Civic Music concert features Margaret Speaks at Northeast Center
The Civic Music association presented a season’s artistic event Monday night at the Northeast Center auditorium. Soprano Margaret Speaks impressed with clear bell like tone and refined interpretation in pieces by De Fvasty and Pierne. Her uncle Oleg Speaks composed Sylvia, one of the evening’s loveliest numbers. Local Civic Music officers praised the concert as a splendid season highlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Music Association
Northeast Center Auditorium
Margaret Speaks
Monroe
Miss Speaks
Hermong
Perch
Devasty
Pierne
Sylvia
Oleg Speaks
Community clubs outline weekly events in Monroe area
A string of meetings and activities fills Wednesday through Sunday. Welcome Branch Book Club hosts Mrs J Ramey and co host Mrs Prendergast. Central Grammar School PTA meets with Mrs Couch speaking. Several events across YWCA Young Business group Opera club and more. Holiday plans include Christmas program preparations and a Death Takes A Holiday screening fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ramey
Rochelle Avenue
J. R. Prendergast
Central Grammar School
P.T. A
Couch
Speech Club
Northeast Center
Grace Ingledue
J. H. Fuller
South First Street
Monroe District Women's Missionary Society
Monroe First Methodist Church
Birthday Party for Mrs. McCarty at Daughter's Home
Intimate guests gathered at Lee avenue to celebrate Mrs. M. J. McCarty. An embossed cake was cut and gifts given as Mrs. Welch served refreshments to a list of local ladies and helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. McCarty
L. M. Welch
Lee Avenue
McCarty
Mrs. Welch
Mesdames
W. M. Ogilsbee
K. O. Calhoun
K. D. Herrinton
R. L. Jones
J. E. Dovier
H. O G. Jenkins
A. L. Hart
Vernon Ellerbe
A. R. Kirby
W. M. Mc
Mildred S. Woodward
Holidays for Steady Hospitality During the Season
The piece advises hosts to prepare for holiday gatherings with ready to serve refreshments. It suggests a well stocked buffet, a variety of beverages, small sandwiches with tangy fillings, and easy pre made options. It emphasizes keeping an emergency food shelf and maintaining appetizing presentation for guests.
Better Baby contest and Monroe 1988 pageant announced
Curly headed babies parade on Cherokee terrace for the Better Baby contest. Winners, including Miss and Master Monroe 1988, will be crowned December 14 at 7 30 PM at Ouachita Parish High School with blue ribbons and loving cups. Pageant scores and eliminations noted. numerous local residents named among high contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee Terrace
Frances Hotel
Women's Benefit Association
Monroe
Quachita Parish High School
Barbara Jean Luton
Robert Swinney
Eddie Boy Hislop
Ralph McNabb
Robert Foster
J J. Bell
Ernest Chapman
Susie Storey
Betty Jean Shirah
Betty Jo Clark
Melba Jane Hill
Rhetta Kahn
Connie Pickering
Una Canteberry
Jerry Brossett
Pearl Elliott
Barbara Rodriguez
Carolyn Mayes
Jerry Hayes
Alice Lee Grice
James Merklin
Claud Lord
Jerry Moses
Fay Martin
Genevieve Parise
Sue Courson
Nancy Crain
Billie Sheffield
Stella Ruth Harper
Elizabeth Ann Preston
Howard Whitlock
Joan McDonald
Bert Swails
Sylvia Boudreaux
Baby Show Office
Octacon House mystery recap with Asey Mayo probe
Quanomet citizens are caricatured in a post office mural. Marina Lorne is murdered with her sister’s knife. Pamela Frye reveals she found 50 000 dollars worth of ambergris Marina claimed and hid. Pam hides under the wharf as police arrive. Doctor Cummings cites a left handed killer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marina Lorne
Pamela Frye
Asey Mayo
Cape Cod
Marina
Asey
Ambergris
Pam
Doctor Cummings
Hanson
Quanomet
Listener
Cummings
Iary
Consid
Danger on the Wharf and Asey's Knife Plot
