Social guests gather for dances and visits in Monroe region
Mildred Gannaway of New York arrives for a ten day stay with family. Her nieces Judy and Leslie Gannaway accompany her home on June 15 for two weeks of sightseeing including the World's Fair. Louise Nunnally of Alexandria visits her grandmother Mrs. A D Tisdale. A Bayou DeSiard Country Club swim is planned Wednesday. Mrs Curtis Carter of Tampa and her son Donnie Wayne Hightower and daughter-in-law stay with her parents in West Monroe. Bruce Welch of Jennings headlines a square dance at the Crystal Ballroom of the Virginia Hotel, a Wheelers and Dealers event. Mrs Hugh Glasgow’s daughter Katherine Glasgow leaves Sunday for Lausanne School for Girls summer courses in Memphis for eight weeks.
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Mildred Gannaway
New York City
New York
Judy
Leslie Gannaway
Louise Nunnally
Alexandria
A. D. Tisdale
Bayou DeSiard Country Club
Curtis Carter
Tampa
Florida
Donnie Wayne Hightower
West Monroe
W. H. Sims
Bruce Welch
Jennings
Ealler
Crystal Ballroom
Virginia Hotel
Wheelers and Dealers
Mr. Welch
Arkansas-Louisiana-Mississippi
Katherine Glasgow
Hugh Glasgow
Memphis
Tennessee
Lausanne School For Girls
Miss McKinley France Honored At Reception
Miss McKinley and Billy Ray Bryant were honored at a home reception hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Woods and Miss Carolyn Cordell on Pargoud Boulevard. Guests included Miss Michael Forrest McKinley and families, with elegant decor featuring gardenias, white silk, and tropical arrangements. The event celebrated the engaged couple and showcased a large list of attendees from local families and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold L. Woods
Carolyn Cordell
Pargoud Boulevard
Michael Forrest McKinley
Billy Ray Bryant
Miss McKinley
Noree
John McKinley
Earl C. Sryant
Frank Bonner
Sol Courtman
Earl Co. Bryant
Poetry Awards Discussed By Local Society
Mrs. W S Garnett hosted the Northeast Branch of the Louisiana State Poetry Society meeting presiding over Mrs. James M Russell as president The group discussed 1965 poetry award contests for Louisiana college students and an award to the Deep South Writers Conference at Southwestern University for a lyric about Louisiana A poetry book prize will go to the Percy Sander College Library Attendees included David C Carter and several society members with guest speaker Mrs Earl J Phelps speaking on Victoria Sackville West and Dame Edith Sitwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S. Garnett
Louisiana State Poetry Society
James M. Russell
Louisiana
Northeast Branch
Deep South Writers Conference
Southwestern University
Percy Sander College Library
W. E. McCoy
Earl J. Phelps
England
Victoria Sackville-West
Edith Sitwell
Phelps
Advertising costs rise in Chicago supermarkets study
Growing Chicago reports that advertising and promotion costs now total 2.64 percent of supermarket sales, up from 0.90 percent in 1954, with promotion expenses including trading stamps rising more than two and a half times since 1954 according to a Mer Market Institute study.
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Chicago
UPI
Mer Market Institute
Numbers Game Splits Niagara Honeymoon Months
Local Niagara Falls New York chamber still issues more June honeymoon certificates while Niagara Falls Ontario reports higher September totals. The certificates are a long standing tradition with hundreds of thousands issued since the program began two generations ago.
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Chamber of Commerce
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Ontario
Parties Given To Honor Bride-Elect Lois Saucier
Rice bag party and lingerie shower honor Miss Lois Saucier daughter of Mr and Mrs W V Saucier of Rayville. June 15 wedding to Tommy Grafton at Central Baptist Monroe. Hosts included Dorothy Craig Miss LaLuce Thompson and Mrs J G Stanley Jr. at 1525 Elizabeth St. Guests wore black and white attire with rice bag corsages and yellow decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Saucier
W. V. Saucier
Rayville
Miss Saucier
Tommy Grafton
Central Baptist Church
Monroe
Dorothy Craig
LaLuce Thompson
J. G. Stanley Jr
Elizabeth Street
A. D. Futrell
Jackie Norton
Jewell Watson
Harold Taylor
Ann Grafton
Harold McGee
Jackie Bennett
Lyndae Johnson
Jack Norton
Kay Terrell
Rita Bloomer
Carolyn Hinton
DeLane Cooper
Linda Fite
Lila Stephens
W. A. Laucier
Grady Grafton
Gardens To Be Toured June 7 14 By Daylily Club
Daylily gardens of Twin City Hemerocallis Club members will be open for tours from Sunday June 7 through Sunday June 14. Public gardens include R C Pittard Norris Lane West Monroe Mrs E W Earl 3708 Cypress West Monroe Mrs Suzee Gorman 3900 Harrison Monroe Mrs Patti Carr 211 Foster Mrs Julius Irving 1910 Civic E B Turner Old Bastrop Road and Mrs Mary White 2710 Lee Avenue Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daylily
Twin City
Hemerocallis Club
R. C. Pittard
Norris Lane
West Monroe
E. W. Earl
Cypress
Suzee Gorman
Harrison
Monroe
Patti Carr
Foster
Julius Irving
Civic
E. B. Turner
Old
Bastrop Road
Mary White
Lee Avenue
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Pine Bluff
Arkansas
G. T. Floyd
Ers Lane
W. T. Floyd
W. A. Ford
Ouachita
France
David C. Carter
J. A. Nmbs
Christine Hutts
L. V. Tarver
Russell
Garnett
Field
Henry Taylor
di Ann Laird
Laucier
Norton
Linden Drive
Roan School of Dance
Twin City Shopping
Downtown
The
Norris Style Shop Shoe Department
Style Shop
Trenton
Bogart Sportswear
Arnel
Arnel Jersey
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