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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1934

Page

8

An Evening of Music Echoes from Peace Jubilee Memory

A reminiscence recalls Boston in 1869 Peace Jubilee with 10 000 singers and 1 000 musicians plus 200 anvils in the Anvil Chorus Ole Bull directed 200 violins Parepa Rosa praised by Dr Talmage for a historic high C and thunderous bells and cannons. An upcoming vesper service at First Presbyterian will feature a 15 minute organ concert by Leon Hammond before worship. Mr and Mrs Jack Rogers stay in New York City at the Waldorf Astoria during the holidays.

Boston Ole Bull Parepa Rosa Dr. Talmage First Presbyterian Church Leon Hammond Jack Rogers New York City The Waldorf Astoria

Christmas Gift Guide Highlights Impersonal Presents

The piece suggests practical emergency gifts such as mirrors, pottery items, white accents for living rooms, a silver plated brandy heater, a two faced electric clock, and an adjustable reading lamp. It also covers a flurry of holiday social news including Mrs. Breard’s return from New Orleans, Mrs. Hamilton’s recovery after appendectomy, and several visits and arrivals in West Monroe and nearby areas.

John Breard New Orleans Scott Hamilton

Community events and society notes dense with local schedules

A long list of upcoming events and meetings at churches clubs and social groups including dances at Plantation club and Lakeside Country club open houses and auxiliary circle meetings plus personal notices of arrivals illness travel and new births from Monroe area sources.

Frances Hotel Billy Haynes Buster Baur Durwood Griffin Jake Chase Lakeside Golf and Country Club Delta Sigma Fraternity Plantation Club Phi Kappa Fraternity Eta The Lakeside Country Club

Final Rites For Avoyelles Coroner Held

Final rites will be held today for Dr. A. Marshall Haas 60 Avoyelles parish coroner and former Central Louisiana Hospital for the Insane director who died yesterday in Bunkie He is survived by his widow two sons Marshall Haas Baytown Texas and Charles H Haas Bunkie five daughters Mary Catherine Dorothy and Alice Haas all of Bunkie Mrs Clarence J Ducote Cottonport La one brother and two sisters

Bunkie A. Marshall Haas Avoyelles Parish Central Louisiana Hospital For the Insane Marshall Haas Baytown Tex Charles H. Haas Mary Catherine Dorothy Alice Haas Clarence J. Ducote Cottonport

Tavern Keeperpaid in full for Old Hickory lodging

In Stokes County North Carolina a tavern keeper noted Andrew Jacksons victory at New Orleans 1814 by marking a bill with paid in full for lodging owed by Old Hickory, the nickname for Jackson.

Stokes County North Carolina Andrew Jackson New Orleans

Tiger Island G New Serial by Gouverneur Merris

Excerpt describes Ivy and Bowers on Tiger Island coping with hungry tigers and planning fire and weather-based strategies to drive them away. They endure confinement, safety fears, and an attempted arson scheme as they foresee a perilous siege and struggle for survival amid tropical storms and scarce food.

Gouverneur Merris Bowers Ivy Barrier Reef Helen Non Bowers Gouverneur Morris

Social and club gatherings across Newellton area highlighted by dances

The Catholic Altar Society met at Mrs. Puckett Mason’s Newellton home for a business session and social hour with refreshments. Attendees included Lemuel Manning Elizabeth Davis Harold Monnot Joseph Curry Santo Baragoni J D Brown Martha Baragoni Olivia Scott and George Camors. A January meeting date with Mrs. John Guice was noted. The River Road Inn hosted a Friday night informal dance with buffet, featuring guests from Can ton New Orleans and local couples. Weekend hunting parties were reported at the Ten as River country club with Dr J Claude Earnest and guests from Vicksburg and elsewhere. A Country club gathering on Tensas was planned for the coming weekend with Benjamin Young involved.

