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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1929
Page
4
The News-Star argues for widening DeSiard Street from Five Points to ease swelling traffic from Monroe to Sterlington and north, citing heavy load on the existing pavement and future growth from the Dixie Overland Bridge, gas fields, and tourist flow.
An Nashville Banner editorial lauds a Louisiana traveling exposition train soon to tour the middle west and northwest under the state chamber of commerce. It argues the expedition will dispel stereotypes, inform outsiders about Louisiana’s assets, and treat the journey as a significant new statewide effort.
The Memphis mayor blocks a rate cut for industrial gas users to shield local coal interests. Meanwhile St Louis weighs municipal control of its gas system, signaling broader public ownership moves. The Monroe region faces expanding pipeline networks altering field economics and usage.
Exiled revolutionary Leon Trotzky asks British Labor Premier Ramsay MacDonald for asylum in England. He argues for medical care and quiet work on his memoirs as his influence in Russia fades. Observers doubt US asylum, while British fears of Bolshevik influence rise among conservatives and domestic groups.
Sports writers anticipate the result of tonight's bout in New York as a test of an imitation with observers watching for signs of replication in technique. The piece frames the event as a measure of mimicry relevance in boxing.
Alexander Cairns lauds Helen Keller calling her a prophetess of God and a beacon of intellect praising her education culture and affliction. The piece envisions her life as a moral compass and wishes her a long life of insight and influence.
Washington Day Book notes Sen. Smith M Brookhart of Town Hyattsville Md is renowned for tree surgery. He spends afternoons tending his trees at home on Ralston Street and treats them as his hobby and duty between senate duties. He especially admires a maple tree he has kept alive longer.
In Washington Iowa Senator Brookhart runs a small farm and apple orchard bearing fruit for three years. He is known as a top Iowa apple grower with blue ribbon wins in Kansas City and state fair success. He plans or considers other orchards while tending his own and comments on observing orchards during travels.
A Crack Shot Senator Brookhart is described as an expert rifleman and World War marksmanship instructor at Camp Perry and Camp Benning. He captained the 1912 American Palma rifle team to a world championship and has four terms as president of the National Rifle Association of America. He served most of his Iowa National Guard years from 1894 to the war, is a Spanish-American War veteran, served on the Mexican border as a major, and rose to lieutenant colonel in the Infantry during the World War.
A collage of quips compares will creation and wealth to practice habits and parking, cites fatherly swing, Cannon’s steady aim, and Schmeling copying Dempsey while stressing personal fighting spirit over borrowed tactics.
In a cheeky column a writer defends sexless women while wandering DeSiard street. A police officer notes seeing many grown women without sex, prompting the piece to affirm that the law supports age 18 as the cutoff for the fad.
In New York Dorothy Benjamin Caruso, widow of Enrico Caruso, operates a metal record studio where she and her son Roman Benjamin record voices onto durable aluminum disks. The service, attracting actors and locals alike, includes lessons, novelty keepsakes, and practical uses for diction and performance. The first metal records reportedly dated from World War I, with Pershing's 40-word patriotic message on one pair.
Last evening neighbors surprised Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hobson who recently moved into their bunga low on the West Side. The event featured a lively shower of kitchen utensils.
A courtroom exchange features a judge noting that a partner trumping an ace prompted intense debate. The dialogue implies a motive tied to betrayal and promises a critical turning point in the case.
A fragment notes the need to devise a stronger argument about weekly pockets for clothing, suggesting ongoing discussion and unresolved points. The text implies a focus on resource allocation or decision making without clear conclusions.
The French version of Rose Marie marks its thousandth consecutive performance at the Paris stage as the American company tours Detroit and Pittsburgh. The show, profit turning $113,000 in seven months, features hits Indian Love Call and Rose Marie and a popular totem-pole dance.
A dense radio timetable lists programs and affiliate stations across the United States for Thursday programs in Central Time. Entries show stations such as WABC New York WEAF Chicago WJZ and others with time slots from 4:30 PM to 1:00 AM and notes on additional affiliates in many markets.
A collection of cheeky quips and bits about marriage divorce laws and domestic life. A Scotchman anecdote prompts reflections on trust and deceit. The tone is satirical and aimed at playful social commentary.
Liza asks to marry Rastus who agrees to quit his job. The dialogue features playful slang and suggests a hopeful domestic arrangement. The excerpt carries a racialized and rural tone typical of early 20th century colloquial exchanges.
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