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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1935
Page
2
The Spanish War Auxiliary of Thompson Wood Lee Camp held its annual meeting last week with officer elections led by President Mamie Arnette. Reports highlighted wins at the national convention, a flag observance, and medals for top high school essays on the Spanish American war.
Patsy Jean Ates celebrated her third birthday with a home party last Saturday. Guests enjoyed Christmas decor, dancing, balloons, cakes, punch, and prizes. An evening garden soils talk by E. R. Strahan featured soil chemistry and fertilizer tips. The Drew Home Demonstration club plans a box supper Friday and invites election candidates to attend. Mrs. Kate Nachtrieb of Berkeley visits Monroe this week.
Vernon Baird outlines the Bell System’s duty to provide continuous, affordable telephone service across Louisiana. He credits Bell Labs, Western Electric, and American Telephone for aiding speed, accuracy, and dependability even in hard economic times, stressing service to all communities.
Community groups list meetings for Wednesday and Thursday including the Twentieth Century Book Club auxiliary of St Francis and the Georgia Tucker PTA. A weekend house party at Mc Gowen's on the Ouachita river honors Mrs. Virginia Hammond. Several members travel and visit nearby cities during the holiday season.
The Methodist Young People of the Service union in the Monroe district will hold a monthly meeting at First Methodist church in Monroe at 8 pm Thursday. A Christmas themed worship program features Miss Elizabeth Benton presiding, carols, pantomime It Came Upon a Midnight Clear by Miss Sybil Renaud, and a Christmas reading by Mrs. L Oyster. The session includes a business segment on representation for the Southern Methodist Young People's conference in Memphis December 27 to 31, with ample district participation and refreshments afterward. Participants from Bastrop Bonita Collinston Met Rouge Oak Ridge Sterlington Gordon Avenue West Monroe and Monroe are listed.
Paramount debuts Coronado with Johnny Downs and Betty Burgess in lead roles, testing whether big names are essential. The musical romance features Eddy Duchin's band and lavish sets while subordinate cast includes Jack Haley and Alice White.
A college club hosted a Tuesday morning meeting at the Northeast Center of Louisiana State University with the Glee club and music faculty as guests. Neville High School presented a second radio hour program, and the French club plans a future program singing in French.
A box supper to benefit the Antioch church cemetery is set for Friday at the Cadeville school house. The event begins at 7 30 PM and features several speakers on the program.
Emily, a relapsed town resident, recalls Judith and David Carroll, who lost a plantation and whose son disappeared to China. She works at the Elston library, quarrels with her board over wicked books, and remains entangled with Edwin Barnes.
Emily weighs leaving the library as September heat and social pressures press in. She doubts the value of sixty dollars a month and struggles with Edwin and Frances while planning her future decisions.
Officers to be nominated include a president five year president a commissioner and a treasurer for the coming year J W Rohr serves as nominating committee chairman The selections must gain council approval at the meeting planned for January 14 to be held after the Wednesday night session at 7 o clock in the courthouse scout office
A blue star ointment promises itch relief by melting on the skin to deliver medicines into pores. It claims to treat tetter rash eczema foot itch ringworm and related conditions with a money back offer on the first jar if relief is not achieved.
H F Madison Jr reports a gray overcoat stolen from his car on Sunday night at 11700 North Fourth Street. W H Mayes reports an electric drill stolen from the Tourist Hotel on Harrison Street yesterday.
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