Two Informal Affairs Highlight Late Winter Social Season
Last week featured two informal events at the Frances hotel in the main dining room. Mr. M Bridge hosted a dinner for Mrs. Bridge's birthday, followed by a box at the Paramount theater. A luncheon honoring Mrs. Henninger of New Orleans and guests reflected elegant detail with carnations and ferns, amidst notes of springtime decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Hotel
M. Bridge
Bridge
Sigmund Masur
Sylvan Masur
Bertha Marie Masur
Ben Henninger
New Orleans
Judie Bernstein
Brookyn
N. Y
Abe Goldman
Memphis
Tenn
Paramount Theater
A. Blumenthal
Abe Stracks
Tailored clothing gains popularity with Hollywood women
In Hollywood the push for tailored outfits grows as designers report women shifting from casual to tailored wear. Frank Chester notes orders from female clients rising from 10 to 40 percent, with waistlines raised, shoulders padded, and fabrics like shark skin and gaberdine chosen to flatter figures. Wendy Barrie favors tailored suits, and stars such as Lombard Dietrich Loy and Russell embrace tailored gowns and coats. Chester predicts two toned tweeds and shark skins as spring favorites.
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Hollywood
Frank Chester
Claudette Colbert
Carole Lombard
Wendy Barrie
Chester
Madge Evans
Myrna Loy
Katherine de Mille
Rosalind Russell
Marlene Dietrich
Gladys Swarthout
Delegates planned to meet national Legion auxiliary president
Mrs Wayne Huckaby and several other members will drive to Alexandria on Friday to greet Mrs Melville Mucklestone of Chicago, national president of the American Legion auxiliary, who will address members from all sections of the state. Known as an effective speaker, she offers experience from World War I Red Cross service and Liberty bond sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Huckaby
Charles Mitchell
Francis Blazier
Jason Johnson
C. L. Mengis
Mae Faulk
Alexandria
Melville Mucklestone
Chicago
American Legion Auxiliary
Mucklestone
Red Cross
Aid
Auxiliary
Foley's Honey and Tar Cough Relief Ad
Cough relief product Foley's Honey and Tar offers a six ingredient formula said to stop coughing and irritation, aid recovery, and provide cough free sleep. It targets adults and children, claims non habit forming ingredients and emphasizes genuine Foley's only at leading druggists.
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Foley
Gale
Bridge affair ties to upcoming Holmes marriage
Miss Kath erine and Sara Cole Morrison host a bridge gathering in honor of Miss Geor gine Cole whose marriage to Mr. John Holmes is set for March fourth. Mrs. Gayle Monroe with granddaughter Gayle Dillard heads to St. Louis to visit her daughter Mrs. Joseph Dillard under care at Missouri Pacific hospital.
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Katherine
Sara Cole Morrison
Georgine Cole
John Holmes
Gayle Monroe
Gayle Dillard
St. Louis
Joseph Dillard
Missouri Pacific Hospital
Travis Oliver, Jr
Riverside
Missouri Pacific Women's Club
Swartz P.T. A
Social page invites reader tips on personal news
The department asks readers to contact the editor with social and personal items of general interest. Report any engagements announcements weddings or notable social events to be shared in the page.
Coming Events and Social Meetings This Week
A sequence of local club and PTA gatherings is listed for Wednesday through Friday. Highlights include the Logtown Home Demonstration Club with Mrs Brandt at 2 pm and the Millsaps PTA at 7 30 pm Fathers night refreshments served, the Welcome Branch Book Club at the Y W C A at 3 pm, and the Study Club with Mrs Alfred Reid at 3 45 pm. Also noted are a colonial tea by the Dixie Welfare Club at Mrs Sackett’s home and various other meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Millsaps
Riverside
William Bendel
Carl McHenry
Reese Major, Jr
J. B. Vaughan
Arthur Dryburgh
Travis Oliver
Logtown Home Demonstration Club
Brandt
Millsaps P.T. A
Alfred Reid
L and
North Third
Dixie Welfare Club
Engagement News and Social Notes From Local Society
The Chicago Tribune reports the engagement of Miss Virginia Bowen Keller to William Oberne Campbell, with details on their education and families. Other items note Ohua chita Parish Medical society auxiliary officers, a postponement due to Ash Wednesday, Mildred Kizer’s Ark visit, Junior Red Cross meeting plans, and residents traveling to New York and Atlanta for club and company events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Bowen Keller
William Oberne Campbell
George Campbell
Kenmore Avenue
Chicago
Zenobia Wooten Keller
Ridge Avenue
Miss Keller
Campbell
Northwestern University
Kappa Alpha Theta
Beta Theta Pi
Faulkner School
Goucher College
Northwestern
Chicago Latin School
Ohuachita Parish
Never Mind The Lady By David Garth
An adventure thread follows Allatra West who saves Terry Willett in the tropics. George Forate taché at the American Embassy knows of it. back home Terry encounters danger as LaMarr Ane Lonarr reveals Almira's indiscretion for ten thousand dollars. The story blends impulse and motive with shifting loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Garth
Allatra West
Tropics
Terry Willett
George
Terry
Allaire
Washington
LaMarr Ane Lonarr
Almira
Positive Relief For Itchy Skin Soothing Blue Star Ointment
Soothing Blue Star Ointment relieves itching as it melts on the skin and delivers tested medicines into pores. Money back on first jet purchase. terms apply.
