Mary Frances Moore Is Feted Before June Wedding
A string of prenuptial gatherings honors Miss Mary Frances Moore, the June bride-to-be. Numerous dinners and teas feature elegant floral decor, white table settings, and gifts as Moore and her fiancé Mr. Fred Culpepper Jr are feted by relatives and friends across venues including the Frances hotel and the Virginia hotel roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trousseau
Mary Frances Moore
Frances Hotel
D. M. Moore
Miss Moore
Fred Culpepper, Jr
Presbyterian Church
Virginia Hotel
Thomas Keller
Baton Rouge
Gladioli
Mr. Culpepper
Culpepper
Keller
Fred Culpepper
Eva Harris
Elberton
G. M. G. Stafford
C. V. Sanders
I. L. Sumrall
Peggy McCrary
Virginia Husted
Frances Smith
Catherine Suber
Anderson
S. C
Charles Schulze
Richard Sackett
John B. Fudickar
John Sherrouse, Jr
Robert White III
Atlanta
Lieutenant Keller
Estelle Keller
Miss Frances Smith
J. E. Kersh
Mrs. Kersh
Children’s Workshop Theater
Lorenzo Smith
Helga and the
White Peacock
Cornelia Metz
Emperor
Chang Hi
Helga
the White Peacock
Billy Harper
Ann Crandall
Virginia DeFreese
Beatrice Cretney
Sharon Anderson
June Barr
Kent
Glenn Anderson
Sonny Douglas
Guy Jones
North Second Street
John Pracher
Irving Wolff
F. C. Bennett
Jane McKenzie
Charles McKenzie
University of Alabama
Annapolis
Virginia Earle Kersh
Washington
Pattern 8929 Dress Flatters Waist and Face
Pattern 8929 features a snug fitted waist with wide sleeves and a flaring skirt in even sizes 12 to 20. Size 14 with straight cut skirt needs 378 yards of machine made ruffling trim. send 15 cents with name address pattern number and size to The Morning World and News-Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning World and
News-Star
Seventh Avenue
New York
N. Y
Coming Events and Local Club Meetings Include Recitals and Dances
A schedule lists Wednesday activities at Yo-Wo-Ca and Y high school events. Thursday features Miss Lila Scogin piano recital at Neville High School auditorium and various YWCA and club meetings. Additional notes cover visits, relocations, and travel plans among local families and organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lila Scogin
Neville High School
Triad Club
Stern
Peat Weddings in Denmark Tie Jobs to Marriages
In Denmark, men seeking peat field work must prove they have wives as famine wartime peat use grows. With peat replacing coal likely until the war ends, marriage becomes a stepping stone to stable, well paying employment.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
John Randall Dunn Elected President of The Mother Church
Boston June 3 The Board of Directors of The Mother Church elected John Randall Dunn of Boston and Centerville Mass as president for the coming year. Dunn, son of James Randall Dunn a longtime U S Immigration official, has served the Christian Science movement in many roles including First Reader and lecturer. The report noted more than 6 million dollars has been spent by the Eddy Trust on church activities since 1913 and the church finances were sound with taxes due only on nearby property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Christian Science Board of Directors
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Massachusetts
Mary Baker Eddy
John Randall Dunn
Centerville
James Randall Dunn
United States Immigration Service
Massillon
San Francisco
Christian Science
Christian Science Church
Things Lions Must See on Louisiana Tour to New Orleans
The Lions club article lists Shreveport landmarks, Centenary College, Barksdale Field, Natchitoches oldest settlement, Colfax burning fountain, Alexandria defense boom, Huey P. Long birthplace, Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, historic St Francisville homes, first railroad north of Francisville, Bonnet Carre spillway, Sulphur mines, Avery Island salt and jungle sanctuary.
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Lions Magazine
Louisiana
Lions International
New Orleans
Shreveport
Henry Miller Shreve
Ark-La-Tex
Fort Humbug
Highway 80
Mississippi River
Centenary College
State of
Methodist Church
Barksdale Field
Natchitoches
Louisiana Purchase
Colfax
Alexandria
Winnfield
Huey P. Long
Krotz Springs
Franklin parish names eight men for army induction
Eight men are named by the Franklin parish draft board for induction at Camp Livingston on June 12. Four alternates are listed. Induction orders set report times and list the men George Douglas Robert Mose Faulks Robert Wilkins Charlie Glasper Ernest Smith Elmo Mathis Frank Thomas Henry Claiborne Jones Isaac Flemon Smith Brown Norah Brown and Leon Edwards with the last four as alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnsboro
Franklin Parish
Army
At & Am
Camp Livingston
George Douglas
Robert Mose Faulks
Robert Wilkins
Charlie Glasper
Ernest Smith
Elmo Mathis
Frank Thomas
Henry Claiborne Jones
Isaac Flemon
Smith Brown
Norah Brown
Leon Edwards
Judgment in Ouachita liquor cases upheld
Motions to arrest judgment for seven defendants convicted of selling whisky outside legal hours in Ouachita Parish were overruled by Judge J. T. Shell. The defendants, including Mrs. Lucian Webb Lucian Webb Frank Ticheli T. G. Kinecaid Rial Noble Lucius Mayfield and Creola Mayfield, were released on bond and must appear next Thursday for sentencing.
