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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1930

Page

6

Hats and Hats and Louisiana Writers Feature

A vintage fashion piece extols hats as decisive to outfits, detailing styles for different ages and a five hat drawing. The second portion profiles Louisiana authors including Margaret Thompson Janvier, J. W. Nicholson, George W. Cable, Andrew Wilkinson, Kate Chopin, and Lyle Saxon, describing their works and ties to Louisiana.

Louisiana Margaret Thompson Janvier Margaret Vandegrift Clover Beach Doris Theodore J. W. Nicholson Alabama Colonel Nicholson Dixie State University George W. Cable New Orleans Cable New Orleans Picayune New England Mark Twain Sevier Cavalier Grandissimes Kincaid’s Battery Madame Celephine Andrew Wilkinson Louisiana Wilds Wilkinson Kate Chopin St. Louis Cloutierville Arcadie Lyle Saxon The Dial the Century New Republic Times-Ficayune Melrose Plantation Natchitoches

Monroe Girls Attend Naval Academy Graduation in Annapolis

Two Monroe students Miss Mildred Cobb of Converse College and Miss Elizabeth Platt of Hollins College attend the United States Naval Academy graduation and June week events in Annapolis. They are guests of Midshipman Robert Germany, the youngest commissioned officer in the Navy, with broadcasts of the ceremony by WABC. The piece also notes church society meetings, club gatherings, a high school production, and social events across Monroe.

Monroe Mildred Cobb Converse College S. C Elizabeth Platt Hollins College United States Naval Academy Annapolis Robert Germany United States Navy J. M. Cobb Alice Cobb Europe Miss Platt United States Naval Academy At WABC Network Tonight the Navy Charles Francis Adams S. S. Robison Naval Academy Adams

Pre nuptial event for Miss Anna Eckhart with Miss Geneva Pope

A stylish reception honored Miss Anna Eckhart with Miss Geneva Pope as hostess. Guests were greeted with corsages of orchid and pink sweet peas and blue delphinium. Attendees included Miss Zora Barlowe and Miss Virginia Purifoy at high bridge store and Consola.

Anna Eckhart Beatrice Pearce Esther Tarver B. A. Kramer Miss Eckhart Virginia Purifoy Inez Schneider Catherine Fitzgerald Zora Barlowe Julia Schneider Melba Liner Lillian Bone Geneva Pope Miss Pope Miss Eckhart Ard High Bridge Consola

City visit features Skipper family and Chicago guest

Mrs J W Skipper and son Elton and Miss Edna Felton of Chicago visit sister Mrs C C Fisher and mother Mrs E L McCallum. Rev W L Doss Jr presiding elder of the New Orleans district visits aunt Mrs S E Robinette on route to New Orleans from Shreveport where he earned a Doctor of Divinity degree from Centenary College.

J. W. Skipper Elton Edna Felton Chicago C. C. Fisher E. L. McCallum W. L. Doss Jr New Orleans S. E. Robinette Shreveport Centenary College

Webb Secretary Acts With Baton Rouge Legislature

Miss Caro Webb serves as secretary for her father Representative T. T. Webb in Baton Rouge during the Legislature meeting and remains a member of the family party.

Caro Webb T. T. Webb Baton Rouge Webb Family Party

Miss Montelle Goldman Sets Sail for New York Summer

Miss Montelle Goldman will sail next week aboard the Dixie from New Orleans to New York where she plans to spend the summer months aboard.

Bastrop golfers Ben Downing and William Gladney in New Orleans

Messrs Ben Downing and William Gladney of Bastrop are attending the state golf tournament in New Orleans this week.

Messrs Ben Downing William Gladney Bastrop New Orleans

Southwestern College Student Returns Home for Summer

Miss Margaret Smith, student at Southwestern College Tennessee, arrives home for the summer to spend time with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J Arthur Smith.

Margaret Smith Southwestern College Tennessee Mrs. J. Arthur Smith

Sparks Plans Summer Work After Law School Start

James Sparks, after three years at Washington and Lee and starting his first year of law, will spend the summer in a profitable venture. He aims to gain practical experience and support his studies while contributing to his field during the break.

