28 Mar 1932
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1932
Page
1
Ouachita parish Red Cross chapter and 725 volunteers logged 105 195 hours in January flood relief. The canteen corps served 30 000 meals and a national director praised the volunteers for their levee flood work and dedication.
Orleans man criticizes a centralizing bank bill as unlikely to improve banking operations. He cites bankers blaming easy money policy for speculation and the 1929 collapse, arguing officials in Washington err as often as bankers in New York. A Brown Paper Mill employee, H. P. Sanford, 35, dislocated his left wrist and fractured a forearm loading paper rolls, treated by a Monroe surgeon.
Nature’s warning of headaches prompts Capucline relief claim. Product soothes tense nerves and calms nerve strain, avoiding stomach upset associated with pills.
An advertorial notes a fragrant cream promising to whiten dull skin in seven days. It claims impurities fade and freckles lessen with use, targeting readers seeking faster cosmetic results.
Skinner argues cotton remains essential for cellulose in the natural form, noting its 90 percent cellulose content. He cites new uses for cotton fabrics in road building, levees, flexible veneer, cotton duck bags, and stationery while comparing cotton with other plant fibers and highlighting cellulose nitrate applications in explosives, films, plastics, glass, and rayon.
A Detroit connection emerges as an anonymous letter points to a possible hideout. Nurse Betty Gow and fiance Jack Marsten are sought in Newark while a Lindbergh great aunt sails toward New York with foreign toys for the missing child.
The Daily Telegram favors a cautious view on inflation and deflation while warning of a shaken global dollar. The Labor Socialist Herald criticizes Hoover leaders for avoiding monetary cures and urges a world currency reform to stabilize prices and relieve producers.
Local representatives of a regional insurance group traveled to Shreveport last weekend for the North Louisiana division banquet. Vice President Daniels of the First Wetona bank of Shreveport gave the address. Attendees included E. C. Hamilton John Cann G. B. McManus W. E. Etterby E. S. Cathey Fuller Herper and Jack Platt.
The local army recruiting office on the third floor of the post office building can handle enlistments for Panama at once. The New Orleans area can supply seven in infantry and two in artillery coast artillery corps. Any ex serviceman is eligible.
A Mexican newspaper notes Archbishop Orozco’s banishment from Besco amid debate in San Pedro’s community. The 1917 arrest for plotting against the government led to court martial and deportation, with later exile and a move to Laredo, Texas, before his return to Mexico.
M Blanchard, former Chillicothe official, heads a government seed loan office still hampered by staff shortages and moves. He expects full organization this week as loans accelerate. Arkansas leads this year with 2,409 loans totaling funds. Mississippi previously topped last year.
The Easter Sunday event featured a large prize table donated by city firms such as R. and A. Jewelry, Southern Hardware, Northside Pharmacy, and many others. Winners included N. Semmes, John Faust, Eugene Atchison, Edward Thomas, and Jim Clark among numerous recipients. rabbits and egg dyeing funded by local stores, with Cap H. E. Roberts and Miss Lucyle Godwin coordinating the municipal recreation effort.
Fragment focuses on Western League session tensions. It notes a Javanese delegation may skip the next Geneva league meeting and mentions Sir Eric Drummond seeking a statement under article 15. The piece hints at rising war withdrawal sentiment within foreign office circles.
The Junior College Y M C A aims to build Christian character among students and plans programs on religious and social life and vocational guidance. Members seek truth and growth while promoting practical ideals. The group has sent five delegates to a state conference in New Orleans and relies on the local secretary for supervision and ties to Louisiana Tech.
Advertisement for Fasteeth powder that keeps teeth firmly set and deodorizes. Claims no gummy taste or gooey feel. Instructions say sprinkle a bite on plates for comfortable eating. Available at Collens & Thompson and other drugstores.
Dudley J. LeBlanc declared his candidacy for reelection as Louisiana public service commissioner from the second district at the September primary. He predicted no opposition and outlined the commission’s challenge to express company requests for a ten percent interstate rate increase on Louisiana strawberries. He cited recent milk-rate reductions in Tangipahoa Parish as a model showing benefits to producers and carriers.
Dr Bloom notes fat babies are most susceptible and a diet rich in butter greens cereals and egg yolk provides protection with calcium and phosphorus. He observes rickets rise with fewer sun hours, noting Glasgow's 1086 annual hours correlate with higher cases than sunny New Orleans or New York.
A grass fire at the corner of North Fifth and J Streets was extinguished by firemen at 10 this morning. A separate fact notes that 43 percent of couples married in Germany over the last seven years are childless.
Public notice style advertorial urges care for infant colds warning against neglect. Promotes TeetHina as a safe laxative and intestinal antiseptic claiming to regulate liver and purge bile and mucus with no narcotics, priced 30c to purchase at drug stores.
An old periodical ad claims B. C. pills provide fast relief from inorganic pains and many ailments. Marketed as prepared by a registered pharmacist, the formula blends ingredients used by physicians to ease pains, colds, headaches, and nervous distress without narcotics. Available in 10 and 25 cent packages at drugstores.
Governor Horton warns visiting students they have no right to enter private mines without owners permission or state research authorization. He says highways are open to travelers who are law abiding, and officers are answerable to the law if arrests were wrongful. He urges permission for any mine study and condemns disruptive politics. The note mentions a November 8 election.
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