Eta chapter Phi Kappa members return from gulf coast convention
Monroe celebrated as the 1941 national convention city after the Gulf Coast gathering at the Edgewater Gulf hotel. Members from Eta chapter received a silver loving cup for representative attendance while planning a robust local fraternity program. Attendees from Monroe included Henry Colbert Robert L George Jr Ben Marshall Durwood Griffin Levy Gremillion John Woods Billy Armstrong Seah De Lee Laurence Vaughan James Huitt and Billy Nicholson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eta
Phi Kappa
Gulf Coast
Monroe
Local Club Activities and Personal News From Obion Area
The column lists meetings of the American Legion auxiliary Julia Reid circle Reader's Clique and Missouri Pacific Women’s club events. It notes Beta Delta sorority Founders Day events at Hotel Frances and social details for W M S circles, plus numerous travels and marriages including Anita de Lambourg and Percy McDonell wedding in Obion and Grangeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Julia Reid
Ruby Parnell
Bertha Harper
J. L. Whitfield
Beta Delta Sorority
Frances Hotel
Mirror Room
Frances
Louise Gail McDonald
Central Baptist W. M. S
W. L. Cummings
Holly Street
R. A. Goza
Lee Avenue
Grayson
South Grand
Monroe Garden Club to Attend Baton Rouge Conference
Mrs. Fred Fudickar president of the Monroe Garden club will attend the first annual garden conference in Baton Rouge July 9 and 10 in cooperation with the Louisiana Garden club federation. Noted horticulturists will present talks and dormitory accommodations at LSU Grace King hall are offered for fifty cents a day with dinner at Highland hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Fudickar
Monroe Garden Club
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Garden Club Federation
Fudickar
Monroe Club
Bertha Lee Ferguson
Louisiana State University
William Lanier Hunt
Fred Cochran
State University
W. D. Kimbrough
Louisiana Gardens
Sarah Butler
New Orleans
George Guttner
General Extension Division
M. B. Sturgis
Shady Gardens
C. A. Brown
Sumrall to discuss European setup at West Monroe church
Rev. L. F. Sumrall and Rev. E. L. Tanner will host a talk at the Assembly of God church in West Monroe on Wednesday night. Sumrall will draw on two years of European travel to explore causes and possible outcomes of the current European conflict and address questions about dictators and a potential end to the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly of God Church
West Monroe
L. F. Sumrall
E. L. Tanner
Sumrall
Europe
Reitzell Heads to Regular Police Training Course
Chief of Police Frank V. Reitzell left this morning for Camp Beauregard in Alexandria to attend the annual law enforcement training course for peace officers across the state.
Bob and Sue navigate family tensions in playful text
Louise Platt writes about Bob insisting on attention while Sue adapts to his presence. Allen drops hints about a new wife, but Sue remains unconvinced. The dialogue hints at domestic comedy and changing relationships.
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Webb
Bill Seaton
Bob
Allen
Sue
Allen Davenport's Secret Christmas Marriage Shocks Sue
Bob Trenton reveals Allen Davenport wed Patsy Murray in Kansas City this morning. Sue Webb reacts with disbelief and shock, recalling past romances as she braces to meet the new wife at home during the Christmas season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy
Sue
Allen
Bob
Babs
Ellen Massey
Patsy Murrey
Patsy Murray
Barbara
Ellen
Allen Davenport
Kansas City
Tomorr
House Approves Tax Bill for Public School Funding
In Baton Rouge on June 19 the House passed a constitutional amendment dedicating severance tax revenues to public schools until they reach 17 dollars per educable pupil plus a third on an equalization basis. The measure, approved by unanimous vote, follows debate on school finance.
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Baton Rouge
House
Senate debates tax bill targeting educable funds
The bill would dedicate severance tax revenues up to 17 per educable, with excess funds to the general fund. A 51 to 40 vote amended the measure, sending the proposal to the senate for potential passage and eventual statewide ratification in November.
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Senate
Baton Rouge Attorneys Named for Revenue Collector
Cicero Sessions of Baton Rouge and Matthew S. Braniff of New Orleans named attorneys for the collector of revenue. Sessions succeeds Justin Daspit, who served 12 years, and Braniff succeeds Maurice Gatlin.
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Baton Rouge
Cicero Sessions
Matthew S. Braniff
New Orleans
Collector of Revenue
Sessions
Justin Daspit
Braniff
Maurice Gatlin
Exquisitely Flattering Dress Pattern No 8755
Pattern advertisement invites readers to order No 8755 a silk print georgette chiffon voile or batiste dress with high front waist and back belts. Includes size range 36 to 52, yardage for fabric, and step by step sew chart. Sends to News-Star-World Today Pattern Service for details and pattern book offer.
