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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1933
Page
4
The series analyzes six weeks of financial records showing waste and mismanagement in state finances. Officials are accused of private gain over public interest, with no defenses from leaders, as voters prepare to decide at the polls.
The piece notes slum conditions as health and crime issues and outlines a British plan to reduce slums via a two year clearance campaign. Building societies would offer loans up to 90 percent of project value for cheap rentals, backed by government support and local authority easing.
A 1933 column argues greed is excusable in animals but not in rational humans. It warns that cornering goods and racketeers harm others, fuels crime, and must be rejected to achieve true happiness. The piece likens greed to the wildest instincts and urges self restraint.
A verse exchange begins with a plea to a beloved light in dark times. The speaker yearns for renewed hope and energy, likening the beloved’s eyes to light that sparks new dreams and guides toward distant peaks. A closing joke turns the tone playful as Red-Bill is accused of lying about lineage.
The exchange contrasts a freshman doubting the professor and a junior agreeing he is not a practicing mathematician, noting he only teaches mathematics and may not solve the problem.
In a humorous aside the Old Timer I laments that progress is not pure blessing. He mocks the typewriter saying it allows feeble minded poets and novelists to churn out triple the amount of writing they once produced.
A street remark turns into a comic exchange as a beggar laments his large family while a passerby jokes about tax savings, noting he has no children. The brief moment highlights humor in everyday hardship and social contrasts.
Little Horace asks about poetic license and Father explains it as a license to wear shabby clothes long hair and a flowing tie in creative expression. The exchange frames freedom in art versus appearances and conformity.
Mr and Mrs Pester discuss buying fine grand opera records for their phonograph hoping to display the dress and jewels in the boxes. The scene evokes a domestic moment from a 1933 copyright context.
A collection of cheeky misreadings and playful lines from exams. Students riff on literature figures like Don Juan and Hamlet while teachers note the comic misfires. The humor hinges on wordplay and misused phrases.
A court of honor and camp fire program marked the close of the first period of the Boy Scout encampment at Camp Ki-Ro-Li. The second period opened Monday with many scouts present and awards given for merit badges and advancement in rank to Scouts from Monroe and West Monroe while Troop 34 earned the week’s inspection award.
The municipal recreation department may open a new playground at Sherrouse School if demand exists. Miss Lucyle Godwin, director, said that on Thursday at 9 a.m. nearby parents should send their children to express interest. If the turnout is sufficient, the playground will run for the rest of the summer.
Recreation director Miss Lucyle Godwin announces tennis lessons for children and adults at Barkdull Faulk school courts each weekday morning from 9 to 9:30. The program aims to teach beginners and help players improve skills through structured instruction.
Ouachita Natural Gas and Oil’s big gassy well, burning for a week, was capped Saturday at 4 p m after a challenging setup of a 1500 pound valve built to 2000 psi. A 29 million cubic feet per day flow from a one inch casing followed three weeks of wild flow, signaling high value dry gas. Separately, Guy P. Stubbs sold 1000 bales of estate cotton for 26 1/2 cents per pound totaling over 124000 dollars and seed sales near 7000 dollars.
Mrs. Jewel McQuiller of the Ouachita parish home demonstration unit urges all poultry farmers to vaccinate their flocks against chicken pox. The disease, common in late summer and fall, mainly reduces egg production rather than causing high mortality. Farmers seeking details may call the home demonstration department in the courthouse.
The New York Gazette, published in 1725, marks the first newspaper issued in New York state, establishing a precedent for colonial journalism and public notices in the region. The historic milestone highlights early media development in the colony.
Local column presents Humorous reflections by J. P. Alley under the pen name Hambone seeking simple wisdom and wit in conversational tone. Brief notes call for lighthearted behavior and everyday insight.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. announces a rapid upturn in operations with production now running 24 hours a day six or seven days weekly. From April 1 to May 31 the Akron payroll grew by 2,500, with additional hires in Los Angeles and Gadsden Alabama as public buying lifts the economy.
About 100 officers and members from nearly all fifth district posts joined Rayville post in a congratulatory event. Leaders included Wilbur Cramer, Roland Cocrehan, Linden Dalferes, Ray Mobley, Lawrence Fox Sr, and Leonard Jackson. The Auxiliary served a luncheon for the gathering.
A class of 45 unemployed girls started shorthand lessons at the Young Women’s Christian Association building under Mrs. J. B. Jones. The free course teaches shorthand with plans for additional sessions, including business English, spelling and dressmaking, to start in two weeks.
About fifty employees of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company in Monroe and nearby areas were entertained Saturday by Capt. and Mrs. G. B. Cooley aboard their yacht Veto. The river trip ended at the D Arbonne mouth with a swim and a fried chicken feast.
A dense listing of network station designations and hour by hour program lineups across NBC WEAF and CBS stations, detailing show names, performers, and time slots for East Midwest South and Coast regions with multiple regional variations.
A New York feature recalls goldfish being left in Loew’s Lexington lobby pool for summer boarding with cars delivering tanks to the spot. Parks caretaker James Hannon at Gramercy Park also keeps fish for local residents, turning away nonresidents.
Hollywood circles note Greta Garbo remains silent off screen while public interest in her life persists. Her aloof persona and fear of people contrast with a glamorous screen presence as rumors about Adrienne Ames arise through Bruce Cabot linked to her husband Stephen Ames.
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