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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1941

Page

2

Wedding Supper Highlights Edith Edwards and Kelly

Mr and Mrs P N Edwards entertained after a rehearsal at First Baptist church for their daughter Miss Elethia Edwards and her fiancé Mr James Douglas Kelly. Guests received gifts and silver mementos as the couple prepared for their Monday night wedding.

Miss Elethia Edwards Mr. Kelly P. N. Edwards Elethia Edwards James Douglas Kelly First Baptist Church Virginia Miss Edwards Mrs. Edwards Jonnie Edwards George Vaughan Eloise Cann Nina Babbs Lafayette Dorothy Kroll Shreveport Kelly Frances Hotel

Christmas Eve to Christmas Day Holiday Notices in Monroe

Christmas Eve dancing party at the Crystal club at 9 p.m. on Wednesday. Thursday features Rainbow Girls and Eastern Star and Masonic lodge members at the Masonic temple at 7 30 p.m. Open houses, teas, and family visits fill Christmas week with many local residents hosting events at homes and hotels. Notables include influenza recoveries, births, and military family news as residents plan gatherings and travel for the holidays.

Crystal Club Rainbow Girls Eastern Star Masonic Lodge Masonic Temple Kay Kugler Paul Fudickar Bill Fudickar Fudickar Forsythe Avenue Delta Beta Sigma Frances Hovel Terrace Delta Sigma Fraternity Mirror Room Frances Hotel Frances Hotel Terrace Order For Rainbow Assembly No. 5 Eastern Star Lodge

Royal Service program and social greetings at St Joseph The Baptist WMA

The St Joseph The Baptist Woman's Missionary Auxiliary met at the church for a Royal Service program including Bible study, singing Hark the Herald Angels Sing, a talk The Song of the Christmas Angels, and short plays. Guests included Mrs Henry Ohleson and Mr and Mrs Orlando Adams of McKeesport. A buffet supper followed. Several arrivals and visits from local residents marked the social evening, with exchanges at Lakewood and stays for holidays noted.

the Baptist W. M. A Luke I X. T. Matthews Herald Angels Song of the Christmas Angels J. L. Crigler A. N. Murray Palestine W. Allen P. G. Kennedy Henry Ohleson Orlando Adams McKeesport Penn William Watson Blanchard Evans Pollard Coleman Philip Watson Richard M. Whitney Joseph Testa Dalton Watson

Stuckey and RodenEngage in Jonesboro Marriage

In Jonesboro on Sunday evening at the Baptist parsonage with Rev. J. W. Buckner presiding Aubrey Stuckey and Miss Faye Roden were married. Attendants were Miss Ruth Thomas and Edell Barr. Stuckey, son of Mrs. Etta Stuckey, works at Gatlin-McDonald Motor Co. Roden, daughter of Newton Roden, is an Economy Drug Co. employee. The couple will reside in Jonesboro.

Jonesboro Aubrey Stuckey Faye Roden Baptist Parsonage J. W. Buckner Ruth Thomas Edell Barr Stuckey Etta Stuckey Gatlin-McDonald Motor Company Newton Roden Economy Drug Company

Mt Rainier double duty ski jacket offered with Zelan finish

Cotton poplin Mt Rainier ski jacket designed for all weather use features Zelan treatment to repel moisture and resist perspiration and oily spots. Courtesy David D Doniger.

Mt. Rainier David D. Doniger Zelan Hettrick Manufacturing Company

First Lady on Busy Schedule

Ruth Cowan reports Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt balances a full pre Christmas agenda amid wartime duties. She works as assistant civilian defense director reading and replying to letters, hosts toy and basket parties, visits a slum clearance project where she sings carols with residents, and plans a Philadelphia visit to meet her 11th grandchild born to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. while the baby’s father serves at sea.

Washington Roosevelt Betty Queen Anne Fredericksburg

Births Grayson Elises Martie Johnston Born in Caldwell

Mr and Mrs Curtis Johnston of Shreveport announce the birth of a daughter Elise Martie born December 2 at Caldwell hospital Mrs Johnston is the former Christine Cruse Paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs H C Johnston of Grayson and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs E M Cruse

Joseph Wilenzick New Orleans Carolyn Touro Infirmary Irene Wilenzick This City Percy Jeffroin Alexandria Mrs Malcolm Genius Baton Rouge Malcolm I General Hospital Grayson Curtis Johnston Shreveport Elise Martie Caldwell Hospital Johnston Christine Cruse E. M. Cruse H. C. Johnston

Pilot in Philippines escapes death by hair

An American pilot bailing from a plane over central Luzon survived a dramatic landing as Kalinga tribesmen misread him, until his flaming red hair revealed he was not Japanese. The tribe lowered their weapons and allowed him to escape.

Philippines Manila Luzon

Son Alive After Mishap As Family Faces Collision

In Lowell Mississippi Dee 23 at 4 percent the telegram from sailor David Gerow stationed at Pearl Harbor stated he was alive and well. William Gerow 54 and wife Ellen 53 believed a merry Christmas was saved and went for a car ride to view decorations when a collision occurred. They were hospitalized with severe injuries. The passage notes navy naming conventions for ships.

Lowell Miss. Dee William Gerow David Pearl Harbor Gerow Ellen

Colorful dirndl costume pattern for children ages 2 to 6

A News-Star-World pattern brief describes a quaint dirndl style with a back cross top, blouse with drawstring neckline, and trimmed peasant look. It lists fabric needs by size, pattern No. 804, and price details for pattern 15c and Pattern Book 15c with mail order to New York.

Isc News-Star—World Today 7Th Avenue New York N. Y

Bits of fabric from downed Japanese planes a Pearl Harbor souvenir

Long Beach California reports the latest souvenir craze a fabric fragment from a Japanese bomber shot down near Pearl Harbor. Wayne Morris a naval aviation cadet selection board member received one yesterday and quips to persuade youths to enroll in naval flight training. US motor vehicle replacements total 2 600 000 in 190.

Long Beach Calif Pearl Harbor Wayne Morris Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board

First air raid shelter victim on Oahu is Japanese alien

In Honolulu a 300 pound stone rolled into a hillside shelter, crushing Susumu Katameya and injuring Tetsusaku Koizumi as they excavated a cave refuge from air raids on Oahu. Deputy Patrolman Edward Pauler reported Koizumi is seriously hurt.

Honolulu Oahu Island Edward Pauler Susumu Katameya Tetsusaku Koizumi Koizumi

Dr Walter Niles longtime Cornell dean dies at 63

Dr Walter Lindsay Niles aged 63, former dean of Cornell University Medical College from 1919 to 1928 and founder of the dollar a call clinic, died after a cerebral hemorrhage. A Lebanon New York native, he had been professor of medicine since 1916 and served as acting dean last October, consulting physician to Bellevue Memorial and other major hospitals.

New York Walter Lindsay Niles Cornell University Medical College Lebanon N. Y Bellevue Memorial

Santa Claus Gift Set For Santa Claus Post Office

Santa Claus Ind hosts a Christmas gift as a town awards a new ten thousand dollar post office building funded by private donations. Milton Harris, who runs a toy village here, said the project will be financed by local contributors and the post office will serve the famous Santa Claus town.

Santa Claus Ind Milton Harris

Maureen O Hara to marry Will Price in Mississippi

Hollywood reports actress Maureen O Hara plans to wed Will Price, film dialogue director, on December 2 at his hometown in McComb Mississippi. The Dublin born star is widow of George Hanley Brown, a British film executive.

Hollywood Maureen O'Hara Will Price McComb Miss George Hanley Brown

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