Bride-to-be Miss Gay Noe feted at two social events
Bride to be Miss Gay Noe was toasted at a lunch in the Frances hotel hosted by Mrs. J. Hunter Thatcher and Mrs. George Wright with Wedgwood blue decor and blue crystal service. A Lotus club breakfast followed with yellow theme decor by Miss Mary Lavinia Snabber and others, and gifts included two Wedgwood plates. Lieutenant Sparks, recently transferred from the naval air corps, and his family have returned home to Island Drive.
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Frances Hotel
J. Hunter Thatcher
George Wright
Gay Noe
Lotus Club
Mary Lavinia Snabner
Thomas Wyatt
William Nadler, Jr
Gerber
California
Miss Noe
Jerry Kelso
Veronica Wilds
Carolyn Husted
Dottie White
Frances Raby
James Sparks
Jimmy
New York City
Lieutenant Sparks
Home
Island Drive
Naval Air Corps
SPARS
United States Coast Guard
Navy
Coast Guard
France
High Command
BBC
Andern
Mediterranean
Algiers
Avignon
Germany
Rew
Bulgaria
Stockholm
Onbladet
Reuters
Hitler
Russia
Yorkshire
London
Red Cross Calendar Surgical Dressing Schedule Update
All Red Cross surgical dressing units will close for a half day starting May 11 and operate through the summer with specific hours at West Monroe locations including West Monroe community center building and Red Cross headquarters. Additional hours are listed for Sterlington, Ridge Avenue Baptist church, American Legion homes, Northeast Junior College and Sterlington Fairbanks community center unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
West Monroe
Service Men’s Wives
American Legion Home
Northeast Junior College
Ridge Avenue Baptist Church
Ridge Avenue Baptist
Sterlington-Fairbanks
Sterlington American Legion
Sterlington Fairbanks
Sterlington
American Legion
Ridge Avenue
Baptist Church
Marriage of Miss Nan Buckner and Lt LeRoy Godwin
Guests arriving for the marriage at Grace church include Mrs. Charles MacMurdo and Mrs. George W. Williams of Dallas Texas Mr and Mrs Harry Goldman Miss May Goldman of Waterproof Louisiana Miss Mae Godwin of Quincy Florida Captain Harry Goldman Jr of Camp Wolters Texas Mr and Mrs Carneal Goldman and Mrs Harry C Goldman Jr of Waterproof Louisiana Fred Hudson III visited with his parents Mr and Mrs Murray Hudson then returned to San Antonio where he is stationed with the armed forces
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Nan Buckner
LeRoy Godwin
Grace Church
Charles MacMurdo
George W. Williams
Dallas
Tex
Harry Goldman
May Goldman
Waterproof
Mae Godwin
Quincy
Fla
Harry Goldman, Jr
Camp Wolters
Carneal Goldman
Harry C. Goldman, Jr
Fred Hudson III
Murray Hudson
San Antonio
Armed Forces
Miller Touchstone nuptials set for Thursday in New Orleans
Announcement from Mr and Mrs Hugh H Miller of Baton Rouge reveals the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Hugh to H Kirt Touchstone Jr son of Mr and Mrs H K Touchstone of Monroe. The ceremony occurs Thursday June 24 at 11 in Christ's Church Chapel New Orleans with a breakfast to follow at 319 Brockenbrough Court Metairie. The bride is a Southwestern Louisiana Institute graduate and the groom a University of Virginia graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh H. Miller
Baton Rouge
Hugh
H. Kirt Touchstone, Jr
H. K. Touchstone
Monroe
Christ's Church
New Orleans
Miss Miller
Charles Klumpp
Brockenbrough Court
Metairie
Klumpp
Monica Miller
Millers
Lafayette
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Touchstone
University of Virginia
Socials and notices span dining, boating and clubs
Social calendar lists luncheon and bridge parties for Misses Morrison Gay Noe and Sarah Cole Morrison from June 24 to 30 at various homes and plantations. Week highlights include SPARS enlistment guidance, Camp Sequoia counselor departure, Cameo room party at Virginia hotel, barbecued supper at Harold Monk camp, and Cypress club meeting with talks on stamping out the black market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Q. Graves
Gay Noe
Bishop Johnston
D. Y. Smith
Sterlington Plantation
Sarah Cole Morrison
Charles Reid
Bridge
John Theus
King Stubbs
Dorothy Graves
Brown Kraft
James Standley, Jr
Theo Terzia
W. A. Walker
S. E. Huey
Forty Oaks
Selman Field
Virginia Hotel
Robert L. Monteith
G. L. Walker
H. F. Madison, Jr
Harry Schrieber
Marrion Roberts
Mmes. C. D. Lyons
A. Crass
F. G. Heinlen
B. £. Wilson
M. S. Roberts
H. Markeevitz
S. J. Nichamin
R. W. White
J. C. Kirkpatrick
S. P. James
R. E. Buckwalter
Robert Reynolds
Ashley Patteson
Howard King
R. E. Laurence
Josh Lang
Clark Atkins
John Wilkie
W. A. Galloway
R. J. Stevenson
W. G. Miller
