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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1934
Page
4
The columnist argues that true freedom is bounded by laws and majority harmony. He contrasts criminals like Dillinger with civic duty, urging gratitude for civilized progress, education, and cooperation to secure life and honest work for all.
The Senate ratified twelve treaties in an hour, notably a Geneva 1925 pact supervising international arms trade. Each nation limits sales within its territory under its laws with full publicity. Only nine signatories have unconditional ratifications. U S requires Belgium Britain Czechoslovakia France Germany Italy Japan Sweden Soviet Russia before effect. The move signals readiness to aid world peace despite low chances of entry into force.
The navy faces a pilot shortage to man planes for a treaty-strength fleet by 1942. An order cuts battleship and cruiser pilot assignments by two and trains line officers as observers to handle aviation duties. With Ranger to join, officials weigh appointing civilians or mandatory aviation service to boost annual inflow from about 63 to 154 pilots.
The disarmament conference adjourns with little to show, committees formed to study air forces arms trade and mutual guarantees, while Europe seeks secret treaties and armaments rise. New leadership is urged as hope dims, and a Missouri contest offers 500 dollars for pasture improvement. Jacksonville Texas region ships about 4000 carloads of tomatoes yearly, grown there for nearly five decades.
A lyric courting summer through imagery of early summer gifts. The speaker yearns for the world in summer’s first days with flowering trees birds and woodland paths, seeking simple natural beauty. The poem emphasizes the joy of ramblers, blossoms, and the season’s vivid colors.
Mrs Cutter compliments Divine that her sermons aid her husband who suffers insomnia. Divine responds, noting the man’s difficulty waiting for Sunday. The exchange highlights a pastor's impact on personal well being through faith and regular worship.
A humorous exchange after a church service shows the wife chiding her husband for sleeping in church and the husband retorting that there is little else to do in his view. He notes that playing pinochle or reading a newspaper would similarly draw her ire.
A humorous exchange reveals Mrs. Bibbs left with the best chauffeur Bob ever had, prompting Bob Bibbs to remark that love did not bind them. The quip plays on mistaken devotion and a sly punchline about loyalty to a driver.
A witty exchange shows a motorist seeking a driver who can think fast in crises. The applicant brags he never wrecked a car and can conjure an AI inspired excuse in five seconds.
In a brisk exchange Silas and Jeremiah debate the track record of Perkins’s son as a congressman. They name Hank Med ders Cyrus Cornkirb Harry McHarrow Pete Pullit and ten others as examples along Skunk Holler postmastership.
After a motor accident Miss Upperton greets a policeman with pleas and doubt asking where her mate and soul are. The officer questions the scene, noting uncertainty about a dog involved.
Recently published excerpts from authentic letters received by leading individuals and major firms across the United States reveal social and business interests of the era. The collection highlights correspondents, dates, and the tone of communication between prominent persons and notable organizations.
An informal 1920 letter from Miyajiri to an American contact in Kyoto asks to learn spoken English. He notes learning from a Korean friend and a Chinese person and seeks one lesson that teaches all. He signs off politely.
In 1934 the essay argues that divorce and marriage history among political figures influence nominations and voter perception. It notes 1920s shifts with woman suffrage and primary reforms, suggests bosses once relied on domestic status, and concludes Roosevelt’s family matters are unlikely to swing the next election.
A highway loop around Waco Texas has won favorable comment from many drivers. The design links motorists to any city road without using congested streets and may be tried in other large urban areas.
Two adults and an eight year old girl were injured in separate crashes yesterday. Mrs. Tom Leos and Marjorie Ann Pohl were hurt when Leos' car went off a highway into a ditch after being blocked by a truck. Juanita Guidry received minor bruises when struck by a car at Pargoud and South Grand. Guidry treated at Monroe General. Leos suffered a badly bruised knee. Guidry also had facial cuts and the girl required stitches.
Fifteen years ago on June 26 1919 Mr and Mrs Albert R Israel of Shreveport were honored guests at the Monroe Rotary club meeting where Israel managing editor of the Shreveport Times spoke. Miss Ida Rainbolt bride to be was feted at a shower hosted by Mrs James Rainbolt and Mrs Fred Thatcher. Billy Sullivan Jr son of Mr and Mrs W W Sullivan spent the week with an aunt in Ruston. Mrs Holt Cook returned home Sunday after two weeks visiting Boeuf river relatives.
Induction of newly elected officers for the next six months will be held at a Wednesday 6:30 PM meeting at Hotel Frances. A special program directed by President Mark Ringheim will be presented.
At the Monroe recreation department finals held Sunday at the municipal natatorium Kathryn Carson won first in the canoe division earning a rubber motor boat. Sailboats saw Earl Cartwright and Deryl Morris win prizes, while Curtis Sizemore and Clayton Johnson took top spots in larger boat replicas. A model airplane race, ships by the Monroe Model Aircraft Association, and music by the recreation band accompanied the events.
Mrs. W. B. Corn of West Monroe reportedly swallowed poison Sunday afternoon in a personal crisis. She was treated at Monroe General Hospital and recovered enough Monday to return home. Doctors used stomach pumps and suspect rat poison. she gave no details on the substance or motive.
Huron Kirk and Russell Harding with Dewey Mobley, Red Cross guards, saved 11 year old John Scott from drowning at the municipal pool. Each received a pair of shoes from J C Penney's store for the lifesaving effort after about 30 minutes of artificial respiration.
Paul Harrison surveys New York life from signing slips for Rudy Vallee to hamburger woes owners and social roamings. He riffs on Broadway fashion, the Biltmore Roof scene, and celebrity misstatements by Harry Richman. He notes Yale’s movie program, fleet visits on the Bowery, and quirky cultural obsessions from book titles to collectors and a Union Square scene.
A NEA analysis notes Hollywood’s shift from leg showcasing to facial beauty due to stricter censorship. It recalls Dietrich Swanson Crawford Harlow as legends of the prior era and contrasts it with today’s emphasis on the face amid policy changes.
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