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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1939

Page

4

Time To Caution Over Japan China Policy

The piece warns that Japan aims to end the open door in China and seeks world power, with Germany and Italy backing. It urges the United States to choose a cautious stance to avoid a costly war in the orient, noting Britain's and France's potential response and the risk to American interests. It emphasizes that tomorrow could bring war if the U S does not decide now.

Japan China United States Rome Britain France Europe Pacific Germany Italy Russia Navy Hydrographic Bulletin R. E. Hudgins Jean Barnegat Scotland Port St. Joe Fla New York Hudgins State Department Congress Munich Legation Bagdad Washington Foreign Service Africa Blucher Palace Berlin George S. Messersmith House Appropriations Committee Department of Tate Department of State Foreign Service

Stranded Graduate Sends SOS for a Job at Sea

A Harvard senior with nautical ambitions recalls the harsh job market for 1939 graduates. He sent an SOS to eastern employers, signing on with a Philadelphia ad agency after six replies. The piece urges resilience and frames maritime work as a path forward for educated youths.

United States Department of Education John A. West, Jr Harvard Cambridge Mass Spa West Philadelphia Johnest

Doughnut with a Handle Drafted at Chicago Exhibit

An improved doughnut with an integrated handle is shown at a Chicago exhibition. The device aims to aid dunking without messy fingers, but public adoption may require extensive education and a shift from traditional doughnut habits.

Chicago

Plan Aims to End Bankruptcies With Salary Referees

Attorney General Murphy proposes paying bankruptcy referees salaries to curb delays and high fees. The plan targets the costly, slow process that harms creditors, owners, and employees, arguing referees should earn regular wages instead of contingent fees.

Murphy

The Once Over by H J Phillips

Queen and King recount their return to England after a royal tour of America. Both lament exhaustion from receptions and public duties while joking about rest plans laughed off to escape further engagements. The dialogue blends humor and light satire of political theater.

George America Mrs. Roosevelt King England

Our Children By ANGELO PATRS

A thoughtful essay on young love and cross faith marriage warns that love alone must justify marriage. It cautions that deep religious and family loyalties create divisions, suggesting time and compatibility before joining lives. It urges readers to seek Patri’s booklet on obedience and notes Lamour’s Hollywood return.

Angelo Patri P. O Station O New York N. Y The Bell Syndicate, Inc

Will Rogers statue unveiled in Capitol rotunda

Washington Daybook notes the bronze Will Rogers statue unveiled in the Capitol rotunda with his quip about the king. It also covers State Department cost overruns and budget concerns, including a costly Berlin embassy rehab funded by Yankee money and cautious optimism about postwar normalcy.

Washington England Congress Capitol America Will Rogers

Louisiana highway projects advance in north parishes

Fifteen years ago state and parish authorities push rapid highway work in north Louisiana. Routes from Duboch to Bernice and Bernice to Lilly near completion. Monroe to Ruston road paving speeds up reducing detours. A law regulating the carbon industry draws attention in Monroe as the Hood bill faces committee hearings in Baton Rouge with local delegates present. The McGuire cattle barns at 340 South Grand become a modern fireproof storage garage after a awarded contract, 70 by 185 feet, a landmark conversion opposite the planned courthouse site.

Louisiana State Commission Duboch Bernice Lincoln Union Parishes Lilly Monroe Ruston Baton Rouge Capitol McGuire South Grand Street South Grand

Hotel business topic sparks Y's Men talk at Frances

Bill Walker spoke on hotel operation before the Y's Men's club at Hotel Frances, part of a vocational series. Hoy Anders will become president at the next annual meeting and serve six months, with club singing as the sole entertainment.

Bill Walker Y's Men's Club Hotel Frances Hoy Anders

First Cotton Blooms Reported In Jonesville

Jonesville Louisiana June 15 saw the first cotton blooms of the season brought in by Sam Griffin. Griffin owns the Griffin plantation in Concordia parish and has 210 acres under cultivation. He notes delayed planting due to high water but expresses optimism for a good crop.

Jonesville Sam Griffin Griffin Concordia Parish

Family Health And The Mentally Retarded Child

Dr Morris Fishbein discusses how psychiatrists evaluate a child's personal problems and family influences to prevent delinquency. He stresses early recognition by parents and doctors, proper treatment, and controlling physical defects to avoid mental retardation. The piece notes 10 9 million people may carry inherited factors and critiques sterilization or birth control as unproven solutions.

