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Newspaper

Monroe Morning World

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1947

Page

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L. B. Faulk Post To Meet Tonight

The L. B. Faulk post of the American Legion will assemble at the memorial home in Forsythe Park tonight at 8 o clock. Commander Gilbert Faulk urges a strong membership drive and discusses plans for hosting the Freedom Train visit to Monroe in January. Armistice Day services are planned as a memorial for fallen soldiers. Veterans should bring discharge copies when applying. The school will be held in the former Jackson Motors building, now bought by Mr King.

L. B. Faulk American Legion Memorial Home Forsythe Park Gilbert Faulk Monroe I. T. Robinson Jackson Motors Company Twin Cities

October Calendar Crowded With Parishes Events

A bustling October features the Community Chest drive urging gifts for a parish goal of 49000 dollars, plus weddings and concerts at Frances hotel and First Methodist Church. Morton Gould concert October 30 with Mimi Benzell and Wilber Evans spotlight the month’s music. Dyeing tips from Mrs. Mildred Swift appear alongside local family notices and a Chanute Field return.

Frances Hotel LeRoy Anspach First Methodist Church Morton Gould Mimi Benzell Wilber Evans United States Louisiana Club

BC Headache Tablets and Powders Offer Quick Relief

BC headlines promote Headache Powders and Headache Tablets with the same formula for fast relief. Two tablets equal one powder, and both address headaches neuralgia and minor muscular aches. Powders priced 10c and 25c, tablets 25c, warning to use as directed.

Busy Days For Y. W. C. A. Club Members

Last week at the Y W C A many clubs met for regular programs. Activities covered devotionals, talks by health professionals, and plans for community service drives. News notes include P T A meetings, birthday celebrations, and upcoming Halloween events in local schools.

Society Calendar Highlights Y-Teens and church groups meet

The schedule lists the Kumjoynus-Blue Triangle Club at the Y at 4 30 p m, corrective exercise class at 7 30 p m, multiple W M S circles at Baptist and Methodist churches, wedding rehearsal for Milner and Milner Jr, and various club meetings including the Y W C A and Twilight groups. A St Matthew wedding, Child Development lectures, and Clothes Clinic events are also noted.

Kumjoynus-Blue Triangle Club Y-Teeng Mary Lea George Elaine Triche Ouachita Parish High School Parkview Baptist Church Earl Stovall Louisville W. A. Ruple Forsythe Cornelia McHenry Milner-Breard League of Women Voters Health Building First Methodist Church of Monroe J. T. Benson Monroe Literary Club Lotus Club J. F. Stone Ben Parnell R. F. Seiler College Ave Mildred Swift M. B. Reynolds Business and Professional Girls’ Club Annie Lee West Stahl Pauline Breard Louis Milner, Jr Twin City Marjorie Oliver Central Grammar School

Inner-Aid Relief For Gas and Upset Stomach

Testimonial claims Inner-Aid a natural mix of twelve juices from Nature's Herbs relieves gas and bloating after meals. Says it cleanses bowels, clears gas, and livens the liver, with vendors in drug stores advertising it.

Pi Sorority Rally and Y Teens Gathering Announced

The Pi sorority will meet at Miss Betty Jane Pettit home 709 South 2nd Street Monroe at 2 p m. All Y-Teens will gather at the Y for a rally at 10:00 a.m. Thursday October 30. The Y W C A will hold its annual meeting at the Y at 10:00 a.m. All members are urged to attend.

Pi Sorority Betty Jane Pettit South 2Nd Street Monroe

Grace Brown W C Ball Tie The Knot In Vicksburg

Mrs Floyd Harris announces the marriage of her daughter Grace Brown to W C Ball of New Orleans. The ceremony at Bowmar Baptist Church was by Rev Homer Roberson with Ruby Harris and Alice Clanton as attendants. Best man was Edward Moyner. The couple plans a New Orleans home after a honeymoon. Ball works for Illinois Central Railroad. Grace formerly worked at Frances hotel. Other notes include the birth of a son to Drew and Mable Fennell Anderson and a funeral in Annandale for Mrs Ada Dean Maskow Olson’s grandmother. Fine Arts Club meets tonight at 8 with Miss Cliffe Olmstead.

