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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1941
Page
2
Numerous Monroe residents host and attend a string of summer parties and weekend gatherings. The column notes Misses Imabnet Frances Baby and Betty Bondieton among the social set, with guests from Bastrop, Hertford, and New Orleans. It also lists travelers visiting from or touring to Monterrey, Chicago, and Lake Lure, with relatives and alumni from Northeast Junior College and Louisiana Tech.
Community notices list multiple church circles meeting at residences and churches in Monroe and surrounding areas with names of hosts and hosts, plus a public bingo night at Lebo temple and a YWCA board meeting at the Y. Several weddings and travels are noted including Miss Lasiege Suwemore and Robert J. Golden and trips of local families.
The advertisement promotes a dirndl style basque frock with puff sleeves and full skirt. Pattern No. 968 fits sizes 12 to 20, requires 2 1/2 yards of fabric for size 14, and is available via News Star World Today's Pattern Service in New York.
The ceremony featured Miss Edna Earle Carroll of Gilbert as bridesmaid and Mr. Sterling Hood of Ruston as best man. The bride wore a beige ensemble with Peruvian lilies, and the couple left for a Colorado honeymoon. They will reside at 620 South Vienna Street, Ruston, La, where Dr. Snyder teaches at Louisiana Tech. A. D. Tisdale and daughter Louise plan a Mexico City visit, and Helena Hayward returned from a western trip with Ruston friends.
Senate leaders aimed for a vote at today’s session on extending army service by 18 months for active personnel. The Taft substitute would limit to six months for active enlistments this year and one year for National Guardsmen and reservists, with no extension for others. Barkley and Hill expected the Taft measure to fail to reach 3% of the Senate’s 95 votes.
The 76 year old councillor denies taking any bribes to aid criminals and vows to prove his innocence. A week or more may pass before evidence is presented as counsel seeks time to answer allegations and access secret records. Prominent figures including former Governor Hurley are expected to be called.
Representative Rankin of Mississippi denounces government cotton stocks in warehouses as a crime against southern farmers. He argues selling now would crush farmers hopes for a reasonable price and criticizes officials for favoring higher taxes while pushing to dump cotton on the market. Morgenthau backs keeping cotton fluid awaiting demand.
Two building permits were issued Tuesday by city building inspector Sem H Awl. William Sammons received a $40 permit to remodel a kitchen in a one story frame house at 4501 South Grand Street, to be done by day labor. Mrs T L Feinberg obtained a $1250 permit to add a one story frame residence at 2805 South Grand Street, construction supervised by Frank Stone.
Philadelphia reports the first public view of Christian Brinton s European art collection. The exhibit features 166 paintings 75 drawings and numerous wood carvings textiles and costumes plus 5 000 books and pamphlets. Brinton plans a Philadelphia Museum of Art tour starting November 15 with no price set.
Aug 5 report from Jenkintown Pennsylvania describes a mass crow gathering in a two block residential area. Residents request anti aircraft batteries and fear repeated summer unions of grackles occupying poles wires rooftops and streets. Police previously used shotgun brigades to disperse flocks. Researchers note extreme dirt particle counts in air.
In San Francisco about 30 percent of the milk supply was withheld as farmers in Marin and southern Sonoma counties organized pickets against an AFL milkers union drive to enlist workers. Union drivers refused to cross lines, while roving farmer units hauled milk from nonpicketed dairies. Marin-Dell’s Thomas Foster said city daily milk use ran 45 000 to 56 000 gallons with 20 percent already cut.
In Detroit on August 5 defense plants Majestic Tool and Central Machine faced thefts of micrometers gauges and other precision instruments worth thousands. Federal investigators probed saboteur links as Minneapolis rivals and private citizens rushed help, providing instruments to resume full production at both plants.
Mrs J S Wood of Lake Spenard Alaska spotted a black bear wandering near her house while preparing dinner. She shot the 300 pound bear after pursuing it a quarter mile. Her husband had shot his own bear earlier and kept dinner from burning, serving it in her honor.
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