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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1940

Page

2

Bernstein Park Birthday Celebration Attracts Monroe Guests

The seventh birthday of John Wooten Jr. drew laughter to Bernstein Park with gifts from Monroe’s social set led by Mrs. Sallie Meredith. Festivities included a cake with a sugar airplane, numerous treats, and help from Mrs. John Wooten and Mrs. George Goodwin. Sergeant Hubert Wayne Wright returned to Fort Moultrie after two months with family. A Brown Kraft boating party honored Dorothy King and Elsie McDowell. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Bennett celebrated their fifteenth anniversary with a Frances hotel dinner.

Bernstein's Park John Wooten, Jr Teed Ewandmothed John, Jr Merideth John Wooten George Goodwin Bastrop J. R. Wooten Hubert Wayne Wright United States Army C. D. Wright M. J. Banister W. H. Banister Fort Moultrie S. C Wright United States Panama Canal Zone 8. C Carey Holmes Jesse M. Hilton Brown Kraft Nerces Dorothy King Elsie McDowell Lewisburg Tenn Matthew Bennett Brooklyn, N. Y Monroe

Engagement and wedding notices in Monroe social pages

Miss Sara Hammon and Nolan Guy Corley of Arcadia plan a June wedding as friends fete the bride with a pink blue themed reception. Violet Feazel and James Sanchez wed at West Monroe Baptist Church with family in attendance. Other society notes include engagements announced, travels to Las Vegas for a May wedding, and locals visiting relatives or hosting receptions in Monroe Louisiana.

Sara Hammon Nolan Guy Corley Arcadia Helen Grant Miss Hammons Misa Hammons Mises Grant E. E. Johnson R. E. Rushing 5. Simmons D. C. Harper van Browning Clyde Mitchell Louis Haynes Amos Hood Vena Lee J. W. Wallace T. L. Hood W. J. Lee R. B. Henry M. Roth C. D. Merideth Violet Feazel Mittie Feazel West Monroe James Sanchez Lutcher West Monroe Baptist Church A. E. Prince Christine Henry J. Young Sanchez Sterlington Sanchez Coleman Avenue Irene Cecelia Stockwell Leo F. Stockwell Los Angeles Calif James Russell Taylor J. F. Taylor Las Vegas Nev Taylor South van Ness Avenue

Alluring CBS Starlet in Exotic Gala Attire

CBS starlet Joan Alexander captivates in a mysterious, fragile beauty accented by a heavy oriental ornament and a molded red velvet gown. The specially designed gown features pleated front with modified pockets to the hip and baroque scroll necklace with a leaf plaque motif.

CBS Joan Alexander

Clarks Faculty Hosts Buffet Supper at Crowell Home

Mrs. Walter C. Crowell Mrs. A N Bradford and Miss Ada Woods hosted Clarkes school faculty for a buffet supper at the Crowell home on Wednesday evening. Pansies in pottery containers in vivid colors adorned the living and dining rooms and center of the buffet and supper tables.

Walter C. Crowell A. N. Bradford Ada Woods Clarks School

Shaped by Fate and a River Bluff Collision

Sue contemplates marriage signals from her brother as a car crash on a river bluff tests courage and sparks a tense night. A tall blue eyed stranger defends her, later delivers a lavish floral gesture from James Kettle, and she ponders the man’s blunt, direct nature as a larger story unfolds tomorrow.

Sue Allen Maggie Miss Sue Barbara Webb James Kettle James Robert Trenton

Social gathering and hotel management news notes

An article fragment describes a dining room setup with an imported embroidered linen cloth and bright pottery color themes for a guest party. It lists attendees including Miss Marie Minard and Mrs. Bud Parker. It mentions Delcoure hotel management change on June 1 after 15 years under the Delcoure family. Gail Banks visits Gorum and will tour Warren Texas, with stockholders meeting attendees J L Grandin and Richard Grandin in Louisiana Lumber matters.

Marie Minard Bud Parker Ina Cook Dora Cooksey Lessie Belle Gough Earl Kraft Audrey Price Clovis Fuller Dudley Fulton Clinton Miller A. N. Crowell

Social roundup of regional visitors and graduates in dia area

The notice lists travelers and guests visiting local lumber plants in Clarks including G W Dulany Clinton Ia O D Fisher Seattle Wash and P A Bloomer Fisher La. Oscar Ferree Des Moines Ia arrived to visit his parents. Local residents Will Slagle and family returned from a visit to Hollywood Fla. Cooksey family attended LSA commencement in Baton Rouge where Raye Cooksey graduated. Dora Cooksey heads to Natchez to attend LSU summer session. Delaney Wade son of J B Wade visits after LSU graduation. College students home for summer include Clayton Fenton Byrd Buffington Harrietta Cobb and Marjorie blank.

Dia Los Angeles Calif Clarks G. W. Dulany Clinton O. D. Fisher Seattle Wash P. A. Bloomer Fisher Clayton Fenton Byrd Buffington Baton Rouge Harrietta Cobb Marjorie

Pattern Dress Promises Summer Smartness Across Fabrics

Readers are invited to order Pattern No. 8733 a versatile summer dress with a full gored skirt lifted waistline and gathered bodice available in navy brown or green. The notice details fabric yardage sizes and pricing and promotes a Summer Fashions Book plus buy directions.

