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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1930
Page
8
Coming events note a Monday benefit bridge at 2 30 pm in St Matthews school auditorium hosted by Mrs G D Holford with public invited. Tuesday the Presbyterian Auxiliary meets at 3 30 pm and Circle 8 at 7 30 pm with Mrs Lilian Jackson and Mrs Larghmor hosting.
An August column muses on summer’s end and education’s urgency. It notes Monroe teachers pursuing special study, fashioning ideas in New York, and local social events including Sigma Phi Omega hosting guests and a bridge gathering. The piece links leisure, culture, and a call for mental striving against modern pressures.
The passage notes that many visit hills to speed away rather than to enjoy nature or seek spiritual refreshment. It mentions Mr and Mrs E G Eddleman departing midweek on a motor trip to Little Rock Hot Springs and Fort Smith in Arkansas.
Mrs. L. W. Burrow enjoyed a delightful Texas visit for several weeks. Mrs. Walden Johnston and her young son Billy, guests of Mrs. Lucius Hughes and Mrs. C. B. Johnston, have returned to their home in Little Rock Arkansas.
Mrs. M M Munholland and Mrs Carol Royce with children head to Bella Vista for the rest of the heated term. Mrs C B Johnston improves after illness. Mrs Berl Forth ill after appendectomy. Mr Al Harlowe of Jackson, Mississippi visits Monroe en route to Texas. Mrs Alston C Prophit returns from Tulsa to visit her mother. Mr C L Melebeck travels to Asheville for vacation. wife and daughter spend summer in the Ozarks. Miss Mary Lee Duggins visiting friends in Shreveport and Waskom. Mrs W P Stephens ill at daughter’s home. Miss Viola Lund dies in New Orleans after operation. long-time home economics instructor at Parish High. Mrs Peyton Parker and two children vacationing at Biloxi at the White House. Nearby enjoying the sea breeze at
Mrs. T. J. Sandridge and son Thomas Jr. stay at the Tivoli with a nurse and Mr. John Bostwick. Heath Petrie of New Orleans is visiting the Rogers home on Island Drive. The couple F. M. Cole announce the birth of their second son at St. Francis sanitarium on July 31. Major and Mrs. C. Newton and children from San Antonio are guests of Major Newton’s mother, Mrs. C. Newton.
Mr and Mrs Thomas McClain and three children left for Peters burg Mich to visit friends and relatives. Mr and Mrs J Wayne McCarty announce the arrival of a son J Wayne Jr on July 30. Mr and Mrs T J Shelton of Shreveport announce the marriage of their daughter Will Lina to Malcolm H Clark on July 20 in Shreveport. Shelton was active in Monroe music circles and worked with the A and L M railroad and later as traffic manager for E A Frost lumber railroads. Miss Charlotte Breard’s absence leaves a gap in Monroe’s younger social set as she studies at Sophie Newcomb and visits the Gulf coast on weekends. John Breard and wife will join their daughter in New Orleans and drive to the Gulf for a rest. Miss Breard will spend weeks in Monroe later. Mrs Bridger Thornhill returns from a month in Los Angeles and Hollywood. Miss Emma Louise Biedenharn leaves Monroe Tuesday for Boston and then sail from New York on Homeric for London with coaching by Sir George Henschel and recital plans.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Biedenharn anticipate attending London events to see their daughter's triumph on her London debut. Mrs A F Stovall and daughter Miss Margaret Stovall have just returned from New York City where Miss Stovall spends her vacation studying dance with renowned masters each year. Mrs Shephard Girault and her three children enjoy the remainder of summer at Mountain Valley in the Ozarks.
Mrs. Jack Rogers and Mr. Bridger Thornhill host a social gathering with Cordelia Wolff, Warren Taylor, and Charles among the attendees. The event reflects community ties and upcoming engagements within the town.
Rodriguez returned from Castle Creek near Alexandria where they were guests at the summer home of Mr and Mrs Stafford and Mr and Mrs Staples.
Mrs W A Walker Jr and two children will leave Memphis this week to spend the rest of the heated term in the Ozark region, accompanied by Mrs Walker’s mother whom they have been visiting for several weeks.
Mrs Frank P. Stubbs and her party have spent the summer in Europe and sailed for home on Tuesday. They expect to arrive in New York this week and then return to their home after a tour of five countries.
A wife navigates a tense encounter with her employer at her home as she schemes to shield young lovers from a prying chaperon. The scene centers on deception, guarded coffee, and a looming kiss amid holiday plans and marital tension.
Jones county men J B Graham and Lloyd Royals are charged with attempted arson by State Fire Marshals Van Lowry and W G Stevens. Royals waived preliminary hearing and posted 4000 bond, awaiting October grand jury action. Graham remains jailed in Laurel. Officers found something on them after capturing them in a vacant house.
Fire of undetermined origin leveled a square block of one and two story structures in downtown Vancouver early today. Damage was about 200000 dollars. Lodgers in a rooming house were routed as the blaze menaced the building. Firemen were slightly injured while fighting the flames.
A faithful niece of a cattleman falls for an already married man, causing heartbreak as she longs for Van Eer ing and journeys from ranch to France. Along the way an American adventurer helps her grow, but misgivings and disapproval from family complicate the romance.
Alexandra Dagger Wandering stuns the receiving line when she realizes Dick Welling, once a Texas polo hero and wounded war veteran, is Lord Wenlock. He chats with Mrs. Vaneering and regales guests with tales of Marley estates, while Dagger and Dick reminisce and plan future meetings.
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