Sun Dial celebrates sunny hours of life in Monroe
A light column requests healer notes and cheerful pieces from readers while listing social visits. Denton Miss Meyers enjoys ten days with Mrs. Cole. families travel to Hot Springs and Little Rock. dances, gatherings, and church missionary meetings fill the week in West Monroe and neighboring towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe News-Star
Ke the Sun
Marie Meyers
Denton
Texas
F. M. Cole
West Side
Four Passengers Voyage Toward Gulf in Self built Boat
The group plans a thrilling Gulf voyage in a boat built by hand. Mr. and Mrs. George Weaks suffered an auto accident en route to Lake Michigan but remained unharmed and continued by rail. Mrs. Ruth Touchstone returns from New York with plans to visit Monroe with her husband. Mrs. Touchstone also visited Niagara Falls and met Fay White. Mrs. Robert Layton and two children head to Boulder Colorado for the summer with plans for Mr. Layton to join them later by car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gulf
George Weaks
Great Lakes
George Weaks, Jr
Lake Michigan
Ruth Touchstone
New York City
New York
Earl Carroll
Fay White
Monroe
Touchstone
Niagara Falls
Robert Layton
Robert, Jr
Carol Flower
Nurse
Boulder
Colo
Mr. Layton
Bar Members Honor Memory of Herbert Dawkins
At a Farmerville court open session on Monday mourners and friends paid tribute to Herbert E. Dawkins a Farmerville attorney who died by drowning July 28. Attorneys Fields Watson Digby Bergeron Hammons offered tributes and a resolutions committee was appointed with Fields as chairman and a memorial day set for the September term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmerville
Herbert E. Dawkins
Dawkins
H. G. Fields
B. K. Watson
L. Digby
T. C. Bergeron
W. J. Hammons
Fields
HG. Fields
Edward Everett, Jr
Guy H. Holloway
Forty and Eight to Stage Officers Election Thursday
The Forty and Eight of the American Legion will hold their annual officer election Thursday night. After the polls close, newly elected officers will be installed with Isaac Lemle leading the local organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Isaac Lemle
Her Life Guard by Madge Geyer
A romance framed around a swimming lesson where a devoted male guardian guides and calms a non expert swimmer. The piece centers on love as inspiration and Cupid as instructor, presenting a protective partnership beyond the waves.
Perkins Hosts Elegant Treasure Hunt for Guests
Mr and Mrs C W Perkins Jr entertained house guests Mr and Mrs Arnold Perkins of Baton Rouge with a staged treasure hunt. Clues led to landmarks such as the Monroe hotel high school and the Coffin Factory ending in the yard where prizes, refreshments, and various treasures were found for the participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Perkins, Jr
Arnold Perkins
Baton Rouge
Monroe Hotel
City High School
Ball Park
Portia
Negro Cemetery
Cycamore In Wormy Company
8. A. Collins
Coty
William Kendel
Mrs. Perkins
Mr. Arnold
Clarence Single
Newton Knowles
L. Rinehart
Bridger Thornhill
J. P. Brown
William Bender
William Bender, Dr. and Mrs. 8. A. Collins
F. Braswell
M. DeLarot
Billie Andrews
Monroe Motorist Bring Stories of Adventure From Western Tour
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Reynolds returned from a five thousand mile western journey filled with memorable experiences. They witnessed Juarez bull and lion fights and a female matador, visited Old Missions, Colorado springs and Denver, and met Monroe connections including Mrs. Sam Sugar and Miss Bobette Kuhn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Motorist
Monroe
R. R. Reynolds
Juarez
Mexico
Rosa Marie Baron
Santa Fe
Colorado
Pike’s Peak
Buffalo Bill
Denver
Sam Sugar
Bobette Kuhn
el Paso
Texas
Belle Austin
Joseph Austin
Reynolds
Progress at new First Church of Christ Scientist
Construction on the First Church of Christ Scientist at North Second street and Auburn avenue advances with roof slated in days and interior finish underway. Ground broken months ago. formal opening planned for autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of Christ, Scientist
North Second Street
Auburn Avenue
Dixie Overland Highway Closed For Paving Work
The Dixie Overland highway between West Monroe and Calhoun is formally closed at 6 this morning. The closure runs for 150 working days with paving to start immediately. Westbound traffic is detoured via the Jonesboro highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie-Overland
West Monroe
Calhoun
Jonesboro Highway
Motorman M B Cunningham Undergoes Streetcar Surgery
Motorman M B Cunningham of the Municipal Street Railway was operated on this morning at St Francis Hospital after being struck by appendicitis. An emergency operation was required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Cunningham
Municipal Street Railway
St. Francis
Mrs. Britten's Condition Worsens After Operation
Mrs. Fred A. Britten, wife of the Naval Affairs Committee chairman, remained in concern after an operation aboard the liner Leviathan in mid Atlantic last week. Her condition was reported as not so favorable today.
