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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1933
Page
4
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The Louisiana Federation of Temple Sisterhoods meets in Monroe for its annual convention in the Queen City of the Ouachita. Jewish women from across the state gather three days to discuss internal development and ways to aid their communities through service and welfare programs.
A cautious critique of conservative Republicans blaming inflation on Roosevelt programs. The piece recalls gold standard pledges from 1929 to 1932 and argues for bold monetary action, warning that delay deepens the crisis as debt, foreclosures, and unemployment mount while entrenched orthodoxies resist change.
New York transitions from home relief to public work as a city work and relief board administers aid. Unemployed move from cash or supplies to job programs. early rounds place over 5 000 workers to work. officials say work preserves dignity and spurs faster job placement.
John Blake argues that wealth ought to fund constructive enterprise rather than gambling for quick riches. He warns money hunger harms individuals and the country, urges contentment and intelligent use of fortunes, and suggests experience will curb unearned wealth seeking. Copyright 1933 Bell Syndicate.
The piece contrasts Bright April beauty with aging and fading charm, implying a commodified view of youth. It then shifts to a satire about Woods-Beatyough, who wins and dines while Brooks and lenders expect him to settle debts, noting creditors seeking payment.
In a sharp kitchen table bickering scene Gladys scorns Bob de Peyster after his sister’s heartbreak and a light hearted taunt. Ethel questions the strange one meal habit while Binks Jones and Winks are mischief makers amid domestic rumors.
A chatterbox exchange hints at tension between partners Dubbs and Blubbs. One talks of league loyalties with Dubbs an American fan and Blubba a Nationals devotee while another voices sympathy with federal agents.
In a divided household, Hamilton recalls years of happiness with Wayburn and their family, but tension rises as the wife and children clash over who is the true movie hero.
A dialogue shows a surprised person asking how they entered to see Big noba and a nonchalant reply detailing bribes to elevator staff and office boys to pass a gold watch to the doorman, enabling a secret visit.
Fragmentary humorous notes and school exam tidbits describe lighthearted gaffes in student writings and a soldier’s march toward the front. The text mixes playful phrases with references to illness and crude battlefield imagery.
Harvey G Fields chair of the Public Service Commission announces 73 cases to be heard at the state capitol May 11 and 12. Fifty three on day one and nineteen on day two with night sessions possible. Also notes Missouri Pacific will keep Baskin agency to June 1 and Pending Monroe Baton Rouge telephone case may move to June with proposed $6 yearly cuts for many subscribers.
W H Adama Sr 75 longtime Franklin Parish figure died at his Winnsboro home. A Maryland transplant, he served as sheriff 1898 1912 and as Winnsboro mayor 1920 1922. Survived by widow Caroline and 10 children including Frank Adama in New Roads and J C Adams in Winnsboro. Funeral held at his home with Rev L W Cain. Interment in old Winnsboro Cemetery.
Monroe voters defeated the charter amendment for a commission manager system by 117 votes in a straw election. The north and south city areas split with a narrow north side loss. Local civic figures and relocation notices follow, including ministerial changes and tax assessment preparations.
In San Augustine Texas Oscar Wilson a 54 year old farmer was hospitalized with critical knife wounds and his wife 26 was dead from gunshot wounds. The body of Mrs Wilson was found at the Magnolia home 14 miles southeast of San Augustine. She had been shot three times. Wilson was found in a nearby woods with his throat and wrists slashed and two stab wounds. He refused to speak. The slain woman was Wilsons second wife.
T P Griffin, recently re elected city marshal of Hearne, Texas, had held the office for 38 years.
A cryptic line from a Kentucky mount scene features a character named Hank and a demand about mortgage interest, with the speaker identified as a Pitt Panther reference. The fragment hints at a rural or college setting and a colloquial tone.
In Poona India May 1 Gandhi still confined in Yerada jail announced a three week unconditional fast starting May 8 to press for untouchability reform and caste status. His son Devidas tried to deter him but Gandhi insisted the fasting is a process of self purification despite fears it could prove fatal.
A dense listing of coast to coast radio programs with time slots and station codes across NBC CBS and regional networks. Includes multiple show names, hosts, and orchestras across East Midwest Mountain and Pacific regions with special notes on changes and announcements.
The former president Mr Hoover rises early at the Waldorf Astoria to walk Fifth Avenue and view landmarks like St Patrick’s Cathedral and Rockefeller Center. He dines simply in the hotel, favors onion soup and cheese courses, and continues to smoke cigars, with his secret supply coming from the Ritz Carlton.
Norman Taurog’s latest kid friendly film A Bedtime Story at the Paramount features Baby Leroy, a one year old who keeps crying scenes to a minimum by only crying when his nose is pinched. The Captiol screens Child of Manhattan starring Nancy Carroll and John Boles with a notable supporting cast.
The Philippine Islands still enforce a law prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquor to MORO peoples despite general prohibition not being in place. The act remains in force and is cited as controlling liquor transactions with Moro individuals.
A collection of satirical musings on money luck and public manners. The writer contrasts wealth and pride with false pieties and social theater. It hints at a shifting doctrine for a better economic system and notes urban life yielding to observation of human behavior.
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