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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1928
Page
8
The state convention fractured into Hull and Smith factions with hisses and chants as Cameron Morrison was blocked by Smith supporters. A compromise on delegation strength followed, leaving both sides claiming victory as the meeting adjourned amid confusion.
Clarks across Louisiana feature a flurry of visits and hosting. Mr and Mrs Clyde Stringer hosted guests from Meridian and Monroes while Rochelle locals saw Kaee Sikesas Sonatons visiting Mrs Frank Frickie. I V Stringer and daughters from Flagstaff are visiting C Delcoure. Mrs Barnes returns from Columbia hospital and is improving. Frickie entertained Ladies Missionary circle No 2. Morris McBride visits Texas kin. Gladys and Frances Patton hosted a youth group Monday.
Charles Johnson, manager of Hotel Virginia, entertains his aunt Mrs. Margaret Rogers of Dallas. Rogers fostered Johnson after his mother died when he was seven. She began in hotels in 1902 with ventures in Waco and Texas cities, recently selling her last hotel and planning a return to the business.
Gorliss Palmer, winner of an international beauty contest, makes her first starring film appearance in Scarlet Youth at the Crystal Theatre West Monroe. The California production by Marshall Neilan Studios features Palmer in four of eleven similar attractions and presents a modern view of lax social conditions and vice with refined costuming and sets. Dr. J H. Murray adds an edifying interlude with an oral discourse aligned to the film’s themes.
Governor Long told the Senate insurance committee that a proposed bill to revise Louisiana fire insurance law would protect insureds when their actions do not harm insurers. He ridiculed iron safe clauses and cited 25 states with similar statutes. Opponents included John Wegman and John Dymon Jr. of New Orleans. Herman Moyse of Baton Rouge supported the measure.
Like Occidental Headgear, Hankow Chinese favor imported men hats over other western apparel. Felt hats from the United States England and Japan sell well. Straws from Italy England and Japan appear in a wide range of shapes and colors.
The 1925 stage hit Chicago by Maurine Watkins becomes a De Mille Studio film for Pathé. Frank Orson directs with Phyllis Haver as Roxie Hart and Victor Varconi as her husband. Cast also includes Robert Edeson and TT Roy Barnes.
Community notables and visitors from Farmerville Simsboro Bastrop Monroe Delhi Ruston and Strong are listed with weekend trips and gatherings. Names include Mrs May H Odom Mr J S Dykes Mrs Susie Barnes Mr Palmer Ham and Floyce Stancil among others and trips to Shreveport Bastrop Monroe and Tyler Texas. American tractor demonstrates in Johannesburg impresses South African road builders.
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