Matching lace hats and corsage at New York fashion show
Airy white starched lace ensembles pictured at Lily Cache mid summer collection spotlight matching hats and accessories. In a Red Cross note, surgical dressing units met with Mrs. Joseph Brown presiding as May hours logged by 966 workers reached 4,891.
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New York
Lily Cache
Red Cross
Joseph Brown
Harry Black
Mmes. Brown
Stanley Blower
W. M. Greenwell
C. E. Dickard
Dora Anish
A. L. Peters
Walter Minniear
Jack Rogers
William Mintz
Ray Rhymes
Morale tips for war wives to support returning husbands
A wartime guidance piece urges wives to maximize limited time with soldiers, focusing on home life, morale, and hospitality. It stresses genuine cooking, maintaining familiar home surroundings, proper coffee, and saving staples to prepare welcome meals. It warns against self pity and urges empathy for the husband’s wartime experiences.
Shirley Patterson Models Catalina Sun Suit on Sun Day
Sun reports from a fashion note in which Shirley Patterson a Columbia starlet models a Catalina sun suit in blue and white seersucker with a divided skirt and large patch pockets. Separate society notes mention Lt. L M Norton formerly of Northeast Junior College now stationed in Washington with the intelligence division and residing in Alexandria Va. Also listed are Mrs Alston Prop hit visiting her brother Sgt F L Callahan in Sioux South Dakota and Mrs Lucy Helen Aulds convalescing from an appendectomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Patterson
Columbia
Mr. Sun
L. M. Norton
Northeast Junior College
Washington, D. C
Norton
Clifford Anne King
Alexandria
Washington
Mrs. Alston Prophit
F. L. Callahan
Sioux
Black Hills
South Dakota
Jonesville WAAC liaison to recruit and advise women
Lieutenant Smith of the WAAC will staff the Jonesville recruiting station on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to recruit women for the women's army auxiliary corps and interview applicants for officer candidate school direct assignments. William Mann Young of Jonesville died from injuries after a June 3 fire at his pressing and cleaning shop. he leaves a wife and a son, Private William B. Young, stationed in Texas.
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Smith
WAAC
Army
Jonesville
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
William Mann Young
Ferriday Hospital
William B. Young
Texas
Lt and Mrs Hicks Guests At Supper
A butterfly room wedding supper for Lieutenant and Mrs James Franklin Hicks followed their June 14 marriage at North Chapel Selmanfield. Hosts Mr and Mrs M C McDonald presided, guests included R E Ellington Polly Rider Hazel Gangstad Ann Ashbrook and several lieutenants. Mrs Gladys Sperry to return from Washington late this month.
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Mrs. Hicks
M. C. McDonald
J. F. Hicks
Frances Hotel
James Franklin Hicks
North Chapel
Selmanfield
McDonald
Hicks
R. E. Ellington
Polly Rider
Hazel Gangstad
Ann Ashbrook
Gladys Sperry
Washington
Walter Wood Kellogg
Kellogg
Secret Wedding Announced in Baton Rouge
The wedding of Pauline McMullen to Leon Fife Jr. was held at First Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, on October 17, 1942, kept secret until today. Mrs. Fife, a Monroe native, supervises at Selman Field Navigation School. Mr. Fife works for Columbian Gasoline. They reside at 507 Cypress Street, West Monroe. Also mentioned are furloughs and visits of local residents including Private First Class Harry Peters at Camp Barkeley and relatives from Memphis and Virginia.
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W. M. McMullen
Pauline McMullen
Leon Fife, Jr
First Baptist Church
Baton Rouge
Fife
State University
Harry Peters
Mrs
H. S. Peters
Camp Barkeley, Tex
Red Cross Calendar Announces Summer Dressing Closures
Red Cross surgical dressings units will close half days starting May 11 and continue through summer. Schedules list week long public sessions at West Monroe headquarters and various locations including American Legion homes, Ridge Avenue Baptist church, Northeast Junior College, and Sterlington centers with daily time blocks.
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Red Cross
West Monroe
Service Men's Wives
American Legion Home
Northeast Junior College
Ridge Avenue Baptist Church
Vacationing Miss Hart Hosts Stay at Clearwater Beach
Miss Theodora Hart enjoys a wonderful Tampa vacation as a guest at Clearwater Beach hotel. Miss Melba Stevenson returns from a visit with her brother Cadet Earl Stevenson stationed at Scott Field Illinois.