Asey confronts a tense situation as Pam heals at his house after danger. He recalls knife training and tests his skill with a carving knife while a mysterious watcher lurks outside. A stranger arrives at the door as tension builds for the next chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asey
Betsey Porter
Syl
Pam
Hong Kong
Millstone
Copericht
Phoebe Atwood Taylor
Property divided through grab bag in Levasseur estate
In New Bedford Massachusetts on December 6 the late David Levasseur's quarter million dollar estate was split among 25 heirs by a grab bag from a lawyer's hat. Two brothers share equally while three groups of nephews and nieces receive the remainder. A New Bedford block valued at 27 500 was drawn as the plum and each share was set at 27 500 in property value with adjustments to equalize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Mass
David Levasseur
Levasseur
Fairhaven Mortgage
George Gendron
St. Octave de Metis
Que
Alphonsine Gendron
T. F. O'Brien
Thore
Fairhaven
Carolers Light Up City On Christmas Eve Traditions
Christmas carolers tour residential blocks as a beloved citywide rite. The piece notes residents placing lighted tapers in windows to signal the season while relatives and guests gather. It also reports the serious illness of Mr. J. W. Kilbourne at Vaughan Wright Bender clinic and mentions visitors Mrs. W. F. Ward and Mrs. W. K Henderson from Shreveport staying with Mrs. Samuel Ivy on McKinley Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gunby
Dickens
J. W. Kilbourne
Vaughan-Wright-Bender Clinic
W. F. Ward
W. K Henderson
Shreveport
Samuel Ivy
McKinley Avenue
Ivy
Social plan for Mesdames Ward and Henderson
A luncheon on Tuesday hosted by Mrs Ward featured a few intimates. This week several informal social affairs are planned for Mesdames Ward and Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames Ward
Henderson
Prairie Dog Burrows Shared by Predators and Weasels
Rattlesnakes owls and weasels commonly occupy the burrows of the American prairie dog revealing a complex ecosystem in which multiple species utilize the same shelter. The interaction among these animals suggests intricate predation avoidance and shelter dynamics on the prairie.
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America
Young Business and Professional Women’s Club
The
American Association of Galveceity
J. Noble White
Veterans of Foreign Ware
Julia Reid
Albert Trotter
McGuire Golf Club
Ivy McDonald
Fred Bennett
H. A. McDonald
Hostewes
Opera Club
J. Norman Coon
Jackson Street
BE. C. Gibson
Catholic Daughters of America
St. Matthew's Church
Barkdull Faulk P.T. A
Virginia Hotel
M. R. Hausherr
Holloway & Thompson
Mece
Holloway & Thompson, Inc
DeSiard
Y. W
Arlie Mixon
E. J. Brown
Billy Regan
Eleana Brinsmade
Olive Lusk
Ruth Morris
Sarah “Jack” Gulley
Alice Harrington
Edna “de de" Arnold
Irma de Brossett
Frederick Millsaps
Riverside
Carl McHenry
Reese Major, Jr
A. V. Miller
Arthur Dryburgh
Travis Oliver
J. B. Vaughan
Eve Bradford
Oliver
Dryburgh
Victor Barringer
Lotus Club
F. W.itzpatrick
Indianapolis
Ind
Percy Sandel
Rita Rio
NBC
Warner Bros. Studio
Nathan Kern
St. Francis Sanitarium
Joseph Biedenharn
New York City
London
England
Emma Louise Biedenharn
Joseph P. Brown
William Bendel
William Jr
Samuel Bendel
Detroit
Mich
Philadelphia
Army and Navy
Alethia
Maiden
Octacon House
Chapter
Danger
Shirley Temple
Charles Farrell
Joan Davis
Edgar Kennedy
Dick Powell
Olivia DeHavilland
Charles Winninger
Allen Jenkins
Bonita Granville Melville Cooper Also
March of Time
Uncle Sam
U. S
Tyrone Power
Loretta Young
Suez
the Friendly Capitol
Post Taste En’ Wenraer Eavasinie Rae
Pigs Musical
Neows
Mr.moto
Peter Lorre
Rochelle Hudson
Robert Kentry
Tyrone Alice Power
Faye Don Ameche
Parton
Nat Pendleton
DeSiard St
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