Smartly Styled Fall and Winter Dress Pattern No 8389
Foldout notice describes pattern 8389 for a daytime frock with broad shoulders and contrast cuffs, sizes 12 through 42, yardage for size 14. Include 25 cent pattern order to Sue Burnett at News-Star-World, plus a 60 page fall winter fashion book with a free doll pattern. Also notes holiday visits of local residents in Shreveport and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Burnett
News-Star-World
Ave
Americas
New York
N. Y
Round Of Parties Honoring Miss Sophie Davidson
A gala series of events surrounds the betrothal of Miss Sophie Davidson and Nathan Laudenheimer of Vicksburg Mississippi. Hosts include Mrs Abe Dreyer and Mrs David Kaplan with numerous guests at luncheons teas showers and cocktail parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophie Davidson
Nathan Laudenheimer
Vicksburg
Miss
Abe Dreyer
Santa Claus
Phillip Fishman
Rita Feith
Jeanne Pickens
Alva Lipson
Gloria Weinberg
Betty Thurman
David Kaplan
Miss Davidson
Cline Clark
Julius Cahn
Davie Snyder
Local Names Appearing in Society Notices
O. N. Reynolds, Mrs. S. L. Emory, Miss Dorothy Davis, Miss Dorothy Horton, Mrs. Emilio Zufall, and Mrs. J. M. Head Jr. are listed among society figures in the community notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. N. Reynolds
S. L. Emory
Dorothy Davis
Dorothy Horton
Emilio Zufall
J. M. Head, Jr
Readers' Clique Christmas Party Hosted by Sidney Gill
Members of the Readers' Clique gathered at Mrs. Sidney Gill's home for their Christmas party. Chairwoman Mrs. Ray Updegraff reported on the club's toy project, part of a longtime policy to remodel old toys for Con- children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reader’s Clique
Sidney Gill
Ray Updegraff
Readers’ Clique
Con
Christmas Toys Donated to Memorial Hospital by Club
Mrs Updegraff announced the committee had delivered toys and dolls to Memorial Hospital for weeks to help more children. After the meeting, club members collected remaining items and gave them to hospitalized children. Present were Mrs Archibald, Mrs Jordan, Mrs Ethridge, Mrs Morgan, Mrs Updegraff, Mrs John, Mrs Olcott, Mrs Todd, Mrs LaCour, Mrs Albright, Mrs Crowley, Mrs Harbuck, Mrs Parrish, Mrs Ryland, and Mrs Gill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B. Archibald
Ivy Jordan
Evans Ethridge
G. L. Morgan
Ray Updegraff
Raymond John
A. G. Olcott
R. C. Todd
B. J. LaCour
Clay Albright
E. W. Crowley
Delta Beta Sigma Society Calendar and Events
The society calendar lists Delta Beta Sigma gatherings through January including meetings at Evelyn Steen’s home to honor Miss Octave Register, a New Year’s formal dance at Hotel Frances and a New Year’s Eve dance at the Country Club, plus other club meetings and a Magnolia Study Club meeting, with noted hostesses and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Chisholm
A. G. Morrison
Manning McGuire
D. C. Metcalf
Aimee Cook
Delta Beta Sigma
Evelyn Steen
J. W. Golson
Hotel Frances
Country Club
Ginger Coates
Delta Sigma
Dan Bivins
Louise L. McGuire
Robert Davis
Octave Register
Dorothy Davis
Mary Wilton McHenry
J. M. Head, Jr
E. J. Zufall
Local Social Roundup The McSween Wedding Return Home
Mr and Mrs Harold B McSween have returned from their wedding trip and will spend the holidays with C 3 Foster in Baton Rouge. Other families return from Christmas visits, notes on convalescence and recent hospital discharges, and greetings from Shreveport and Jackson Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold B. McSween
C. 3
Foster
Baton Rouge
Jean Gentry
Ernest Merkliner
Shreveport
Mattie Endom
Victoria Reno
Mrs
Fred Endom
Jackson
Learn To Enjoy Party You Give
Festive party season advice for hostesses urges planning in advance to mix compatible guests, keep menus simple, prepare a day ahead, and schedule a 30 minute nap on party day to stay fresh and enjoy the gathering.
Chi Omega Luncheon At Local Restaurant
Chi Omega sorority members from several colleges gathered for a festive luncheon at a local restaurant. An holly and red taper centerpiece adorned the table. Guests listed include Polly Jean Phelps Phyllis Hobbs Jackie Walker Cherry Bernstein Gregor Thompson Arden Girault Mary Jean Hollis Dorothy Ann Mitchell Jean Smith Mary Sue Smith Betty Sue Shotwell Tommye Sue Eaves Wava Jenkins Pat Bogett Jo Ann Biedenharn Angylyn Swift. US automobile mileage reached about 690 billion passenger miles in 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chi Omega
Holly
Polly Jean Phelps
Phyllis Hobbs
Jackie Walker
Cherry Bernstein
Gregor Thompson
Arden Girault
Mary Jean Hollis
Dorothy Ann Mitchell
Jean Smith
Mary Sue Smith
Betty Sue Shotwell
Tommye Sue Eaves
Wava Jenkins
Pat Bogett
Jo Ann Biedenharn
Angylyn Swift
Check Up Monthly On Figure's Size By Alicia Hart
Alicia Hart provides guidance on monthly body measurements to spot changes not visible on the scale. She recommends recording waist hip bust thighs and upper arm to detect early loss of tone or expansion and to motivate corrective exercise.