R. D. Goree
H. W. Cann
W. S. Ammerman
E. L. Kronfeld
O. A. LaBarge
J. L. Wiedmann
Howard Tornes
Jay E. Rohrer
L. Gene Farrer
W. E
Mine Walkout Continues Across Western States
Washington reports 4100 miners in Wyoming 1800 in New Mexico 1300 in Montana and 2000 in Iowa taking part in a walkout. UMW policy committee refuses to intervene despite a two week truce with operators. If standard procedure holds, the WLB will certify non compliance to the president for enforcement after a brief delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wyoming
New Mexico
Montana
Iowa
Lewis
U. M. W. Policy Committee
WLB
Farm Fund Bill Back In House
The storm laden $875 million farm appropriations bill returns to the House with five major items in dispute. Senate allowances of $160 million for the Farm Security Administration remain contentious along with a proposed rise in soil conservation payments from $300 million to $400 million. Conferees report progress on most amendments but hope for an early accord as they resume after presenting the first conference report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Farm Security Administration
Agriculture Department
Robbery Report At Belmont Pool Hall Involves Four Boys
Police report by Sergeant Murphy Blackwell Jr. says he was robbed Monday afternoon of an $85 yellow gold Bulova wristwatch by four boys who grabbed him in the rear of the Belmont pool hall and took the timepiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy Blackwell, Jr
Highland Avenue
Belmont Pool Hall
Blackwell
Detroit Riots Shake City Amid Wartime Strife
Federal and local authorities report 23 killed as Detroit and metro area face widespread rioting tied to racial tensions. Police estimate 85 percent of arrestees were black. troops restore order after curfews and air transport bans. Governor Kelly declares state emergency and 2000 troops deployed.
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Belle Isle
John S. Bugas
Detroit
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Axis
Edward J. Jeffries, Jr
Fort Custer
Mich
Ralph Willamuth
Gunther
H. S. Aurand
Sixth Service Command
Edward J. Jeffries
Harry F. Kelly
Patroknan
Lawrence Adams
Hastings Street
Paradise Valley
Kelly
Not Candidate Says Warren On Presidential Path
June 1 remarks show Warren undecided about entering Ohio's presidential primary while noting possible nomination prospects. He downplayed any West Coast candidate discussions and stressed U S participation in postwar peace efforts, while cautioning against loss of sovereignty. Dewey and Kelley favored a non isolationist postwar Republican stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Dewey
Warren
California
Eith Dewey
Harry F. Kelley
Michigan
Kelley
United States
Aid to China in April 1942 tops ally assistance
In April 1942 financial aid to China reached 200 million dollars out of a total authorized by congress for aid to allies of 500 million. This made China the largest single recipient of U S assistance among allied nations during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Congress
Russia Presses for Second Front to End War
Soviet and Allied leaders warn that delaying a European second front will prolong the war and raise casualties. Moscow urges a 1943 opening while Britain and Germany mobilize forces and claim preparations in France and the Mediterranean.
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Hitler
France
Soviet Union
Red Army
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Germany
London
Russia
Berlin
London Evening News
Mediterranean
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Wilverstein
Louisiana
C. W. Wallace
Foster Wallace
Carl McHenry
Malcolm Biedenharn
McHenry Gardens
William Adams
Porter Burgess
H. W. McSherry
D. X. Ellett
John Munholland
Miss Gay Noe
Thomas Munholland
Mary Lavinia Inabnet
Bristol, Tenn
Camp Sequoya
Inabnet
Randolph Macon College
Harold Monk
Nathan Gaston
C. C. Jarrell
James A. Noe
Rosanee Reid
Adrienne Gaston
Alfred Reid
Arthur Dryburgh
L. R. Simpson
EF. Wicker
Bill Duff
Thomas Stanley
Hugh Fly
Fred Hudson
Cypress Home Demonstration Club
J. N. Wink
Junior Chamber of Commerce
N. Pinton
OPA
Stewart Moberly
Army
San Marcos
L. S. Meek
Moberly
Betty Ruth Meek
Tallulah
Dave Coffman
Jean Moberly
May Pettit
West
Denver
Colo
A. L. Smith
Colorado Springs
L. B. Day
St. Francis Sanitarium
Tri-County
Wayne
Oakland
Macomb
Detroit River
Packard Motor Company
St. Joseph
Faulk-Collier Bonded Warehouses, Inc
Monroe, la
Lisbee
Oxy- 0
Procter & Gamble
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