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Southampton
Fred A. Britten
House of Representatives Naval Affairs Committee
A Mother Teaches Sharing At Camp
Alice Judson Peale recounts how Ann resists sharing candies until a motherly nudge reveals generosity. The piece argues children learn generosity by example, approval, and personal pleasure in giving. It emphasizes letting a child come to generosity in their own time rather than forcing it.
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Ann
Work of clerical nature sought for capable man
Clerical work is sought for a capable male with a wife and several children to support by Mrs. Josephine Blanka of the Monroe Welfare association. She asks that anyone able to aid with a position of this nature contact her at once in Perth Amboy New Jersey. Larry Dambach believes there is room for expedition in trans Atlantic mails despite Zeppelins. A letter to him on the Graf Zepp was in answer to a note he had written ten years ago to a German fraulein. Mrs. Dambach will assist him in properly punctuating the next reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Blanka
Monroe Welfare Association
Perth Amboy
N. J
Larry Dambach
Rome
Graf Zep
Larry
Prince Georges
Mary
Olina
Georges
Olivia
Noel
Airiy
Europe
Georgie Boy
Mlle. de Remnec
Seagrate
Colton
Mr. Penfold
Seagrave
Maia
Mata
Collen
Britten Transfer From Leviathan To Private Nursing Home
Mrs Britten was taken from the Leviathan this morning two hours before the ship sailed for New York and moved to a private nursing home.
Love's Awakening Drama Across Royal Privilege
A tense scene unfolds between Prince Georges and his betrothed Mary Loftens as Mary dismisses royal life for personal ambition. Georges, torn between duty and desire, vows to win her despite Mary’s disdain for a constrained future. The emotional standoff foreshadows a clash of careers and hearts.
Pomeroy Penfold Entangled in a Chateau Intrigue
Wealthy American widower Pomeroy Penfold visits his sister Alicia at a French chateau. Maia, the count’s daughter, encounters two suitors Seagrave and Kirby Colton, while a series of assaults and a robbery unfurl. Colton helps Penfold, and Seagrave faces suspicion of motive as trouble grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy Penfold
Alicia
Comte de Renner
Maia
America
Capt. Seagrave
Kirby Colton
Penfold
Pora
Seagrave
Colton
Uncle Pam
Kirby
Hate
Mails
Lea Frave
We Masa
Murderous blackmail to wed Maia in foreign setting
Seagrave confesses he will marry Maia de Rennec by hook or crook and hints blackmailing Penfold about a murder link. He claims Maia’s kiss with Colton bound them, as Penfold confronts a dangerous scheme involving manipulation and coercion amid high society.
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J. H. Fuchs
Earl, Marie
Earl Perot
Francis Gonzales
Missouri
Little Rock
Mr. Fuchs
J. W. Worthington
Hot Springs
Ada Barditzky
Shreveport
Bonnie Crenshaw
Barditzky
J. F. Hardy
Gladstone Blvd
Ford
Stonewall Avenue
Mr. Brunswig Sholars
Natchez, Miss
Thomas Sholars
Eola Hotel
D. M. Sholars
Samba Chi Alpha
Owen Kennett
Ashton Stewart
Sholars
Law Department
Manelle Brown
Arkansas Avenue
Bessie Odgburn
Meridian
Mississippi
Paul LeBlanc
Louise Morrison
Archie Cheek
Louise Dongieux
Kenneth Carroll
Louie Stephens
Eddie Fitzpatrick
Lillian Ansolone
Vincent Marsell
Lena White
B. Uppergraff
Berta Gilland
Temple
Oswald Biggar
Charles Biggar
Rudolph Adams
Allan Brown
Messers Milling Bernstein
Frederick Millsaps
Warren Taylor
Henry Bernstein, Jr
Motor Boat Magazine
Bernstein
Ouachita
Gordon Avenue Methodist Missionary Society
Baptist Missionary Society
Presbyterian Auxiliary
Amelia Surghnor
Lillian Jackson
Missionry Society of the
West Monroe Methodist Church
Methodist Missionary Society
Methodist Woman's Missionary Society
W. B. Warren
South Second Street
Bell’s Flower Shop
Grand Street
Mr. S. S. Marrus
Herbert Dawkins
News-Star
Morning Post
Mrs
Sidney Moore
Madge Geyer
Dan Cupid
Christian Science Church
Associated Press
Alice Judson Peale
Elsie
Love's Awakening
Adele Garrts
Mary Loftens
Cet
Henry C. Rowland
Mlle. de Rennec
States
Hook
Crook
Mala
Tion
Hey
Rowlands
Ustress
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