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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1928
Page
7
Long social diary records Mrs. Bell resettling on the West Side and guests visiting homes, plus numerous club meetings, charitable events, and a wedding announcement. The piece traces hospitality, civic work, and upcoming church and circle activities with references to residents, homes, and local groups.
A collection of local church announcements lists Trinity Lutheran Church at the old American Legion hall with services and Sunday school, Thomas Avenue Community Church programs and times, Calvary Baptist Church Loyalty Day events, and First Church of Christ Scientist services with weekly schedule.
The piece describes a banjo clock from 1800 with gilt framework and painted glass, a curly maple desk from 1812, a sheraton lyre back chair from the Louis Seize period, and green water bottles repurposed as vases. It suggests decorating with grape vine or clematis for a pleasing effect.
A church notice previews sermons by S Monk on Encouraging Self and The Neglected Garden at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. The 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, led by S M Collins, stresses understanding children’s inner needs and perspectives to foster happiness and healthy behavior.
A refugee tale recalls a man who sailed with limited funds and first learned American eating habits by devouring a voyage’s allotment butter and sugar. He later became a minister, aided Armenian refugees, adopted a starving boy named Azad, and spoke on Near East issues. The piece also notes a Frank Tripp Senior B Y P U social honoring Mr and Mrs Sidney Flynn with gifts and games, finishing with a prayer from God's Minute.
Church notices from Monroe and West Monroe list services, meetings, and events under the With Our Twin City Churches program. Local congregations invite participation, with dates and locations in the schedule.
The 11 oclock sermon by Pastor Hastings features The Seven Candlesticks of Baptists with candles illustrating the message. Rev B R Gabriel Armenian will speak at 7 30 pm on Near East tragedies and future outlook. Public invited.
In the city, Christian Church minister D. W McElroy and church school superintendent F C Holden cordially met the public, inviting attendance at upcoming services and events.
At 9:45 to 10:45 educators for all ages offer instruction. Worship and preaching at 11:00 with the sermon titled Wealth Prostrated Before Poverty. Evening worship at 7:30 features The Message of December. Christian Endeavor meets at 6:30 with fellowship at 7:30 Wednesday evening. All are welcome.
In this excerpt Adele Garrison charts a clever scheme at a party to mix up supper partners. Katherine and the narrator plan a Machiavellian arrangement using strings to pair off attendees while avoiding friction and pursuing possible romances amid the household intrigue.
Hugo Donaldson lies bedridden after a crash and suspects his father ignored him. Aunt Lady Eleanor reveals Paul Mostyn is jailed for stealing and Bunny Molyneux mourns a broken engagement. Bunny helps as a reader while a coded letter from Bunny to Paul shows a secret support network.
In a lively scene set in 1928, Bunny agrees to a scheme involving Hugo to adopt an orphaned child. Hugo explains the plan to make Miss Trotsky more visible, gifting Bunny a car to aid her mission as she drives past Hugo’s window with the Hound, while onlookers applaud the lighthearted moment and Bunny contemplates the PLOT’s cleverness.
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