German Baker E. A. Jackson Baker Howard Worthy John Lloyd Lee W. Wymans Drake Everett Smith Katie Osborne Steve Smith Gasperine Bruno The Presbyterian Church Curry MacPherson MacPherson Freemont Goodwine Ida Jones Philip Watson Christopher B. Haddon Louis Mu Catholic Altar Society Puckett Mason Newellton Fizer St. Joseph Lemuel G. Manning Elizabeth Davis Harold Monnot Joseph T. Curry Santo Baragoni J. D. Brown Martha Baragoni Olivia Scott George A. Camors New Orleans John Guice River Road Inn Fred Cassil Robert Lee Lord James Lord Canton Conelia Marguerite Smith Anne Noble Bessie Lord Leah Knott Messrs Auvergne Clayton Myles Smith Irving Carpenter Robert Culpepper Bernard Gibson Preston St. Martin John Bourgeois Henry Rieker Vernon Ratcliff Tensas River J. Claude Earnest Newellton Country Club Blanton Evans William Watson Earnest George Street Vicksburg Tensas Benjamin Young

Hammons Store Robbed in Brownville. Sheriff Offers Reward

Mack Hammons store in Brownville was robbed Thursday night. Sheriff Milton Coverdale announced a $250 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction. The heist involved breaking the glass front door and stolen items included underwear and shirts. Information sources kept confidential.

Mack Hammons Brownville Milton Coverdale

City Court Fines In Two Cases This Thursday

City court imposed penalties in two cases. Clarence Judy was fined 12.50 for fighting and Buster Williams, described as a negro, was fined 10 for fighting and 7.50 for being drunk and disorderly.

Clarence Judy Buster Williams

Great Dismal Swamp Spans 1500 Square Miles

The Great Dismal Swamp stretches across about 1500 square miles, covering portions of North Carolina and Virginia. Researchers note its vast wetlands and historic significance in regional ecology.

North Carolina Virginia

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Eve C. Bradford Beatrice Ravenel Sally’s Ena Andi Fambly DeSiard Etta R. Granberry Eloise Bristol Clarence E. Granberry Clayton Street West Monroe Miss Granberry Sullins College George Trousdale Philadelphia Army Navy Mrs Ronald Lee Davis Benton Howie John Boamer Lamkin Lamkin Gulfport Howie Ann Platt Rayville High School Horace Mangham J. W. Platt Clarke Duncan Jackson Miss Clarke Duncan, Jr Gulfport Military College Louisette South Louisiana India Stubbs San Antonio J. W. Frost Harold K. van Buren Monroe Hardware Co St. John and Harrison Srs Council of Social Agencies W. H. McGee Circle Three Presbyterian Auxiliary Circle Four P. Hall First Baptist Church Circle G. W. McDuffie K Street J. C. Anders Stubbs Herman Mickel North Fourth Street Chappel Rogers Pine Street A. Rex North Fifth Street W. H. Banister Oak Street J. E. Hodges Catalpa Street W. C. Lanier Louise Anne Street Mattie Myatt St. John Street J. W. Rohr South Grand _ street Clyde Derrick Carlton Street E. L. Magnon Plum Street L. B. Pettit South Second Street J. O. Walsh Crescent Bend J. B. Edwards DeSiard Road Northeast Center of Claiborne P.T. A Delta Beta Sigma Neva Bernice Worthington Bros Avenue Women's Auxiliary Ouachita Parish Medical Society Business and Professional Women’s Club Delta Beta Sigma Sorority Armandine Renaud Parish High School W. H. Hulbun Knoxville, Tenn Hilbun Jewel Johnson West Monroe Stanley Reid Mr. Reid Gertrude Feazel King-Smith Washington, D. C W. C. Feazel T. L. Tippit Fort Worth Texas Twentieth Century Book Club Arthur Dryburg Caroline Dorman Monroe Library Good Fellows’ Fund W. B. Clarke S. M. Collins E. C. Gibson Louis Hallum E. Holloway L. L. Larche S. M. McReynolds S. M. Meek J. M. Munholland M. M. Munholland R. H. Oliver, Sr W. C. Oliver J. W. Smith S. L. Stroud J. B. Vaughan William Washburn Henry Whitfield Martin Hebert Port Arthur Reverie Hebert Charles Hill Alyce Joane Alice Sullivan Little Rock, Ark J. M. Phillips West Side P. F. Miller Fresno California Mr. Miller C. S. Kirby Mrs. Miller Hargrove Columbia Mrs. O. D. Brasher Alexandria Floyd Hodge I. L. Evans Albert and Benoit Hilbun Alice Sadie Dupree Jackson, M Ss M. W. Cummings Riverside Sanitarium D. E. Burge B. C. Neal Donald Roy Good Pine Rs. W. F. Thurman Gertrude Slay Frank O. Kreager Baton Rouge Avoyelles Ruth Shops Hammons Alice Henry Ford Levi DeSford St., Cor. Walnut
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