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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1925

Page

2

Social Realm notices and community events

Eva C Bradford lists social items and club meetings. Leg Town Community Club meets Thursday at Mrs J C Litseond's residence. Fidelis Club of First Baptist church meets Thursday afternoon. Parent Teachers clubs schedule Friday sessions and delegate elections for the state conference in New Orleans April 13–15. Friday club meets at Mrs Leon Faulk's. Local residents travel to Ohio for a ill father. Rev W E Neill heads to Van Alstyne Texas for a meeting. Miss Edna Elliott mourns death of her father Tavner H Ell PSY of Baskin Louisiana March 15.

Legtown J. C. Litseond Fidelis Club First Baptist Church Parent- Teachers Club Barkdall Faulk Georgia Tucker School Parent-Teachers’ Association New Orleans Conference of Mothers and Parent Teacher Associations Leon Faulk W. E. Neill West Monroe Baptist Church van Alstyne Texas Cify Edna Elliott Tavner H. Ell Baskin, la March Lith

National Congress of Parents and Teachers Meets in Austin

The annual convention of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers opens in Austin Texas on April 27 with a memorial service for Mrs Higgins and addresses by noted educators including Frank D Slutz Henry Neumann and Cora Wilson Stewart. A banquet at Hotel Austin follows and round tables and conferences on school and family topics run through May 1 including luncheons and a drive reception at the executive mansion.

Austin National Congress of Parents and Teachers Texas National Board Higgins Frank D. Slutz Marian Park School Dayton Ohio Henry Neumann Ethical University of Texas Publicity Bureau

Judge Schulze Heads Northeastern Woodmen Delegation

About fifteen delegates from northeast Louisiana Woodmen of the World camps travel to Lake Charles for the state convention on the 2nd through 4th. Judge Chas Schulze represents Ouachita 10, and Mrs Frank Edney attends as delegate from the ladies circle. W R Kirkpatrick joins from Emserge Wood Camp. In Schulze’s absence, B A Trousdale serves as city court judge.

Louisiana Lake Charles Chas. Schulze Ouachita Frank Edney W. R. Kirkpatrick Emserge W. Wood West Monroe

New Laboratory Head Named for Saint Francis Sanitarium

W. E. Lawson of Muskogee Oklahoma becomes head of the laboratory department at Saint Francis Sanitarium. He arrived in Monroe and began duties after earning a 1923 Maryland degree and serving in World War I with the Marine Corps. He later worked at the Veterans Hospital in Muskogee. He held a reserve corps medical lieutenant commission after Armistice.

St. Francis Sanitarium W. E. Lawson Muskogee Okla Lawson Monroe Lawton University of Maryland Soldier’s Memorial Hospital United States Veterans Hospital

Car Cleaner Suspect Tied to $120,000 Mail Theft

In Buffalo on February 27 a car cleaner named August Lehman and Herman Reis alias Rice were jailed over a $120,000 currency loss from the mails. Investigators traced $5,000 unrecovered bills through Lerianni to Reis and Lehman, who claimed the money was found in a pouch destined for the Federal Reserve Bank of Detroit and hidden in a garage after gambling losses.

Buffalo Lehman Herman Reis Rice Chuck Conners Federal Reserve Bank of Detroit Washington Pennsylvania Michigan Railroad Reis Joseph Lerianni Fred Reeves United States Marshal’s Reeves Lerianni

Quick Trial Possible in Typhoid Germ Case

William D. Shepherd indicted for the slaying of his millionaire foster-son William Nelson McClintock. If bail efforts fail, a trial could begin almost at once. Chief Justice Jacob H. Hopkins may order an immediate trial, with the prosecution ready. Defense claims six witnesses could reopen the bail hearing.

Chicago William D. Shepherd William Nelson McClintock Jacob H. Hopkins Robert E. Crowe Shepherd Hopkins

Fine Feathers and Fashioned Pearls Feature New Strings

Marguerite Lewis notes longer pearl necklaces gaining popularity with double wraps and V neck dresses. Large tinted and irregular pearls appear, with a Rue de la Paix jeweler showing a marcasite heron motif for clasps. Also, rescue efforts for 58 trapped miners stall as floodwater pumps lag.

Rue de la Paix

Paris Fashion Embraces Back Jewel Pendant Trend

Paris fashion shifts to the back jewel pendant worn with low backed gowns. Pearls form the string while the pendant showcasing diamonds or precious stones complements the dress, following the gown’s cut.

Paris Mar

Jewelry as Fashion Accent Shapes Evening Wear

Designers emphasize costume jewelry as integral to dresses, with garalith fantasies in red and black, long red tassels, and necklaces fixed to gowns. Opaque crystals, colored stones, pearls, and iridescent elements coordinate with gowns as major houses open dedicated jewelry departments for evening wear.

Couturiers

Harmony in Jewelry and Dress Styles Dressed in Decolletage Line

The article notes that harmony in fashion matters and that a wrong jewel can spoil a gown. Attention centers on the neckline line and its impact on overall attire.

Hope of Mine Rescue Abandoned Tuesday

NEW CASTLE England April 1 A new pump capable of 1000 gallons per minute will be taken to the Montague Colliery Leokwood today but the crews attempting to rescue miners faced difficulties.

New Castle England Montague Leokwood

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