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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1920

Page

2

Friday Moonlight Picnic For Sadler Bible Class

The Sadler Bible Class holds its annual moonlight picnic at the church Friday. Members should meet at 7 30 p m with a picnic lunch. Cars should be shared by the class. Transportation committee includes B A Trousdale Frank McCormick A M Riggs. Guests Mr and Mrs P S Lockwood and children from Taylor Texas Williamson County visit Mr and Mrs EB Lockwood. Emmett M White of Mer Rouge spent yesterday in the city.

Sadler Bible Class B. A. Trousdale Frank McCormick A. M. Riggs J. R. Anders Goff P. S. Lockwood Taylor, Texas Williamson County A. EB. Lockwood Emmett M. White Mer Rouge City

Quiet Rayville Pair Wed at Home Ceremony

Bernard L Waite and Julia Pischel married yesterday at the Titche home with relatives present. Dr I Heinburg officiated using the double ring service. The couple will reside in Rayville after a bridal trip to Meridian and Mississippi points.

Bernard L. Waite Julia Pischel Charles Titche Dr. I. Heinburg

Jackson Woman Visits Family in Mississippi

Mrs. J. T. Salmon of Jackson Miss is guest of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs J L Cummings of West Side Mr C L Lacy son of Mrs Salmon also of Jackson will arrive this weekend for a short visit

J. T. Salmon Jackson, Miss J. L. Cummings West Side C. L. Lacy

Community Notes From Local Social Scene

Members of the Christian Science Sunday school held a charming picnic at Honeysuckle Glenn with a large crowd enjoying lunch. Mrs C R Tidwell and Miss Emma Peters return from a Western tour while Mr Clyde Elkin stays home due to a slight indisposition. Mrs H C Galloway visits home after seeing her son and daughter in law Howard and Mrs. Galloway. Mrs N Y Duncan and Mrs M E Schultz visit relatives in Calhoun. Circle Two of the Methodist Missionary Society hosted a 2 Silver Tea at Mrs A G Cook’s home with pink and green decor, vocal solos, readings, and a confectionary course. Grace Moore leaves tomorrow for Nashville to visit the Sneeds and Miss Miriam Sneed.

Ben Leiber Jessie Hoexter New York Leiber Alma King Barbara Cromwell Lilliam Marx Emma Smith Pauline Kahn Rosina A. Singer Julian Rosenhein Marcus Kahn Charles Saltzman Dave Kusin Milton King Christian Science Sunday School Honeysuckle Glenn H. C. Galloway Howard Galloway The Methodist Missionary Society A. G. Cook Miss Bryant W. M. Washburn Mesdames Moore Grisby San Livandais H. J Fernandez C. W. Zeagler Grace Cook Mary Moore

Birthday party for Mildred Cohn marks third birthday

Little Miss Mildred Lucille Cohn celebrated her third birthday at her grandmother Mrs. R. Haas home yesterday afternoon. A cabbage leaf pinning game on the lawn crowned prizes to Mildred Cohn Ann Oakley and Sidney Gill. Guests enjoyed a pink iced birthday cake ice cream and candy assisted by Betty Cohn Mrs. R. Hass and aunts Mrs. Henry Haas and Mrs. D. L. Cromwell.

Mildred Lucille Cohn Mrs. R. Haas Peter Rabbit Mildred Cohn Ann Oakley Sidney Gill Betty Cohn R. Hass Mesdames Henry Haas D. L. Cromwell Littleins Cohn

Moonlight Picnic Delights With Friends and Family

Guests including Ruth Easterling Florence Hilbruner Nannette Selig Elle Marx Jacqueline Moise Virginia Oliver Suzanne Hirsch Catherine Strong Babbette Krauss Polly Anna Elinor Lois Heninger Sara Hirsch Ann Oakley Isobel Paige Nellie Vaughan Frederick Marx Joe Marx Jr J B McMillian Adolph M Wolff and Mr and Mrs Tom Adams enjoyed a moonlit luncheon with Little Misses and Messrs Henry Brownlee John Whitaker John Adams and J Pritchard attending the social gathering.

Ruth Easterling Florence Hilbruner Nannette Selig Elle Marx Jacqueline Moise Virginia Oliver Suzanne Hirsch Catherine Strong Babbette Krauss Polly Anna Elinor Lois Heninger Sara Bertha Hirsch Ann Oakley Isobel Paige Nellie Vaughan Frederick Marx Joe Marx, Jr J. B. McMillian Adolph M. Wolff Tom Adams Maud Humphries Estelle Adams Bess Reynolds Alice Velderl Messers Henry Brownlee John Whitaker John Adams J. Pritchard

Miss Ruth Ford Graduates As Cousin Attends Louisiana Normal Exercise

Miss Gladys Ford travels to Natchitoches for the graduation exercises of Louisiana State Normal where cousin Miss Ruth Ford is a class member.

Gladys Ford Natchitoches Louisiana State Normal Ruth Ford

New Orleans visitors stay with O'Kelllys in city

Mr. T. S. O'Kellly and daughter Miss Alice of New Orleans visit Mr. W. A. O'Kelly and family. Collinston residents Mr. and Mrs. Neil Boyd and Mr. and Mrs. Baker Sibley motored to the city yesterday for a daylong visit.

T. S. O’kellly Alice New Orleans Neil Boyd Baker Sibley Collinston City

Market Demands Hogs of Quality for Profitable Marketing

Swine expert J B Francioni of Louisiana State University stresses selecting hogs of good type and finish to meet market demand. He notes that medium weight hogs with quality fetch the highest prices, while peanut fed hogs are discounted and diet adjustments can improve fattening. He advocates marketing on foot when possible, via local buyers or carload shipments to central markets, and supports cooperative shipping to overcome small herd challenges.

J. B. Francioni Louisiana State University Co-Operative Livestock Shipping Associations Louisiana

Delegates Sail for International Women’s Council Convention

Delegates representing 13 million American women sail for Naples en route to Christiania Norway for the quinquennial International Council of Women convention beginning next month. The American party includes Mrs Philip North Moore of St Louis and ten delegates plus ten alternates. The visit includes a battlefield automobile trip and royal curtesy from Italian and Norwegian royals with future reception by Lady Aberdeen in Britain. Return to the United States is planned for October.

New York United States Naples Christiania Norway International Council of Women Philip North Moore St. Louis National Council of Women State Department Italy Queen Maud Great Britain Lady Aberdeen

Virtue Goes Begging up in a World of Vice

A short persuasive note remarks on the prevalence of vice in society and questions the notion that the world is wholly good or wholly bad. It suggests readers see vice in daily reports and challenges a one sided view of morality.

Virtue versus vice in public investigation committees

A Shreveport Times commentary argues that self righteous citizens form committees to scourge others for vice with expert aid. The piece questions creating a virtue committee to expose good deeds and asks whether virtue driven by fear or by love of praise matters more.

Shreveport

Census Tales From Tiny Towns and Big Plans

A humorous look at 1920 census results across small villages like Frogville Pumpkintown and Billingsville, noting gains and declines while joking about fraud charges in Bethesda Creek. The piece contrasts civic pride with reality and imagines a national total well over two hundred million.

Frogville Pumpkintown Billingsville Bethesda Creek Stevensburg Squankum Strawberry Springs Simplico A. Burstein Munsey Magazine

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