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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1936

Page

6

Twilight Buffet Honors New Bride In Fairview Gardens

In Fairview the James A Noe home hosted a sunset buffet for the wedding couple Miss Katherine Morrison and Mr Travis Oliver Jr and their guests including family and intimate friends. The event featured illuminated gardens, formal tables, china crystal and a Madonna lily centerpiece with a heart shaped dessert course and elegant service.

James A. Noe Fairview Noe Edward Seymour Katherine Morrison Travis Oliver, Jr Jean Dryburgh J. Q. Graves Sue Graves Prentice Gray Arthur Drybursh Louise Maurer Chicago W. W. Sullivan Thomas Sholars Brunswig S.clars Travis Oliver Eve Bradford Morrison-Oliver Oliver

New Craze For Bicycles Built For One Develops

New York reports a bicycle craze with trains for cyclists to Connecticut and a rise of single rider designs. Bikes now cost 25 to 30 dollars, feature streamlined frames with integrated rear support, speedometers, balloon tires, and electric lights. Women’s accessories include beauty kits, freckle masks, bicycle jewelry, and specialized clothing like culotte suits, shirt waists, and mesh veils or caps for hot weather riding.

New York Bowery Coves Tom Harry One Railroad Connecticut

Tense encounter at Joris estate frames a psychic show

The scene centers on Dirk Joris and Elinor Fleming amid a tense interview at Joris estate near the river. A numer of characters gather for a day service and a fortune teller act by Madame Chowdhury, with speeches on sacrifice and faith, while Dirk seeks Isabel and purchases a seat in a tent amid unfolding personal tensions.

Dirk Joris Elinor Fleming Ruper Dirk Joris Elinor Dirk Just Gordon Avenue Jadame Chowdhury Rodney J. Ho Veterans of Foreign S. S. Hollae United States V Ho God Mounta Naure Homer Beethoven Milton Florence Nightingale Red Cross Calvary Madame Chowdhury Isabel

Under Two Flags on Screen at Paramount and Capitol

A vivid review of the Sahara flame story in the 20th century drama On the Paramount screen stars Ronald Colman Claudette Colbert and Victor McLaglen headline Under Two Flags as Firefly rides and a clown and ring master perform the circus sequence at the theater. The Capitol showcases Three Go Organs Fathers with Chester Morris Irene Hervey and Lewis Stone and the desert pursuit tale of outlaws caring for an orphan.

Paramount Sahara France Foreign Legion 20Th C Jury Spectaclel Ronald Colman Claudette Ebert Victor McLaglen Rosa Russell Paramo Colman Colbert Capitol Capitol Theater Merri Goldwyn-Mayer Chester Morri Lewis Stone Walter Brennan Irene Hervey Peter B. Kyne Richard Boleslawski

Beasley Couple Plans Michigan Trip With Detroit Stop

Mr and Mrs B Beasley will travel on the fifteenth of the month to Grand Rapids Michigan with Mr and Mrs F C Alli joining at Detroit. They will visit ports of interest including Chicago en route home. Stella Vinson invites the public to view fall and winter student works this week from hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at her studio. Lois Bushnell returns home to spend summer with her mother. Myra Allen of Shreveport and Daniel Miller announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Sara Hammons will be in the bridal entourage at the First Presbyterian church in Shreveport in June. Carrie Katherine Perce invites friends to her Neville high school graduation on June fifth.

Mrs. B. Beasley Grand Rapids Michigan Detroit F. C. Alli Relaves Mrs. Beasley Chicago Stella Vinson Myra Allen Shreveport Daniel Miller Miss Allen Monroe West Monroe Sara Hammons Miss Hammons First Presbyterian Church Carrie Katherine Perce the Neville High School Katherine Morrison Travis Oliver, Jr Pargoud Plantation Armandine Renaud Neville High School

Social Page Notes Call Editor With News

Readers are urged to telephone or communicate with the editor of the social page to share information of general interest. Personal news and social events are welcomed by this department.

