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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1950
Page
3
Sewing pattern brief offers wrap on apron coverall in sizes 12 through 40. Size 16 requires 4 yards of 35 inch fabric. Includes pockets straps and ties with illustrated sew chart and complete order details. Also promotes pattern book with extra summer picture and sports wardrobe.
Mrs. L. P. McLendon Jr and Mrs. Gordon McLendon were honored during a Monroe visit with a morning party at Mrs. J. E. Middleton's home. Guests wore navy and white, wore pink and tube rose corsages, and enjoyed pink lemonade and light refreshments as about seventy five callers attended.
Alumnae of Kappa Delta met at the home of Mrs. Jack R. Taylor for the monthly gathering. The event featured white rose decorations, a business session, and reports from Mrs. Dan Moore Jr. on KD activities including a workshop in Biloxi with members from LSU, Louisiana Tech, Southwestern in Memphis, Ole Miss, and Mississippi Southern College. The group planned a bridge dinner at Bayou Desiard Country Club with arrangements led by Mrs. Davitt Cookston.
A program from the J. S. Clark Memorial park tower aired Sunday and another musical event is planned next Sunday from 2 to 6 PM led by local musicians. Manager J. D. Ruffin says the new cemetery is now available to colored residents and is the parishs only perpetual care modern cemetery. The dedication was held a week ago at Carroll auditorium due to bad weather, with a large attendance.
Winnsboro Louisiana begins a 413 051 70 low bid project by T L James Co to upgrade 71 street segments across 13 6 miles. Four miles get soil cement base and concrete surface with curb while 9 6 miles use soil cement and bituminous surface. Entire town to be about 100 percent hard surfaced. bond funds 225 000 and certificates 225 000 cover 450 000. Completion expected by Christmas with a 180 day contract term.
Flood conditions rise as river stages show a 24 hour change prompting safety advisories. Officials urge residents near riverside areas to monitor water levels and heed evacuation notifications if issued.
A New York food dealers association reports hoarding has subsided and business returned to normal in the city and upstate. Edward A. Hausman, executive secretary of the Albany Rail Fruit Association, says the group with 1,500 members sees no food shortage and foresees sugar returning to normal within a week or so.
A report states there are about 10 000 trotting horses in the United States today. Industry data indicate steady numbers across breeding farms and track operations with regional variances.
A long series of social meetings opens Monday with Lambda Sigma Chi at 2 p.m. at Miss Barbara Breckenridge’s home. The Home Garden Club hosts a 5 30 p.m. picnic and Camellia grafting talk by David Garrett at Bernstein Park. Local chapters of Eastern Star Masons and Presbyterian circles plan gatherings through Friday with guest speakers and officer elections.
Mrs. Mamie Coverdale leaves for a three week vacation visiting Arlington and Washington with a stop at Annapolis to see Lt. John Feltus. She will stay with relatives and later tour San Francisco Ogden and Denver before returning home. Mr and Mrs Sam Donald and daughter Ginger with Alma Renwick and Billy King Jr head to Washington and New York City for a coastal vacation. They will visit points of interest along the coast on their return.
Jackson Parish 4-H members excel at the 37th annual short course at LSU Baton Rouge. The dairy judging team of Charles Garrett Dee Robinson and Joe Kinman won first, with individual placings including Charles third Joe fourth and Doc eleventh. Barbara Spillers placed second in the state baking contest. Jack Mixon won first in individual general livestock judging earning a trip to New Orleans. Poultry team finished ninth, Howard Culpepper fourth in individual judging, crops team placed 22nd of 58.
An estimate suggests that well over a million civilians died due to air bombardments during World War II, reflecting the civilian toll of strategic bombing campaigns.
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