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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1933

Page

4

Kidnapping ransom case sparks call for civic sacrifice

The Denver abduction story shows police blocking a ransom, then a father paying 60 000 dollars to recover his son. The piece argues patriotism and public safety require sacrifice for the common good, echoing Nathan Hale and stressing democratic ideals.

Claude K. Boettcher Denver Nathan Hale Hale

The Annual Audit and Tax Season Urgency

A column urges readers to complete their income tax declarations before the March deadline. It notes last minute rushes at banks and IRS offices and compares past and present tax complexities. The piece laments procrastination and emphasizes citizen responsibility in reporting profits and deductions.

Internal Revenue

Uncommon Sesen By John Blake

The essay argues that enlightened self sacrifice drives modern unemployment relief. It highlights the Gibson committee in New York and its fifteen million dollar campaign, praising unselfish contributions that keep many from poverty and emphasize neighborly responsibility.

John Blake Gibson Committee New York

Choosing a Home By George Elliston

The speaker marks a milestone choosing a small house as home not a palace. A quiet street with a garden and a tall tree by the door promise peace, sympathy, and shared hopes and dreams in a simple, lasting dwelling.

Woman Seeks Legal Action Over Breach of Promise

A woman tells her lawyer she intends to sue a man for breach of promise arguing he pledged marriage and later failed to fulfill the agreement. The exchange highlights the old concept of breach of promise as a legal claim.

Aviator and Landsman Exchange Sea Sickness Jibe

The Landsman jokes about seasickness from looking at clouds below. The Aviator retorts he does not feel under the weather, turning the exchange into a light banter about flight and comfort.

Queer People Serve Patron and Waiter Exchange

A brief stage snippet shows a waiter replying to a patron with a wry line about service and patience, suggesting humor and role reversal in a dining room setting. The dialogue highlights wit and social dynamics in a concise exchange.

Local Visitor Urges Timely Farewell

Dialogue shows Mr Longstopper requesting arrival of his mother so he may pay respects and depart promptly. Miss Longsuffer-Willie is sent to inform the mother to hurry.

Mr. Longstopper Miss Longsuffer Willie

Village Fire Chief Johnston Questioned Over Wax Dummy Incident

A witness accuses Fire Chief Jimson of sparing a wax clothing dummy instead of Mrs. Jimrack during a night blaze. A bystander alleges a Moyie man influenced the decision to use the wax figure for a film prop.

Knotty Problem in Non-Support Case

A courtroom dialogue reveals a judge questioning earnings and support needs. The defendant states twenty dollars weekly, the wife fifty dollars, and the judge adjourns the case for one week to decide.

It Will Be Pushed Through Glass Revisions In Congress

Washington reports the new congress will accelerate the Glass revisions of the federal reserve system despite dissension. President Roosevelt backs banking reform including branch banking liberalization and a government guarantee of deposits amid a broader push to curb risky security sales by banks.

Washington Congress Roosevelt House Federal Reserve System Stea- Ball House Banking and Currency Committee Senate Huey Long Louisiana Kingfish Steagall Charles E. Mitchell National City Bank Canada Dominion Senator Long Kingfish England Secretary of the Treasury Woovin Glass Bulkley Hio Banking and Currency Committee Senator Dill Post Office Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce Hoover Julius Klein Secretary of State Hull State Department Daniel C. Roper Roper Commerce

Unlucky License Number Thirteen Triggers Fatal Explosion

Floyd Woerner sought license plates for a gasoline truck and tank trailer on Friday the 13th in Hiawatha Kansas. The next day welder Fred Legler, warned by helper John Miller, repaired a tank leak with a torch and was killed in a massive blast.

Hiawatha Kan U.P Floyd Woerner Fred Legler John Miller Legler

Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley

A brief poetic piece by J P Alley uses rustic dialect to describe making a trail out of a cane brake and the speaker's resolve to proceed with a legal or rightful course despite obstacles. The excerpt evokes frontier imagery and self reliance.

Goss sues for return of donated lot near Layton and Third

Mrs. M Goss filed suit in district court to recover a lot she donated to the General Council of the Assembly of God for Pentecostal use. She says the property bought with her money was rented for street fairs and the tent and benches removed. The Lot, bought from Eugenia Wright, is near Layton avenue and Third street and valued at 1500 dollars after she paid 1000.

Layton Avenue Third Street Monroe

The Woman Accused at Paramount and The Big Broadcast at Capitol

Glenda O Briens Liberty story The Woman Accused runs at the Paramount through Wednesday. A romantic comedy The Big Broadcast plays at the Capitol with Bing Crosby Kate Smith and radio stars in a plot around Crosby missing broadcasts and Leila Hyams and Stuart Erwin.

Paramount Glenda O'Brien Paramount Theater Rupert Hughes Vicki Baum Zane Grey Vina Delmar Irvin 8. Cobb Gertrude Atherton J. P. McEvoy Ursula Parrott Polan Banks Sophie Kerr Bayard Veiller Nancy Carroll Cary Grant John Halliday Capitol Capitol Theater Bing Crosby Kate Smith Boswell Sisters Mills Brothers Cab Calloway Burns and Allen Arthur Tracy Vincent Lopez Stuart Erwin Leila Hyams Crosby Miss Hyams Erwin Leila

Sleepy Man Takes Over Another's Bed in Selma

Salvador Dias, 33, allegedly forced Roy McGaw from his bed at a local garage, then slept on the couch. Police removed Dias and returned McGaw to his bed after the domestic disturbance report.

Selma Calif U.P Salvador Dias Roy McGaw McGaw Isabel Dawn Valparaiso Ind Dwight Deere Wiman William Brady Moline Ill

Radio Network Schedules For March 8

Detailed listings of NBC and CBS networks across East West and Midwest regions for Wednesday March 8. Programs include orchestras comedies dramas and music hours with station shuffles and coast to coast time blocks.

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Hoboken Becomes Mecca for Theater Revival and Beer

The Hoboken scene revives with Christopher Morley and a two hours for lunch club in pier-side rooms, old melodramas, and Broadway crowds returning for rathskellers. Yorkville sees Max's reopen and a new brauhaus surge as German bands flourish and theater bars spread. Renowned names like Jacqueline Logan and George Kaufman surface in plans, while box office pricing shifts ripple through Roxy and other venues.

New York Manhattan Hoboken Christopher Morley Broadway Jacqueline Logan London Mecca Upper Yorkville Max's Hagree Brauhaus Roxy Chamberlain Brown

The Lenten Fellowship and the Call to True Humanity

A meditation on human nature as a challenge not an excuse. The Psalmist elevation from mortal to near divine inspires a prayer for God given power to master ourselves and reveal divine glory in humanity. The piece urges wisdom strength and goodness over impulsiveness and asks for forgiveness for using humanity as an alibi.

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