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Voile
Batiste
News-Star—World Today
Seventh Avenue
New York
N. Y
Ouachita Valley Amateur Radio Club Seeks Field Day Visitors
The Ouachita Valley Amateur Radio club invites the public to Bernstein place behind Northeast Junior College for a 26 hour Field Day starting 4 p.m. Saturday. Six transmitters run on emergency power to demonstrate portable self powered communication in disasters. Local prizes honor high operator scores and the club’s national competition entry.
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Ouachita Valley
Amateurs’ National Association
American Radio Relay League
Field Day
United States
Radio Amateurs Capable of Action if Occasion Rises
A fragment notes that radio amateurs could accomplish much if a suitable occasion arises. It hints at preparedness and potential civic utility without detailing specific plans or events.
Four H members to attend camp starting June 24
Forty Ouachita parish 4-H youths will join about 250 peers from West Carroll Morehouse Richland Union Ouachita and Caldwell at Camp Walker for the annual 4-H summer camp starting June 24. Only top club members with strong records will attend, with a parish quota of 40. Members must come to the courthouse by 9 a.m. Monday with fees and camp supplies. all will return Friday morning June 28.
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Ouachita Parish
Camp Walker
D. L. Bornman
West Carroll
Morehouse
Richland
Union
Ouachita
Caldwell
Bornman
Agent of Railways Found Dead at Clayton
Wallace Edward McDougald 67 long time Missouri Pacific railway agent was found dead from a gunshot at his Clayton home Tuesday after months of ill health. He leaves a wife and son Miller. Funeral services were held at the Vidalia Masonic lodge with lodge members as pallbearers. Interment was at Ferriday cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Wallace Edward McDougald
Missouri Pacific Railway
Miller McDougald
Vidalia
Jury Receives Case of 14 Men in Brooklyn Conspiracy
After an 11 week trial the 14 men charged with complicity in a plot to overthrow the United States government went to the jury in Brooklyn federal court. They were part of a group of 17 arrested in January by J Edgar Hoover with alleged plans to seize armament supplies assassinate officials and blow up strategic institutions. One defendant killed himself and charges against two others were dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Brooklyn
J. Edgar Hoover
Twin Cities July 4 Celebration Sale Planned
The merchants committee of the Chamber of Commerce announced a July 1 2 3 sale in the Twin Cities as part of a July 4 celebration. Dave Silverstein, chairman, said the event will be the most spectacular in years and urged shoppers to take advantage of tremendous stock as Fifth district consumers are invited to participate.
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Merchants Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Twin Cities
Dave Silverstein
Silverstein
Fifth District
Top Amateurs Turn Pro in Michigan Golf Move
Detroit report notes two leading amateurs Melvin Chick Harbert of Battle Creek, 1939 trans Mississippi champion, and Charles Chuck Kocsis, former Walker Cup team player, have joined the professional ranks this season in Michigan.
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Cash
Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Melvin
Chick) Harbert
Battle Creek
Charles
Chuck) Kocsis
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Coast
National Phi Kappa Fraternity
Circus
Style Shop
Mil DeSiard
Walker’s Grocery
North Third St
Lares
Joyce
Thompson
Missouri Pacific Women’s Club
Anita de Lambourg
Obion
Tenn
Percy McDonell
Grangeville
Homer Royster
H. H. Gudger
New York City
Boston
Washington
Niagara Falls
Canada
W. T. Lewman
East
Charleston
Ill
A. G. Coombs
First Church To Christ, Scientist
Cape Cod
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Plymouth
Atlantic Coast
Marie Thompson
Elizabeth Benton
Havana
Cuba
Sybil Alexander
Columbia University
Earl Lingle
Edith and
Earl Jr
Hot Springs, Ark
Mary Hayward
University of Arkansas
Billy Harper
W. M. Harper
Jack Parrish
Pine Bluff, Ark
Ann Parrish
W. R. Hatchell
Minneapolis
Ory Stores Co. Ue
DeSiard St
The
Mra
Winnie Mask
Twin City
O. M. Arnette
W. B. Mathews
Emma Thoman
Clinton
Synodical Auxiliary Training School
Presbyterian Church
R. H. Carpenter
This City
Sidney Gill
Winnie Samson
Shreveport
Mrs. A. Petrus
Gus Gehr
Alexandria
Julius Cahn
Aubry Haas
Faulk-Collier
Louise Platt
Chapter
Barbara Webb
Sis
Fellows
Maggie
Bob Trenton
Sweet
Bernstein Place
Ohio River Valley
Long Island-New England
St. John
Four-H
Tau Thias
Weil
Lake Michigan
Loop
Charles T. Gratz
American Institute of Laundering
Jor
Arrid
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