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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1940

Page

2

Social Affairs For Younger Set

Social affairs for the younger set fill August with swimming parties patio breakfasts and garden gatherings. Ann Parish of Pine Bluff is guest of honor at the Carl Mc Henry pool breakfast on Island Drive hosted by Billy and Joy Harper. Invitations list Jacqueline Walker Sue Ann Windes and others. An informal supper honors Alice Bradfield with guests gathered under oaks as wine and wieners are roasted.

Carl McHenry William Harper Island Drive Billy Joy Harper Ann Parish Pine Bluff Ark Ann Parrish Jacqueline Walker Sue Ann Windes Alice Bradfield Catherine Frost Peggy Bradford Pieve de Resistance Alice Billy Harper Mary Wilton McHenry Clayton Knowles Jacqueline Gwen Walker Mary Tot Rust

Community Religious Meetings and Local Weddings

Local churches schedule Tuesday and Thursday events including Altars Society Missionary meetings and a Stamp quartet show. The article also details multiple July weddings in Louisiana and Arkansas with families and attendees noted.

Local Notices Highlight Visits and Family Arrivals

Delays from illness affect Pilcher family on New Jersey trip while relatives return from Texas and visits span Alexandria Gulf coast trips. Community members host guests, attend events, and travel for medical needs and social gatherings across Arkansas Mississippi Louisiana and Tennessee.

Charming pattern dress for fall and winter wear

Pattern No 8757 offers a slim flattering dress with shirred neckline and back waist cue, using soft fabrics like chalns crepe silk or velvet. Includes sew chart for sizes 12 through 20, requires yards of fabric and trimming, and requests 15 cents plus name address and size to News-Star-World Pattern Service. A fashion book offer follows with over 100 designs and cost details.

News-Star—World Today 106Th Ave New York N. Y

Robbery at Fort Michigan Involving Chaplain’s Car

Yesterday a chaplain’s car and clothes were stolen marking a second similar incident at Fort Michigan. The chaplain’s plight drew uneasy amusement on the post as details unfold.

Fort Michigan Adam

Gerald Beaufort makes a fleeting entrance at the mess

In the Blue Eyes and Gray tale, Gerald Beaufort arrives amid a tense crossfire of wit and rumors. Captain Jones frets over a hospitalized chaplain as Felicia Bridewell notes a sly wedding plan while an unmistakable stranger weighs in with measured charm and mystery.

Colonel Pennant Captain Jones Adam Colonel Ennant Felicia Peele London John Bull Gerald Beaufort Jeff Beaufort Felicia Bridewell Chicago Bewfort State Police Pennant Department of Justice Henry

Adah Dean Mashaw Undergoes Appendectomy at Local Clinic

Adah Dean Mashaw is a patient at the Vaughan Wright Bendel clinic after an appendectomy. Visitors will not be permitted to her room for several days.

Helen Carr Vaughan- Wright-Bendel Clinic Adah Dean Mashaw Vaughan-Wright-Bendel Clinic

Local Social Notes List Regional Visits and Guests

Eudora Mrs J M Cathy returns from visit with son and daughter in law Finis Cathy in Shreveport Frances Stephenson of Shreveport visits relatives here Miss Mary Gambill visits Miss Mary Elizabeth Motley and Mrs W J Griffis in Monroe Miss Ethel Wells of Little Rock guests of Mr and Mrs Walter Kirby Mrs A M Horner of McGehee staying with her daughter Mrs T F Fitzgerald

Mary Helen Weaver C. S.weaver Carroll Carnahan E. A. Carnahan Natchitoches Gordon Avenue Methodist Parsonage J. M. Alford Neal G. Pearce Louisville J. M. Brown Northeast Junior College Louisiana State Normal Calhoun High School Carnahan Chillicothe Business College Chillicothe Gloria Jean Mack Bunk Mack Oak Grove Gartley Bowman G. W. Bowman Alsatia Warren Ark Hot Springs Arkansas Ethel Johnson Margaret Johnson Fred A. Buehner United States Navy Washington D. C Shreveport Dalton First M. E. Church South Julia Wilson Evelyn Gardner Little Rock Winifred Gardner Vanadale, Ark Ben Casimano Sammie and Angeleen Birmingham Ala J. M. Cathy Inlaw Mrs Finis Cathy Frances Stephenson Mary Gambill Mary Elizabeth Motley W. J. Griffis Monroe Ethel Wells Walter Kirby A. M. Horner of McGehee T. F. Fitzgerald

Burma Road Shedding Light on 700 Mile Route

The Burma road spans about 700 miles and is frequently closed by heavy rains and landslides.

