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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1929
Page
5
The piece muses on August being the darkest month, promotes Selman Field for pleasure flying, explains bumps and safety, and notes local social items including visits, parties, and church society meetings in West Monroe and Monroe with multiple announcements and gatherings.
Mrs. Spurgeon Smith entertained at a rainbow themed bridge party at the home of Mrs. A. J. Renaud on Pine Street. Guests wore pastel frocks and enjoyed a rainbow fruit salad, green tinted sandwiches, and crystal punch with decorative gifts awarded to hosts and attendees.
Mr and Mrs Sam Caspari await the arrival of their son Edmund Caspari from Charleston where he serves at the Government Naval Base. Mrs Aubrey Harville hosts a bridge gathering with rose crystal gifts won by Mrs Fred Stroud and Mrs T I Harris. Mrs F C Wise is a clinic patient and friends are asked to visit. Mrs Sarah Campbell recovers at home after an operation. Frederick Millsaps and son plan Nashville and Sewanee visits. Ellen Kent Millsaps plans Camp Nekanawa then Nashville with relatives. Adelia Sandel Leigh Russell join Nekanawa camp house party with Misses. The Wallace family returns from a Corinth trip. Miss Armandine Renaud and Miss Margaret Stovall linger in New York summer visit.
The piece describes a southern style dinner hosted by two girls in a small New York apartment. Guests included Howard Clyburn B Hollis Billy Bernard Jack Durham Robert McGregor and Miss Sarah Arnold with several senoritas and Mrs A F Stovall present. The Atkinsons and daughter Sue reside in Fairview and host future gatherings. Mrs John Henry Scott and Mrs W R Brown visited Birmingham Alabama for entertainment with relatives.
Hoquiam Washington August 8 story reports women wearing suits made entirely of thin spruce veneer on the beach. Designers claim the outfits are pliable like wool and buoyant like life preservers while moths cannot damage them.
Paris fashion notes from August report the all-white costume dominating summer resort parades. White chiffon or satin evening dresses paired with hip length white coats, typically furless, suit the trend. Short wraps complement the flared and long skirts now favored over hemmed frocks among stylish women.
Alice Judson Peale leads a discussion seminar with forty five parents on child psychology and classroom influence. The session explores how suggestion affects behavior and learning in early education contexts.
The piece discusses how a child naturally follows leaders and adapts to peers, risking harm if overly influenced. It urges parents to balance guidance with independent values, praise independent actions, and support moral steadiness to counteract drift toward the herd.
The Tohoku Imperial University board urges a large next year appropriation to extend the institution and fund student thought guidance. Of the sum 1.4 million yen planned, about 350 thousand will back athletic programs to counter radical tendencies, plus new fencing judo and archery quarters, gym equipment, a student dormitory, and health facilities.
Associates Press reports Herman Baxter and Fred Traynor of Portsmouth Ohio were told the town was easy. They robbed a filling station for 21.60 and were jailed within minutes on 2500 bail each.
In a tense scene Mary challenges Noel and Prince Georges with defiance. Mary returns in a dancer’s costume, reveals a masked identity, and a dramatic display suggests a hidden plot against Olina. The trio watches as loyalties strain and a dramatic future looms.
Wealthy American widower Penfold faces rival suitors and a blackmail plot as Maia, his ward, is entangled with Captain Seagrave and Kirby Colton. Seagrave accuses Penfold of framing him while Maia’s engagement and past crimes loom. A tense standoff ends with threats of duel and financial leverage.
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