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Melba Stevenson
Cadet Earl Stevenson
Scott Field
Mexana Powder: soothing relief for diaper rash
Soothe and cool irritated diaper skin with Mexsana powder a standby for over 40 years. Sprinkle over rash after every change for relief and protection. Costs little with savings on larger sizes always demand Mexsana.
Miss Gay Noe Event Publicity At Church and Homes
A sequence of social gatherings honors Miss Gay Noe. Luncheons al fresco and indoor rooms, swimming parties, and various circle meetings are scheduled through June at homes, churches, and the Frances hotel. Local clubs host chicken barbecues and bridge events, with many hostesses named across Stone Avenue Methodist, First Methodist, First Baptist, and community venues.
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Harold Monk
Nathan Gaston
Cecil Jarrell
Gay Noe
Monk Summer Camp
Louise McGuire
J. Hunter Thatcher
Frances Hotel
Summer notes and society round up in Tallulah
Tallulah society items include Aura P. Friersen spending summer in New Orleans with a position. Circle I of the Woman's Society hosted by Mrs. L. J. Land with D. H. Allen leading a lesson on Peace. Attendees listed include H. F. Cansell, G. E. Lanehart, W. P. Sevier Sr, W. B Williams, W. G. Goza, Whit Erwin, A. J. McCready, R. G. Waugh, J. Pemberton, and Mrs. Land. Mrs. Land served refreshments. Other notes mention Shirley Benjamin at business school in Bastrop, visits by Wray Bowie and Mary Anne Ferguson in Okalona and Memphis, A. H. Harrop relocating to join Mr. Harrop in Charleston, births at Fort Monmouth, vacations by J. B. O'Shea family, a new Church of Christ building dedicated June 4, and visits by Corporal Bill Pierce. Madison DAR season final meeting at George Yerger home with picnic. Lottie Avery on revolutionary dress, DAR president messages, and attendees listed. Also reports of Sparling family visits and Trent Palmer returning to LSU before officer candidate school, plus college students home for vacation from TCU, Whitworth, Ole Miss, Belhaven.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
L. J. Land
D. H. Allen
H. F. Cansell
G. E. Lanehart
W. P. Sevier, Sr
W. B Williams
W. G. Goza
Whit Erwin
A. J. McCready
R. G. Waugh
J. ©. Pemberton
Land
Madison Parish
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
George Yerger
Mound
E. E. Warrick
Lottie Avery
Alex Clark
Travis McNeill
Charlotte Sevier
Myles Hopkins
E. P. Polk
Crump
G. R. Whetstone
Mason Spencer
Egbert Jones
Elizabeth Aldrich
Holly Springs
Engagement of Mary Jean Calhoun and Ensign Dykes announced
Farmerville hosts include Mr and Mrs Fred Preaus at a bridge and forty two party. The event honors Miss Mary Jean Calhoun and Ensign Robert Cleveland Dykes Jr USN with prizes awarded to Mrs F W Murphy Mrs Duke Selig and Mr A C Dykes Sr. Guests listed with many local names and a china gift for the bride elect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Preaus
Mary Jean Calhoun
Robert Cleveland Dykes
United States Navy
Jean and
Aubert
F. W. Murphy
Duke Selig
A. C. Dykes
Harry Preaus
Mike Smith
J. W. Breathwit
E. L. Ramsey
FP. W. Murphy
L. H. Barnes
Duke Seng
James Gulley Breathwit
Gussie Fenton
Olivia Barr
Faye Baughman
Roland Dykes
O. L. Tua
Bride Receives Gift From Hostesses At Reception
High scores prompted attendees to present at fir gifts during the event. Hostesses presented the bride with a chosen pattern gift. Ramsey's daughters and numerous guests including Mrs. Mike Mrs. James Gulley and others extended courtesies.
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Ramsey
Mike
James Gulley
Harry
A. C. Dykes
Fred
J. W. Breathwit
Shaw
Frank Yelton
Baughman
F.W. Murphy O. L. Tugwell
Duke
Worker develops machine tion to boost California plant output
A California plant worker reports a machine tion innovation that a trainee can perform, claiming it triples output. The details remain sparse about the machine and implementation.
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California
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