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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1936
Page
4
A philosophical reflection on human progress from tribal ties to modern states. It traces evolution of ethics, individual rights, and the role of science and industry in freeing minds. It cautions against surrendering strength while pursuing humane goals, and affirms faith in civilization’s ultimate destiny.
Dr Mayo of Rochester Minnesota rejects crop restriction schemes that bar entry to medicine law or other skilled fields. He warns against closed guilds and Nazi style limits while endorsing merit based competition and open opportunity for all who meet standards.
A Cleveland business man told his junct ion companions he can no longer drive downtown due to rising local automobile fatalities. He links the problem to drunken driving, hit and run speeders, and incapable chauffeurs, urging immediate stricter licensing for driver examination and certification to curb the terror on open roads.
The piece notes Denmark and Sweden weighing a bridge joining the two nations across about sixteen miles. If built it would require 12 000 workers over ten years and be a monument to understanding in Europe.
A reminiscence about an old friend who was cheerful and honest yet financially careless. The narrator recalls loaning $150, witnessing optimistic enthusiasm give way to lost friendships, and the friend’s faded fortune as of yesterday.
Poem urges resilience and self improvement after past mistakes. It encourages rising again, pursuing higher aims, and turning despair into a refined life plan through steady effort and self discipline. The speaker highlights praise for those who turn errors into growth and a better future.
Mrs Junebride notes the newly married couple should aid Ferdinand in saving. The mother responds that she has already assisted him in saving on his income tax.
A terse remark notes Binks is hard to understand yet speaks correct English. The exchange centers on a communication barrier and the speaker’s difficulty in conversation with him.
Mrs Junebride explains a fish dish learned in a cookery correspondence course. Her husband jokes about testing it by correspondence, reflecting a domestic scene.
Harold contends Philippa misreads his affection as a joke as he defends his own stance against her accusations. He claims she reverts to an ancestral type, insisting the blame lies elsewhere.
A playful dialogue a Show Girl and her admirer in a sailor chorus humorously disputes who served as skipper while others were crew. The exchange highlights flirtation and nautical stage imagery in a light, teasing tone.
Mrs Plainmug asks the artist to capture her portrait while the painter jokes about not misjudging her features. The exchange ends with light humor as they discuss the task.
Shorty taunts a vegetarian about preparing beefsteak while Fatty defends his choice calling it forbidden fruit. The exchange blends humor and dietary clash in a playful street dialogue.
In a collection of wry quips from 1936 syndicate humor a mix of social observations and playful sayings appear. The items contrast opinions on conductors receivers and markets with light sarcasm about politics grammar and prosperity.
Democratic alignment shifts analyzed as Roosevelt nears re election. Joseph Wolf warns the Lemke Father Coughlin Townsend third ticket could tilt Minnesota toward Landon, while New York and Illinois emerge pivotal for party fortunes.
Professor David Amacker of Dartmouth College is visiting his mother Mrs. A. K Amacker in Lake Providence Louisiana. He recently attended the National Democratic Convention in Philadelphia as an official delegate from New Hampshire. Geologists estimate the mastodon bones found near Saltillo Pennsylvania stood 16 feet high.
Last rites for Sallie G Brown 79 mother of J Blaine Brown manager of J B Brown Lumber Calhoun were held at Riverview burial park. Services were in Texarkana with burial at the grave in West Monroe. She survived by two sons six daughters and two siblings. Pallbearers listed.
A 15 year old society note reports the June 30 1921 wedding of John Raymond Whitaker of Baton Rouge to Miss Helen Alexander at the Alexander home. Guests include Miss Natalie Grayson of Natchitoches and Elizabeth Reimer of Dallas. Also noted are newlyweds Doneil Weil and Mose Frank visiting relatives and plans to move to Camden. A fact mentions Kent Island in the Bay of Fundy named for John Kent.
In a rustic mediation titled Hambone's Meditations the kinfolk vent about taxes and financial strain. The piece uses humor to express concern over rising levies and the community's cautious outlook toward government demands.
A guide stresses proper clothing and temperature control for sick babies, with in bed bathing when needed. It describes room warming, preparation, step by step bathing from face to legs, and post bath care including rubbing with alcohol or Vaseline for dry lips.
D M Hiller 57 died last night at 7 50 at his home 601 Rochelle avenue after a long illness. He was a well known Monroe resident from a prominent family. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 30 at the family home with Rabbi Israel Heingberg in charge. Interment in the Jewish cemetery. He is survived by his widow a daughter Mrs Harold Heingberg a brother A J Hiller of New Orleans and a sister Mrs Leontine Heidorffer Pallbearers are Dr S Solomon Harry Stough Melvin Harrison E C Hunt Clarence Marks Max Brooks Irving Schlenker and Isaac Lemle.
A column surveys Times Square sightings and show world chatter. It notes a silent reporter at the information booth, Rudy Vallee’s curtain escape at the Astor Roof, Edwina Booth’s Africa changed hair, Lupe Velez’s Europe to London gig, and Felix Ferry’s showboat empire with stars like Buck and Bubbles. Also mentioned are Captain Magee, Marion Zioncheck’s fountain incident, Cardini as Thurston’s successor, and broader notes on schooling, electro plating, and New Orleans foundations.
The actor Lincoln Theodore Perry known as Stepin Fetchit, famed for indolence onscreen, reflects on luck from silent films to talkies. He says he plans Harlemwood in Hollywood to showcase idle negro vaudeville talent and may star in a life story play with Joe Louis’ manager’s niece assisting.
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