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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1929
Page
6
The article highlights widespread festive planning in Monroe with tea dances at Edgewater Country Club on Christmas Day and a New Year Dinner Dance at Edgewater Golf and Country Club. It notes upcoming schedules, charity events, theatre previews, and local social notices including rehearsals and club meetings.
A Monroe gathering detailed holiday gift exchanges for high scores and party favors. The Monroe Camp Fire Girls are praised for practicing Christmas carols under leader Katherine Millar and planning open house moves to spread neighborly cheer. Walter Fisher visited family, and Mrs. J. D. Tennin’s funeral in Meridian is mentioned along with other local notices.
Emily Umlauf a white man and Annie Whitehead Umlauf his negro wife were indicted by the Elizabeth City county grand jury on miscegenation charges under Virginia law. They wed in New York on Armistice Day and returned to Phoebus where Umlauf formerly served as town police sergeant before arrest and detention in jail without bond.
A parent reflects on a child’s burn from poking fire with a stick and argues that fire safety depends on protection, gradual teaching, and parent guidance. It emphasizes keeping dangerous items out of reach and teaching safe behavior, including how to descend stairs and handle objects.
Harry Richardson a 40 year old river pilot perished while serving aboard the ferry Nancy F when it caught fire off the Arkansas shore sinking after he buckled a life belt on a frightened child and guided others to safety. Fifteen passengers and six crew were rescued.
In a strained scene a daughter-in-law navigates a quarrel with her mother-in-law over holiday plans and long distance calls. The grandmother laments neglect from Harriet and expresses a possessive pride, while the daughter becomes amused by her matriarch’s melodrama.
Kathleen discovers Suzanne and Bruce plot to run away, Tom Davies contemplates heartbreak as marital strain and jealousy surface. Kathleen plans to intervene while Bruce schemes to leave with Suzanne to Maine, leaving Tom distraught and unsure of his future.
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