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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1931
Page
8
A vivid image of a withered woman in a wooden room weaving a scarf to be worn for a gallant shoulder. God as the loom crafts life as a brave, festive accessory. The text shifts to Monroe society noting many women’s groups I including PTA updates and pre holiday bustle.
Community calendar listing multiple church groups and clubs with meeting times and hosts across venues in West Monroe and nearby towns. Highlights include Methodist Women circles, YWCA and YWMA activities, bridge benefit, and PTAs with concert and ball plans.
A vintage pattern promotion describes pattern 3071 for a versatile house dress that also opens in coat fashion for laundering. Includes color details, required yardage, and simple instructions suitable for beginners, with order information and catalog options from Monroe News Star Pattern Department in New York City.
The Logtown Community Club will meet Wednesday at Mrs. W. W. McDonald s home to showcase canning plum pudding. The Junior Charity League elected officers headed by President J H Thatcher with other officers including Walter Black and Violet Meyer. A piano recital by Miss Emma Louise Biedenharn, backed by the Business and Professional Women s Club, is anticipated with strong attendance in Monroe.
A string of community items includes a Neville High School recital with Miss Florence Zeigler as pianist, plans for a Pan-Hellenic luncheon at Miss Louise Theus home, and a PTA meeting at 3 15 p.m. The Mira Delphian Chapter held a program at the Monroe Hotel, detailing art topics and painters. The Riverside Country Club suspends Wednesday golf luncheon until after Christmas, with Miss Lucile Godwin and Dr. Hirsch on the W. R. Mitchell PTA program.
After continuous overnight rain a total of .97 inches fell in the 24 hours ending 7 am, per government weather reporter Miss Kate Key. Rain is expected to delay road construction in the parish by about a week to ten days. Yesterday’s high was 54 and today’s low 41.
A reader, Nell, describes a nineteen year old who is barred from friends by her mother. The column argues such strict parenting fuels loneliness and danger, urging mothers to provide social life and training for work. It also notes an employer message about handling workplace stress calmly and with courtesy.
Harry Underwood arrives with news that Philip Veritzen approves Madge’s play and wants casting immediately. Dicky mocks the scene while praising Madge. Underwood hints a city message from a scholarly Chinese contact, signaling a new development forthcoming.
A farmhouse siege by Chinese criminals looms as characters debate translating garbled notes. The plan hinges on Lee Chow and Hugh Grantland arriving to provide real information, while the narrator spots a white object on a distant fence post signaling new danger.
The plot follows Venice Muir who seeks society's attention through rumors of European conquests. Drake Farrell weighs her reputation and the strain of public gossip shapes their engagement. She pushes Roland to settle an old debt while facing Drake's indifference.
Venice pursues Drake Farrelly, but after a harsh sleet night she slips and falls on the curb. Damp and disheveled, she finally encounters him on Madison Avenue and must decide how to act on this chance.
About 36 people attended the first lecture in a mental hygiene course at the St. Francis Sanitarium auditorium. Dr. Gustaf Freden of La Tech Ruston leads the sessions and enrollment remains open until the next class at 6 30 Monday evening.
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