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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1933

Page

3

The Neglected Woman and Old Age Security Debate

Excerpted discussion on old age pensions and marital employment from Genevieve Parkhurst and Frances Perkins. It cites conditions for married women, job discrimination, and the need for security programs as detailed by labor secretary Perkins. Mrs. E. F. Kenny of West Monroe is set to attend national veterans and women’s groups events in Chicago and Milwaukee.

Genevieve Parkhurst Pictorial Review American Association For Old Age Security National Woman’s Party Frances Perkins Women's Bureau E. F. Kenny West Monroe Chicago Veterans of Foreign Wars Miss Kenny Milwaukee The Woman's Benefit Association

Make This Model at Home Pattern 1531

Pretty gingham lawn frock with flounced shoulders and smart bodice closes. Pattern 1531 in sizes 14 to 42 includes 312 yards of fabric for size 16 and illustrated sewing instructions. Send 15 cents for Anne Adams pattern and provide name, address, size. catalog and pattern price 25 cents.

Anne Adams

Local Theatre Promises Week End Entertainment In July

The Little Theater reports rapid organization and an imminent, lively show featuring a group of colorful characters led by a New York attorney plotting a return to high society. The memo also notes revival services paused for mosquitos and a flurry of local social visits and festival preparations.

A Daley Biai Patterson New York van Dyke Millions Brunswig Shalars Mr. Ton, Sterrett Forbes Incorporated Eugene Daspit Angela Faller Leach Sam Henry Joe Blanton Sing-Sing

Residents and visitors listed in Farmerville social notes

Farmerville society page items note guests including Mrs Birdie Rembert and Mrs Bertha C Sanders of Helena Ark and Miss Francis Rembert of Memphis Tenn. Also present are Mr George Mathews from relatives then visiting Phoenix Ariz and Rep Guy H Holloway off to Chicago Century of Progress.

Birdie Rembert Bertha C. Sanders Helena, Ark Francis Rembert Memphis Tenn H. B. Smith George Mathews Clifton Mathews Phoenix, Ariz George W. Ward Overton Tex San Antonio Monroe Tettleton Florinell Francis University of Illinois At Urbana C. C. Francis Baton Rouge Louisiana State University James Breathwi

Hidden Gate to St. Lawrence Confrontation Ends in Explosion

Colin Hewitt travels from New York to the Gulf of St. Lawrence to deliver a letter to Joe Lazarre. Lazarre is shot before Colin, as Dollaire’s hijackers close in. Colin’s allies flee as the power house explosion cuts the scene, leaving chaos and questions about who survives.

Colin New York Gulf of St. Lawrence Joe Lazarre Crooks Lazarre Dollaixe Lasarre Dollaire Germaine Tremblay Bouchard Collaire Christophe del- Maire

Reunion of nine Pickett children brightens Bastrop home

On Wednesday night in Bastrop Mr and Mrs D M Pickett hosted a barbecue supper for a nine child reunion their first together since the oldest daughter’s wedding nearly a decade ago. Attendees included S M Pickett Cotton Valley La H J Pickett Pampa Tex and many relatives from Arcadia Eliasville Monroe Bastrop and nearby areas.

D. M. Pickett Bastrop Myr S. M. Pickett Cotton Valley H. J. Pickett Pampa Tex Ambrose Meeks Arcadia A.C. Pittman Little Son Rudolph Eliasville Melton Pickett Z. D. Pickett Earl Pickett Byrona Bertha Pickett Commie White Ike Wright Doris Eubanks Monroe Sara Jane Hurst J. A. Slack B. B. Eubanks Erline Lorraine C. B. Pickett Kathrine Opal Artie Pickett Johnnie Ola Mae Pauline DuMe J. K. Game A. Mr. Wood, Gilbert Boughton Dennis Pickett Lelia Pickett Annie Louvent

Sterlington Methodist Circle Hosts Quilting and Games

The Sterlington Methodist circle met at Mrs. Cimo's home on Tuesday August 22 at 2 30 PM with hosts Mrs Cretnay and Mrs Cimo. Members and guests attended many games were played with Mrs Saunders winning a prize. A salad course followed and green and yellow colors were used. Present were a long list of members and guests including Mrs Muller Mrs Ward Mrs Roy Mrs Grant and others. Capsule friends gave the presents.

Sterlington Cimo Cretnay Ayres Hart Saunders Muller Ward Roy Grant Hickman Webb Thompson Miller Milford Sebring

S' B ROSA by Virginia Vane

Advice column where a newlywed woman seeks tips to fit in with her husband's social circle. The expert urges focusing on making the husband happy, building home happiness, and letting the friends come to admire the wife through genuine contentment rather than chasing approval.

Virginia Vane John Mary

Truth and trust in marriage faith and choice

A reader learns a harsh truth about a future husband and is advised to weigh personal principles and depth of love before deciding whether to stay. The advice emphasizes individual judgment over external guidance and the impact of revealed conduct on faith in a partner.

Bell Syndicate, Inc

Cat travels 250 miles back to Berkeley

A black cat named Possums owned by Mrs. H. Kern left Redding after six months and completed a 250 mile journey to its former home in Berkeley in eight weeks, traveling along familiar routes.

Berkeley Cal Redding

Marriage Sequel Reveals Noel’s Hidden Sonnets

In this installment from Adele Garrison’s Hearts of a Wife series, Noel returns with a stack of love sonnets he wrote for Avis Arlen. Madge nudges Noel to read them aloud to her as they warm the library fire, while Avis’s suspicions loom about the poetic tribute.

Noel Madge Avis Arlen Avis Mary Avis Arien

Fire at the Veranda Club Sparks Escape Plot

Colin lies bound as Dollaire orders a bonfire to burn the veranda of the club. Lazarre struggles near the doorway while gunfire crackles through the trees. As flames spread, Colin realizes Dollaire aims to destroy the club, while rescue seems distant.

Olin Lazarre Colin Dollaire Fox Mike Frank L. Packard

New Harbor Boosts Palestine Development Efforts

Haifa’s new harbor opens as a key step in developing Palestine as a commercial and industrial hub. The project aligns with the Iraq oil pipeline and the Haifa Baghdad railway, positioning Haifa bay as a growing gateway for the region.

New Harbor Palestine Haifa Iraq Baghdad Haifa Bay Eant

City planning proposal restricts residence to on-site workers only

City planning commission recommendations would allow African Americans to live in servants’ quarters within white residential areas only if employed on the premises. The piece notes a “fro” was used by early pioneers to split oak clapboards in the riving process.

Oklahoma City City Planning Commission

Phone News: Mrs Nel Grigsby Contact Details

The notice lists telephone contact for Mrs Nel Grigsby at 4800 with two daily time windows from 8 am to 12 pm and 3 pm to 3 pm. An alternate line provides phone 174 for all other hours.

Nel Grigsby

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