Out‑of‑town visitors honored in Monroe social scene
Miss Nell Fulford entertained by Miss Pugh at the Frances hotel as guests gathered from across Louisiana including Miss Warner from Natchitoches and Miss Warner’s introduction to Monroe’s social set. Attendees included Bitsie McHenry Virginia Husted and many others in a summer open house setting with refreshments.
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Alice
Nell Fulford
Itle
Sheboygan
Wis
Neil DeLee
Warner
Natchitoches
Rodgers
Fulford
Frances Hotel
Pugh
Miss
University Alabama
Zeta ‘ R
Kappa’: Delta Sorority
Tthe
Kappa Delta
Bitsie’ McHenry
Oliver
Patay
Slack
Jena
Virginia
Husted
Magdalen Or Jean: Hale
Evelyn Jarrell
Umbia
Alice Nell Fulford
Orie Warner
Monroe
Preston
Fergus
Miss Warner
Jean Hale
Annie
Lee: Russell
Juanita Lippmin
Mitcred Keller
Cornelia Herron
Carolyn’ Royce
Mable Cole
Jeanne Graves
Carolyn
Virginia Husted
Jane. McKenzie
Bitsie
McHenry
Bennie Fluker
Gloria Ray
Elizabeth Ann Wood
Monica Liles
Glo Major
Nora Virginia Abernathy
Florence Fluker
Myrtle Rodgers
Louisiana Normal
Theta Sigma Nu Sorority
Mary Schleg
Miss Schleg
Betty Middleton
Miss Middleton
Nell Hilburn
Dotty White
Patsy Slack
Bitsie’ McéHenry
Mildred Keller
Evelyn Middleton
Nell DeLee
Beverly Peevy
Marilyn Marshall
Shreveport
New Orleans
Miss Schley
Local Social Notes Highlight McGee O Neal Wedding Events
Community listings show Emily McGee hosting luncheons for bridesmaids at Rendezvous and Hotel Frances, with a McGee O Neal wedding rehearsal at First Presbyterian, plus a Sunday ceremony at the church. A parade of visitors and relatives from Monroe Shreveport Fort Bliss and Jackson arrive for the event and maneuvers.
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Walter H. McGee
Helen McGee
Hotel Frances
First Presbyterian Church
Emily Connell McGee
Frank O’neal
Enchanting pinafore pattern for young girls 2 to 6
Pattern No 8939 offers a back-buttoning pinafore with shoulder straps and a peasant style blouse with square neckline. Includes matching panties and is suitable for kindergarten or school. Sizes 2 to 6 years with yardage details and 15 cent pattern price.
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News-Star—World Today
7Th Avenue
New York
N. Y
Observers Named for DeSiard Road Observation Post
Volunteer aircraft observers and alternates for the DeSiard road observation post during the summer army maneuvers were announced Tuesday. Chief observer is C. B. Braun with assistants Robert Breard and Robert Cowden. Bert Gregory organizes the post.
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DeSiard Road
C. B. Braun
Robert Breard
Robert Cowden
Bert Gregory
Thirteenth Hill Draft Bill Seeks Longer Army Service
House debate opens on an 18 month extension for army rank and file amid Democratic backing. Rayburn sees favorable votes while Elston questions peril and Marshall Stimson command lines. Democrats draft an amendment to exempt pre December 31 1942 inductees from service.
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House
Rayburn
Senate
Russia
Elston
Ohio
George C. Marshall
Army
Congress
Western Hemisphere
Marshall
War Stimson
Stimson
Peacetime Carnage Marks Maneuvers at Fort Leonard Wood
Soldiers of the sixth division head south for maneuvers at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri noting a rising peacetime traffic toll. Since last December 29 people including 17 soldiers civilians and a soldier's wife have been killed on nearby highways prompting cautious driving by troops and officers.
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Fort Leonard Wood
i/P
Highway 66
Rolla
Lebanon
Poulsen In Charge Of Army Rentals In Ouachita Parish
Major Neill I. Poulsen is in charge of army rentals in Ouachita Parish and asks property owners to contact him at the clerk of court's office in the courthouse. He notes many have written to Second Army HQ instead of local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quachita Parish
Neill I. Poulsen
Second Army
Army
Poulsen
Fire damages house on old Baucomville road
Fire caused by flue sparks heavily damaged the frame house of Fire Captain J. C. Brantley’s mother on the old Baucomville road. Neighbors with water nearly stopped the blaze on the roof before Monroe firemen arrived, reported Chief Frank Roddy.
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J. C. Brantley
Baucomville Road
Frank Roddy
Monroe
Mary Elizabeth Named After Two Grandmothers
The child has been christened Mary Elizabeth in honor of her two grandmothers. Her mother is the former Miss Elizabeth Rainwater of Ruston.
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Nell DeLee
Mary Wilson
Nashville
Tenn
Miss Wilson
Mary Stuart Kellogg
Miss DeLee
Mary Elizabeth
Elizabeth Rainwater
Ruston
Shepherd of the Hills stars John Wayne in final Paramount showing
John Wayne and Betty Field headline with Harry Carey in the Technicolor film Shepherd of the Hills based on Harold Bell Wright. The Paramount engagement ends today with the last performances during this run.