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Ouachita Parish
J. T. Shell
Lucian Webb
Frank Ticheli
T. G. Kinecaid
Rial Noble
Exchange Club Barbecue at Sans Souci on Quachita
Exchange Club canceled the Monday noon luncheon at Hotel Frances and held a barbecue at Sans Souci, Harold Monk’s camp by Moon Lake. Members and wives prepared fish, women wore slacks, and Ed Crowley gave a welcome to lady visitors. Cars needed pushing after wet gravel. all enjoyed the informal gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exchange Club
Hotel Frances
Sans Souci
Harold Monk
Quachita River
Moon Lake
Ed Crowley
Surplus Foods in June for Louisiana Families
Surplus foods available to food stamp participants in northeastern Louisiana for June are listed by Clarence R. Letteer. The blue stamp foods include fresh grapefruit oranges apples cabbage snap beans Irish potatoes raisins pork lard corn meal shell eggs dried prunes hominy grits dry edible beans wheat flour and whole wheat flour. The June list adds fresh cabbage and snap beans while butter and fresh carrots are not included.
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Louisiana
Clarence R. Letteer
Study Course Opens Monday For Playground Instructors
The Monroe Recreation Department offers a study course starting Monday at 4 p.m. in the rooms at 804 South Grand Street with 25 enrolled. The course runs daily from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. to qualify as playground assistants and will support openings at Barkdull Faulk, Lida Benton, Georgia Tucker, and Sherrouse schools with 9 a.m. to noon and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. hours. Miss Lucyle Godwin is the instructor and invites interested recreation leaders to contact her at 4785 or visit 804 South Grand Street. the study course and openings were announced with 25 attendees present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Recreation Department
South Grand Street
Lucyle Godwin
Miss Godwin
Singing Meet Set for June 8 at Enterprise High
The Catahoula LaSalle singing convention will meet at Enterprise High School building on Sunday June 8. The venue lies about 12 miles from Harrisonburg along the Harrisonburg Columbia highway. Public attendance is invited. W M Binge serves as convention president steering the event. The article notes the first license plates issued in Colorado in 1906 were leather with painted numerals.
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Clyde C. Blanchard
Pargoud Drive
Semper Fidelis Club
Howard Peevy
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish High School
Enterprise High School
Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg-Columbia Highway
W. M. Binge
Colorado
Engineers Wanted in U S Departments in Louisiana Texas
The United States Civil Service Commission seeks engineers for multiple branches in Louisiana and Texas with salaries from 1620 to 2600 dollars yearly. Sanitary positions in the War Department medical corps offer 1800 and 1620 dollars. Apply by July 2, 1941, via the Tenth Civil Service District in New Orleans or local post offices. Some female tarantulas can live up to 13 years.
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Louisiana
Texas
United States Civil Service Commission
War Department
Medical Corps
Eighth Corps
Tenth U. S. Civil Service District
Customhouse
New Orleans
Board of
U. S Civil Service Examiners
Tenth
U. S. Civil Service District
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J. J. Grant
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Howard Mayes
Doyle Grant
Leon Jones
W. R. Mitchell
Oscar Grant
Boyce Mallard
J. P. Armstrong
Elwin Lewis
Y. L. Griffin
Davie Norred
Effie Downs
W. R. Killingsworth
Gus
Morris Killingsworth
Houston
Tex
Isaac
Z. E. Robinson
Lillian Bell
Ruston
Robert Breedlove
Elsie Mae Maxwell
Raymond Carson
Hodge
Monroe
Alpha Delta Kappa
Phi Kappa National Legal Fraternity
Park Avenue
James Russell
Great Britain
Poetry Society
C. M. Kellogg
Pasadena
Calif
Christine Moore
Walter
Richard Kellogg
A. G. McHenry
Tulane University
Mrs
Earl E. Hill
Los Angeles
Groves Brown
J. C. Steele
A. L. Stancil
Allied van Lines
Bum
Thompson
Tee
Laos
Sandstrand
Walnut St
Monroe Office Equipment CO
TINY
Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority
Margaret Gochenour
South Third
Phi Kappa Fraternity
P.m
Virginia
Charles L. Yancey
Montgomery Ward
Ward
John Bostick
Gilbert
R. Bostick
Thomas Sandridge
Georgia
Bostick
Camp Wheeler
George Holland
Bryan
Holland
H. H. Wulf
Wichita, Kans
Ben Kizer
Joe
John R. Dunn
Pelican State
Lions Club
Franklin
Missouri River
Big Muddy
U. S
Dance
Armandine Renaud
Canada
Alaska
Ouachita Natl. Bank
Monroe, LA
Illinois Central
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