Christmas Comes to Monroe with Grand Social Season
The town of Monroe buzzes with Christmas events and social galas as bells ring and carols fill the air. A twentieth anniversary reception for Dr. E F Hayward at the Washburn home showcased flowers, fine attire, and spirited young attendees, highlighting a season of dances, concerts, and reunions across the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Monroe
Joseph Washburn
E. F. Hayward
Dr. Hayward
Grace Episcopal Church
Washburn
Monroes Social Notes Highlight Weddings and Events
The column recalls last month’s Swartz Baptist church wedding of Mr and Mrs Cagle formerly Miss Thelma Adams. It details social visits from Nancy Stone of Lake Charles and the Vaughan couple’s army family ties plus a Red Cross canteen unit at Neville High and Christmas plans by the Junior Fine Arts club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Neville High School
Neville P.T.A
C. K. Crandall
J. T. Hardin
Harold Monk
E. L. Wright
E. M. Steen
Fred Hightower
Ben Stern
Inskeep
Louis Masur
Reynolds McWilliams
Clark Boardman
P. L. Perot
George Y. Phebus
J. F. Johnson
F. J. Linquist
Joe Durrett
J. Bodan
James A. Noe
Ernest Whitfield
Dean Selig
Rita Clement
Britain
Joyce Toler
St. Mary's
Verdi
Dorothy Proctor
Bob Firnberg
Lois Clements
Reta Clement
West Monroe Public Library Branch Sees Strong Early Use
Since opening on October 8 the West Monroe branch of the Quachita Parish Public Library has 276 registered borrowers and 787 books circulated. The branch at 307 Wood Street is open 3 to 5 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with many local groups donating funds and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Monroe
Quachita Parish
Grace Calvert
W. N. Reynolds
Bobashelas
C. E. Faulk
J. C. Theus
Louise Gray
A. G. McHenry
Maggie Brown
C. P. Gray
Guy Stubbs
Monroe Literary Club
Berlin
Twentieth Century Book Club
Monroe Library
Frank Stubbs
F. E. Black
Bernard Biedenharn
Paul Wright
J. B. Kugler
George Jordan
S. E. Huey
Henry Bernstein
R. R. Beaman
C. T. Munholland
L. T. Hastings
The
Literary Guild
Gladys Thornburg to Wed Gordon Partridge
Miss Gladys O Lena Thornburg and Gordon W Partridge announce their engagement and upcoming wedding at First Methodist Church Gilbert on December 30 at 4 PM. Miss Thornburg studied at Louisiana Tech. Partridge, a Tech engineering graduate and Alpha Lambda Tau member, works for Consolidated Aircraft. They will reside in Fort Worth after a California honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthell Fisher
A. L. Fisher
Columbia
D. J. Morgan, Jr
D. J. Morgan
Baton Rouge
First Methodist Church
J. Norris Palmer
Columbia High School
Baton Rouge High School
Louisiana State University
William Hellis Oil Company of
Highland Road
Route 3
W. M. McKethen
Natalie McKethen
Frank Thornberry
Ruth Thornberry
Chicago
Ill
C. E. Autry
Gladys O’lena Thornburg
Gordon W. Partridge
A. D. Partridge
Pacific Beach
Calif
Wallace L. Thornburg
Gilbert
Ira W. Flowers
Miss Thornburg
Louisiana Tech
Partridge
Engineering
Tech
Alpha Lambda Tau Fraternity
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
California
Fort Worth, Tex. SF
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J. E. Walsworths
Kate Nachtrieb
Berkeley
Thelma de Graffenreid
Winkie” Ashcraft
Violet Martin
Mrs. Washburn
George Love Jr
Robert Layton Jr
Carol Layton
Nelson Abell
Sonny” Dixon
Dick Touchstone
Georgia Tech
Alpha Beta Pi
Melville Dixon
Atlanta
Alfred Hennen
Hennen
England
Ball, Ball, Thompson and Black, Silversmiths
New York City
Roy H. Cagle, JR
Red Cross
Jessie Lee Touchstone
Nancy Stone
Lake Charles
Jessie Lee
Touchstone
Luke Vaughan
Sayeres
Tis. Vaughan
Roy
Winnie Beaman
Washington
New York
Galveston
Luke
United States Army Medical Corps
Mrs. Vaughan
Doris Beaman
Captain
Maurice and
Cecil Frazier
Clyde
Dell Paine
New Orleans
Dorothy Dix
Stanley Arthur
Thornberry-McKethen
Crepes
Coats
West Monroe Branch
Gladys Thornburg
Gordon Partridge
Review Club
Freeman
A. M. Freeman
E. P. Cudd
France
Alsace
Yorkshire
Devon
BE. P. Cud
W. R. Hatchell
Mesdames Henry Colbert
Walter Rhodes
W. T. Davis
C. V. McGimsey
C. A. Nenney
D. M. Moore
Ben Breard
A. T. Givens
C. B. Braun
the Hostess
Marguerite
DeSiard Road
WISS
Autograph
HASKO
Darrett’s
Mulhearn
Albert
Colery
CEN
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