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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1936

Page

3

Christmas shoppers fill streets as holiday spirit rises

The article notes busy Christmas shopping, club activities paused for the season, and a Fine Arts club meeting at Mrs. Dean Selig's home with music, poetry, and art. It also reports engagements and a recent marriage, with Miss Joyce Renwick wed to William King at Grace church.

Fine Arts Club Dean Selig Paul Newman Stella Vinson Rosalia Kusin Rufus Gora Edward MacDowell R. F. McCook H. J. Fernandez Nell Grigsby Reita Church Fred Thatcher Rufus Goza Armandine Renaud Lila Scogin Ben Stern Leon Hammond Mr. Mulhearn Darling Charles Bennett Joyce Renwick Cook Renwick William King D. E. King Hazelhurst Grace Church E. F. Hayward Mrs. King Points Mississippi Calypso Street 0. M. Grisham O. R. Lewis June Robert L. Kellogg Mary Stuart Rhoda Elizabeth Oglesby Winnfield Dorothy Oglesby Harry G. Gist Athens First Methodist Church O. M. Grisham Riverside Drive R. W. Oglesby Oglesby Gist Robert Kellogg Rhoda Kellogg

Firecrackers danger and holiday fire hazards warned

A cautionary piece recalls three boys dropping lit firecrackers from a viaduct injuring a woman and discusses the risks. It urges care, lawful use, and precautions to prevent fires and injuries, noting cities often ban fireworks. It also warns about gas stove fires sparked by a Christmas tree and teaches fire-safety for all ages.

Mary Santa Claus

Christmas Social Calendar Highlights At Local Venues

A busy holiday schedule covers events from December 25 to 29 at Frances hotel Lakeside Country club Phi Kappa and Delta Sigma venues. Open houses, tea dansante, and Christmas balls feature prominent families and Monroe area hosts with invitations by style of the era.

Lakeside Country Club Fred Strauss Delta Sigma Fraternity Cherokee Terrace Frances Frances Hotel Delta Sigma Phi Kappa Fraternity Delta Beta Sigma Sorority Beta Chapter Tau Chapter Hotel Frances Roof Era Chapter Cherokee Terrace Hotel

New Angora Mittens Styled For Coed Nights

A fresh accessory features oversized white angora mittens paired with a black ermine trim coat. The look stands out for evening wear and adds bold texture to the ensemble.

Murder Tonight by Meynell Insp Hylton Seeks Village Clues

Inspector Hylton pursues suspects in Hope Enderton after Arthur Burdett is murdered. Dale Shipley and Lumsdale loom large as the hunt and a Monday alibi unravel amid hunts, dinners, and midnight walks through Fielden Cottage, Ferney House, and Hangman's Holt.

Ingsley Hylton Hylton Five Ways Nancy Featherstone Reeves Dale Shipley Lumsdale Doctor Chambers Sussex Inspector Hylton Hope Enderton Fielden Cottage Sergeant White Ferney House Mra Somers Lewence W. Meyeen

State Normal students enjoy holidays in city

F C Eason John Renwick and Earl Cobb students at the State Normal are enjoying holidays with friends and relatives in the city.

F.C. Eason John Renwick Earl Cobb The State Normal

Truck and Grass Fires Extinguished by Monroe Fire Crew

A Monroe Transfer Co. truck at 1820 DeLlard Street caught fire from welding apparatus and was put out in five minutes by Monroe firefighters around 2:48 p.m. Early yesterday afternoon two grass fires, one started by children and another by care- deseas, were extinguished by the same unit.

Monroe Fire Department Monroe Transfer Company DeLlard Street

Gasoline Consumption Figures in 1935 Mentioned

The report notes gasoline usage near ly gallons for 1935 and cites locations at 3200 Gordon Avenue and the east end of the traffic bridge as referenced sites.

Karl Carson Waiter F. Carson Gordon Avenue Norfolk Navy United States

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