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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1932
Page
5
Immortality by Joseph Jefferson prints a fable in verse about two caterpillars debating salvation and damnation as they face mortality. The dialogue contrasts optimistic and dyspeptic views on life and afterlife before they die wrapped in winding sheets.
The Monroe social scene featured the Junior Charity League ball at the Virginia hotel with L. S. A. orchestra amid crimson and green decor. Highlights included a note on Miss Lena Ann Bruscato wedding to Anthony Varino at St Matthews Catholic Church and a series of elegant gatherings at Wildwood and Riverside Golf Club with noted guests and a forthcoming Ipana Troubadours performance.
Rehearsal of Sun Up by Monroe Little Theater at the junior college auditorium tonight promises a professional level. Mrs Blanche Oliver leads a strong cast with Shelby Cage Frederick Williamson and others delivering compelling performances. The production features period props a convincing set and a strict eight o’clock curtain with coffee served between acts.
Eleanor McAdoo prepares to return to Washington with her California senator husband William Gibbs McAdoo. Her elder daughter Ellen, a politics‑savvy social figure, campaigned with her father and drew attention at the Roosevelt nomination, while plans unfold for Ellen’s education and future abroad. The piece recalls White House memories and social scenes around the Junior Charity league ball at the Virginia hotel and other charity hosts.
Pattern 2439 offers a dual wardrobe option with a jersey sweater and a middie shown in a small sketch. It adds a sailor collar pocket youth tie and gala tea fabric. Sizes 4 to 14 require specific yardage. illustrated instructions included. 15 cents pattern. catalog and pattern together 25 cents. Address orders to News Star Pattern Department New York City.
Thursday features a Riverside Country club dancing party at 9 p m and a Little Theatre production Sun Up at the Junior College auditorium. Friday hosts a Monroe hotel dancing party 8 30 to 12 with Mrs Robert Layton’s class. Social updates list many visitors and family arrivals for the holidays.
A reader asks how to stop her argumentative husband from debating and how to handle a brother-in-law who drinks and flirts. The columnist urges refusing to engage, setting boundaries, and having the husband address the situation calmly, noting the brother should pay board. The reply also suggests discussing love and shared duties with the fiancée to foster fair play and true affection.
Santa escapes from the taxi where her first husband Dicky has kept her prisoner. She fears her jealous present husband and hesitates to tell the full tale. Clive leaves next morning and Santa worries Dicky may try again to see her.
E day after hiding, the woman awaits Clive, then visits Bloomhoff to meet Dicky. He presses for remarriage. she rebuffs him, offering only a lunch together to avoid street publicity. They duel with flirtation and sharp jabs in a high class East Side speakeasy while her resolve wavers.
A strained reconciliation unfolds between Santa and Dicky over money, past affairs, and future plans as they clash in a hotel restaurant and confront how their histories shape their bond. Santa questions trust with Clive while Dicky insists on control and reunion as February winds blow.
Readable text shows a salesman touting a car as the ultimate choice with confident claims. The fragment hints at persuasive sales language and a dismissive tone toward competing options. The incomplete note preserves a sales pitch flavor without full context.
The Monroe Rotary club will hold this week's luncheon at the Training Institute. A special program is planned featuring the boys and the club's continued support of the institute and a Scout sponsor.
A small fire in a single room at 416 Hart Street was put out by the fire department yesterday afternoon at 12 15. No injuries or further damage were reported and the house was deemed safe after inspection.
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