29 Jun 1926
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1926
Page
1
Public notices show subscription rates for Louisiana and Mississippi readers with options from one to twelve months, payable in advance. The source also lists the newspaper’s business office and editorial rooms and provides contact details.
A humorous column on mass travel during peak excursion season. It mocks crowded trains and boats, contrasts cramped travel with jokes about tickets including injuries and free coin presses, and notes slow trips and quirky railroad names. The piece uses light satire on American and foreign travelers and modern mobility.
Professor Ignateus Moscieski, named president of the Polish republic, is a renowned European scientist born in 1867. His career spans Warsaw, Riga, London, Fribourg, and a 1921 synthetic acid factory breakthrough. He holds honorary doctorates from Lemberg and Warsaw polytechnics and has numerous publications.
An essay argues that aging citizens seek prosperity in distant places but risk losing community ties. The writer warns of outward migration as prosperity grows in Northeast Louisiana, urging better highways, schools, rail, culture, and a cooperative spirit to retain valued residents and resources.
A column rails at road speed maniacs who boast of rapid hops between cities and thrilling escapes. It mocks their bravado and urges them to confine their tales to themselves for the safety of motorists pedestrians and poultry.
The piece weighs Florida’s bank failures and investor nerves as a test of resilience for the region. It notes Florida’s resources may cushion shock, while Louisiana moves cautiously to preserve supply lines and reserves for a potential long siege amid financial uncertainty.
A church hosted a Sunday evening gathering where an anti evolution bill’s author spoke as evolution becomes a campaign issue for the upcoming Louisiana election. The piece argues this violates Separation of Church and State and the Constitution.
Bruno Lessing argues gesture marks a transient attitude rather than final judgment. He cites politics, reform, stock markets, religion, and manners to show how gestures reflect shifting minds while core human traits endure.
Mrs. Dr Cann visits relatives in Met Rouge. Mrs Teii Garrett recovers after a month-long illness. Mrs John Potts travels to Mounds to visit her father and Cooper's Wells. Mrs Walter Smith and son James Irwin return from Henderson Texas and plan Colorado trip. Julian Glenn receives attention at Arkansas avenue due to illness. Mr and Mrs Frank McCormick and children visit Monroe for a nat a srium swim. John Byron Cann convalesces from severe illness as Kilbourne and granddaughters May and Dorothy stay with M Jouvenat on Arkansas avenue.
New York reports Broadway activity slowing as summer begins. About 150 stock companies operate outside the city while major revues open later. Box office dips since May, with few notable dramas in residence.
The article notes chorus girls endure less unemployment amid revues while actors still struggle. Those out of work find roles in vaudeville or musical shows and seek jobs in shops, tea rooms, safes, night clubs or any work offering pay.
Fragmentary text notes the Metropolitan prepares to close and seek assurances or measurements. The brief hints at an upcoming closure and a search for details or confirmations regarding the shutdown.
The speaker warns that resisting legislative interference would harm the people. They argue the basic doctrine defining church state relations is essential and must be learned and applied to current problems without rhetorical distortion.
The piece recalls the 1215 Magna Charta where King John pledged liberties to free men, tracing its influence to the American Declaration of Independence and noting centuries of power struggle before the modern balance of law and liberty. It ponders how history might differ if royal power had remained unchecked.
In April, many opera stars tour abroad or perform in concerts and light opera. Louise Hunter joins Atlanta’s light opera company while other singers balance time between rehearsal and next season repertoire. Actors not regularly engaged focus on production or film work as summer try-outs roll through nearby towns before the August to September season.
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