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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1948

Page

14

Local and visiting residents share holiday plans in Lake Providence

Mrs. S. N. King of New Orleans visits son Hugh King and family in Lake Providence. Mrs. H. L. Kennedy with Janet go to Vicksburg. Dave Tchabold returns from New Orleans with Mrs. S. N. King. Other notes mention home visits, a broken leg from a tire rim incident, and plans for Cuba stay. Pfe. Sidney Hughston listed among the deceased in a military funeral.

S. N. King New Orleans Lake Providence Hugh King Dave Tchabold John Warren Ogden Russell T. E. Pinkston Burta Pinkston Kathleen Lewis Memphis Vicksburg Pfe Sidney Hughston

Grossman Families Visit Corpus Christi in Texas

Mr and Mrs W J Grossman Sr and Mr and Mrs W J Grossman Jr and their daughters traveled to Corpus Christi Texas to visit the Fred household during a daytime trip.

W. J. Grossman W. J. Grossman, Jr Corpus Christi, Tex Fred

Regenold Family Return to Lake Providence

Regenold family members have returned to Lake Providence while Mrs. W. J. Grossman Sr. extended her stay. Mrs. E. V. Parker of Sondheimer hosted a motor trip to Vicksburg on Wednesday with guests including her sister Mrs. Floyd Parker, Mrs. Seymour Myers, Mrs. L. W. Myers, and Mrs. Delos Hammack, all of Lake Providence.

Regenold Lake Providence W. J. Grossman, Sr E. V. Parker Sondheimer Vicksburg Floyd Parker Seymour Myers L. W. Myers Delos Hammack

Thanksgiving and holiday social notes from Lake Providence events

Social gatherings occupied residents with bridge and dinner parties. Guests included Mrs. J. N. Hill Jr. and Mrs. W. F. Trieschmann, with prizes won by Mrs. T. E. Pinkston and Mrs. Mark H. Brown. Activities featured fish shaped invitations, birthday observances, and a W S C S program with a solo "Baby Jesus."

W. F. Trieschmann J. N. Hill Jr Bridge Club T. E. Pinkston Mark H. Brown J. C. Bass O. S. Brown C. R. Evans J. W. Pittman Frank Voelker

Youletide Mailbox and D A R Christmas Party Notes

Framed cards with silver leaf designs and a mirrored table set a southern holiday scene at Twin Oaks. A Tallulah Chapter Eastern Star meeting featured a book review and remarks by Mrs. J. J. Wyly Jr before a full guest list from Tallulah and Monroe.

Santa J. J. Ferrell Jane Evans Carolyn Rentz Mary Katherine Babb Martha Carolyn Ba Tallulah Moses Shelby Twin Oaks E. D. Schneider A. S. Hill J. G. Wyly, Jr Mesdames George Verger Myles Hopkins T. P. Kell Florie Bowers John Carpenter George Webr Fred Browning Monroe

New Christmas Cards Feature Art Reproductions and Humor

New Christmas cards add handsome pickled pine moldings with backs for full color reproductions of famous American artists. The cards showcase masterpieces from Washington's National Gallery of Art and include humorous topical themes for a broad audience beyond the family.

NEW York NEA Washington National Gallery of Art Giotto Raphael el Greco Rembrandt Corot William Schaub John Whart Epsie Kinard

Thanksgiving Program and Family Visits Highlight Greenville News

Mrs. R. E. McClendon and Mrs. Herman Schwartz presented readings from Ted Malone's scrapbook and When Christmas Was Not a Headache with accompanist. A Christmas carol singalong around the piano ended the program. Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Myers and their children Betty and Little George spent Thanksgiving in Greenville with S. H. McAfee's family. Mrs. Willian P. Gross's secretary at the East Carroll parish Health Unit, replacing Miss Gay Nell Hackworth who enrolled at Louisiana Business College in Monroe, with Mrs. Jack Lightfoot and daughter also noted.

R. E. McClendon Herman Schwartz Ted Malone C. L. Deare J. W. Patrick Mrs. Seymour Myers Betty Little George Greenville Miss Mrs. Myers S. H. McAfee Willian P. Gross East Carroll Parish Gay Nell Hackworth Louisiana Business College Monroe

Thanksgiving in Evanston and Yuletide at Buckmeadow

Suzanne and Mrs. Grady Lightfoot visited Evanston Illinois over Thanksgiving with Jack Lightfoot relatives. Mrs J P Davis hosted a Tallulah motor trip to extend birthday greetings to Mrs Helen Erwin with guests S E Hart F A Babb and daughter Francis A S Hill and C R Brown. A Plantation Coffee hour at Buckmeadow hosted by Mr and Mrs S A Hort featured a Southern mammy with a tin frying pan collecting silver for Clara Brown's Christmas gift, the adopted orphan.

C. R. Brown J. P. Davis John Russell Davis Charles Brown Charles Clayton Brown George Spinks Tallulah Suzanne Grady G. Lightfoot Evanston, Ill Jack Lightfoot Lake Providence Helen Erwin S. E. Hart F. A. Babb Francis A. S. Hill

Refreshment Table Hosted By Mrs McClendon and Mrs Dalfume

In the dining room the refreshment table was presided over by Mrs Kelso McClendon and Mrs Luther Dalfume. Mrs McClendon poured coffee and wore a black crepe gown with a rounded low neckline.

Kelso McClendon Luther Dalfume

Attire Details From Royal Tea Event

Description notes a woman in black lace over blue with a double strand of pearls and Mrs Dalfume in royal blue with a keyhole neck and pleated pockets while serving tea.

Adams Accepts Rural Service Post in Louisiana

William B. Adams will join Louisiana Power and Light Co as rural service representative starting January 1 and plans to make Tallulah his home with Mrs. Adams. Bridge club results note Mrs. J. Martian Hamley won high score and Mrs. W. H. Maben low score. Friends report Mrs. Sol Storkner and her mother, Mrs. Sarah Myers, were rushed to a St. Louis hospital for extended treatment.

William B. Adams Louisiana Power and Light Co Mrs. Adams Tallulah J. Martian Hamley W. H. Maben F. P. Regenold Bridge Club W. D. Brown N. K. Delany S. E. Hart F. X. Ransdell F. H. Schneider J. N. Turner Sol Storkner Sarah Myers St. Louis, Mo

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