Burma

Mermaid in a daring fishnet top and flowing skirt

A modern depiction shows a mermaid wearing a tiny collar fishnet shirt with a full billowing skirt that hugs the waist and drapes to the ankles, creating a dramatic coastal fashion image.

Five accepted for Marine Corps enlistment at Post Office Building

Five individuals were accepted for enlistment in the United States Marine Corps at Room 306, Post Office Building. The group includes Robert A. Choat of Oak Grove, Morton O. Dickerson of Eros, Chester D. McCallister of Monroe, Herman W. Tierce of Yazoo City, and William C. (name incomplete in excerpt).

United States Marine Corps Post Office H. B. Braswell Robert A. Choat Pearl May Choat Oak Grove Morton O. Dickerson Henry O. Dickerson Eros Chester D. McCallister John W. McCallister Monroe Winnsboro Herman W. Tierce James W. Tierce Yazoo City Miss William C

Roacha Son Enlists After High School Attendance

Rocha, son of Mrs. Ethel C. Rocha of 3015 Lee Avenue, attended Quachita Parish High School for three years. The marines received transportation to New Orleans where enlistment occurred before transfer to San Diego, California.

Tomcat Targeted by Robins in Helena Back Yard

Mrs. Harry Sayre reports local robins attack her large lazy tomcat each time he naps in the backyard, a curious behavior noted in Helena Montana.

Helena Mont Harry Sayre

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Ieverstein Holloway & Thompson Incorporated Desiard American Institute of Laundering Catholic Altar Society T. H. McMillan Woman's Missionary Union First Baptist Church First Christian Church Missionary Society T. R. Easterling F. W. Bales White's Ferry Road L. B. McCarthy Jr Breard Presbyterian Women's Auxiliary Missouri Pacific Women's Club Ouachita Parish West Monroe Methodist Church Leon Fife B. H. Bryan E. C. Gibson A. N. Robinson Louie E. Mathis Havana Cuba Lions Clubs Laredo Bru Republic of Cuba Lost Steps Gordon Wilson Middlesboro Mary Harmon William Volney Rabb W. D. Rabb Tallulah Baptist Parsonage Lake Providence A. L. Russell Helena McMahann Vivian Wilson Harry William Watts Middlesboro, Ky Rabb Tallulah High School Alice Brauer Patty Lee Padgett Sally Ann Ware Monte Ne Camp Joyzelle Ces Monroe Steam Laundry J. O. Pilcher New Jersey J. O. Pilcher, Jr Holy Name Hospital Peaweck, N. J J. E. Stevens San Antonio Austin Dallas Tex E. R. Brown Ponchatoula, la Lafayette Trousdale M. J. Hartman Alexandria Mr. Hartman Gulf Coast Billy Burford Billie Baxter Gates Texas Mexico Mexico City H. L. Driskell Spurgeon Drive Young Women's Association Driskell Sally Holloway Allyne Newsom Lorrina Pettit Alma Hodge Hazel Brooks Louise Fitzgerald Clydie Cox Ada Mae Causey Flothia Edwards Ruth Young Emma Boughton Bertie Smith Genevieve Smith Elaine Nix Dorothy Ramsey Rosalind Griffis Stewart Haskell Fairchild Elton Brailey L. G. Wilkinson Bill Williams R. C. Stokes Richard Smith Virginia Wingo Young People's Secretary W. C. Bridges Eupora, Miss Ann Wilson Vanndale Wynne, Ark Memphis, Tenn Betsy Ann Green Memphis Tenn Mrs. Aubrey Garrett John E. Hodge New Orleans Sophie Ann Barner Ruleville Vyvian Harper LaJeanne Weatherly Geraldine Farrar T. W. Cooper Eupora Theo Terzia Luther Howell Ralph Irwin Charles Gaushell Edward Metzer Virginia Hanso Erald Beaufort Eudora Faulk-Collier Marine Corps Service Corralind Capitol Timber Great Northwest Kesatie Alton Richard Cromwell Barbara Jo Allen Robert Baldwin C. Miller Money Back Guarantee AYDS Northside Pharmacy Stubbs and 4Th Sts Style Shop Thers Spencer Tracy Edison the Man Blue Berrow and Ais Porky Pig Inky Duck Esc Velinouiey CH 2Ra Olivier George Raft Ann Sheridan Humphrey Bogart
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