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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1936
Page
2
The Monroe city page highlights a brisk Christmas shopping start amid a luxury season. Social events feature Mrs. Paul Ramey of Memphis hosting luncheons at the Frances and Virginia hotels, plus a large civic music planning dinner at the Virginia hotel with many local leaders and musicians attending.
Millions find Calotabs aid in treating colds. Take one or two tabs the first night and repeat if needed. They purge the intestinal tract to remove germ laden mucus and toxins and act as a diuretic to the kidneys, helping eliminate cold poisons from the blood. Family package costs twenty five cents. trial package ten cents.
Mrs. Desidio Polsinelli describes long hours of housework from age 16 with 10 rooms to clean and cooking for a family of six plus later 16 rooms and meals. She recalls chronic headaches, sleep loss, and sore health until she tried a medicine, after which headaches and colds ceased and vision improved.
Mrs. J. W. Spillers from Downsville Louisiana says at age 44 she felt rundown before using Vegetable Compound from Comfort Magazine. She reports better nerves sleep and energy and recommends the medicine. the ad notes it is sold in liquid or tablet form at all drug stores.
A sequence of meetings and social activities is noted including a study club gathering at 3 45 p m with Mrs David Garrett, a Century Book club session at 3 p m hosted by Mrs Marvyn Johnson, dancing at the Knights of Pythias hall at 9 p m, and a W E A review open to members. A turkey lunch follows at 10 30 p m. Thursday brings Y W C A board and United Spanish War Veterans auxiliary meetings at 7 30 p m with officer elections, plus a lakeside golf handicap contest at 9 30 a m. Friday offers a Twin City P T A council meeting at 4 p m and luncheon hostesses for Miss Bertha Marie Masur. Saturday features a Teflis Grotto dance at the Virginia hotel at 10 p m and a ladies night box supper at the Masonic temple. Also noted are homecomings and various social visits, with Miss Eleanor Michie and Miss Alma Jean Linquist mentioned among social guestings and a newborn daughter Zola May announced at St Francis Sanitarium.
A Sussex village sketches tension as the miser fears theft and control. Pale Shipley buys a horse from a crooked gypsy while the rector shuns the miser. The local constable and storekeeper’s wife worry as life goes on.
Dale Shipley visits Captain Reeves for dinner at Ferney House where Lois Everest and Nancy Featherstone mingle with Doctor Sydney Chambers. The gathering fills with hunting talk and social tension as Nancy longs for a missing man, while conversation and wit mask underlying motives. Tomorrow murder drops into this cheerful gathering.
Linston becomes the bride of Charles W. Baeder Jr son of Shreveport residents in a Mer Rouge ceremony at Rev J H McCormick home. The couple plans a short wedding trip and will reside at 25017 Hearne Avenue in Shreveport. Linston is noted as athletic and school leader. Baeder is a Byrd High and Meadows Draughon graduate with work at Leonard Transfer Co. in Shreveport.
Bill Simmons of Winnsboro reported to police that two shoes, overalls and a work shirt were stolen from his car parked at the rear of a downtown building.
Ferriday residents and relatives from New Orleans Alexandria Pineville and Centerville gathered for the Thanksgiving weekend. Tulane and Louisiana College students returned home while faculty and church groups hosted gatherings and fundraisers.
Olla and Monroe residents hosted relatives and friends over the holidays. J G Hicks and Carl McClure of Lonview Texas visited Mrs. McClure's mother, M. Zeagler. Rev Haile of Natchitoches and Miss Juanita Phillips of Kelly were guests of Mrs. Morris. Lee Coco of Baton Rouge and Monroe, along with Mrs. N. Coco, were visitors to the area. Merian Daffin, Baptist student secretary at LT L, stayed with her parents, Rev E M fin. The J B Jones family hosted Clara Jones and Evelyn Sh. and other relatives of Mr and Mrs Charles Waggoner.
Miss Wanda Slaughter of Pine Bluff Arkansas reports eight years of stomach distress headaches neuritis and fatigue eased after using Gly-Cas It claims to regulate stomach and bowels relieve neuritis pains and restore energy Her testimonial cites dramatic improvement in appetite digestion and mobility Gly-Cas is sold by Phoenix Company and local druggists.
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