Deaths Last Night of Representative Emmett M. Owen

Washington reports the death of Representative Emmett M. Owen of Georgia's fourth district. He had just completed his fourth consecutive term in Congress.

Washingon Emmett M. Owen Georgia

James Brown Dies in Evanston After Ten Years as Patriarch

James Brown 78 longtime leader and patriarch of the Mormon church at Evanston Wyoming dies after serving as church figurehead for a decade. His passing marks the end of an era for local members and church administration in the region.

James Brown Evanston Wyo The Mormon Church

Bonita hosts electric cooking and appliance show

A large crowd attended a cooking school and appliance demonstration in Bonita, presented by Louisiana Power and Light and Grego Motor Company Bastrop. Miss Maggie Colvin led the program covering electric cookery and refrigeration with recipes handed out. Mrs. H. L. Tucker won the first prize for estimating electricity cost during the three meals. Cold drinks and sandwiches were served. Sark's Norman French language is understood by about 500 people.

Bonita Louisiana Power and Light Company Grego Motor Company Bastrop Maggie Colvin Home Service H. L. Tucker Colvin

Hollywood Men of Affairs Playful, Witty Ballad of Stars

Jimmie Fidler surveys Hollywood male stars as exuberant, childlike figures who chase sports and hobbies between shoots. Errol Flynn, Bing Crosby, Clark Gable and others are pictured with offbeat gestures as their film careers mix with adventures and leisure.

Hollywood Never- Never Land Iian Donlevy Mojave Desert Errol Flynn Gulf of California Dick Powell Neptune Bing Crosby Joe FE Brown George Brent Clark Gable

Flag lore and history recited by New York official

Henry H Curran assistant mayor discusses flags origins and meanings from Dutch peg leg deeds to the Star Spangled Banner. He traces flag history to Columbus Cabot and St. Patrick notes colors meanings and protocols for half mast sunrise and sunset and disposal by burning.

New York Netherlands Peter Stuyvesant Henry H. Curran American San Salvador Columbus John Cabot Henry VII Labrador Stephen Driver Nashville Abraham Lincoln State Department Washington Ford Lincoln John Wilkes Booth Francis Scott Key Fort Heart Capitol

Real estate transfers recorded in Ouachita Parish offices

Yesterday the Ouachita Parish clerk recorded transfers including N W McHenry selling to Peoples Homestead and Savings Association for 2600, deeded to W C Spight. Peoples Homestead selling to James A Franklin for 1440. H R Haynes selling to J G Watts for 500. H R Haynes selling to Carl J Thompson for 500. Also a note on pendulum clocks and gravity.

Ouachita Parish N. W. McHenry Peoples Homestead and Savings Association Sidney Kahn D. A. Breard, Jr Monroe W. C. Spight James A. Franklin Bryants South H. R. Haynes J. G. Watts Flournoy West Monroe Carl J. Thompson

Radio schedule highlights from a June 22 broadcast day

A detailed radio grid lists programs and guests for June 22 including Jimmy Kemper News, Dance Orchestra sets, sports briefs with Stern and Halter, variety shows with Kate Smith and Rudy Vallee, classical and dramatic offerings, and late night features. Names include Maureen Hickman, Patricia Glimer, Matty Maineek, Fulton Lewis Jr., John Brews, and Fear Major Bowes among others. The schedule spans from 00:00 to after midnight with hour by hour time slots and program changes due to network corrections.

Eastern Standard Cbs-Chain-Wess Consela Raverba Stern Nbe Lowell Thomas Nhe Nan Wann Cis Johnson Nbe-Wea Amos & and Bkit- Cha Arollan Ensem Mbs-Chain Weat Fulton Lewis, Jr Mbs Mr. Keen Cbs-Chain West FE Roosevelt Texas Nina Dean Abe Jimmy Walker Wizpy Goldman Ion i. Brown Cbs-Wa Sam Halter Goldman Rudy Valiee Kate Smith A. Wallenstein Sinfonietta Giod John Brewh Bowes & Amateurs Ebs Wabe Edwin Tilil B. Crosby Ebs-Waha Durhiania Prano Prano-weai Panei Matty Maineck

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