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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1922
Page
2
A local dealer touts rebuilt Dodge Brothers cars as dependable value with the same warranty as new. The ad notes thorough overhaul, repainting, and flexible financing with small cash down and balance due over 6 to 12 months.
Listings show the Roof Garden opening with dancing Tuesday and Wednesday. City High School hosts commencement at 8 p.m. and a senior class play Friday night. Various society meetings follow, including Catholic Ladies Altar Society, Saturday D A R chapter, and the Friday Club. Community notes include travels, visits, and a Training School afternoon with a tour and refreshments.
Misses Frances and Anna Windes hosted a Saturday afternoon at the Four Leaf Bridge Club. Guests enjoyed charming hospitality with sweet peas as the centerpiece in a pleasant gathering filled with friendly conversation.
Winners receive silk hosiery for high and second scores along with guest trophies as Misses Vada Speed Bernice Patton Lucille Stroud and Mrs Filhiol Breard honored. A marriage announcement links John Hassion and Gladys Welch. Roof Garden opening promises premier entertainment with weatherproof layout and table reservations for couples and larger groups.
A joyful Saturday evening drew together the juniors and seniors of the city for an informal gathering marked by friendly chatter and light entertainment.
A Bowling Green girl wins county declamatory honors as Ramona Bradshaw, six, is named first prize winner. In Idaho University grades favor women, while a Scottish missionary notes Bhutanese women first to bob their hair, reflecting varied social observations.
The Juniors hosted a May evening for the Seniors with music by the City School Orchestra and refreshments at the New South Drug Store. The library reports 10,386 books circulated in May with 35 new readers and 370 new fiction titles. donations from Mrs. BE. W. Thomas and Miss Barnes are acknowledged. News notes include two upcoming weddings Olive Vollman to William Xavier Looney of Shreveport on April 1, 1922, and Lucille Rasbury to W. A. Vernon at the Rasbury home in West Monroe. wedding details feature Mendelssohn’s Bridal March and reception rooms. A health note mentions middle-aged women’ s ball-playing. Edna V. Tilton of Trenton, a prominent insurance agent, has issued policies totaling half a million dollars in the past year.
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