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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1948

Page

12

Christmas Recognition Day at Memorial Methodist Church

Memorial Methodist Church to honor high school seniors and college students at 7:30 p m service on Sunday December 26 Student recipients include Sam Shepherd Ann Bower Vernon Sanders Joe Love Larry Frey Millar Frey Buster Stevens Dan Dennett Jean Bower Ed Brown Burford Welch Oma Fleming Leon Hunt Pat Riggs Cloteal Jones Ruth Hearne George Roach Bill Welch Glenn Beadles Foster Lewis College students will attend First Baptist Church for the evening service The piece ends with a Santa Claus North Pole vignette including Santa and the penguins and elves showing a tale of Christmas cheer.

Memorial Methodist Church Ann Bower Neville High Pietro A. Yon Sam Shepherd Vernon Sanders Joe Love Southern Methodist University Larry Frey University of Mississippi Millar Frey Louisiana Tech Buster Stevens Dan Dennett Northwestern Jean Bower Louisiana State University Ed Brown Burford Welch Oma Fleming Leon Hunt Northeast Junior College Pat Riggs Cloteal Jones Ruth Hearne George Roach Bill Welch Glenn Beadles Foster Lewis First Baptist Church

Real Estate Transfers in Hari's Addition Square 5 Record

Charles P. Greco sold to B B Williams a parcel in square 5 Hari's addition for 7500 dollars. M H Parham sold to William...

Charles P. Greco Bishop B. B. Williams Hari M. H. Parham William

Parcel sales and a large movie attendance figure

Valentine buys ground in Zeigin subdivision block 5 for 212 dollars. Claude McKissick sells ground at Trenton and Claiborne in West Monroe for 10 dollars. Artis Kitchens et al sell to K C Boner lot 15 block 62 Union Developing Co resubdivision for 900 dollars. Reported weekly cinema attendance reaches 28 million youths under 21 nationwide.

Valentine Zeigin J. C Ransom Claude McKissick Joel A. McKissick Trenton Claiborne Streets West Monroe

Christmas in New York as Mackenzie finds global peace

DeWitt Mackenzie recalls Christmas memories from trenches in World War I to Bethlehem and Calcutta, then describes Rockefeller Center’s towering tree in New York. He sees a universal wish for peace among crowds from many nations and ends with Christmas cheer and belief in Santa Claus.

Associated Press England Calcutta Bethlehem Old Vermont Jesus America New York Rockefeller Plaza Canada Latin America Britain Europe Philippines Orient Santa Claus

Memorial service held for Tojo and six warlords in Tokyo

About 50 Japanese gathered at a flower shop to honor Hideki Tojo and six executed warlords. The crowd debated who would take responsibility for the ceremony as Buddhist priests and notable figures joined, citing newspaper reports and occupation forces. The event featured sutras and incense for Tojo’s soul and world peace.

Tokyo Hideki Tojo Yomiuri Shimbun Yomiuri Minoru Doihara Kenji Doihara Tojo Doihara Shozo Murata Philippines Tatsuo Hawai Autralia Jinzaburo Mazaki

Veterinarian 83 Marries 33-Year-Old Bride in Secret Ceremony

Dr David Roberts aged 83 wed Elizabeth Elfers Walker 33 in a concealed Waukesha ceremony after a four year acquaintance. The bride, divorced in 1945, vows to raise collie dogs and relocate to Waukesha after January first. The groom noted marriage is beautiful and that his new life begins.

Minneapolis Waukesha Wis David Roberts Elizabeth Elfers Walker

Animals to Have Christmas Trees

Minot North Dakota zoo will feed unsold Christmas trees to elk, deer, bison and rabbits on Saturday. Bark from balsam and spruce is a winter delicacy for the animals. After Christmas, unsold popcorn balls, peanuts and hard candy are expected as treats.

Minot N. D Roosevelt Park Zoo D. T. Ritchey Ritchey

Aborigines Steal Telegraph Insulators for Spear Tips

Britannica notes that Australian aborigines sometimes take telegraph insulators to fashion spear tips, reflecting resourceful use of available materials.

Encyclopedia Britannica

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