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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1941
Page
6
One hundred fifty Monroe women met at the Frances hotel to begin the largest Red Cross drive in history. They urged housewives to greet volunteers with cheer, aiming to raise a $20,000 quota to ensure a peaceful Christmas despite looming wartime hardships.
Readers recall Camp Waldemar and its lasting spirit of camaraderie as Monro e counselors entertained last summer. A Mirror Room gathering at Frances Hotel, Eastern Star decor and a five course dinner highlighted a season of memories and upcoming events.
Monroe notes a busy Christmas week with YWCA girl reserves hosting a white Christmas service at 6:30 p.m. plus many club meetings, dances, and parties at the Crystal Club and Frances Hotel. Public church programs include First Baptist and St. Matthew's PTA events, with weddings, tea parties, and gift exchanges highlighted among local families and volunteers.
Mangham guests R O C Green and Tom Collins stay with the Hixon and Janet Hixon households. Mrs John McElwee visits Natchez meeting her husband in New Orleans. Note and Key club plans a Christmas program and joins the Louisiana Federation of Music clubs as a junior group under Mrs B N Hixon, with officers Willie Dell Chapman Kathryn Curry Mary Carl Underwood. Fred L Cheek of Mangham earns a corporal rank at Barksdale Field for distinguished service in the Army Air Corps. Verlyn Cutter and Mary Mhoon Noble spend the weekend in New Orleans with friends and relatives.
Practical Costume Pattern offers a jumper with a low cut top to frame a blouse, designed for long wear in sizes 4 to 12 years. Pattern No 907 ww lists fabric needs for size 6 as 14 percent of 35 inch material, with options in corduroy velveteen wool crepe or plaid, and includes a blouse in white or light cottons. Send 15 cents, pattern number 907 ww, name and address to News Star World Today's Pattern Service in New York for the pattern and book catalog.
Oak Grove residents attend a Christmas program at the Howell residence with Mary Howell hosting and guests including A. C Monroe and J. Leventhal. A PTA meeting in the school study hall covers a fifth grade Christmas program and prize wins for Mrs Butler's fourth grade. Community juniors' party at Legion hut includes many attendees and refreshments. Visitors from Indiana and guests in town for health unit and church conferences are noted along with family visits in Texas and New Orleans.
In Colorado Springs a chicken spaghetti dinner was followed by several card games. Mrs. R. V. Reeves won the ladies high score prize and Mr. Charles Heath of Darnell won the men’s prize. A guest of honor received a lovely gift. Attending were the honoree and her hosts and guests including the Reeves, Monroe, McIntosh, Bayne, Heath, Koerner, and Berger families, along with Valerie and David McIntosh. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Berger then departed for a business trip to Dallas, Texas, with Mrs. E. L. Odneal accompanying.
Mr and Mrs Tolbird and children of Lapine visited Mrs Martha G Coon in Okaloosa. Quarterly conference attendance at Columbia Heights Methodist Church in Columbia La. Ohio guests included Mr and Mrs Berry of Bawcomville visiting Mrs N L Coon. T L Hackworth moved from Conway Memorial Hospital to his son's home. Johnnie Fletcher returned from Shreveport visit. The Fletchers hosted Mr and Mrs J E Fletcher with guests from West Monroe and Shreveport. FE Hendrick visited sister Mrs Harvey Woods in West Monroe. Tommie Gewin of West Monroe visited J C Tolbird Jr. Bob McDane of West Monroe spent weekend with N L Coon.
Waterproof weekend visitors included Lieutenant James lins now in Jackson Mississippi, De gias Manship of Baton Rouge, Mattie Bauer, Mrs. Laurie Rate, and Miss Edna Ratcliff. They joined Mr and Mrs L R Allwood and Richard at Delhi Plantation, plus H T Goldman and Harry Goldman who drove to Jackson to be with Miss May Goldman of Raven College. May Young of Chettanoo Tennessee also stayed with Mr and Mrs E D Coleman at Live O and other relatives in Tensas parish.
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