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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1933
Page
12
An assembled collage touches on food and everyday life with references to kitchens, dining, and work. It mentions Marguerite E. Hoffman and social visits, hints at personal routines, and muses on effort, learning, and building foundation in arithmetic and character.
Miss Vinita Branch of Alexandria marries Joseph Ramey in a December evening ceremony at the Powers home on Louisville avenue. Rev Jett officiated. Bride attended by Mrs. Powers, best man Joseph Isaacman. The couple will reside in the city. Ramey works as advertising manager for Monroe Furniture.
A glamorous holiday tea dance at Riverside Country Club drew Delta Beta Sigma sorority members and Delta Sigma fraternity men in a large turnout. Hostesses Eloise Gayne Dorothy Williamson Peggy Bubb Beverly Russell led a stylish reception as holly and mistletoe decorated the ballroom. After a dinner banquet at the Virginia Hotel guests returned for the Delta Sigma ball attended by more than two hundred young fashionables.
The notice reports the marriage of Marie O J Goldsmith of Bastrop Louisiana to Ned H Easterling in Monroe on December 24. Marie is Bolton high Alexandria graduate and lived in Bastrop. Ned graduates Parish high Monroe and works in Vicksburg Mississippi. They will reside in Vicksburg after a brief honeymoon. Also noted is the marriage of Belle Cotton to Mrs F T Peters performed by Reverend Scott at First Methodist Church. The couple will live in this city where Peters represents Swift and Company.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Trabue of New Orleans visit their uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Barr at their Sterling ton plantation. Mrs. Trabue appears as a guest of Barr and friends in the city. Other visitors include William Berry of Hartford, Martin Eichel of Richmond, Mrs. M. Hirsch, Charles Eichel, L. Krauss, W. R. Wunsch of Louisville, and Kathaleen McDonald of Alexandria staying with local host Mrs. J. T. Cooper.
The piece notes lavish gowns with ruffles trains and sequins for holiday parties and discusses sleeve choices from sleeveless to long sleeves with high necklines. It recalls a bustling DeSiard Street Christmas Eve 1933 and shopping chaos, plus social notices of Mrs. Courtney Proffitt radio plans and a Junior Charity League New Year's Eve breakfast dance at Hotel Frances.
The ad promotes a coordinated frock and apron set matching a printed dress, noting affordability and versatility for home use and outings. Pattern 1743 comes in sizes 14 through 44, with fabric and binding quantities listed for size 16, and includes illustrated sewing instructions. Orders go to Monroe News-Star Pattern Department in New York City.
Local clubs announce Thursday gatherings including the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars on North Second Street at 7 30 p m and a script dance at the Virginia hotel with Eddie Jacobs orchestra. Junior Musical sotery tea honors former members. Rip Van Winkle presented by Children's Theater at the parish school auditorium. Missouri Pacific Woman's club meets at Booster's hall at 2 30 p m. Eta chapter Phi Kappa hosts annual Christmas ball at the Virginia hotel with card admission. Saturday features Cherokee Nite Club dance at Hotel Frances 10 p m to 3 a m and open houses at Phi Kappa fraternity on DeSiard Road. Sunday New Year open houses and a New Year's Eve breakfast dance at Frances hotel 11 a m to 5 a m plus a New Year's Eve ball at the Virginia hotel. Reported holiday visits include Mrs L T Hastings hosting a Sunday school class party with carols and a Three Wise Men crayon drawing by Miss Roslyn Hastings. Mrs Pearl Griffin notes holiday guests from Henderson Texas and Meridian Mississippi family members.
Louise counsels a four year couple on a dispute over a fiancé correcting a girlfriend's English in public. She urges understanding, self improvement, and reading aloud to improve pronunciation and tone.
Nesta presses for the emeralds in a tense night scene aboard the wreck story aftermath. She confronts a man who may hold the treasure and memory of vanished schemes, while old rivalries and threats linger in the darkness.
A reader asks if marrying a younger wealthy woman bound to live abroad will erode his respect. Advice urges declaring independence from in laws, breaking with their plans, and staying focused on his own work rather than chasing luxuries overseas. A cautionary note dismisses relying on a wife’s wealth.
An odd fragment notes a grievance tied to a mother and the idea of removing a chip to prove love and kindness. The source text is unclear and cut, but centers on familial conflict and expressed desire for harmony at home.
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