Cocktail Hour and Social Meant: A Look at American Drinking Traditions
Society editor notes debunks that cocktail hour began with repeal and traces its American roots through 19th century literature. It highlights women’s interest in cocktails, fashion such as the cocktail jacket, and a recent bridal party hosted by Mrs. H W Stone in Swartz Louisiana with guests, gifts, and a themed confectionery reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Illuminati
Nathaniel Hawthorne
New England
William Makepeace Thackeray
New York City
Paris
Miss Heard Honored at Bridge TeA By Averette Aunts
Mrs Mamie Ola Heard wore white crepe with blue coat and hat as guests attended a Wednesday bridge party at the Averette home. Pink hydrangeas decorated the room. gifts for high scores went to Miss Sue Kilgore and Miss Hazel Mitchell. hostesses gave a Park Avenue silver piece. sweets featured pink ices and cakes with a miniature bride and groom centerpiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Ola Heard
Katherine, Altha
Clara Averette
Bridge
Sue Kilgore
Hazel Mitchell
Park Avenue
Miss Heard
Cecelia McReynolds
Elizabeth Drew
Gertrude
Lallage Feazel
Eloise Kahn
Eunice
Breakfast party honors June bride at Miss Kilgore home
Intimate group gathered at Miss Sue Kilgore's house for a yellow and white themed breakfast in honor of Miss Alma Green, whose approaching marriage was announced. The centerpiece roses complemented a fried southern style chicken service for guests including Miss Ruth Easterling and the Feazels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June
Sue Kilgore
Alma Green
Miss Green
Ruth Easterling
Lallage Feazel
Gertrude Feazel
Dorothy Guerriero
Steve Powell
R. L. Gilgore
Young People Assemblies Open at Mansfield Female College
June activities include Intermediates starting June 12 with the Christian Adventure Assembly. Monroe district youths travel to join Louisiana groups, with area Martins and Miss Geraldine John among delegates returning June 18. Also noted are Mr James Butitta’s move toward New York musical circles and a Presbyterian vocational training demo Friday at 10 30. Delia Joe Fowler visits Oak Grove guest of Miss Lelia Fowler in Mansfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield Female College
Mansfield
Thomas Butitta
New York City
James Butitta
New York
The
Presbyterian Church
Mary Grace Miller
Delia Joe Fowler
Oak Grove
Lelia Fowler
Jackson Street
Local Community Events and Personal Notices Listing
Friday entertaining at bridge for Miss Mamie Ola Heard begins at 8 p m with Miss Eunice and Miss Mary Benoit hosting. Central district of Northeast Associational B Y P A meets at Central Baptist church at 8 p m. Saturday Junior Charity League dance at Riverside Country club at 9 p m. Tuesday June 19 1934 Presbyterian auxiliary program led by Mrs H L Gregg Circle 6 program Mexico Circle 7 3 30 p m. Oren Moore, son of Mr and Mrs R L Moore of Sterlington, a LSU agriculture graduate, visited home week then left for Ruston for soil erosion work. Misses Hilda and Christine Hallman of Pine Bluff Ark visiting Mr and Mrs C E Hallman at 300 Holly Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice
Mary Benoit
Bridge
Mamie Ola Heard
Northeast Associational
Central Baptist Church
Mandeville
Junior Charity League
Riverside Country Club
Presbyterian
H. L. Gregg
Circle 6
Mexico
Circle 7
Oren Moore
R. L. Moore
Sterlington
School of Agriculture
Louisiana State University
Ruston
Hilda and
Christine Hallman
Pine Bluff, Ark
Mrs. C. E. Hallman
Holly Street
Assistant State Service Officer Visits Local Office
Gray A. Mann assistant state service officer of the Louisiana American Legion was a visitor Thursday at the office of H. B. McClendon local service officer. Mann will depart Friday for Little Rock to attend the national rehabilitation conference area C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray A. Mann
Louisiana Department of the American Legion
H. B. McClendon
Mann
Little Rock
Hollywood method guards against unattractive Cosmetic Skin
Removing cosmetics the Hollywood way helps prevent Cosmetic Skin by avoiding clogged pores. Many women fail to rinse makeup fully leaving remnants in pores which leads to blemishes and enlarged pores. Regular thorough cleansing keeps delicate skin clear without harm.