James Sparks Washington and Lee

Local notices and cultural notes from a Louisiana week

A Baldwin era column recounts local farewells to Pan American steamer sailors heading to Europe from Baltimore and celebrates student achievements in Virginia. It details Lela Germany in Booth Tarkington's Monsieur Beaucaire, midshipman Robert Germany from Annapolis, and a family gathering at the Germans' suburban home. It also covers a Wagner Violin solo on WEAF and a long discussion by Mrs. Duncan Cook on Louisiana short story writers, including Sarah Anne Dorsey and John Dimitry, with notes on their works and influence.

T. E. Houston Pecan Grove Lela Germany R. W. Germany Teacher's College Virginia Monsieur Beaucaire Baby Lanchburg Robert Germany Annapolis Twentieth Century Junior Book Club Duncan Cook Louisiana Monroe South Edgar Allan Poe Sarah Anne Dorsey Natchez Thomas G. Ellis Samuel Dorsey Beauvoir Jefferson Davis Winnie Agnes Graham Panola Atalie Lucia Dore John Dimitry Washington, D. C Alexander Dimitry Louisiana Public New York Mail and Express

Talks Togs Four Parents By Alice Judson Peale

Children play house with roles like grandmother father mother and nurse. The nurse jokes about a headache and avoids visiting Mrs Grayson, revealing how children's play mirrors home life and teaches parents about listening.

Alice Judson Peale Billy

Murder on Parados Island High Tide Mystery

Caroline Brent vanishes during a quiz night on Parados Island as Allan Hunt, her hurried suitor, searches for her with Anatole Flique the Paris detective. Two ex convicts Bea and Le Balafré are en route suspected as enemies. lights flare in a dark room and Caroline screams as Hunt is blindsided by a blast of light.

Caroline Brent Dan Parados Allan Hunt Anatole Flique Paris France Parados Island Bea le Rbalafré Parados Caroline Hunt Aroline le Balafré Grainger Cove Flique Bec Lacdte Lacote Messieurs le Balafré Miss Jahries Manning Mr. Hunt Mr. Flique Lsten Samuels Miss Brent Ville Wiliam Morrow and Company

Hunt Seeks Caroline Amid Island Village Night

Hunt races from the cliff to a deserted village to rescue Caroline from le Balafré and Bec after a failed abduction. He finds Grainger and Parados dead, questions why Parados was spared, and pursues a possible lead toward the harbor.

Women protest royal honors as MacDonald faces limits

London reports the Women's Freedom League protests to Prime Minister MacDonald over the insufficiency of royal honors for women. In New York, Irene Erskine, widow of Rev Alexander Erskine, engaged to Rt Rev Frederick L. Deane, bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney, follows 15 years of service with her first husband in Africa. Also noted is H A Conley of Lynnwood California who patents an automatic wall plastering device.

Associated Press London Women’s Freedom League MacDonald New York Africa Aberdeen Orkney Irene Erskine Alexander Erskine Earl of Mar and Kelly Frederick L. Deane Erskine

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the Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church Russia City School City High School R. C. Sparks Bridge Club Mrs. Sparks Mmes A. G. McHenry Murray Hudson Harry Bubb L. P. Milner Wharton Brown John Edward Godfrey John L. Madden Catholic Daughters of America St. Matthew's School Business and Professional Women’s Jackson Street Craig Hays Edgewater Country Club Riverside Country Club W. B. Ayars Stubbs Avenue J. D. Hamilton North Fifth Street J. A. Smith Lee Hodges Hawthorne Street Fairview J. D. McGee West Monroe O. R. Brauer D. M. Stevenson St. John Street Thh Lotus Club Phi Kappa Fraternity L. Montville Thelma DeMontville Regina Moffett Roberta O'Donnell Alice Henry Way Pan American Oil Company Baltimore James Mr. Sparks R. V. Woodall, Jr Rliee Hamm Nelwyn Hester Joyce Archer Alice Howard Holmes Ernest Hammonds, Jr Patsy Bubba” Stegall Joe Anne Wood Billy McClendon Sue Elva Hunt Natalie Wall Leon Sutton Paul Butaud Willie Hamm W. A. Chatham H. E. Worsham Ernest Hammonds Elsie Lee Ruby Wilder Odelle Wood J. P. Roan J. L. Heath Calhoun Wagner's “Die Meistersinger Mischa Elman Walter Eva George Bernard Shaw Fanny August Wilhelmj Pagania Baireuth Order of Medjidie Wilhems Charles G. Booth H. A. Conley Lynnwood Cal
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