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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1934
Page
2
A Christmas themed column reflects on the journey to Bethlehem with Mary Joseph Magi and the star. It blends faith with everyday joy during the season and includes poems, notes on love, and holiday visits across families and towns. The piece weaves religious sentiment with social chatter and a cheese souffle recipe.
The column lists numerous holiday visits and gatherings in Monroe including Mrs. Joseph Biedenharn attending her niece Eliza beth Biedenharn wedding to Dr. Hayden Cutler on December 29 at Bethaven. It notes guests from Cincinnati New Orleans Shreveport and New York plus Delta Sigma and Delta Beta Sigma banquet with a long table of couples and sponsors. A baby named William Russell is born to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Mecom of Wisner on Christmas day.
Friday features Phi Kappa fta fraternal holiday ball at Frances hotel from 10 p m to 2 30 a m. Sterling ton Legion Auxiliary meets at Island DeSiard club house at 2 30 p m. Saturday includes weddings for Elizabeth Biedenharn and Hayden Cutler at Beth Sunday and Bertha Alyce Ma sur and Irvin Shlenker at Temple B Nai Israel with a reception at Y M H A. New Year’s Eve balls planned at Y M H A Lakeside Country club and Cher oo ke Terrace with notable performers. Mrs James Davis to present Children of the Inn at O P H S auditorium. Bach family legacy noted and a line about aluminum can eying with a new method.
Christmas mourns Mrs. C. A. Hunt and Mrs. Horace Logan as Russell Boswell 46 dies in Medina Tennessee from a lung ailment linked to gas exposure in World War I. His death follows Rowe Boswell 38 who died months earlier from war injuries.
Counsel for Christopher Reynolds posthumous son files notice of acceptance of a proposed estate settlement giving him seven million dollars. The plan allocates nine million to Anne Cannon Reynolds minus a two million release, Libby Holman Reynolds’s son seven million, Libby seven hundred fifty thousand, and about nine million to Smith Reynolds’s siblings for a charitable foundation. Anne Cannon Reynolds and Mrs J F Cannon oppose the proposal.
A list of Louisiana Tech students and relatives visiting home for holidays includes J. M. Adams Novin Brown Woodrow Brown Willard Brasher Percine Crow Mamie Edwards Edward Haile O C Harrell Mary Maroney Bryan Reeves Boyd Watson Jr Max Watson Mrs Ike Webb of Comfort Texas visiting her parents Dr and Mrs O H Thompson Mrs Verna Coburn Ponchatoula visiting Marion relatives Mr and Mrs A G Everett Farmerville visiting Sunday Hattie Stuckey and children Coushatta week end guests H Beckham Ruston visiting relatives Mary Hopkins Shreveport at home Elaine Jarmon Denton Texas at home Mr and Mrs John Dean Ponchatoula visiting relatives Norma Stewart Bastrop at home for holidays.
The Delta Beta Sigma and Delta Sigmas host a Wednesday Yule event beginning with a 5 pm dansante at Plantation Club followed by a Virginia hotel banquet. At 10 pm the ball featured gowns in gold silver black and pastels with Dorothy Williamson and Doris Davenport praised as sponsors.
The home of Dr. and Mrs. F. K. Hirsch hosted a fashionable coffee hour honoring Miss Anna Michael of Georgia and brides-to-be Miss Bertha Alyce and Miss Suzanne Tillman. Guests in elegant gowns circulated among flowers and candlelight while Miss Harriet Hirsch and Miss Elizabeth Frankel greeted attendees.
William Brown the building inspector is acquitted of taking a 10 000 bribe for passing defective high school work. Marian Gordon, a Morning Dispatch reporter, learns her friend has not divorced Cliff Hondon and that Cliff has shot himself. Marian heads to Reno with photographer Estes to break the news to Silver.
Marian lands at a Reno lodge, confronting Silver's apparent celebration of divorce. She fears telling him of Cliff's death as Silver and companions revel with radio music and laughter, masking sorrow with uneasy gaiety.
The Salvation Army will host a New Year Eve watch service at the citadel 216 North Second Street announced by Major A B Figgins. Lt Viola Figgins of Sanford Florida daughter of Major Figgins will play piano. Regular Sunday school begins at 9 45 a m with sermons at 11 a m and 7 30 p m.
R S H Bishop must pay the remaining automobile installments at 25 cents weekly. The court order extends the debt settlement to about seventy years.
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