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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1934

Page

3

Riverside Country Club Charity Ball Lights Up Summer

Society at Riverside Country club hosted a Junior Charity League affair with elegant gowns and out of town guests. Mrs. Walter Black presided in black satin as plan for a summer dance series emerged, while Mrs. F B Marshall and her children prepared for Camp Carlyle in Hendersonville NC.

Aristotle Riverside Country Club Charity League Walter Black Franklin Shaw Seline Harold Monk Joseph Nathan Gaston Saphire John Theus League Riverside F. B. Marshall Marillyn Ben Hendersonville North Carolina Camp Carlyle

Local Social Calendar and Events Highlight City Activities

The week features a Memphis National Retail Credit convention trip by Bradford and associates including Nanette Selig. Irene Quinn Renaud hosts a colorful Clarks La recital with pupil lists. Business and Professional Women plan state convention hosting in June after New Orleans delegation reports and resolutions.

Irene Quinn Renaud Clarks Dolores Waltz Marjorie Lewis Laverne Lewis Harietta Cobb Bunkie Taylor Dorothy Richman Winifred Richman Polka Piquante Betty Ann Taylor Collen Mullenix Air de Ballet Bobby Jean Smith Laverne Meek Muriel Cobb Marybeth Lewis Betty Traylor Mackie Sue Delcoure Sybil Renaud Winnie Richman Bunkie Traylor Jimmy Harrison Earl Harris Bud Traylor Billy Harrison Billy McDermott la Coquette Jane Daves Petite Marybet Lewis Teresa Turk Business and Professional Women’s Club R. N. Slater New Orleans

Joy Steele Hosts Open House With Two Guest Socialites

Miss Joy Steele entertained with two house guests, Miss Mary Russell Ross of Fort Worth and Miss Katherine Jones of Dallas, at an open house for the younger set. The evening featured elegant attire, corsages, a punch table, and a lavish centerpiece while four hosts assisted in hospitality.

Miss Joy Steele Mary Russell Ross Fort Worth Katherine Jones Dallas Miss Steele Monroe Miss Ross Miss Jones Doris Beaman Blanche Deas Happy Tidwell Margaret Poag

Blond Goddess Synopsis in a Mexican Valley Trap

Explorer Frank Grahame and film star Janice Kent, joined by missing aviator Billy Langton and a ferocious Yucatan high priest, are trapped in a Mexican valley. As rain threatens to flood their valley, the wounded Ahkin stays calm while Grahame and allies seek a way to survive the coming deluge.

Frank Grahame Janice Kent Billy Langton Yucatan Grahame Janice Ahkin Langton Frank Bill

Frank Grahame Faces Mountain Trek After Cavern Trial

Frank Grahame and Langton debate leaving the high priest as the group plans a raft descent from the valley. Janice Kent proves brave while the ahkin’s strange trance alarms them as a storm approaches and rain threatens their dry cave refuge.

Parish Meeting Endorses Tax Solutions and LSU Unit Plan

A local gathering endorsed tax reform measures and the Ouachita parish junior college becoming a unit of LSU. The secretary was authorized to draft two resolutions for governor, state officials, and press notification. Attendees included Mesdames Slater Richeson Bailey Jackson Elbert Lee Wamsley and others.

Ouachita Parish The Louisiana State University Mesdames R. N. Slater Mildred Richeson Mary Bailey Lillian Jackson Johnie S. Elbert Eunice Lee Marie Wamsley Nora Downs C. Mae Johnson Alice Baur Kate Clark Florence Powers Mamie Ober Mary O'Kelly Alma Terry Bernice Wright May Read

Sorority Delegates Entertain The Delta Sigma Convention

Delta Sigma sorority members arrive from nearby states for a three day convention in the city. Tau chapter hosts a dancing party on Cherokee Terrace after dark and a breakfast with national president Frances Abbott Best at the Frances Hotel. Business sessions follow parliamentary rules, then a tea dance on the Virginia roof hosted by Sigma Phi Omega and Delta Beta fraternity members.

Delta Sigma Sorority Tau Chapter Cherokee Frances Hotel Frances Abbott Best Virginia Sigma Phi Omega Delta Beta Fraternity

Coat Frock Pattern 180 by Anne Adams

The ad promotes Pattern 180 by Anne Adams for a coat frock easy to slip into. It notes sizes 14 through 46 and fabric needs for size 16, along with illustrated step by step instructions. Also advertised is the New Anne Adams Pattern Book for Summer priced at 15 cents.

Paris Anne Adams

Misses Comrato Return From Shreveport Visit

Misses Frances and Joann Comrato return from a visit with friends in Shreveport. The Thornhills host a Saturday cocktail hour in their drawing room ahead of the Charity League dance at Riverside Country Club. Marguerite Hill of Los Angeles is a guest during a ten day visit. Martha Jane Smith hosts a Monday luncheon at Mrs. Louis Hayden’s home for cousin Virginia Shore and guest Kula Makris from the Delta Beta Sigma convention.

