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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1934

Page

4

Radio Network Schedule Highlights Friday Programs

Central and Eastern time zone listings show NBC WEAP and NBC WJZ networks with coast to coast chains. The schedule features music orchestras, comedies, news, and variety acts from 3:45 PM to 12:00 AM, with regional differences and repeats noted for midwest west and east feeds.

Wabe Wade Weao Waab Wnac Wer Wkbw Whk Cklw Wdre Weau Wip Wjas Wean Wibl Wspd Wisvy Wmas Midwest Whbm Wfbm Kmbe Kmox Wowo Whas EAST Wpg Whp Wlhw Whee Wibz Wfea Wore Whce Cip Chac Dixii—West Wsfa Wgam Wdod Kira Wree Wla The Playboys Basic Dixie West Boake Carter Ruth Russ Mary Eastman Court of Human Relations Dashc Jim Burgess Longoleons Hays Orches Spotlight Revue Carlile London Edith Murray Press-Radio Isham Jones Bert Hines Ben Pollack Leon Eslasco Whza Whbal Wiz Whz Wham Kdka Wgar Whw Wsyr Wmalj Weky Kyw Wenr Wis Kwk Kwer Koil Wren Wmaq Kso Wkbf Northwest & Canadian Wtnj Wiba Kstp Webe Wday Kfyr Erd Efef SOUTH Wrva Wpif Wwne Wjax Wila Wsun Wiod Wsm Wme Wsb Wapi Angelo Ferdinando Orch O'Leery Wgn Lowell Thomas Orphan Annie Amos Andy Ariene Jackson Shutta & O'Keefe Orch Commodores Babe Ruth Phil Harris & Orchestra Phil Baker C Tv Mario Cozzi Sony Recital NBC Symphony Kahn Dance Music Orchestra Buddy Rogers Ted Black and

Ouachita River Boosts Commerce Despite Summer Slump

The United States engineers report on the Ouachita shows 2,861,208 tons of freight valued at 76 million dollars moved in ten years, with four Louisiana locks and two in Arkansas, cost 4.6 million dollars, annual maintenance about 170 thousand. Passenger numbers on Ouachita Red and Black rivers total 27,879 last year and 31,238 in 1932.

United States Engineer's Vicksburg Ouachita River New Orleans Times-Picayune Louisiana Ouachita Times-Picayune War Department Arkansas Jonesville Camden Ark Congress Monroe Federal New Orleans Mississippi

Japan's Ambition Seen in U S Visit by Prince Konoye

Prince Fumimaro Konoye, head of Japan's peers, speaks in New York on Japan's aims including Manchukuo defense, expansionist policy, freedom to reside globally, and unrestricted trade, signaling Japan's future role in international affairs and potential clashes with other powers. He notes naval parity as a goal and questions world peace as status quo.

Japan Fumimaro Konoye Japanese House of Peers United States New York League of Nations League Manchukuo Far East China Tokyo

Uncommon Sense by John Blake on Enjoying Outdoors

The piece argues that true access to beauty is free for all through eyes and curiosity. It highlights May and June as prime for outdoor exploration, noting birds, a fox on a hill, and simple pleasures outside. It warns that later heat and dust lessen outdoor charm, urging readers to go now and remember the journey.

Arizona Niagara Falls Union

The Glee Club Poem and Sailor Exchange

A verse by George Elliston about offering a final song to loved ones as a life ends and dreams endure. The dialogue then shifts to a playful Q and A between a girl and a captain about a man attacked by a shark with a humorous misnaming of Captain Cuttle.

the Glee Club George Elliston Captain Cuttle Sher Sherk

Matrimonial Prospect Quip Prompts Suitor Comment

A playful exchange has Father urging Dolly to consider a young Simpson as a potential husband. He quips that if his money lasts as long as his farewell, he would be a strong matrimonial match. Dolly reacts with humor to the proposal.

Father Dolly Young Simpson

Grape Juice Misadventure On The Water Wagon

Mrs Pester mocks the water wagon joke as Mr Pester explains an accidental spill of fermented grape juice during lunch after slow service. The humor hinges on a mistaken drink and the waiter’s delays.

Pester

Shopping Snafu Sparks Spouse Fashion Frustration

A reader complains that his wife and sister-in-law spend endless time shopping. Each claims nothing fits or they need new items to show off. The correspondence captures domestic fashion pressures and growing frustration.

Knagg

Wife at 2 A.M. confronts husband in odd exchange

A humorous legal style exchange features a wife asking what the husband has to say and why he waves his hands, with the husband replying he's merely hiccuping during a wavering examination.

Dumb Belles Lettres Excerpts From Notable U S Figures

A Bell Syndicate compilation presents short excerpts from authentic letters received by prominent individuals and business firms in the United States. The notes reflect private correspondence and public interest in the era’s social and business networks.

United States

The Days of Prohibition Are Over in a Gondola Note

A brief unsigned letter from Cynthia G. imagines days of freedom in Italy. She writes of night in a Grand Canal gondola enjoying life and asks the Italian Travel Bureau how to resist writing.

Grand Canal

They Call It Politics and Press Power in 1930s America

Washington reports on how Roosevelt outpaces Hoover in publicity, using direct quotes, background, and off the record material to shape coverage. The article notes Coolidge’s strong press leverage, the White House spokesman role, and Fletcher’s challenge as Republican national committee chair to gain favorable publicity.