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Hollywood
Blond Goddess and Escape Through Yucatan Jungle
Frank Grahame and Janice Kent flee a cultish fate in the Yucatan. Their plane crashes after Frank is wounded and they struggle through a Mayan road. Janice later discovers a startling clue as dawn breaks over the jungle ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bynovsis
Yucatan
Hidden peril on the jungle trail ends with a reunion
Janice and Frank follow a smoke scent and stumble onto the ahkin, a cult figure. A hidden cave and cenote theory haunt Frank while a brutal stranger, Billy Langton, emerges alive. Langton joins the group as Janice recognizes him and awaits his tale tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice
Frank
Palm-Trunk Bridge
Ahkin
Anice
Janica
Bastrop Honors Agnes Scott Student and High School Seniors
Bastrop hosts dinner honoring Miss Dean McKoin of Monroe a sophomore at Agnes Scott College with two classmates. En route home were Miss Mary Beasley of Columbia Tenn and Miss Elizabeth Formann of Birmingham Ala. Senior class dinner dance at Louisiana hotel featured flowers place cards programs and favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. K. Peitiss
Dean McKoin
Monroe
Agnes Scott
Georgia
McKoin
Mary Beasley
Columbia, Tenn
Elizabeth Formann
Birmingham
Ala
Jessie Lee McKain
John Riley
Corbin Turpin
John Keller
Jerry Lynn Pettis
Hans Kern
Bastrop High School
Louisiana Hotel
Mesdames M. V. Orr
Daniel Grossman
A. B. Andrews
Anne Adams pattern 1811 for summer dresses in cottons
Pattern 1811 offers a simple dress with optional sleeve frills in cross barred gingham or similar cottons. The design suits cote ton or silk and sizes range from 12 to 40 with 318 yards needed for size 16. Include step by step instructions and pricing for book and pattern in the Anne Adams pattern book for summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Betsy Ross Marriage Bond Found In New Jersey Records
An ancient record reveals Betsy Ross and John Ross eloped in Gloucester New Jersey in November 1773. The bond shows a 500 pound requirement and two bondsmen including William Hugg Jr. the marriage remained hidden until its discovery by Edwin S. Parry in Trenton New Jersey.
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Elizabeth Griscom
Betsy Ross
State House
Trenton
N. J
John Ross
Edwin S. Parry
Philadelphia
Parry
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Edmund Hayes Bell
Washington
Betsy
Aeneas Ross
Gloucester
Old Bank
Friends
Griscoms
John
Province of
William Hugg
Hugg
Gloucester Town
James Bowman
Marriage of Dorothy Lee Green and Orville Bowman in Winnsboro
Announcement from Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Green that their daughter Dorothy Lee Green married Orville L. Bowman of Mer Rouge. Ceremony June 9 at 4 PM at the Baptist parsonage in Winnsboro officiated by Reverend Dana Terry. The couple plans to reside with the bride’s parents in South Washington Street after a brief trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Shell
Fannie Bz. Phillips
S. G. Lucky
E. D. Shaw
Bastrop
Mer Rouge
Thomas Green
Dorothy Lee
Orville L. Bowman
E. G. Bowman
Winnsboro
Baptist Parsonage
Dana Terry
Miss Green
Bastrop High School
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Ruston
Zachery
Met Rouge
Bowman
Southern Kraft Corporation
Natchez
Mississippi
South Washington Street
H. A. L. Swan
Bridge
West Hickory Avenue
J. W. Gillen
Gillen
Lucky
Arthur Ross
George Ludlum
Clifton Ingram
L. E. Pagan
Leroy Loftin
W. H. Reitzell
Saenger Reorganization Plan Revealed In Receivership
New Orleans June 14 The Saenger Theaters Inc reorganizes while in receivership and plans withdrawal of interest in 50 or 60 theaters run with Paramount Publix across North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Texas. An application was filed with the securities commission last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Saenger Theaters, Inc
Paramount Publix
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Texas
Securities Commission
Banana Treeclassified as an Herb Says Botanists
Scientists note that the banana plant is an herb rather than a woody tree, highlighting its soft, non lignified stem and herbaceous growth habit as key distinctions recognized by botanists.
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Eve C. Bradford
Elizabeth York Case
H. W. Stone
Thomas Wright
Swartz
Ivy Smith
Berry
William Turnage
Della Jo Fowler
Alice Henry
DeSiard
Heard
Gordon Wright
Tommy
Rio Grande Valley
Monterey
State Service
Lux
Tor
Flissa
Chapter
Frank Grahame
Billy Langton
Langton
Lia
Gruffy
Savannah
Herbert Jensen
Dorothy Mae Allen
Bernice Grossman
Millicent Shell
Marine Sawyer
Fannie Bell Phillips
Dorothy Turpin
Ogbourne Rawlinson
E. D. Shaw, Jr
Ruth Simmons
Mildred Nelson
Mae Coker
Elmer Cart
News-Star Daily
Morrice News- Star Pattern Department
West 11Th Street
Saenger
America
Linso
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