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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1930

Page

6

Community Calendar Outlines Local Meetings and Social Events

A dense schedule lists Dixie Chapter 179 meetings at C E Masonic hall at 8 p.m. Monday, YWCA glee club 7:30 p.m., and a St Matthew's PTA bridge benefit. Tuesday features Baptist Missionary Society at 3:30 p.m. and many Presbyterian, YWCA, and circle group gatherings. Friday hosts Mrs. Rhodes bridge for Miss Fitch and Miss Apgar with a July 1 Lion’s Club dinner dance and July 4 Edgewater breakfast dance with Ted Weems. Also notes a family motor trip visiting Baton Rouge and New Orleans en route home from Trenton Miss.

Dixie Chapter C. E Masonic Hall Baptist Missionary Society Methodist Woman's Missionary Society M. Collins Hudson Lane Weems South Third Street O. G. Elliott Lovers Lane J. G. Williamson North Fifth Street J. M. Brothers Harry Frazier Rochelle Circle F. H. May North Sixth A. V. Brcard Bros Avenue H. H. Blanks Majur Apts C. W. Wallace Island Drive T. Thomas North Fifth Y. W. C. A. Dramatic Club Telemaque Street W. M. Harper Louise H. Graves C. G. Ammer Elizabeth Fitch Presbyterian Auxiliary E. O. Smith John Collens Marie Marguerite Collens Lottie Club Gordon Campbell Cummings Business and Professional Women's Club Edgewater Country Club Ted Weems J. Arthur Smith Margaret Katherine R. R. McCord Trenton Miss Frank Smith Baton Rouge New Orleans Teche St. Francisville Evangeline Country

War Department Takes Over Randolph Field

The War Department accepts and dedicates Randolph Field in San Antonio Texas as a major training center. Gen James E Fechet chief of the Air Corps presides as the flag flies over the large airfield noted as one of the world’s largest.

San Antonio Tex Randolph Flying Field War Department Army Air Corps James E. Fechet

A Lady of Moods Explores Women’s Shifting Charms

Fanny Darrell discusses how women display a wide range of moods within their mercurial personalities. She suggests men prefer steadier types but acknowledges caprice as a weapon of love, shaping relationships and affection through unpredictable changes.

Girl Stowaway's Brief Romance Balked Today With Her Deportation

Fa tima Petrowit, 18, a stowaway who crossed to marry Alexander de Fleron, is being deported from Galveston to Antwerp. De Fleron attempted the same method, hiding aboard the Waban, but was discovered. She married him two weeks ago while in jail and could not prove Alaskan birth to remain in the United States.

Galveston Tex Fatima Petrowit Antwerp Alexander de Fleron de Fleron Shipping Board Waban United States

Weather bureau to expand aviation observations in South

A $12000 budget increase funds three hour weather observations at the New Orleans and Shreveport bureaus. Two more staff join the New Orleans station while Dallas and Atlanta serve as data collection points for the South as per a telegram from Senator Edwin S Broussard.

Associated Press New Orleans United States Weather Shreveport Edwin S. Broussard Dallas Atlanta South

Old South hospitality at Riverside Plantation in Monroe

A large barbecue at Riverside Plantation hosted by Dr. A. H. Gladden to honor the Major Memorial Class of the First Baptist Church and the Baptist T. E. L. Class. Guests enjoyed barbecue by L. W. Mobley under century-old pecan canopies with abundant desserts and drinks. The event drew more than two hundred attendees and featured detailed notes of attendees and rural scenery.

Monroe Riverside Plantation A. H. Gladden Whittier Dr. Gladden First Baptist Church L. W. Mobley Mr. Mobley Mrs. Gladden Hugh Ford South Groves Browne C. B. Scott J. W. Standley Marion Gilliland T. E. Houston W. M. Rhodes Ray E. Bynum Sam Newsom Hugh Davis M. Collins O. B. Morton J. &. Drew T. H. Causey Allie Lee A. H. Jones J. E. Hodges Eugene Shows W. H. Banister J. S. Reid Walter Rhodes Jas. M. Webb R. J. Goza J. H. Rester George Green John J. Kelly John Gobble Edward Marshall R. €. Brown Frank McCellan L. T. Hastings W. L. Stevens C. W. Perkins Tommy Perkins Lodi Cain Fuller Jack Bar L. B. Pettit Jam. M. Webb Elmer C. Slagle B. D. Allbritton A. M. Allbriton E. Murrell F. C. Culpepper W. L. Brewster L. Stuke Chas. Little Georgia Cottingham J. B. McCoy A. J. Hudson A. E. Culpepper, Sr W. B. Brown H. W. Barton H. W. Davis E. M. Steen H. M. Ford C. B. Kitchens Jordan Barton E. H. Stinson A. Wood

Local Women Named in Community Roll Call

Mrs J A Whitaker Mrs A G Browne Mrs Groves Browne Mrs J L Adams Mrs B A Thompson Mrs F K Horn Mrs Joe Renwick and Mrs Bernice Nichols listed among prominent residents in the civic notice.

