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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1933
Page
5
Three workers at a President Roosevelt conservation camp fled after days away from home, driven by homesickness. The editor notes the ache can resemble seasickness and unrequited love, sometimes driving people to despair or even death, while others adjust when conditions improve.
A discussion argues for a retreat option to prevent suicide by allowing mentally troubled individuals to withdraw and recover. It notes motives for self harm are illogical or disordered and emphasizes the scarcity of material for psychology, with a caveat about finding suitable patients for study.
John Blake argues that spring offers better impetus for resolutions than the New Year. He urges planning and action as nature awakens, calling on readers to seize outdoor spaces and view spring as a fresh start, especially for youth. He notes parks, transit, and country access spur renewal and urges leaving indoor confinement.
A speaker asks for more years to complete duties including tutoring John, transplanting a red jack rose, and training Susan in baking and housekeeping. The humor ends with a pun about bigamy.
The newly married Mr Newcombe laments his lighter wallet after wedding expenses lead to tips for the florist, taxi driver, and waiter. He notes his status as a married man leaves him a dollar richer only in theory, not in practice.
A terse classified-style notice promotes a complete car with every modern improvement and copies of divorce and bankruptcy laws of all states for a price of $2000. It presents as a bold sales pitch typical of mid century ads. The offer lists unspecified qualifications and delivery terms.
Bill jokes that the old man left town only once since birth. Hank recalls the man ran away to sea at age ten and returned at sixty, a remarkable stint that shapes local lore.
An employer objects to a cigarette in a job applicant's mouth while he notes the ad promised an honest man. The applicant defends the smoke and argues the ad’s honesty. A snippet adds a quip about pricing allowing higher sales and a playful line about Noah and the ark.
Washington reports bitter debate over the federal reserve system and stalled bank reopenings. Senators Vandenberg and Walcott condemn inflation policies as depositors watch dollars lose value while only a fraction of closed banks reopen. The Michigan plan for asset division is criticized as favoring strong banks amid a slow treasury rollout.
Baton Rouge June 29 Louisiana State University reports this year’s graduating class of 476 bringing total degrees awarded to 4 742 since the university opened near Alexandria in 1860. Enrollment has risen to 3 945 in 1932 33 from 19 in 1869, with 22 leading colleges showing enrollment declines overall.
June 29 1917 report notes 54 days without rain in New Orleans the driest spell on record surpassing the 44 day 1899 drought. Louisiana records include a 79 day drought at Monroe starting September 18 1893 with only 48 inches of rain. social notes mention Marguerite Hill hosting Mary Ragan of Ruston with guests and D J Hirsch recovering from appendicitis.
Three LSU School of Music alumni James Love of Poplarville Miss James Randolph of Higbee Missouri and Stanley Reyes of New Orleans parade musical success in Paris and New York Love engaged to sing in New York with the Duncan Sisters Randolph and Reyes toured Louisiana and nearby states gaining recognition The quartet formed after northern study last year is now well known in Paris
Dublin June 29. The Irish Free State imposes a 75 percent duty on baby buggies defined as wheeled non motorized vehicles for children with a 50 percent preferential rate. British prams up 16 2 3 percent and foreign prams up 25 percent. Temporary visitors pay on entry and depart with duty refunded. Additional tariffs apply to tooth brushes, empty boxes, dry batteries and ice cream powders. More than half a billion horsepower remain from known world water sites, installations total 33 miles rise.
Radio program listings show a full day of coast to coast stations with hourly lineups across divisions. Program notes mix music, talks, and orchestras from the Central East to the Pacific Coast, detailing specific acts and time blocks.
A New York City feature surveys Harlem’s blend of cultures and superstitions, detailing mystic powders and oils sold at high prices. It notes products like Bring Em Back powder and Boss Fix powder and tells of a Dr. Alonzo Jones who sold $80,000 worth of Bring Em Back powder before authorities intervened.
Hollywood Close-Ups details wild Marx brothers pranks around a studio including stealing trousers, dashing executives, and a misdirected phone gag. The piece playfully catalogs names and nicknames linked to screen celebs of the era, ending with a list of suggested sobriquets for now.
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