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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1927
Page
5
A list of names including Annette Bradshaw and secretary Mrs. Annie Mae Sisson with roles in Shreveport, detailing officers such as treasurer Mrs. Fred Russ auditor Mrs. Bert Swearinger and Nettie A. Stuart as part of the notice.
A City column urges early shopping to avoid last minute chaos and to spare shop workers. It highlights Monroe stores as the best gift source and promotes planning ahead, then shifts to harboring civic spirit with a Monroe High School carnival and multiple social events, including bridge clubs and nuptials, through midweek.
Yellow chrysanthemums framed a floral note while Mrs. Hugh Lee and Mrs. W R Gates received powder jars for high club and guest scores. A lavender sachet gift accompanied consolation. A chicken course with English tea was served to club members and guests including Mrs Gates and Mrs Wise of Ruston. Junior Epworth met with singing prayers and Bible lessons. A marriage united Milton Worley and Miss Hattie Martin at West Monroe. A small bridge club enjoyed chicken spaghetti and bridge with several guests and prizes.
The account describes a cold night social at Mr. and Mrs. Guy Stubbs home with eight card tables and several guests. Prizes included jade green boudoir pillows and mahogany card tables won by locals. Announcements note a wedding in New Orleans for Frank Stubbs Jr. and Miss Jane Wall and a newborn boy in the Marshall family. Also planned are Pan Hellenic picnic reservations and a Louisiana Delphians assembly in Washington hotel with delegates from Winnfield Arcadia and more.
The Greenwell Springs hospital near Baton Rouge on the Amite river will hold a formal opening this Sunday December 4 with speakers including Governor O H Simpson. The Louisiana Tuberculosis commission hosts the ceremony and patients are to be admitted within two weeks. Dr Oscar Dowling will present the hospital to the state and Governor Simpson will accept it.
Mouton of 2310 Grand Street appeared in city court to answer reckless driving speeding and failing to stop after a collision Wednesday. The failing to stop charge was dropped when it was found St John Street lacks city ordinance right of way. Speeding and reckless driving plus an old speeding charge will be heard next Wednesday at 3 30 p.m.
Cold weather took its toll yet a large crowd attended Fellowship Evangelistic services at First Christian Church. Robert F. Courtney helped lead songs and will assist each evening until the meeting ends. His solo work inspired attendees as services start at 7:30 each night.
Two Methodist congregations in the Twin Cities request the return of their current pastors for another year. The First Methodist church asks Rev. Marion Monk to be retained, while West Monroe church seeks Rev. A. S. Lutz. It is believed both pastors will be renewed.
Milton White Worley marries Hattie Martin of Luha. M S Hancock weds Camille Parker, both residents of Morroe.
Madge notes Mary and Phil Veritzen impose control and secrecy as visitors dwindle to a few, while neighbors recall past visits. Lillian senses unrest beneath tranquility, fearing an upcoming explosion or major shock in the community. The setting is a secluded farmhouse with looming suspense.
John Arden returns to the Palace London hotel in the early hours and hides as two women enter the empty suite. He learns of Lord Farndale’s sudden death and later helps Eamee, who claims to be Farndale’s granddaughter, avoid arrest with Arden’s aid, amid pursuit by police. He meets friends and Scotland Yard detective Purneaus as events unfold.
In a Crimwell Road restaurant Esmée confronts detective Furneaux over a forged note. A Buenos Aires based letter from Juan de Braganza claims to be marrying Esmée’s granddaughter, prompting anger at the lie and hints of a family feud and hidden marriage. The scene shifts to a disturbing intrigue and a secret past as clues unfold.
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