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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1941
Page
4
Eve C Bradford reflects on Christmas as a time for humanity, family customs, and shared joy in Monroe. She urges reviving traditional holiday rituals, singing around the piano, and cherishing togetherness over material excess, noting local families who keep old customs alive each year.
Announcements center on Miss Virginia Husted and Mr. H B Hargrove with a December 28 wedding planned at First Church. Husted, a Louisiana University graduate, engages in sorority life. Hargrove, a Texas A&M graduate, teaches at North East Junior College flight school. Also noted are other local engagements and holiday visits across Louisiana and Texas.
Pattern No. 8052 and Pattern No. 5035 offer matching dress and frocks for girls in sizes 6 to 12 and 12 to 2. Prices 5c for pattern orders, with a Fashion Book promo. Also reports Christmas gatherings: Dennis family reunion in Dallas, Olmstead and McLeod families visiting, and a Layton apartments tea. A Christmas program by Altruman Book club featured “Christmas Below the Equator” with a tree, readings, gifts, and a Red Cross check.
Mas cakes and coffee were served toMesdames Kate Morrice D D Coul ter C E Faulk W R Hatchell J C Stewart C H Tait Jack Willis Amy Cook 0 J Ham R B Henry D C Metcalf Herman McGuire E W Stinson and N D McGaughey Mrs Clarence Slagle of Baton Rouge has many friends here her former home who will be delighted to know that she is a guest during the Yuletide of Mr and Mrs Elmer Single.
Acting Chief of Police B L Brantley urged Monroe motorists to drive carefully over the holidays to prevent tragedies. After a wave of minor crashes yesterday the appeal stressed preventing loss of life as streets fill with Christmas visitors. One accident at South Third and Ouachita Avenue nearly turned deadly when a car overturned. three occupants escaped injury.
New York December 24 Boris Karloff in real life visits Beekman Hospital in Santa Claus costume distributing Christmas gifts to 200 child patients aged 5 to 12. He says he loves children and jokes he is not as bad as he is painted.
The St Matthew's Catholic Church prepares for a ticket only midnight mass starting tonight at 11:45 with doors opening at 10:45. Rev Francis P Donohoe will celebrate assisted by organist Mrs Lydia Oakland Nichols. A Christmas Day offering goes to St Joseph's Home Pineville. Masses on Christmas Day range 6 to 10 am.
Annual Christmas service will be held at the Lutheran church Christmas Eve at 7 30 p m with carols readings and child participants. A service is planned Christmas Day at 93 30 a m with hymns and choir offerings. Public invitation extended to attend.
Hollywood dispatch reports Linda Darnell asked her siblings what they wanted for Christmas. They named a fox a donkey and a 16 foot snake. They will receive the fox and the donkey and defense bonds but not the snake.
George D. Holland secretary of the Chamber of Commerce was the principal speaker at the Lions Club lunch at Hotel Frances. He spoke on The Meaning of Christmas and urged men to volunteer for service as the United States Marine Corps needs new recruits.
Mrs A A Vial of Greytown Natal is reunited with her wedding ring after months of baking cakes for troops abroad. A note in 150 cakes asked the finder to return the ring and this week her son Sergeant Ronnie Vial writes he has located it.
Staff Sergeant C. R. Simmons, United States Marine Corps recruiting officer, urges every young man between 17 and and interested in serving to apply at room 306 postoffice.
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