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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1949
Page
2
Miss Betty Sue Scott spends three weeks in Pensacola Florida visiting Lt and Mrs Douglas Radney. She plans to tour the city and meet local friends during the stay.
Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club luncheon at a local restaurant at 12 30. Elec tion of officers. Logtown Home Demonstration Club meets with Mrs. W J Lowe at Fondale at 2 30 p m Tea for Delta Beta Sigma honoring senior members hosted by pledges at Alice Montgomery 213 Gray ling Lane Monroe La Thursday Lotus Club luncheon to honor Miss Nita Sawyer bride elect at 1. Flower Show West Monroe 3 to 6 p m open to public Tea honoring Miss Wava Jenkins Bayou DeSiard Country Club 4 to 6 p m College Heights Garden Club 9 30 a m Armadine Renaud dance recital Neville High School 8 p m Friday D A R Fort Mire Chapter 3 p m program flag use piano pupils Lila Scogin recital Ouachita Parish High School 8 p m Monday music students Mrs Everett Lawson recital Neville High School 8 p m Open to the public Tuesday June 14 Mrs John Drouet host luncheon for Miss Wava Jenkins 1 p m There is no Friendship Temple No 3 meeting June 7 now June 14
Informal afternoon event at the Buie home honors retiring Ouachita Parish High School librarian Mrs Jack Hayes with 35 guests in attendance. The program includes student performers and selections from classical to modern works, featuring prizes for merit in sight reading and technique.
Music students of Mrs. E Everett Lawson present their annual spring recital at Neville High School auditorium Monday night June 13. The program blends folksong with classical pieces and invites public attendance.
The program lists performers and selections including Anna Whitman Cheryl Fink and numerous duets and arias with pieces such as The Blue Danube and Valse Papillonne. Accompanist Anne Hinton directs Grande Valse Brillante while vocal trios and duets feature Ella Jean Mosby Geraldine Weir Patsy Reitzell and others.
Miss Genevra Washburn takes a librarian post at LSU reference room for the summer in Baton Rouge and will reside at the Faculty Club. Dr and Mrs W J Maxwell of McAllen Texas were recent guests of Mr and Mrs Shelby Meek. Miss Shelby Meek of Louisiana Tech Ruston visits her parents before summer session. Miss Martha Thompson of Yale Divinity School New Haven Conn arrives Friday to spend summer with her parents, Mr and Mrs R F Thompson. Mrs Ben Breard Mr Lawrence Breard and Mrs S D Vaughan are on a fortnight west coast tour. J C Halsell attended commencement in Baton Rouge where his son Donald earned a B S degree. Beatrice Bruscato, Northwestern State College student at Natchitoches, is guest of her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Bruscato.
Edith Haas born in Germany, brought to Monroe eleven years ago, won an outstanding American history scholarship award at Neville High School commencement. She received a D. A. R. medal from Fort Miro chapter regent Mrs Gladys B Sperry. Other D. A. R. honors were given to Beverly Hatchell and Charlene Kaplan during parish and Neville exercises.
An 18 year old News Star carrier Ronald J Hobbs of 324 Kentucky Street was injured after a motorcycle and car collided at Hall and Oak streets. He suffered three broken toes and was treated at a local hospital. Driver Jim Sams 19 Route 2 Rayville escaped injuries. Hobbs was traveling north on Hall street. Sams was east on Oak street.
C P Danna received a permit to erect a dwelling at 400 Sterlington road costing 6000 with day labor. Walter Abram gets permit to move a dwelling from Selman field to 702 Powell street costing 150 with Childers Brothers as contractors. Pattie Marie Washington moves dwelling to 2809 Dick Taylor street costing 55 with Childers Brothers as contractors. Edward F Dalton approved to build a residence at 107 Country Club road costing 6000 with J E Hart as contractor. C A Pinion to remodel at 3509 Richmond costing 600 with day labor. Henry Saulsberry to erect a curb market at 1204 Texas avenue costing 75. owner as contractor. Cotton States Chemical Company granted permit to move office building to Missouri Pacific Railroad yard costing 185 with L J Bowers as contractor.
Firemen from engine companies two and four were summoned to 235 Grayling Lane at an early Tuesday hour when a short in electric wiring was reported. They found no damage and left the scene.
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