Floyd Harris Grace Brown W. C. Ball New Orleans Homer Roberson Bowmar Baptist Church Vicksburg Miss Ruby Harris Alice Clanton Bastrop Edward Moyner Ball Frances Hotel Illinois Central Railroad Clinton S. Olson Annandale Minn Olson Kate S. Snsminger Ada Dean Maskow

Cocktail Hour Attracts Friends To Hudson Home

Mr and Mrs Murray Hudson hosted an informal cocktail hour for Miss Pauline Breard and Mr Louis Milner Jr with co host Mrs Henry Biedenharn Jr assisting. Attendees circulated among flower banked rooms as reception details featured camellias yellow and white roses and canapes.

Murray Hudson Pauline Breard Louis Milner Jr Henry Biedenharn Jr Miss Breard Hudson Gardens Mr. Milner A. V. Breard Louis Milner

Fire Crews Contain Grass Fires in City Areas

Fire alarms report Company 4 extinguished a grass fire at 1114 Mississippi Street at 5 12 p m Sunday. Another grass blaze prompted Company 3 to respond 3 miles out on Swartz Highway at 4 p m Sunday but firemen said there was nothing that could be done. A third grass fire at the corner of Winnsboro and Mississippi Streets was put out by Company 4 at 12 15 p m Sunday.

Company 4 Mississippi Street Company 3 Swartz Highway Winnsboro Mississippi Streets

Colored Vocation School to Open in Winnsboro

The Franklin parish vocational training school for colored will open November 1 in Winnsboro with John W. King as director. Veterans may apply to enroll in the program.

Colored Vocation School Winnsboro Franklin Parish Vocational Training School For John W. King

Schreiner Institute elects Russell vice-president

William E. Russell son of Dr and Mrs J M Russell of Monroe Louisiana was elected vice president of the Schreiner Institute high school sophomore class at Kerrville Texas. Aluminum wire developed for airplanes replaces copper in many installations due to its light weight.

William E. Russell J. M. Russell Monroe, la Schreiner Institute Kerrville Texas

Picture on Its First to Fifth Birthday Event

All babies under five are eligible for the birthday event. The notice invites participation for a photo session or celebration marking ages one through five.

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Eve C. Bradford October Agricultural Extension Department Joe F. Biddle Susan Love Chanute Field Ill Biticide Co Commerce, Ga Stewie Waeci Bruce Doozit Bruce St. John St Y. W.C. A. Club Jackie Barr Triads Club of Libby Ann Mulhearn Anna Jo Bawcom Joan Bandy Ouachita Parish Kumjoynus Blue Triangle Club Claudette Schroder Blue Circle Club Freddie Neal Ouachita Grammar School Flora Kitchingham Virginia Parker Mary Lou Trawick Young Women’s Christian Association Twin City Community Chest A. D. Tisdale Nancy Johnson Nancy Trousdale Sara McHenry Mary Ann Griffin Ann Dozier Margaret Hunter Bonnie Albritton Barbara Monroe Yvonne Fisher Claudette Schroeder Evelyn Gochenour Kitty Carter Nell Hammons Carol Jean Williamson Ransom P.T. A Shackford Jane Gates Billy Gates Gates Patsy Gates Wilma Hesler Beverely Bobby Gates Ronnie Gregory Hearne Jackie Terry Lewis Shirley Blazier Tommie Brown Joyce Lemmie Wood Freddie Spillers Judy Hicks E. B. Wood Millsaps P.T. A West Monroe M. L. DeFreese P.T. A E. J. Rooks Clifford Roberts Irene Sims Reid Jackson Mississippi State Travelers Association Jackson Travelers Association Heidelberg Hotel Reid First Church of the Nazarene Clarise Joyner Agricultural Extension Service Swift Olive Council No Phythian Sunshine Girls Knights of Pythias Hall South Grand Theesa Bolton Opal Thompson Della Kappa Drew Anderson St. Frances Sanitarium Anderson Mable Fennell Fine Arts Club Cliffe Olmstead Hudson Roy B. Gates Dallas Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham Gendix Dilica Decca Record America Pete Carmen Cavalearo Bendix Aviation Corporation Bendix Decca Records Bing Crosby Carmen Cavallaro Guy Lombardo al Jolson Sonny Boy Vienna Woods Decca N. 5Th
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