Frances Joann Comrato Shreveport Bridger Thornhill Riverside Country Club Thornhill Marguerite Hill Los Angeles Calif Martha Jane Smith Louis Hayden Virginia Shore Kula Makris

Local Luncheon Attended by Notables from Pine Bluff and Families

The luncheon featured guests Miss Felice Hybernagle Franklin Chalmers Buddy Banks Gordy McNulty and Mrs Q C Shores of Pine Bluff Ark. Mrs F P Stubbs and son Barry returned from Lexington Va where they attended their son Charles Stubbs graduation from V M I. They were joined home by Mr Stubbs and Miss Carolyn Stubbs of Shorter College Rome Ga.

Felice Hybernagle Franklin Chalmers Buddy Banks Gordy McNulty Pine Bluff Q. C. Shores Ark F. P. Stubbs Barry Lexington Charles Stubbs V. M Stubbs Carolyn Stubbs Shorter College Rome Georgia

Dancing Party On Cherokee Terrace Colorful Event For Members Of The Younger Set

The opening day of a Monroe convention brought Delta Sigma sorority members and Delta Beta Sigmas hostesses to the Cherokee Terrace at the Frances hotel for a three day session. The event featured Miss Elpiose Gayne of Tau chapter and a host of chapter presidents from cities across the South, all in summery frocks and formal attire as dancing and orchestral music delighted attendees.

Cherokee Terrace Delta Sigma Sorority Delta Sigma Sigma Phi Omega Monroe Frances Hotel Delta Beta Sigmas Elpiose Gayne Tau

Miss Heard Honored At Elegant Benoit Home Bridge Party

Mamie Ola Heard, awaiting marriage, was the central figure at a pink and yellow theme bridge event hosted Friday by Mrs. H. H. Benoit with co hostesses Miss Eunice Benoit and Miss Mary Benoit. Guests enjoyed a playful gift search during play and a salad course at the card tables.

Mamie Ola Heard H. H. Benoit Eunice Mary Benoit Miss Heard Bridge Gladys Grant Mary Grace Lawn

Coming Events At Monroe Churches And Socials

Regular monthly meetings of W M A at First Baptist at 3 30 p m Circle 6 and 7 host program on Mexico Miss Sue Kilgore to entertain at bridge for Mamie Ola Heard Circle 6 to oversee the Missionary Society meeting at First Methodist at 3 p m Mrs Dean Selig will host a bridge in honor of Mamie Ola Heard Tea by Irene Clark Carrie Drew Virginia Mitchell Mary Lawn Misses Laulage and Gertrude Feazel host breakfast for Mamie Ola Heard Garden party for Mamie Ola Heard at 6 p m Saturday garden party hosted by Elizabeth Drew and Gladys Grant at 6 p m plus a Get Together Social Club dancing party at Monroe hotel 9 p m.

Miss Heard Virginia Calvert Florence Duval Dean Selig Fay Heard Eloise Cann Norman Coon Constance McReynolds Cecelia McReynolds Irene Clark Gladys Grant Mary Grace Lawn Veatrice Martin C. C. Mee Eachern Gertrude Gilliland Hilton Chappell Gertrude Feazel Lallage Fe First Baptist Church of Monroe Presbyterian H. L. Gregg Circle 6 Mexico Circle 7 Sue Kilgore Bridge Mamie Ola Heard First Methodist Church Carrie Dee Drew Virginia Mitchell Mamie Ola Get- Together Social Club Monroe Hotel Laulage Elizabeth Drew

Hearing Set on Salary Basis for District Attorneys

The House Parochial Affairs Committee in Baton Rouge announced a public hearing at 3 p.m. on June 27 on three Sharpe Livingston bills to pay district attorneys in East Baton Rouge, Caddo, Calcasieu and Cameron parishes a salary rather than fees. Action on these bills was deferred after opponents sought a hearing. The committee also approved the Lester measure to route chain store tax revenues to the parishes and reported favorably a bill to let school boards form consolidated districts.

Baton Rouge House Parochial Affairs Committee Sharpe Lester

Tiny prawnlike parasite kills man-eating sharks in NSW

A minute crustacean under an inch long is blamed for decimating sharks that terrorize New South Wales shores. Researchers warn the parasite attacks large predatory sharks, altering local marine dynamics and potentially affecting coastal ecosystems.

New South Wales Australia

Tribes Represented in Kansas City Pageant

Twenty seven tribes from twelve states participated in a pageant at a celebration in Kansas City Kansas.

Kansas City Kas

Shakespeare Play Types Summary

Shakespeare wrote 37 plays 16 comedies 11 tragedies and 10 histories. The counts show a strong emphasis on comedy and tragedy with historical works fewer in number.

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