Community event calendar lists concerts and meetings

Several local groups announce events Tuesday through Friday including YWCA meetings, Catholic Ladies altar, Lida Benton PTA play Old-Fashioned Girl, Neville High senior class and alumni activities, and a Katherine Morrison hosted schedule. Public invited to most events with times and locations.

Direct sales challenge to middlemen reshapes U S market

A 52 billion direct selling industry expands as retail stores fall about 50 percent during a slump, while direct selling grows 44 percent. Merchants face competition across apparel, medicines, cosmetics, dentifrices, cookware and packaged goods, with moves over 25 years expanding to one fifth of national income by 1934.

United States Bureau of Census

Okaloosa County Home Demonstration Club Meeting Summary

The Okaloosa group held its regular session with McBride. Reports by Mrs. Regan Coon Bennett, Mrs. McBride and Crowell covered the Monroe meeting and a talk by Home Demonstration Agent El McQuiller on arranging and packing containers for fairs. Committees named to plan the flower show June 6 7: Crowell Bennett McBride Coon. The next club meeting will be at Mrs. Arthur Kilpatrick's San Antonio home.

Okaloosa McBride Regan Coon Bennett Crowell Monroe F. J. Crowell Will Bennett H. P. McBride Arthur Kilpatrick

Cuticura Proves Effective for Eczema and Skin Troubles

A reader from Hamilton Ohio reports five years of eczema relief after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The testimonial claims itching and watery bumps subsided after three cakes and three tins. Advertises Cuticura products and free samples from Malden Massachusetts.

G. E. Reid Central Avenue Hamilton Malden Mass

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Miss Morrison Mr. Oliver Mrs Seymour Washington E. B. Wright, Sr Tupelo Ruth Kleinman Birmingham Ala Sarabeth Farmer Margaret Hudson Patsy Dryburgh Walter Kellogg Ann Platt G. P. Stubbs James Newman Harold Witherspoon John Theus Douglas Parkes Verna Watts Memphis E. Wright San Antonio Texas Clyde Paine Business and Professional Women Baton Rouge Louisiana Federation National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Charl Ormond Williams Miss Williams Louisiana Blanche Ralston National Federation of Business Women Brown Kraft D. C. Addington Water Valley Floyd Allison B. Beasley Frank Johnson J. E. Whitfield Joseph Brown Newcomb Pottery D. C. Shattuck Addington Yardley Suzanne Addington Vivian Hebert Beasley F. C. Allison W. M. Harper Joseph P. Brown William Bendel R. H. Carpenter Louis Hullum Street McGuffey John Lathram R. L. Simpson C. E. Kenney Polly Nenney Martha Garretson Ouachita Pee Paris Tenn J. L. Francis By Adelaide Kerr Holladay Ipsy Weather Y Margaret Sell Honston Chapter Firefly Girlrider Frank Lloyd Gregory Ratoff Nigel Bruce Henry Gordon Herbert Mund Darryl F. Zanuck Comba Thes Horse Wemeins Clown G Ting Margaret Bell Boonstony O. A. Hill Lois Bushnell Grayson High School Red Arrow Garden Spray McCormick & Co Baltimore Charles Garretson Johnnie Cox James Drew St. John Street Catholic Ladies’ Altar Society J. C. Ammah Jackson Street Lida Benton P.T. A Frances Flanders Presbyterian Auxiliary Presbyterian Aumiliary Women's Council The First Christian Church B. A. Kramer Bros Avenue E. H. Williamson North Fifth Street Gus Swayze DeSiard Road Grace Church Guild Julius Kugler Methodist Missionary Society Samuel Ivy Bridge Virginia Sallie Ruffin Gladys Sperry Walter J. Kellogg Elmer Richards Bethaven Henry Biedenham Three Mile Inn Malcolm M. Tabb Georiga Tucker Y. W. C. A. Board Glenn Backshies Virginia Hotel Garden Club Legion Berths Lee Ferguson L. S. A. Extension Department Alyce Florsheim Suzanne Hirsch Carl McHenry John Holmes Edna K. Osborne Ema Lendsli Joe Dim Red Mack Ethan Phi Wa
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