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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1931
Page
5
A nostalgic Christmas meditation from a New York Times voice recalling five children at home and five travelers abroad. The piece weaves family warmth with holiday rituals, then shifts to society notes, church events, musical broadcasts, weddings, and local social updates across multiple Mississippi towns.
Social calendar lists a December 2 tea dance at Riverside Country Club with Delta Beta Sigma members and Delta Sigma fraternity hosts. Events include a Christmas Country Club dinner, New Year’s Eve dances, and January 1 C D A meeting at St Matthew's Auditorium with invitations and reservations encouraged.
The issue features a child care pattern for nursery decor with bunnies for curtains and pillows and a summer romper design sizes 1 2 4 6 requiring yardage. It also covers a Christmas program at Neville high school with nine hundred children singing “Glory To God On High” under Miss Clara Hall, praising music’s power and unity.
Dave appears thick skinned after parental criticism yet his indifference hides wounded self worth. He shrugs off failure, avoids meals, and reads a detective story while others expect chores. A small sign of affection could soften his guarded pose.
A narrator schemes to arrange a meeting between Lee Chow and Hugh Grantland via a forged letter. The plan hinges on signaling with a white cloth on a pasture fence to show readiness for an interview and to ensure no further harassment.
Adele Garrison reports to Dicky and Harry about her interview with a wounded Chinese man who mentions belonging to Hugh Grantland. The men react, seeking meaning from the confession as the narrator prepares to recount the tale in the veranda conversation.
A reader asks if marriage is wise given earnings of 15 and 19 dollars a week and no steady job. The advisor warns against marrying now, urging saving for a home and urging the fiancé to improve finances before starting a family, plus guidance on handling a jealous partner.
Charles Roddy son of Monroe Fire Department chief Frank J. Roddy and LSU freshman earns the President's Medal for excellence in conduct, neatness, military proficiency, leadership, scholarship and loyalty. W S Heard Jr a West Monroe youth and LSU junior also receives a similar honor.
The Monroe Welfare Association headquarters will close tonight for three days and reopen Monday. Directors and secretary Mrs W P McCall have been busy for weeks and will rest. Christmas aid and Goodfellows Fund distributions began early and were nearly finished by noon today.
Curtis Smith and H. H. Land of J. W. Smith and Associates have been admitted to the American Institute of Architects in a prestigious honor. They received certificates of membership for their professional achievement.
Trueman Rock arrives at Sunset Pass and seeks work under Gage Preston while clashing with Ash Preston over Thiry. Rock recalls past gunplay ties to Wagontongue and faces warnings about returning to the Pass as he meets the family and eyes Thiry.
Five hundred children attended the Monroe Y's Men's Club annual Christmas party in the Weaks Building on North Third Street. The event featured a decorated tree and gifts of toys fruits and candies for each child presented by Santa Claus with the cooperation of the Junice Chasity Lengua.
Business and Professional Women's Club along with teachers and school officials arranged a party for students who attended school yesterday. Children were transported in vans provided by J. E. Lockwood.
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