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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1952
Page
4
Readers voice frustration as West Monroe resists water metering arguing meters won t create more water. The editorial notes bond funds should fund expansion, cites Marshall Tex rates, and warns metering could price out residents amid drought. It blasts truckers for weight law violations and praises tougher enforcement.
The piece argues OPS data show grocery earnings well below the minimum standard and that continued price controls hurt consumers and retail efficiency. It contends price ceilings distort competition, and that eliminating retail profits would cripple stores offering better foods, while price shifts would barely affect weekly grocery bills.
A feature recounts a teen girl named June Badger sharing views on adolescence. She cites popularity, dating, slang, and peer pressures, noting adults romanticize youth while teens face many problems. She predicts a future with her imagined husband Harry Pearson.
James Marlow laments the burdens of a costly summer home experience in New Canaan. He rips the endless activities from pool use to lawn lounging, unwanted insect bites, noisy barbecues, and tedious travel, criticizing the social obligation to entertain and entertain guests.
Harold Singer a Washington department store VP and WWII veteran leads stamp collection for Stamps for the Wounded. With help from the Federal Recreation Committee and Red Cross, he has received over a million stamps for hospitalized veterans and plans to send excess to the New York organization.
Washington report charges President Truman and Secretary Acheson with masking humanitarian talk while pressing for treaties to repatriate prisoners. It cites John Carter Vincent’s 1949 maneuver at Geneva and questions how the U S handled Russians, Germans, and Japanese in postwar policy amid ongoing Korea talks. It notes Senate rejection and loyalty-board clearance issues. Also reports local court fines for theft and drunkenness and a note on cattle numbers on U S farms.
The piece argues to honor each child as they are and tailor teaching to fit their growth, using Tony the sculptor as a model of development through art rather than strict academic progress. It urges teachers and parents to prioritize needs and abilities over standard tests and provides a note on Dr Patri’s leaflet Touching Things with a request for copies.
In 1774 workmen accidentally split the rock while removing it. Part of the boulder was set in the town square but in 1880 it was restored to its original position.
Dorothy Bromiley, a 21 year old English actress from Manchester, discusses dating American men in Hollywood while preparing for a leading role in Pleasure Island. She notes her efforts to engage in serious conversation and reveals cultural observations from the U S film scene.
A reader compares dating culture, noting English men discuss art and literature, are more tender, and quieter. American men seem nervous, drive long distances for meals, smoke heavily, and favor trivia over meaningful conversation. She also cites a book of sonnets from England and soft drink use.
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