Washington Fletcher Republican National Committee Jouett Shouse John J. Raskob Charles Michelson Hoover Roosevelt Coolidge White House Mr. Coolidge Mr. Hoover United States

Prestige of the White House Reflected in Limited Career Outlook

The article notes that a rare occasional position is about the best future a person can anticipate at the White House, highlighting limited career prospects and prestige-oriented roles.

White House

Bastrop VFW Members Set for Biloxi Encampment

The Boone McDowell post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will send a strong Bastrop contingent to the Louisiana Mississippi department encampment in Biloxi July 5 to 8. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. Ray Griffin Mr. and Mrs. J B Higman Jr Mr. and Mrs. J H Nunnally Mr. and Mrs. W H Todd Jr Mr. and Mrs. O L Alexander Mr. and Mrs Buck Simmons Mr. and Mrs D G Cooper S L Boyd and others.

Bastrop Boone McDowell Veterans of Foreign Wars Louisiana-Mississippi Department Biloxi Miss Ray Griffin J.B. Higman, Jr J. H. Nunnally W. H. Todd, Jr O. L. Alexander Buck Simmons D. G. Cooper S. L. Boyd

Bids Sought for West Monroe First M E Church Building

In 1919 notices bidders may submit by July 10 for construction of a church for the First M E Church South in West Monroe. A midnight liquor-sale deadline will be publicized by a 12 toll on fire bell and power-plant whistle. Mrs. J Bridger Thornhill reports her husband Captain Thornhill’s safe return to the U S from Camp Mills New York. Dr and Mrs R B Henry with Elsie Nanette of Downsville visited Miss Alice Henry on their way home from Winnsboro.

M. E South West Monroe Arnold Bernstein J. Bridger Thornhill Captain Thornhill United States Camp Mills N. Y R. B. Henry Elsie Nanette Downsville Alice Henry Winnsboro J. P. Henry

Union parish appoints new home demonstration agent

Miss Marietta Nelson of Ruston is named home demonstration agent for Union parish, succeeding Mrs. Ben M. Lee after three years in the post. Nelson, a Union parish native, has taught in Marion and nearby schools for several years.

Marion Marietta Nelson Ruston Union Parish Ben M. Lee Nelson

Meditations in the Shade and the Yarden

A fragment describes Bob gaining some rest and trouble in a shaded area. It hints at weeds clearing from a yard and a man named Bob involved in lingering concerns. The text conveys a moody scene with unclear details and local atmosphere.

Brothers Begin Trans Atlantic Flight to Warsaw

Benjamin and Joseph Adamo wicz launch from Harbor Grace Newfoundland in the Warsaw monoplane after a 9 hour 40 minute flight from Floyd Bennett field. Holger Hoirs, their instructor, joins to Copenhagen then departs after final checks as they plan to Dublin Berlin and Warsaw. Benjamin, 36, married. Joseph, 39, single. pilots since 1927 with prior test flight a year earlier.

Harbor Grace Mid Benjamin Joseph Adamowicz Aviation Warsaw Poland North Atlantic Seaway New York Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn N. Y Holger Horms Copenhagen St. John’s Hoirs Horris Heiris Dublin Berlin Joseph

Rental And Benefit Payments Announced

The farm administration reported rental and benefit payments for crop production adjustment cooperators totaling 200,608,398 through May 31. Expenditures for removal of surplus hogs wheat butter cheese and admin costs reached 274,174,504. State amounts include Alabama 10,620,880 Arkansas 11,621,938 Louisiana 5,649,093 Mississippi 10,578,971 Tennessee 2,366,070.

Washington Farm Administration Alabama Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee

Construction Progress at Gray-McCarley American Legion Hall

Work to rebuild the Gray-McCarley American Legion post hall in Ferriday Louisiana after the hurricane shows progress and plans for an opening dance. Dr A B Browne post commander seeks a date once the hall is ready. Quito Ecuador lies under 20 miles south of the equator and is the nearest large city to the line.

Ferriday Gray- McCarley American Legion A. B. Browne Quito Ecuador Equator

New York Pieces Walk Through a City of Whim and Crime

A columnist recalls a New York tale of a telephone prescription and a reverse English blunder about Harold G Clarke. He tours a sixth floor Police Academy museum displaying Ruth Snyder Judd Gray murder relics and a timeline of the crime with insurance and investment notes.

New York Police Academy Ruth Snyder Judd Gray

Hollywood Close-Ups on Actors as Amateur Composers

Betty Furness plans to plaster her studio dressing room with telegrams she has received since arriving in Hollywood. Otto Kruger has written many songs but not submitted to a publisher. Lionel Barrymore composes concertos and wrote the theme for Ten Cents a Dance. Jimmy Durante authored Inka-Dinka-Doo. Wallace Beery improvises on the piano between scenes. Charles Butterworth amuses friends with tunes. Jean Harlow and Franchot Tone were in a boat scene for 100 Per Cent Pure with light banter from Jack Conway.

Betty Furness Hollywood Otto Kruger Lionel Barrymore Jimmy Durante Wallace Beery Charles Butterworth Jean Harlow Franchot Tone Jean Jack Conway Tone

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