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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1932

Page

2

Painted hills and religious mood frame Christmas

The piece blends poetry by Belle Van Natta with Christmas reflections from Monroe, noting religious mood as a healing line for world troubles. It reports on church gatherings, hospital updates, social plans, and a Porto Rico child feeding appeal urging Parent-Teacher associations to sponsor meals for malnourished children.

Monroe Porto Rico United States Hoover Hugh Bradford Rice Child Feeding Committee Seventh Avenue New York City

Perfect for Matrons Pattern 2488 by Anne Adams

The Anne Adams matron pattern 2488 features a flattering lace vestee bodice and slim skirt with inverted pleats and a snug hip yoke. Sizes 36 through 50 available with step by step instructions. Send 15 cents for pattern and 25 cents for catalog plus pattern.

Anne Adams News-Star Pattern Department W.orth Street New York City

Dinner Party at Lotus Club for Two L S U Co-Eds

Mrs. Katherine Pegram hosted a Lotus Club dinner in purple and gold for two LSU co-eds Miss Kitty Morrison and Miss Frances Cole home for the holidays. The table featured a golden bowl with daisies and roses, purple ribbons, and golden tapers, with corsages of yellow roses for the guests.

Lotus Club Katherine Pegram Kitty Morrison Frances Cole Miss Cole Miss Morrison Gilbert Faulk Travis Oliver, Jr Ann Platt Benjamin Dawkins, Jr Ellen Kent Millsaps James Sparks Mildred Cobb John Duboisson Adelia Sandel Charles Mosley Catherine White Jack Knowles Handson Victor Davis Leigh Russell George Weaks, Jr Georgine Cole John Holmes Henry Florsheim Royce Johnson David Stokes Uriah Millsaps Pegram A. L. Harrington Jeff Cole R. O. Morrison Talbert Elizabeth Williams Margaret Poag Carolyn Myers Dorothy Calvert Clara Virginia Terzia Jane Dawkins Fletcher Ashcraft Theta Pi Delta Sigma Fraternity Virginia Hotel Delta Sigma Riverside Club

Brilliant Phi Kappa Ball at Frances Hotel

The Phi Kappa Fraternity hosted its annual Brilliant Ball at Frances Hotel on Cherokee Terrace. Dignified guests dressed in formal attire danced under purple and white balloons as Miss Clara Virginia Terzia and Miss Dorothy Calvert served as sponsors.

Frances Hotel Phi Kappa Fraternity Cherokee Clara Virginia Terzia Dorothy Calvert Miss Terzia Paul Fink Phi Kappa Monroe Europe Knewton Knowles Don Brittenmoser Anna Laura Smith Blanche Deas

Local theater gift night and Theta Pi dance report

Members of the Little Theater are asked to bring a gift tonight for Sun Up at the junior college auditorium. Coffee cups are preferred, with silver as an alternative if unavailable. Theta Pi hosted a dansante at Riverside Country Club Monday with blue and silver decor and elegant gowns.

Little Theater Junior College Mary Lee Sullivan Riverside Country Club Theta Pi Owen Lillian Old Harry Harry

Community notices honor, meetings, and social events

A schedule of local gatherings includes a reception for Rev and Mrs Carley at the Methodist parsonage from 8 to 10 30 p m on Saturday New Year Eve events a Woman's Auxiliary meeting at Rodney Hobbs post 7 30 p m and a Delta Kappa Pi sorority dinner at the Frances hotel with toastmistress Miss Signe Pope and officer introductions Numerous attendees and visiting guests from Dallas Swartz La River Forest Ill and New Orleans are listed along with Y W C A cabinet meeting and Junior League charity ball at the Virginia hotel including remarks readings songs and program notes.

H. T. Carley W. C. Scott Rev Carley Monroe Methodist Woman's Auxiliary Rodney Hobbs Irances Hotel Signe Pope Delta Kappa Pi Sara Mae Adams Eloise Gayne Walter Rhodes Peggy Bubb Margaret Chase Sarah E. Moffett Bettie Keller Jane Stella May Marrin Granberry Harvey Fields Miss Joy Fields Farmerville City Virginia Hotel

Talks to Parents

Alice Judson Peale argues that children seek grown up freedom and imitate parents. As they age they may resent parental standards and judge them harshly, while adults must model responsible behavior to balance duties and pleasures for independence.

Alice Judson Peale

Being Caught In Liquor Joint Doesn't Define a Frequenter

Kansas City municipal court freed eight individuals arrested in a raid on a local speakeasy as alleged frequenters of a combination bar and pool hall. Judge Carlin P. Smith ruled that merely being found in a speakeasy does not establish the label fre quenter.