News-Star—World Today Seventh Avenue New York N. Y

Winnsboro Social News Highlights Guice Family Visit

Winnsboro residents hosted visitors from Shreveport during the week led by Mr. Will Guice and daughter Mary Annas. Neil D. Womble attended the state postmaster convention in Lafayette. Mrs. D. J. Anders spent the weekend in Centerville with her mother. Mrs. H. T. Rogers hosted a luncheon honoring judges at the Winnsboro Garden Club flower show with Little Miss Anna Rogers assisting. Attendees included Mesdames Gutherie Wimberly Guice Adama and Julian Green.

Will Guice Mary Annas Shreveport Guice Winnsboro Neil D. Womble Lafayette D. J. Anders Centerville, Miss Ira Anderson H. T. Rogers Frank Gutherie Henry Wimberly

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Eve C Bradford Bernstein’s Park Gree Sallie Merideth Beau Monde Coats Frank DeSiard Miss Ann Domino Bastrop General Hospital E. E. Logan Vaughan-Wright- Bendel Clinic J. E. Walsworth Barrer Mae Walsworth Nashville Jean Carroll Betty Carter Mary Lynn O'Kelly B. A. Kramer Frances Hotel Martha Jane Burris Corsicana Tex Jean Elizabeth Robertson Camden, Ark Na Bea Terry Ansley Yvonne Ruth Yeager Jackson Street Miss Terry T. E. Terry Davis Brothers Lumber Company Emma Rabin Farmerville, la H. Simmons J. L. Hutchinson Mer Rouge J. J. Turner North Fourth Street Robert Kellogg Mary Stuart Kellogg Delta Beta Sigma New Orleans T. P. Flinn Memphis, Tenn C. B. Flinn Maizelle Brown Alpine, Tex Thomas Davenport Maurice Pender Wales W. D. Ross Weil Alpha Delta Kappa Society Jean Watkins Breard Catholic Daughters of America Central Baptist W. M. S Zephyr Tarver Lake Bruin Women’s Athletic Association Northeast Junior College Hazel Crye Mary Lea George Gattis Laverne Larson Vola Thompson Edna Tarburton Florine Works Louise Gray Jackie Greer Jeanne Baker Edich Dixon Maudelle Roberts Nellie Ruth Brooks Lodi Cann Ouachita Jane Humphries Floyd Stone Emile Gattis Jimmie Russell Mary V. Beard Jimmie Thames Nelda Caldwell Dawson Garrett Beth Rinehart Prentice Reeves Deas Robinson Neal Treasor Marion Smith R. C. Rivers Hazel Bandy Irving Zeidman Edna Force Leslie Boyce Eta Phi Kappa Fraternity Gulfport, Mass Laurence Vaughan James Huitt Henry Colbert Seah DeLee Ben Marshall Robert George John Woos Durwood Griffin Felix Terzia, Jr Miss Fern Prendergast Kathleen Rolleigh Marilyn Rolleigh W. K. Hunt Jeane Ernest R. McNeil Ernest, Jr Fi Fi Tulner Gulf Coast J. A. McDowell Elsie Lewisburg, Tenn McDowell R. R. Beaman Luther Vaughan Fay Hilliard Houston Etta Granberry Eloise Bristol, Va Chaste Shane Gift of Roses Charles Wilson Delcoure Charles Delcoure Burl Cunningham Gail Banks J. W. Jones Gorum G. E. Redman Warren, Tex C. C. Sheppard Kansas City Louisiana, Central Lumber Company J. L. Grandin Richard Grandin Boston Mass G. W. Grandin Cleveland O Henry Gran Oscar Ferree Des Moines Mrs O. R. Ferree Will Slagle Hollywood Fla Fred H. Mecom H. ©. Cooksey Dora and Faye Cooksey Charles Cooksey Raye Cooksey Natchitoches Delaney Wade J. B. Wade Richard Fenton, Jr School of Engineering R. E. Fenton, Sr Sidney Hines, Jr Louisiana Tech Ruston J. W. Box James William Massey Alexandria Ferriday Fulton W. O. Case Noel Lee Case Girard, Pa R. L. Case Fayette, Miss G. N. Harrison L. N. Nason R. B. Taylor Jena 8. G. Hines T. E. Skirvin St. Louis Missouri Ernest Meredith, Jr Louisiana Central Lumber Company Mr. Meredith Woman's Society of Car Service Fay Welter J. C. Register Walter America O. L. Tucker Houma B. Sisson Lulu Shipp C. W. Berry, Sr Paul Hooper R. R. Talliaferro Walter Wood L. Ll. Miller J. L. Gilbert S. N. Butler N. L. Moore W. P. Sellers W. A. Butler Arthur Gambill Miller Gilbert EB. B Todd Monroe Joyce Thompson S. Arrid The American Institute of Laundering
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