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John Wayne
Betty Field
Harry Carey
Harold Bell Wright
Paramount
Enlistments for U.S. Army and Air Corps Reported
The notice lists draftees and volunteers including Gale Banks 18 Clarks James Cruse 22 Clarks Herbert Greer 24 Grayson Louis Moore 25 Oak Grove re enlisting Hubert Wagner 23 West Monroe Samuel White 19 Dunn Elton Wood Jr 20 Monroe Bowen Zeagler 22 Clarks Columbus Day 24 Bastrop Robert Day 28 Bastrop James Crawford 18 REGULAR ARMY Charlie Arnold 20 Delhi John Simpson 19 Delhi.
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U. & Air Corps
Gale Banks
Clarks
James Willie Cruse
Herbert Bernell Greer
Grayson
Louis Edger Moore
Oak Grove
Hubert Louis Wagner
West Monroe
Samuel Stewart White
Dunn
Elton Trippler Wood, Jr
Monroe
Bowen Vire
Zeagler
Columbus
Hawkins Day
Bastrop
Robert Louis Day
James Munholland Crawford
U S Sets Credit Controls on Consumer Purchases
Federal orders place new limits on installment buying for items including appliances and other durable goods. Eccles explained that defense needs will keep materials tight and regulate small loans, with cash purchases unaffected and a code to be issued in coming days.
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Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Organization
Coung
Protecting savings during inflation in wartime economy
Analysts split on price trends as war length determines inflation type. Some expect declines after victory, others fear permanent price rises to carry debt. Experts advise safe bonds, cash reserves, and reliance on government price controls, while cautioning against commodities. Home buying potential but risk of price drops if war ends soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Defense
Congress
Darlan Gains Military Power Over France in New Decree
The decree places Darlan in charge of national defense organization, armed forces distribution and use, and general inspection. Petain to address the nation to explain the move aimed at unifying the nation beyond the chief of state. Conferences with Weygand and Huntziger discussed Africa defenses and possible collaboration with Germany.
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Marshal Petain
Petain
Darlan
France
Maxime Weygand
Africa
Charles Huntziger
Weygand
Dakar
Paris
Germany
Britain
Langley Field Fliers Missing After Surf Crash Near Virginia Beach
Langley field officers report three army fliers missing after a plane apparently went out of control and crashed into the surf near Virginia Beach of Norfolk. The missing are Second Lieutenant Adrian J. Wilcomb pilot Sergeant Allen Rogers and Private Philip R. Wheeler all from the third observation squadron. Residents saw the plane strike the water at about 10 34 PM last night and hopes remained for their safety.
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Norfolk
Langley Field
Army
Virginia Beach
Adrian J. Wilcomb
Hammond
Allen Rogers
Massachusetts
Philip R. Wheeler
Lockport
N. Y
Cochran Proposes 100 More Police for Washington
Washington, Aug. 12. Representative Cochran of Missouri said he will introduce a bill to add 100 policemen for the capital. He cited 19 rape cases since January 3 and urged immediate congressional action. Police reported a 3-year-old negro confessed to raping a 15-year-old government employee's daughter, with another confession and a third rapist convicted and electrocuted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cochran
Missouri
Congress
City Council Meets Without Mayor Benoit Absence Noted
A Tuesday morning city council meeting covered routine business with Mayor Harvey H. Benoit absent after leaving for Washington Saturday night.
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Harvey H. Benoit
Washington
Iron Lung Fund Receives Cash Campaign Boost In Ouachita Parish
The Louisiana Society for Crippled Children Ouachita parish unit reports civic clubs in the Twin Cities will donate to buy an iron lung for E. A. Conday Memorial hospital. Contributions top $1,000 of a $2,000 goal. Checks to W. C. Oliver or John M. Breard. Breard away for a week.
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Twin Cities
E. A. Conday Memorial Hospital
A. N. Robinson
Louisiana Society For Crippled Children
Ouachita Parish
W. C. Oliver
Quachita National Bank
John M. Breard
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
Mr. Robinson
Flash Flood Roars Through Nevada Gullies
A desert flash flood in central Nevada damaged the Western Pacific main line near Elko and swept two cars from Highway 40. A man identified as Mr. Johnson of Sulphur, Nev., is missing and feared drowned. his wife was rescued. Four hundred feet of track washed out after a cloudburst. several other travelers were injured or unharmed.
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Elko
Nev
Central Nevada
Western Pacific Railroad
Johnson
Batte Mountain
Brony
Bernstein
New York
Erons
Bernsteins
Four Chairs Stolen From Liberty Cafe on Walnut Street
Liberty cafe manager Tom Leos reports four chairs were taken from the 405 Walnut street venue early Monday. Police were informed after the door, previously locked at 1:30 a.m., was found open at 5:30 a.m. by Leos’s wife.
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Liberty Cafe
Walnut Street
Tom Leos
Leos
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