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Alicia Hart
Local Holiday Visits Refresh Marion Residents and Relatives
Marion residents and nearby families spent Christmas and holiday weekends visiting relatives across Texas and Louisiana. Names include Norma Stewart, Merle Gresham, Donald Lee Cole, Glen Post Jr., William Crow, B K Watson Jr and family, James A Dean and son Jack, O T Andrews, Dr J P Frellsen and Mary Elise, Max P Watson, T W Auger, J R Rockett, E J Larance, Reita Andrews, J B Brasher, George Emory, E J Gulley, Jesse Farr, W A Grafton, and Mary Hopkins families among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Norma Stewart
Bastrop
Merle Gresham
Spring Hill
Donald Lee Cole
Cotton Valley
Glen Post, Jr
Bernice
William Crow
Ringgold
Philadelphia Negro seeks to block segregated army induction
Devereaux Tomlinson, a 25 year old Philadelphia deck officer from World War II, files in U S district court to stop his army induction claiming service in a segregated unit would cause embarrassment and deny training and advancement. A hearing is set with Judge George A Welsh. Defendants include Maj Gen Lewis B Hershey and local selective service officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devereaux Tomlinson
Merchant Marine
U. S. District Court
George A. Welsh
Tomlinson
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Henry M. Gross
Pennsylvania
Rudolph Sternberg
Philadelphia
Leonard Gerow
Second Army
Maj
Dorsey H. Cullen
Schuylkill Arsenal
Christmas Holiday Weekend Toll Tops 395 Fatalities
About 400 people died in Christmas weekend accidents across the United States. Traffic crashes caused 277 of the fatalities and fires claimed many of the rest, including at least 32 of 55 children's deaths. California led with 37 traffic deaths and 12 other fatalities. Illinois followed with 27 total deaths, Ohio and Michigan with 26 each, Indiana with 23.
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California
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Soup Making Basics for Flavorful Stock
Homemade soups with meat or fish stock should simmer and not boil. Barley rice and noodles belong toward the end. Use celery tops and a few springs of parsley for a good flavor.
Ouachita Parish Plans Weeklong Elementary Art Workshop
Elementary teachers in Ouachita parish plan a January 10 to 14 art workshop led by Evelyn Zeigler with Chrissie Williams assisting. Nine schools serve as centers to include 161 teachers and many students with materials supplied. The goal is a yearround program giving all children access to varied media.
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Ouachita Parish
Evelyn Zeigler
Chrissie H. Williams
Calhoun
Ransom
Lenwis
Millsaps
Okaloosa
Crosley
A. L. Smith
Selmar
Ouachita
Dixie Sees Warmup After Deadly Deep South Cold
In the cold snap six southern deaths are blamed on exposure as temperatures fall to 16 in Charlotte and 24 in Charleston county. Atlanta reports three deaths among unheated rooms. Weather promises gradual warmup with no rain or snow expected, Florida easing tomorrow though not enough for swimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Dixie
Charleston County
S. C
Charlotte
Florida
Weather Bureau
Miami
Tallahassee
Jacksonville
Dayetona Beach
Five Prisoners Escape City Jail In Midnight Break
Police Chief H. T. Ward reports five inmates escaped from the city jail after sawing a bar late Monday night. The missing men Willie Knox Ray Haddock Harold Keller Sam Archie and Troy Johnson were last seen around 6 30 am Tuesday as jailers found the bar in the white prisoners cell. Knox is held as an A W O L soldier for army authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Ward
Willie Knox
Ray Haddock
Harold G. Keller
Sam Archie
Troy Johnson
Knox
Sun Yat-sen Tomb Outside Nanking Gates
The tomb of Sun Yat-sen, founder of the Chinese republic, lies outside the gates of Nanking, China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Yat-sen
Nanking
China
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Marvin McCarty
Houston
Texas
K. S. Thompson
W. A. Edwards, Jr
Mt. Pleasant, Texas
W. A. Edwards
Tom Gardner
Donna Gale
Laura Reed
Dallas
Tex
Dock Green
Forrest
S. M. Parker
J. W. Moore, Jr
Harding College
Searcy, Ark
Garvis Post, Jr
Doyle Price
the State University
Annie Jo Schon
Louisiana College
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
Mary Lauderback
Peggy Post
Lou Ferrington
Wisner
L. J. Blackwelder
Mac Strickling
Navy
San Diego
Calif
Ralph Bird
Monroe
Royce Bird
Alexandria
Roy B. Bird
J. W. Melton
Sue
Ann
Conway
Arkansas
Reis Feith
Irving Wolff
Silverstein
Ae Coats
Fed
Brassieres
Louisiana
K. D. Hayes
J. H. Hammock
M. C. White
Edwin Crowley
Marilyn
H. H. Fairchild
Peggy
Judy
Jonesboro
P. H. Key
Freddy Landry
Castle Heights Military Academy
Tennessee
Mrs. Li
Landry
Katherine Foster
A. J. Gates
NEA
U. S
Faulk-Collier
Bonded Warehouses, Inc
Monroe, la
2Nd St
B. K. Watson, Jr
B. K. 3Rd
Tyler, Texas
Tugwell City
Jas. A. Dean
Jack
Center, Texas
Mr. O. T. Andrews
Sorepta
J. P. Frellsen
Mary Elise
Baskin
Alice Hopkins
Mary Hopkins
Max P. Watson
New Orleans
Mr. J. R. Rockett
E. J. Larance
Hilly
O. T. Andrews
Reita Andrews
J. B. Brasher
Spencer
Perry Newson
George Emory of
Choudrant
Robert Tucker
Mr. Tucker
E. J. Gulley
R. E. Gulley
Farmerville
Jesse Farr
W. L. Farr
Bessie Smith
Lizzie Smith
Thelma Powell
Leon Brooks, Jr
Associated Press
Monroe and
West Monroe
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