degenerative effects.
Four Black residents were jailed after Emancipation Day disturbances across parish. Josephine Walker and Nancy Bennett allegedly drank whisky and fought on D C Lipscombe plantation in Ward Four. Moran Davis was arrested at Mineral Springs for breach of peace near Calhoun, facing knife threats and drunkenness charges. Lacey Toston of Croton Grove plantation is accused of beating his wife in Ward Four.
The L. B. Faulk post American Legion final meeting before the department convention will be at Forsythe park memorial home tonight at 8. Dr. C. L. Mengis urges attendance. Sons of the American Legion will attend as guests. A New Orleans man is reported to seek departmental commander, with Mengis the only announced candidate so far.
J. M. Daniel of Oklahoma City reports a theft of a briefcase containing valuable papers from his car parked on highway 80 seven miles east of the city. He had left the vehicle to seek help after a wreck. The theft occurred during his absence.
A Paris of rumors and notes from Hollywood covers George Jessel’s discomfort on damp Gold Coast set, Gypsy Rose Lee controversy, Will Howard for Mae West project talk, Melvyn Douglas name changes, Constance Worth revelation, Leslie Howard crosswords, Sonja Henie parking trouble, studio feature limits, and varied industry anecdotes.
A diary of sightings by a local autograph seeker details encounters with Myrna Loy, Arthur Hornblow, Madeleine Carroll, Tallulah Bankhead, Vivienne Segal and other stars around Manhattan. The piece notes cops frisking cabdrivers on 48th street and suggests readers renew The Billboard as summer shows loom for outdoor acts and carnival talent.
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