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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1928
Page
22
Fashion notes describe checks dominating wardrobes in New England displays. Woolen checked fabrics appear in town dresses and two piece frocks with light gray and dark stripes, yellow trim, and belt definitions. Tailleur pairs dark gray flanne with blue rope, double breasted coat, crepe blouse, and blue accessories. The piece highlights checked motifs on sweaters, hats, and accessories throughout a smart ensemble.
Philosophical reflection on design and nature precedes local news of students and community events. Jean Munholland, valedictorian, heads to Annapolis for physical exams as part of a military academy appointment while the town updates on illness recoveries and social gatherings.
Tomorrow night a reception will feature Mrs Alfred Allison of Gadsden Alabama as an honored guest. Miss Ruth Huey of Sophie Newcomb College New Orleans visits with her brother Al Huey who takes her to St Louis by car. Miss Martha Austin hosted Miss Louise Abbott and will visit Helena Arkansas for a week. Mrs L S Roberts and daughter Marguerite plan a summer in New Orleans with relatives and sailing on the Dixie to New York to study ballet under Albertina Rasch, then Detroit for the Dancing Masters of America convention with Armandine Renaud. Roberts has earned praise for her ballet interpretation from Miss Rasch.
A group from New Orleans centered in social activity includes Mrs. Maud Tribugh and her two sons Messrs Stephen and Isaac Tribugh, Misses Mary Price Rebecca Perkins Frances McClelland and Mr. E Soule. They are the house guests of Mr. and Mrs. D.
An old advertisement claims overworked babies calm quickly with Castoria a pure vegetable remedy free of drugs or opiates. It stresses limited handling, lists colic diarrhea and sleeplessness as issues eased, cites 25 million yearly bottles and a motherhood booklet, and urges look for Chas Fletcher's signature.
Y. Smith remains the center of a busy social week with four barbecues and a garden party lineup at Sterlington Plantation and nearby homes. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Lamkin, Mrs. Bancroft, the Karvey Gregg and Melville Dix households, with Mrs. Davis hosting a luncheon. Several other events, visits, and an engagement are noted among friends and relatives across Natchez, New Orleans, Shreveport, and Baton Rouge. Miss Rosalia Kaliski travels to Madison, Wisconsin, Chicago, and St. Louis for finals before returning to Jonesboro, health improving. Marriages and arrivals are also announced, including Folmar Ryan’s wedding and the birth of George Jr. in Baton Rouge, plus numerous visits in Alexandria and El Dorado households.
Mr. H. V. Brown Jr. of Chicago will arrive tomorrow to visit his sister Mrs. E. E. Williams of 2917 Grand Street. Mr. W. H. Dennis of Benton Avenue was summoned yesterday to Philadelphia, Mississippi, where his aged mother is critically ill.
Associated Press reports Baton Rouge June 19 senate committee judiciary A approved representative Zero’s bill to prevent holding prisoners incommunicado. The measure aims to ensure speedy hearings, enforce constitutional rights, and punish violators with a fine up to 500 dollars or imprisonment. The bill reacts to alleged prisoner detentions in Orleans parish and gaps in 1904 law.
Paris fashion notes highlight a black lace dinner dress by Lucilen Lelong featuring a bolero front that flows into a cape back. The straight skirt gains subtle movement from two circular panels, and a black wire belt with a jeweled buckle completes the look.
Baton Rouge June 19 The bill by Senator R B Knott to move milk production and sale from the state board of health to a dairy commission passed the senate 35 to 2. The measure creates a dairy commission including the commissioner of agriculture the president of the state board of health and the LSU college of agriculture dean. It authorizes a dairy commissioner to supervise production and sale and requires compulsory tuberculin tests.
Salvation Army alters Monroe staff as Capt Phoebe Smith is promoted to lead youth work in Fort Smith Arkansas and Lt Lutie Smith transfers to New Orleans relief work. Who replaces Monroe leadership is not yet decided. The local work began about a year ago last January.
A limited lot of dresses in sizes 16 and 20 priced from 15.69 to 16.50 will be sold tomorrow from 12 to 2 PM at Fashion Shop located at 108 St. John Street, near Ouachita Bank. Early shopping advised due to limited quantity.
Adele Garrison narrative centers on Edith Fairfax pressuring Madge while troubled by Dicky and Leila Durkee. A long dialog reveals shifting loyalties, maternal worry for Junior, and tensions within the Fairfax circle as Winter plans loom and fragile friendships strain under romantic tensions.
Old John Pybus, a London bookseller turned inn porter, is revealed to Probyn as Lance Pybus’s grandfather and father to Conrad. Lance, living in Cambridge then London, returns, with Olive Gadsden and Mary Morris nearby. The two generations confront a hidden kinship, years of separation, and a chance for forgiveness as Lance’s identity unfolds.
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