Christmas Meeting Hosted by Mrs A G Olcott
The Reader's Clique held its annual Christmas meeting on December 21 at Mrs. A. G. Olcott's home on Pargoud Boulevard. President Mrs. Walter Ryland Jr. led a brief business session, with Miss Jane Blanchard and Mrs. C. L. Dillingham performing Christmas solos accompanied by Mrs. Dillingham. Attendees included Mrs. Edwin Crowley, Mrs. G. L. Morgan, Mrs. Ivy Jordan, Mrs. Louise Peters, Mrs. Jack Masur, Mrs. Sidney Gill, Mrs. Ray Updegraf, Mrs. Oliver Lowery, and others.
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Reader's Clique
A. G. Olcott
Pargoud Boulevard
Walter Ryland Jr
Clay Albright
Jane Blanchard
C. L. Dillingham
Edwin Crowley
G. L. Morgan
Ivy Jordan
Louise Peters
Jack Masur
Sidney Gill
Ray Updegraff
Oliver Lowery
Fred Parrish
Henry Menuet
Mike John Jr
Jimmie Harbuck
Reynolds youngsters entertain guests at Bayou DeSiard supper
Jennie and Neal Reynolds hosted a buffet supper for cousin Katherine Martin of Shreveport at their home in Rus ton. Guests included Victoria Reed Mary Ann McLaurin Barbara Emmons Fred Hays W L Heys and Monroe visitors Pat Barker Fran Guthrie Mike Baggs Norman and Jerry Waddell Armand Bre ard. A Bayou DeSiard Country Club buffet and a postmeal movie capped the evening with flame gladioli scarlet tapers and New Year tokens at each place setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie
Neal Reynolds
Katherine Martin
Shreveport
Reynolds
Victoria Reed
Mary Ann McLaurin
Barbara Emmons
Fred Hays
W. L. Heys
Ruston
Bayou DeSiard Country Club
Mum Bouteniers
Monroe
Pat Barker
Fran Guthrie
Mike Baggs
Norman
Jerry Waddell
Armand Breard
L. L. L. Sunday School Class Christmas Party
The L. L. L. Sunday School class gathered at Dot Singley’s home, 606 Glenmar, for a Christmas party. Decorations brightened the rooms as gifts were given from a lit tree and a buffet dinner was served to twenty four members. Miss Gregory displayed Nativity scenes using a projecting machine during the program.
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Dot Singley
Glenmar
Gregory
Washington fire damage at Schuttig plant
A fire in Washington destroyed part of the Schuttig and Company building, estimated 250000 in damage. Police investigate possible sabotage as the firm, making electronic equipment for the government, reported products ready for delivery tomorrow were lost. The blaze damaged the second floor of the two story brick building on Ninth street Northeast.
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Washington
Schuttig and Company
Leonard A. Schuttig
Ninth Street
Holiday society events fill Delta Beta Sigma listings
A calendar of upcoming society dances and meetings across multiple clubs and churches. The piece lists events at the Frances Hotel roof Bayou DeSiard Country Club and private open houses, plus O E S Western Circle Presbyterians and Girl Scouts gatherings, with dates around New Year and early January. It closes with a science note on the hydrologic cycle.
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Delta Beta Sigma Sorority
Frances Hotel
Bayou DeSiard Country Club
J. W. Griffith
Social Order of Beauceant
Loop Road
Grenade Seized From Furniture Truck Driver
Reading, December 29. A truck halted at a red light yielded a live hand grenade to a police officer. A nationwide search followed, halting at multiple roadblocks. The driver, Ralph E Basile, 38, of Springfield mass, claimed the furniture move from Holyoke to Alexandria before authorities released him. The grenade may be a war souvenir.
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Reading
Ralph E. Basile
Springfield
Mass
Holyoke
Alexandria
Diesel electric generators for continuous service use
Diesel electric generators on a common steel base are built for continuous service in farms to factories. The engine couples directly to a single bearing generator. Ordinary units operate at 60 cycle with ratings from 40 to 250 kilowatts.
Wiggam Answer Column on Love, War Effort and Fear
Albert Edward Wiggam presents three Q and A items. He argues lasting married love fulfills deeper needs beyond romance. He notes WWII foremen trained via J I T method saved billions of hours. He cites Henry Ford Foundation gifts to universities and an offer for Dr Wiggam’s booklet The Conquest of Fear, with 15 cents and a self addressed return envelope.
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Cole Porter
Canada
Wiggam
David Mitchell
A. FE. Wiggam
Jacoby on Bridge Weak Two Bid Seldom Loses Out
Howard Schenken developed the weak two bid to force safer contracts and rob opponents of bidding space. In a Bermuda world championship hand, South won six tricks with two spades for a 200 point penalty, while the other room reached four clubs for a 130 point plus.
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NEA
Howard Schenken
New York
Bermuda
South
North
Weak two bid reshapes rubber bridge misadventure
In a bridge club tale Howard Schenken as West opens two hearts leading to a 80 point gain for a trick, while North hesitates over clubs and diamonds and South misreads with a takeout double. The article notes the weak two bid rarely loses, though it can puzzle opponents and alter contracts.
Fortuneteller Kidnap Suspect in Odessa
In Odessa Texas a two month old Latin American baby was allegedly kidnapped by a fortune teller described as resembling a Gypsy. Sheriff Ernest Broughton says Mrs Mary Stanley faces kidnapping charges and her husband James is charged as an accomplice. Beatrice Yvers had given Eleser to a woman claiming Red Cross aid on Dec 22. the crime reported Christmas Day. Officers also pursue charges of felony theft of money and jewelry tied to the case.
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Odessa
Tex
Red Cross
Ernest Broughton
Mary Stanley
James
Beatrice Yvers
Eleser
The
Stanley
Robbed of Overcoat in New Orleans Street Crime
New Orleans on December 29 reports a street robbery where a man, John L. Ryan Jr., was relieved of his watch, $60 in cash, and his overcoat by a Negro armed with a revolver as he walked along the sidewalk.
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New Orleans
John £. Ryan, Jr
Ryan
Somnoform Labeled Best Truth Serum For Amnesia Cases
An anesthetic used by dentists is claimed to be the best truth serum discovered. Somnoform is highlighted as especially helpful in aiding recall in amnesia cases.
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Bettye Guillot
Charles Brocato
Gilbert
O. S. Newman
Nell Entrican
Mrs. Dillingham
Gamma Alpha Lambda
Terri Tidwell
St. John Street
Linda Hair
Glenmar Avenue
Louise L. McGuire
Masonic Temple
Presbyterian Circle No
W. D. Ezell
Auburn
Brownie
Catalpa
College Place Baptist Church
Parkview Baptist Church
W.M.S
Circle 2
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Stone Avenue Methodist Church
Presbyterian Women of the Church
Temple B'nai Israel Sisterhood
Woman's Auxiliary
Grace Episcopal Church
F. K. Hirsch
Malcolm Biedenharn
Pargoud Blvd
Colony Home Demonstration Club
Frank Arrant
Magnolia Study Club
H. O. Hartman
South Grand
Barbara Ann Kelso
Delta Beta Sigma
Mary Lou Harris
Jasmine
Scott's
Pestaxo
Denier
RED Fox
Bonheur French Coffee
Albert Edward Wiggam
D. Ss
Henry Ford Foundation
John F. Dille
Jacoby
Oswald Jacopy
Style Shop
DEB Casuals
Penobscot Loafers
West
EAST
Sible
North Double Pass
Schiaparelli
Jacques Foth
Gene Shelly
Weskits
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