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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1934
Page
6
Merchants manufacturers utilities and citizens unite to revive Monroe and West Monroe through home remodeling refurbishing and expansion. The plan aims to boost building activity with labor unions backing the effort and the public urged to contribute pledges and personal effort.
The Illinois Central System reports a 30 percent rise in employes and payroll year over year due to increased passenger and freight traffic and plant improvements. Bridge work on the Mississippi floodway near New Orleans hires about 2,500 men, with 60 percent on site and 40 percent in supply industries. An extra 2,500 join railway shops for extensive rolling stock repairs and modernization. 500 more work on rails ties and signal changes. Of 10 million dollars for miscellaneous improvements, 3 million goes to labor on the railroad and 3 million to wages in supplying industries.
Washington June 25 Unique evidences of wood durability capture attention. The London Star notes the Devonport hull of the old flagship Defiance remains sound after 100 years while demolition drags on. The American Building Association News cites a dance floor of 3 inch Cypress in the Orleans theater that endures after centuries of use and weather.
The Reno Vize the Twin Cities campaign opens with the Better Homes and Trade Exposition at the Lieber Building South Grand Street June 26 to 29. Two daily sessions 2:30 to 5:30 p m and 7 to 9 30 p m feature home furnishings appliances labor saving devices and a modern home display plus nightly musical programs and prize drawings with tickets available free from merchants or for a small charge. The American Legion booth donated by J C Penney Co. completes the exposition lineup.
The National Union of Commercial Travelers urged the exchequer to tax traveling salesmen in England. In a letter to the chancellor, the group said the tax would curb entry of inefficient newcomers and help address declines in status and pay for commercial travelers.
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