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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1937
Page
4
A columnist argues that daily business relies on thorough dependable leaders rather than clever, glamorous figures. The piece contrasts a treasurer noted for hard work and caution with the allure of cleverness, praising steady achievers who quietly run the world and are often rewarded in time.
An opinion argues that panics are man made and costly. It urges a nationwide program of permanent public improvements and tax funded to provide work for all who want it, financed by those who benefit, to avert future panics and preserve prosperity.
The text quotes Professor William Lyon Phelps warning he might start the next war if it yields good literature. It recalls his Yale degree and long career shaping appreciation for great letters. It argues postwar literary worth will emerge later and urges restraint in war rhetoric.
Beside The Point notes a possible senate filibuster over Roosevelt’s supreme court revision and urges Americans to voice views. It criticizes dilatory tactics and urges protest letters to senators as an American tradition, while commenting on mood and strength from experts.
A brief verse about love as a summer mood with poetic images of beauty wings and fleeting joy. The piece contrasts lasting romance with summer love and ends with a light exchange about a man claiming wealth from coal dust and a joke about owning laundries.
Characters Algy and June discuss readiness for an engagement. June wavers between seven and eight, then nine o clock is set with Algy asserting punctuality and personal assurance. The exchange hints at plans and trust in timing.
A fragment shows a tense exchange between Alice and Jean about acceptance and past encounters. The terse conversation hints at a disagreement over a prior meeting and ongoing perceptions.
An exchanged quip pits an agent boasting a vehicle’s hill climbing to a buyer’s jab that the prior car failed by attempting to up a tree. The witty dialogue contrasts seller bravado with buyer skepticism about performance.
In a playful dialogue, Ted protests marriage plans while Violet questions age, with Violet acknowledging a hasty remark and backing off from an immediate conclusion. The exchange captures lighthearted social tension and flirtation.
A woman dreams of a handsome man saving her from a bandit. He counters that he has been taking boxing lessons, suggesting a possible match between dream and reality.
A playful exchange ends with Jack proposing after Ethel jokes about a soft place in her heart. Ethel counters with a witty line about her head. The moment signals a light hearted engagement in a domestic scene.
A string of brief, dated vignettes on social norms and plans. The diner joke hints at marriage timing amid education. June promises attractions, April showers, August heat, roses and brides. A definition of diplomacy, a scientist's phrase on diet, and a critique of political rhetoric close the piece.
Washington notes a gold price scare as foreign buyers fear a price cut. The piece compares bullion rumors to canned milk price jitters and recalls earlier silver price manipulation by the United States.
Dr. M. E. Dodd of Shreveport First Baptist will conduct a week long revival at Marion Baptist Church starting Sunday July 4 according to Rev G C Dennis pastor of the local church.
In Marion La on June 29 the Women's Missionary Society of the Marion Baptist church will present Twelve Old Maids a comedy at the Marion High School auditorium Mrs O C O Neal directs the cast which includes Wilma Tucker Maxie Arrant Elaine Edwards and Jack O Neal among others in the ensemble play billed as a community event by the church group.
Francis Thomas and C Faser win a remarkable swim covering several miles from Monroe municipal natatorium along the Ouachita river to the locks and dams south of the city in three hours. They were guided by William Sorrell in a skiff.
The article explains that ophthalmoscopic examination of retinal blood vessels can reveal hardening of the arteries, linking eye findings to brain and heart circulation. It advises moderated diet and stress reduction, cautions against excess stimulants, promotes guided exercise and appropriate rest, and notes potential need for serious vascular treatment in leg disease or high blood pressure cases.
Lake Providence La June 22 Special Mrs Wilma Warren Russell deputy matron of Eastern Star district Eastern Star school of instruction will be held at Tallulah next Sunday beginning at 1 p m Mrs Lovie Gregory associate grand conductress and Rev Sidney A Seegers associate grand patron of the Louisiana grand chapter will attend the school.
Canadian actor Kenneth Duncan, long linked to the Rhett Butler role in Gone With the Wind, says he has not been signed or even offered the part after reports of negotiations. He notes his career shifted from New York to London where he pursued film work and theater, with recent roles including a juvenile part in Bux.
In New York a feature profiles three prominent bartenders. Major Francis A C Forbes Leith, Gaston Pierson, and Tom Horton are highlighted for colorful careers and public roles. Forbes Leith recounts adventurous ties to Persian affairs and royal figures, Pierson’s nude portraits and bar-related controversy, Horton’s fifty-year service at the Hotel Astor and Muschenheim honors.
Miss Virdath DeLaune 31 former night superintendent at Baton Rouge General hospital died late yesterday at her father s home in Hope Villa Funeral services will be at Hope Villa tomorrow morning with interment at Prairieville cemetery
Radio program and network listings outline daily shows and times across WEAF CBS WABC NBC stations. It details East Midwest and Pacific schedules with programs from Don Winslow of the Navy Little Orphan Annie Science from the News and Amos n Andy among others.
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