Kansas City Carlin P. Smith

Heart of a Wife Scene of Kidnapping Aftermath

Characters plan to frighten and blindfold three captured gangsters then remove them to a remote wood site to erase any trace of their identities. Hugh and Wynne monitor Owen Brixton and Samuel Brixton as Wynne prepares to drive the prisoners away. Dicky assists by guiding a safe arrival and the narrator awaits the next confrontation with Owen and Brixton.

Harry Underwood Lee Chow Samuel Brixton Harry Nettie Father Philip Veritzen Hugh Tony Wynene Wynne Charles Owen

Given in Marriage starts next in Adele Garrison series

On Tuesday January 3 readers will begin Adele Garrison's new serial novel Given in Marriage on this page. The installment follows Heart of a Wife and promises continuation of the popular story.

Adele Garrison

Paramount Amusements Spotlight Bulb Bills and Noir Stars

The Paramount screens Under-Cover Man with George Raft and Nancy Carroll while bulb costs for the film light show run high. At the Capitol Noel Madison stars in Me And My Gal with Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett. The Strand presents Doctor X in a top secret technicolor mystery with Lee Tracy and Fay Wray under Michael Curtiz direction.

Paramount George Raft Paramount Theater Nancy Carroll Roscoe Karns Lew Cody Gregory Ratoff Raft Wall Street Gold Coast Ture Madison Gal Fox Capitol Theater Joan Bennett Spencer Tracy New York Barry Conners Philip Klein Raoul Walsh Arthur Kober Henry B. Walthall George Walsh J. Farrell MacDonald Adrian Morris Strand West Monroe Hollywood First National Harry Beresford Michael Curtis

Monroe Kiwanis Hear Year’s Reports and Shoes for Children

Monroe Kiwanis club at Hotel Monroe reviewed a year of committee work led by Isaac Lemle including a drive that distributed 154 pairs of shoes to underprivileged children in Monroe and West Monroe. Rotary club aid supported the effort. A next meeting to install officers and a special program was announced. Violin solos by Prof. Rossi Marcella were featured.

Monroe Kiwanis Club Hotel Monroe Isaac Lemle Monroe West Monroe Twin Cities Parent-Teacher Association Rotary Club Kiwanians F. K. Hirsch Rossi Marcella Louisiana Judge Walker Ruston Sol Snyder Bastrop R. E. Osborn Shreveport C. G. McCleary Ross Neal E. S. Eby

West Monroe Chapter to Install Eastern Star Officers

The Annie D. Bennett chapter, Eastern Star, will install its 1933 officers at the chapter hall in West Monroe Friday at 7 30 pm. An excellent program is planned and all members are expected to attend.

Annie D. Bennett Eastern Star West Monroe

House On Benton Street Is Gutted By Flames

A midnight fire destroyed a one story frame house at 618 Benton Street but did not reach the roof. The W H Dennis family heard an explosion and the blaze started immediately after. Harold Dennis, a Ouachita Parish Junior College student, reported seeing a man flee toward a coupe on Jackson Street and drive away.

Benton Street W. H. Dennis Harold Dennis Ouachita Parish Junior College Jackson Street

Mrs J W Ludlum Dies After Illness in Bastrop

Mrs. J W Ludlum age 71, mother of Bastrop mayor, died at 8 25 pm last night at her daughter Mrs Newton Moore's home 506 Stubbs Avenue Monroe after weeks of heart disease. Funeral held at Christ Church Bastrop at 2 30 this afternoon. Survived by husband five sons two daughters two sisters one brother. Active in civic and church affairs.

J. W. Ludlum Bastrop Christchurch A. H. Brooks Ludlum Newton Moore Stubbs Avenue Monroe J. R George T. Ludlum L. L. Ludlum Dallas Tex H. W. Ludlum Wayscross Clarence L. Ludlum L. M. Newhall Irene Ivey B. L. Tisdale

Also Mentioned on This Page

Belle van Natta Sylvester Wise Harry Bubb New Orleans T. T. Webb Touro Infirmary Mr. Webb Carol Webb K. Ann Dodge Louise Harberson Elizabeth Benton B10 Calypso Street Jetta Zeigler Eros West Side VICKS Monroe Commercial School Tigi DeSiard News-Star Daily By Nune Adams Nora Lee Butler Louisiana State Normal College Methodist Missionary Society The Baptist Missionary Society First Baptist Church Delta Kappa Pi Sorority Donnie Eldridge Miss Mae Carroll Dallas, Texas Mrs A. W. Carroll Eileen Mackinnon Erline College Swartz, la Julia Coleman River Forest Ill Pargie Hudson F. G. Hudson Miss Coleman Florida Heart of A Wife Sade Charlie Dicky Nick Brixton K. F Capitol Noel Madison Monroe Kiwanis Bastrop Church Asc Soc
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