Terry Willett Chooses Path Back To Engineering
In New York at the office of the Tyndall Construction and Engineering Company Terry Willett confronts Gregory Tyndall about his late father Lawrence Willett. Tyndall urges him to reclaim his place in engineering, warning of wasted talent and offering a possible future if he returns.
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Ite
Willett
Corrigan
John Corrigan
Bucky
Tyndall
Terry
Palva River
Vic
Puff Harrington
Union Station
Tyndall Construction and Engineering Company
New York
Terry Willett
Gregory Tyndall
Terence Willett
Juarez
Laurie
Carteret
Vireginia
Washington
Lawrence Willett
Drake
National Coffee Company
Proplonolre
Bucky Corrigan
Redmonte
David Garth
Mardi Gras Guests and Meetings Tease Local Social Circuit
A list of residents including Bennett and Crawford prepare for a March meeting with Miss Eleanor Bennett. Several couples such as Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Ewing and Esther travel to New Orleans for Mardi Gras balls and parade. Other households like McGinn and Warring join Mardi Gras festivities in the city while Governor Noe hosts guests at the executive mansion last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Ewing
Esther
New Orleans
Mrs
A. J. McGinn
Mrs. E. G. Warring
Edward Seymour
Joseph Isaacman
James A. Noe
Wedding of Qus J. Horne and Anna Mae Dabitt in Jonesboro
In Jonesboro Louisiana a wedding tied young couple Qus J. Horne and Anna Mae Dabitt. Rev G A Morgan officiated at the parsonage at 8 30 pm Saturday witnessed by Mr and Mrs Hoy McDonald and others. The pair left for Alexandria then plan to reside in Jonesboro.
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Jonesboro
Qus J. Horne
Anna Mae Dabitt
G. A. Morgan
Methodist Church
Hoy McDonald
Harley Cook
S. McDonald
R. C. McDonald
A Baby For You
A missive claims hope for would be parents denied for years. The letter to Mrs Mildred Owens in Kansas City promises a simple home method that helped one woman after 15 years of infertility and is shared by others seeking happiness.
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Juels
Mildred Owens
Dept
Hanan Bldg
Kansas City
Zolt
Waite
Andry
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Henninger
Miss Bernstein
Goldman
David Snyder
Sol Snyder
Percy Sandman
Charles Grossman
5. K. Henninger
David Kaplan
Gladys Sperry
Walter Kellogg
P.S. McLurg
Daytona Beach
Florida
Palm Beach
Miami
Coral Gables
Sperry
Kellogg
Sallie Ruffin
Joe Thompson
Collinston
M. E. Goss
Oak Ridge
Joseph Thompson
W. N. Byrd
Antonio Moreno
Jacqueline Wells
Ballet
Nathanial Shukret
James W Horne
Charles Rogers
M. A. Ve. Stanford
Karloff
Bela Lugosi
Frances Drake
Jeanette
MacDonald
Nelson
Rose Marie
TAD ‘Department
Hubbard
The
Monroe News-Star
Monroe
News-Star—World
West Monroe
Vicinity
Morning World
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
News-Star~ World
Ouachita Parish
Jack Morrison
Bulajac
Sally Gregory
Columbia
A. J. Coats
F. §. Gregory
Louise Hunt
Waco, Texas
Ferd Levi Stationery Company, Inc
DeLlard, Corner Walnut
Sally Ruffin
Daisy Richardson
Chicago Tribune
Lakeside Country Club
Mildred Kizer
Eula Kizer
Monticello
Ark
Parker McComb
Vanderbilt Hotel
Mr. McHenry
Southern Carbon Company
Henry Biedenharn
Malcolm Biedenharn
Southern Bottlers
Atlanta
West Mansion
Tommy Speede
Speede
Kana
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