J. A. Whitaker A. G. Browne Groves Browne J. L. Adams B. A. Thompson F. K. Horn Joe Renwick Bernice Nichols

Guidance on Raising Diligent Children With Self Esteem

The article emphasizes early success builds confidence and urges parents to prevent discouragement. It advises mothers to choose age appropriate tasks, substitute easier goals when needed, and offer timely help to carry children through tough spots. It warns against overdependence and repeated discouragement.

Boy Refuses Reading Lesson at Lunch Hour

Mrs Bennett confronts her first grade son Bobby over a report card marked fair in reading. The boy resists reading a horse story, clinging to defiance as his mother and friend try to coax him into reading aloud during lunch, leaving sympathy with Bob.

Bobby

Palmer Hardie Home Hosts Bridge and Dance in Fairview

The Palmer family hosted a twilight bridge party and buffet supper at their Fairview home in honor of Ann Hardie and guest Ann Laura Smith with Bakewell Winston of New Orleans. Young guests enjoyed games, music by The Four Horsemen, and a lively dance session in colonial era rooms.

Palmer Fairview Beau Monde Ann Hardie Ann Laura Smith St. Francisville Bakewell Winston New Orleans Four Horsemen Palmer Hardies

Monroe Family Enjoy Life On Board Their Own Craft

Mr and Mrs E G Hinkle acquire a forty eight foot yacht named Sundart II with two cabins six berths and a full kitchen. They invite friends for weekend trips on the Ouachita river enjoying leisure time aboard and hosting guest Corrine McCormick of Shreveport as a visitor for a spell.

E. G. Hinkle Monroe Ouachita

Quarters Erected for Assembly of God Pastor in West Monroe

Demolition of the parsonage at 715 Cypress Street is finished and a new annex behind the tabernacle provides quarters for Pastor Rev. E. L. Tanner. Four Sunday school rooms are included. Tanner says a modern church may replace the tabernacle later.

Assembly of God Tabernacle Cypress Street West Monroe E. L. Tanner Tanner

Ducks Replace Batsmen After Scoreless Inning

At a London cricket match the last three batsmen were dismissed for zero. Then two real ducks waddled onto the pitch, moved toward the wicket, and headed to the pavilion, as if joining the cricket ducks procession.

Wanstead London

He's a Daddy Now Sinclair Lewis Welcomes Son

The writer Sinclair Lewis becomes a father as Dorothy Thompson gives birth to a son. The couple married in London two years ago.

Associated Press New York Sinclair Lewis Dorothy Thompson London

Nice Girl Comes to Town in London Visit

Mary Low Leslie arrives in London for a two week visit and faces romantic upheavals. She shuns Brynmor Whitta more after heartbreak, finds solace with Tony Titherington the aviator, and navigates a tense studio party where Brynmor clashes with her new suitor. Clarice Day pursues Brynmor while Mary Low reels from shifting affections.

Mary Low Leslie London Brynmor Whittamore Tony Titherington Brynmor Clarice Day Tony Mary Low Clarice

Gentleman Freddy and a West End crook linked to Ricardi’s raid

Brynmor hears talk of a parolee crook known as Gentle man Freddy suspected in the robbery at Ricardi's. Clarice taunts the idea and pleads not to shed tears over the safe's contents while weighing Freddy Mason, her cousin, as a possible suspect amid party chatter.

Brynmor Gentleman Freddy Freddy Freddy Mason Clarice Ricardi Lorna Grey Miss Day The Emerald Dragon Clary Paris Brussels

Night club theft and a looming engagement mystery

A plain clothes officer questions Clarice Day about a club robbery tied to insider access. Brynmor, newly engaged to Clarice, wrestles jealousy and suspicion as Freddy Mason looms in the backdrop and a paranoid mood grows about trust and motives.

Also Mentioned on This Page

N. L. Rhodes Dorothy Apgar Randolph Field Fanny Darrell Sid More Weather Service Woodlawn Jackson St Jackson Grace Church Alice Judson Peale Palmer Hardie Johnnie Cox Adelia Sandel Arnold Boyd India Stubbs Elizabeth Kennedy Virginia Terzia Katie White Mae Wooten Sue Sperry Jane Colbert Sue Graves Alma Hunt Kent Millsaps Maud Jarmon Kittie Morrison Doris Beaman Annie Louise Smith Susanne Hirsch Ann Platt Dorothy Ze Pete Godwin Amos Smelter Shelby Cage W. K. Anders Gardner Young Charlie McCord Jack Knowles Newt Knowles Glenn Walker Jim Cox Bob Church Joe Panky C. B. Morton Henry Florshiem George Weaks John Barr Foster Arthur Tidwell Travis Oliver John Strahan Dan Moore Murray McCoy James Hart Duncan Kemp Bob Pollard Lindsay Winston Phil Nerbergell Assembly of God United Press Sion Mary Lou
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