Skin of Our Teeth staged by Monroe Little Theatre
The Monroe Little Theatre presents The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder at Neville High School auditorium on Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 p m directed by Kay Crandall. The farce centers on George Antrobus his wife two children and maid Lily Sabina all set in West Monroe Louisiana with Antrobus as the everyman figure.
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Monroe Little Theatre
Neville High School
Kay Crandall
Thornton Wilder
George Antrobus
Lily Sabina
West Monroe
December 10 1946 Antrobuses endure many trials
The Antrobuses have survived fire flood pestilence locusts ice age wars and depressions and face the future with optimism. Season tickets for Little Theatre remain available at the box office on performance nights.
Boy is convicted in child death case in Virginia
In Rockingham County circuit court Arthur Lee Whetzel an 11 year old from Broadway Virginia was found guilty of second degree murder for shoving five year old Patricia Ann Strawderman into the Shenandoah River. He received seven and a half years and was to be handed to the welfare department but officials indicated custody would be indeterminate or the sentence suspended.
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Harrisonburg
Arthur Lee Whetzel
Broadway
Patricia Ann Strawderman
Shenandoah River
Rockingham County
State Department of Public Welfare
Sam Callander
Welfare Department
H. W. Bettam
Arthur B. Whetzel
Pierce V. Whetzel
Mayor Benoit Endorses Salvation Army Christmas Aid
Open letter from Mayor H. H. Benoit urges holiday generosity toward the Salvation Army and humanitarian groups. He frames Christmas as a time to feed the hungry comfort the bereaved heal the sick and help the homeless with simple, affordable acts of kindness. He ends with a festive blessing and season’s greetings.
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H. H. Benoit
Salvation Army
Charles Stratford
Mary Hopkins
Woolworth's
Tiny Tim
Mississippi Governor Seeks Special Session on Primary Law
Governor Fielding L. Wright says a special session to change Mississippi primary election laws to safeguard white supremacy is possible after the new year. He notes any call would include repeal of the liquor tax but not broader tax law changes and opposes legalizing whiskey sales.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Fielding L. Wright
Wright
Senate
Thomas L. Bailey
Merchants set store hours for Christmas in Monroe
The Merchants Committee in Monroe recommends holiday hours with stores open until 7 p m on Fridays and Saturdays December 2 21 and on Monday and Tuesday December 23 24. Most stores will observe the late hours though some may close earlier by choice. public notices will guide any exceptions via individual ads.
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Monroe
Merchants Committee
Firemen End Small Blaze at Liners Laundry Plant
Monroe firefighters battled a small blaze in the cleaning room of Liners Laundry at 512 South Grand Street. The fire started from an overheated distill fluid plant and caused minor damage to equipment. They also extinguished two grass fires nearby.
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Monroe
Liners
South Grand Street
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