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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
6
Monroe women join the United Service Organizations for National Defense. Mrs. H J Fernandez plans a garden fete at Buckhorn Bend on her silver wedding anniversary June 20. Guests may offer silver. proceeds aid clubs for servicemen and defense workers. The event features a Poetry Club-hosted musicale and informal garden setting. The notice urges public participation in this community-spirited fundraiser.
Pattern No. 8976 offers a demure round neck bodice short puffed sleeves with band cuffs and slim waist tied at back. Flared swing skirt suits cottons silks and rayons. size 13 needs 448 yards 35 inch fabric and 7 yards ric rac. Send payment name address pattern number and size to News-Star-World Pattern Service New York City.
Almanac of social calendar items lists Friday receptions hosted by Kappa Delta alumni at Mrs. Ray Rhymes home and multiple entertainments for Miss Bettie Keller across dates June 26 to 28. Guests include Mrs. Pracher, Mrs. Mahr, Miss Amman, and families at addresses in Emerson Avenue Glenmar Buckhorn Bend and 207 Glenmar Street. A wedding is set for St Matthew's Church on June 28 with reception at Frances Hotel terrace. nearby travel notes cover Mrs McCullough and family returning from Texas trips visiting several cities.
Mrs. Fagan Cox presided over state officers meeting. Bryant Davidson of Centenary College forecast U S entry into the war imminently and urged action as Washington moves toward severing relations with Germany. Several social visits and local gatherings noted including birthdays and alumni meetings.
In Washington June 19 open criticism rose as senators pressed the War Department to justify sweeping powers to seize private property for the armament program. Senator Downey charged the bill risks a military dictatorship and harms thousands of small businesses.
NBC and CBS charged new federal anti monopoly proposals threaten private radio enterprise. NBC official Niles Trammell testified the rules extend FCC powers, risk chaos, and could push toward a government controlled system or a listening tax if enacted. Columbia and Mutual backed the regulations in hearings.
The obituary notes Mrs Kate Miller Lee 55 of 4006 Lee Avenue died Tuesday in a local hospital. Her funeral was held at Dixie Funeral home chapel with interment in Columbia cemetery. Surviving are two daughters Naomi Johnston and Dolly Wheeler two sons N A Lee and C P Lee two sisters Ruth Pentecost and Mrs W E Smith and seven grandchildren. The piece also mentions the funeral of Mrs Mollie Allen Fox with services at Mulhearn Funeral Home and lists her children Victor Fox and Mrs Ed Martin.
Doctors warn tired kidneys cause nightly urination and restless sleep. The ad cites 15 miles of kidney tubes filtering blood and claims Doan's Pills remove poisons, easing backache swelling and fatigue.
Mrs. Fox born July 23 1872 in Moberly Missouri resided in Monroe since 1927. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star the auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers American War Mothers and the Christian Church.
In rapid raids across Times Square, federal agents rounded up 11 prisoners on charges of illegally peddling nickel song sheets containing unauthorized copyrighted lyrics. The case rests on copyright grounds bringing it under federal jurisdiction.
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