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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1939
Page
4
In Chicago, Judge Frank Bicek halted a routine admonition for 40 repeat juvenile offenders and summoned their fathers. He blamed parental neglect for youth crime and urged fathers to know, guide, and support their sons, stating parenting is the world’s most important job.
A Hollywood plan proposes duplicating scenes in films that audiences applaud to trigger repeats on a secondary projector. If cheers rise, the reel pauses and the scene runs again until the audience signals satisfaction. The idea aims to heighten audience engagement and extend preferred moments, including famous acts like Greta Garbo in Camille.
After the sinkings of the US submarine Squalus and the British Thetis experts urge rapid safety upgrades. Proposed changes include automatic closing valves, an air line to marker buoys, and an auxiliary power plant to keep crews alive during entrapment. The rescue chamber that saved 33 Squalus survivors inspired further device development.
United States Weather Chief F W Reichelderfer warns the surface of meteorology has just been scratched as he cites decades of research by government, schools, and private groups. He says the field faces quackery and superstition while true meteorology struggles past insurmountable obstacles toward a mature science.
A column lampoons how Americans react to car crashes and suggests a new etiquette. It imagines trucks presenting flowers and formal cards after collisions, with sample notes and questions to drivers. It mocks rude responses and urges calmer, courteous conduct in accidents.
A mother battles for a prom dress while a daughter insists on fashion. The piece argues that upbringing shapes desire and teaches money use, urging parental guidance, family budgeting, and shared responsibility to prevent selfishness and dependence. It promotes Patri's booklet Annoying Habits for ten cents.
Washington observers say Postmaster General Farley pressed his western swing to test support for a presidential bid while affirming loyalty to Roosevelt. The Garner boom adds pressure, yet Farley’s stance and party unity suggest no nomination without the president’s consent. Garner seeks the nomination, though no formal announcement has been made.
A gospel tent near North Fifth and Mill streets West Monroe hosts a series led by evangelist C G Davis from Los Angeles. Opening address June 25 at 7 30 pm covers a Bible based synopsis of the word Tavernacle with nightly services. No collection. All adults and children welcome.
A midsummer heat wave gave Monroe three weeks of hot dry days until a light rain began this morning around 7 o clock. The Chamber of Commerce directs local tourism and road conditions aided by the Marget Road Map of Louisiana issued by regional chambers. Forsythe park hosted the second Thursday night concert by W. B. Ennis’s band with a crowded pool scene as bathers enjoyed the music.
Oak Grove La June 21 Special Effective July 1 the Oak Grove post office will receive a second class rating instead of a third class one as at present. Postmaster Sam H Campbell notes the change makes the office eligible for a federal building. No new clerks will be employed. clerks will come under civil service rules.
Traders estimate a 1,000,000 franc profit after speculators bought 590 tons of copra buried in the ruins. Auction bid at a local insurer sale kept price small. copra undamaged and sent to Marseille for sale.
Dr. Morris Fishbein outlines multiple headache types including post lumbar puncture throbbing pain, fever associated headaches from tissue stretch around skull vessels, and migraine or sick headache linked to blood vessel changes. Treatments focus on mechanism, such as correcting skull pressure or using ergotamine tartrate, with emphasis on diagnosing cause for targeted therapy.
Kenneth Mackay the second Earl of Inchcape 51 married Leonora Brooke daughter of the Rajah of Sarawak. Elsie Mackay sister to Kenneth vanished with Captain Hinchcliffe in a 1928 Atlantic flight attempt. Professor George E Nichols 57 Yale botany head and botanical society president. William T Thompson 79 former U S Treasury solicitor and Nebraska attorney general.
In Hollywood notes Jimmie Fidler surveys glamorous stars and public lives. He weighs Sonja Henie’s happiness amid fame and money, cites Mary Pickford, Darryl Zanuck, Boris Karloff, and Joe E. Brown anecdotes, and ends with a quip about a trade paper re shooting costs.
A column notes Britain dominates Broadway showcases with Massey Lincoln Broadway stars and London hits like The Mikado and Goodbye Mr Chips. It recalls Willie Collier anecdote with a duchess asking tea and the Earl of Lonsdale sampling near beer after Rodgers tour. Ernest Milton gets a George Bernard Shaw quip.
Yesterday Harvey A Neal sold to F H McIntosh a half acre of land and movable property for 1175 dollars. The land is described as in the north east quarter of the southeast quarter of section 30 township 1 north range 3 east.
George Lofton, managing editor of the World and News-Star, returned from the Southern Newspaper Publishers association meeting at Old Point Comfort, Va., to Little Rock after his father J. M. Lofton suffered a heart attack and remains critically ill. Norway’s great flood in 1219 killed about 36,000 people.
The listing shows hour by hour radio programming adjustments for daylight time and network corrections. It lists shows and hosts across NBC CBS and local segments from 6:00 pm to midnight including Dance Music Orchestra performances, Sports updates, talks, dramas, and musical variety programs with titles like One Man's Family, Gang Busters, and Dancing Music Orchestra.
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